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CHRISTIANS!?

why do you take The Bible literally when:

1. "Jesus" was killed by the ROMAN empire and the ROMAN empire are the ones who TRANSLATED The Bible

2. the ROMAN catholics are the ones who changed the sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday... again the Romans killed your savior

3. The Bible has been translated by many different people when right there in The Bible Revelations 22:19 reads "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."... so obviously whoever translated it or changed it didnt care about losing their place in heaven...

4. They say his name was "Jesus" when J's didnt exist back then...

WHY ARE YOU ALL SO JUDGEMENTAL WHEN

1. The Bible speaks against judgement many many times... Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged... Matthew 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven

WHY DO YOU CHRISTIANS BELIEVE "JESUS" WAS WHITE WHEN

1. Revelations 1:15 says "And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters." (look up a picture of burned brass)

2. All this took place in Israel which is a hot desert country... only dark skinned people could survive in the heat!

LASTLY WHY DO YOU SAY JESUS WAS GOD WHEN

1. "Jesus" prayed to his Father multiple times... is he is own FATHER?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    I think you underestimate Christian resolve, and don't know Bible history or what's important about being a Christian. I know a lot of Christians are that way too, but what you are saying is that you don't understand very much, and I'm NOT trying to be smart with you. I'm telling you what I can see when I read what you say. Keep trying to understand it, it's just that you perhaps would do better at understanding this stuff were you to take more of a student's tact rather than a teacher's (or accuser's) stance.

  • 6 years ago

    1. Translations of the new testament, from Greek to Latin, started in 180 AD.The Romans, nor did the catholic church translate the bible.Look up some facts.

    2. I'm not catholic and as far as what day someone holds a the sabbath, Jesus said it didn't matter what what day it was. Romans 14

    3. Yep, some people are in a lot of trouble, lol.

    4. The letter J did not exist, but the sound did. That's where we get the spelling and pronunciation of Jesus.

    !. I don't judge people. It's not my job. My job is love people, regardless, just like Jesus.

    !. Have you ever seen someone from Israel? Some are just as white as white people, lol. I believe Jesus was white because both Cesar and Pilate wrote descriptions of Jesus in letters and Kings notes. Available for veiw online.

    Lastly, I say Jesus was God because the bible says so and Jesus said so. John 1 "and Word was God". We are made in the image of God. We have a body soul and spirit, just like God does. When Jesus cam to earth He gave up His status to fulfill His word. Being born into the world made Jesus the Son of God (believers in God) verses the son of man (didn't believe in God). Only Jeus was THE Son of God, created by the Holy Spirit, which is also God. Hope that helps clarify some things.

  • Hogie
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    1. "Jesus" was killed by the ROMAN empire and the ROMAN empire are the ones who TRANSLATED The Bible

    The Roman empire never translated the Bible. The OT Bible was translated from the Hebrew by Jews into a number of languages, including English. There was a Greek OT translation produced also, that had nothing to do with Rome. NT Scriptures were copied and kept in Greek by a number of churches, including the Greek Eastern Orthodox and Coptic churches for example. All these manuscripts from different sources were used in making translations over the last 500 years.

    2. the ROMAN catholics are the ones who changed the sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday... again the Romans killed your savior

    The SDA theologian, Dr. Samuele Bacchiocci proved this to be false. He showed in His book on the subject that Christians were universally gathering on the first day of the week no later than 140 AD, long before the church at Rome had any influence outside of Rome.

    3. The Bible has been translated by many different people when right there in The Bible Revelations 22:19 reads "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."... so obviously whoever translated it or changed it didnt care about losing their place in heaven...

    This is about an intentional alteration of the text in order to convey something not supported by the text. It is not about translations or translators who faithfully tried to follow the Greek as written. God judges righteous judgment, and not according to appearance.

    4. They say his name was "Jesus" when J's didnt exist back then... In Hebrew and Greek, true. Not so in English now. A rose is still a rose...

    WHY ARE YOU ALL SO JUDGEMENTAL WHEN

    1. The Bible speaks against judgement many many times... Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged... Matthew 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven

    Christians are called to judge righteous judgment, and not to judge according to appearance, which is unrighteous judgment, and what you have demonstrated here.

    WHY DO YOU CHRISTIANS BELIEVE "JESUS" WAS WHITE WHEN

    1. Revelations 1:15 says "And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters." (look up a picture of burned brass)

    I have never heard any credible theological source claim Jesus was "white". Jesus was and looked Jewish given the time and place.

    2. All this took place in Israel which is a hot desert country... only dark skinned people could survive in the heat!

    LASTLY WHY DO YOU SAY JESUS WAS GOD WHEN

    1. "Jesus" prayed to his Father multiple times... is he is own FATHER?

    Jesus "is" God and identifies Himself as the "I AM" of Scripture; The Word. Read John chapter 1. He and the Father are One. You make the mistake of trying to anthropomorphize God. God does not exist like a man does.

  • 6 years ago

    1: I do not take the bible literally at all times, even if i did your points do not make a difference.

    2:i don't see myself as a judgemental person, i accept all religons, all sexualities and all races. Just as Jesus taught us to do

    3:I do not think Jesus was white unless he had a skin condition, the Europeans made jesus white when christianity came to Europe. And even if he was white or even purple it wouldn't matter

    4:I believe Jesus was the son of god, not god himself.

    I don't know how other Christians see these questions but this is only my perspective.

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  • User
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    1a - "Jesus" was killed by the ROMAN empire - true

    1b - the ROMAN empire are the ones who TRANSLATED The Bible - Balderdash

    2a. the ROMAN catholics are the ones who changed the sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday... - that is only relevant to Christians who believe that they have to keep a Sabbath and who believe that Sunday is that Sabbath, and even for them the Bible is clear that which particular day is considered "holy" is up to the individual or group

    3. The Bible has been translated by many different people when right there in The Bible Revelations 22:19 reads "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."... so obviously whoever translated it or changed it didnt care about losing their place in heaven... - "translate" is not the same as "take away", and the author specifically warns about "taking away" and NOT about "changing"

    4. They say his name was "Jesus" when J's didnt exist back then... - "Jesus" is the way his name is said in English. In other languages it is pronounced differently.

    WHY ARE YOU ALL SO JUDGEMENTAL WHEN

    1. The Bible speaks against judgement many many times... Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged... Matthew 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven - You must be misunderstanding the meaning of the word "judge" as it is used in the Bible. Some Christians do "judge" in a manner criticized in the Bible - but certainly not all do so.

    WHY DO YOU CHRISTIANS BELIEVE "JESUS" WAS WHITE WHEN

    1. Revelations 1:15 says "And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters." (look up a picture of burned brass) - You misquote the passage, the passage is VERY clearly symbolic, not a literal description of Jesus' appearance while on Earth, and many Christians do not believe Jesus was "White" or do not care what his skin coloration was or realize that they do not know what his skin coloration was

    2. All this took place in Israel which is a hot desert country... only dark skinned people could survive in the heat! - Balderdash

    LASTLY WHY DO YOU SAY JESUS WAS GOD WHEN

    1. "Jesus" prayed to his Father multiple times... is he is own FATHER? - God is the eternal union of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, so (logically) Jesus could reasonably pray to the Father and be God at the same time.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    If you are reading the bible with a bad motive then your understanding of it is from a fleshly source not the main spiritual Source Jehovah God thru His holy spirit. Misinterpreting the scriptures would only lead to confusion.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    Jesus was killed by the ROMAN empire but at the Jewish whims

    YES the ROMAN empire were the ones who TRANSLATED parts of The Bible

    so has science been written and rewritten

  • 6 years ago

    Your history of the Bible is incorrect. God bless!

    In Christ

    Fr. Joseph

  • 6 years ago

    because its god's word. the roman government did not translate the bible. translating from one language to another is not altering the text. the bible does not say not to judge.

  • Den B7
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Lastly - Jesus is God, yes he is the father and he is the son and he is the spirit. Jesus, God and the spirit are all one.

    50% of you is your father and 50% of you is your mother, so you are half of your own father and your children will be 50% of you.

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