The Mind of Querns

So far so good guys and girls. We are definately getting some good conversation. Instead of responding to "Attum" in the "fences" post I decided to start a new post since the conversation is leading to a more specific topic. The topic is moving toward the inspiration, authority, translation, exegesis, and interpretation of the Bible. Harry brought up the idea that science seems to be trying to find ways which it can make the Bible untrue, or depending on how you look at it, science has found things that seem to be leading towards having us interpret the Bible in deifferent ways. Which one do you think? I think that what harry is saying leads us to think negatively of science and its findings, even if what they find is unrelated, we do have to take a look at what our faith is actually founded upon. Let us say that what Harry says is true and the sea never parted for Moses. What does that do for your faith. I feel that if your faith is shaken just because some part...

First of all, I am a Christian and therefore I try to learn from Jesus of Nazareth, and I try to follow what he suggests we follow.Jesus commands us to be baptized and to baptize. So what does this mean for us? Paul, in Romans 6 connects baptism with death to sin. Baptized people then have died and have been raised and set free from the chains of sin. We can then be presented as instruments of righteousness (6:13). Each of these instruments of righteousness is then a member of a single body which is that of Christ.I feel that at this point I must say that as with much of Christian teaching today, the point has been lost. Not because baptism doesn't still perform the task God set it to do, but because we are not fullfilling our obligation to become members of the one body. There are many things that come into play here. First, we use Baptism as more of something which is used to witness to a persons commitment to Jesus..... When in fact baptism is about Christ's commitment to us...

          So I found my folders of all of my college papers....... I figured I would embarrass myself and start posting them here..... Comment kindly. February 10, 2005           When God created, as in Genesis 1, what did he intend humans to be? This question, when answered a certain way, can change the way a person moves, breathes, thinks, acts, speaks, and lives. As one reads through Genesis 1 in the Bible, one sees that we were clearly made in “God’s image”, but what does this mean? Many people have different opinions about the answer. With each answer comes different responsibilities and vastly different worldviews. This tells us what our relationships should be with other humans, and the rest of God’s creation.          I believe through careful analysis of Genesis 1, and other sources, that when God created us humans in “His image” that he gave us the intuition, the need, the capabilities, t...