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QUESTION: If you are all-inclusive and united with everybody (which I agee with) how do you know that you are a Christian? What is the difference between a Christian and non-Christian? What is the name Christian about?

A proposition occurred to me based on: meaning of sacrifice, divine-human relationship, hunter-gatherer mentality. Meaning of Sacrifice Surrendering, submitting, giving up that which is precious to show subservience to another. Human-Divine Relationship Deity is all-powerful. Humans...

Given its very brief history, the Resurrection thread is by far the most popular thread in the Liberal Christianity forum. It was started on Aug. 21 of this year and has been viewed more than 1,700 times during its first month of existence. No other thread of such brief history comes even close...

I think I get some idea of what Thomas's quotes are speaking. They seem to start with the presupposition that the soul is an entity in and of itself. In addition, they think the soul has a center, and that there is also a world outside the soul--outer world. Apparently, they think the soul...

This free thinker values liberty too much to jump with BOTH feet into a literalist trap like this!!!!

I think it's one thing for the ancient writer to say this and it's another thing for a 21st century person to say this. Science has not proven God's existence, but neither has it disproven God's existence. Simply stated, science and God are not the same topic. Philosophy and theology deal with...

Some Christians do not attribute all the psalms to David. They believe many were written by others. Also, I think there are a few psalms in the Pentateuch (so-called Five Books of Moses, though Moses did not write them). I'm not sure but I thought there were at least a few psalms attributed to...

The mental picture I have of a man called Jesus of Nazareth throwing over tables and money boxes in the Temple is warlike of sorts. If it happened in our land we'd call the police in short order.

Who says we can't call it fishpower or bird power? Your knowledge re vehicles seems to be extremely limited. This article may enlighten you. Any carriage or hand-cart or rowboat or bicycle can be a vehicle. Animals, however, are not.

Evil (your term) is a subjective term, too. If you're going to apply the ethics of war to everyday life then I'm out of the debate. After all, blue jays and mallards don't have too much in common beyond being labeled birds by that non-flying four-limbed two-legged species.

I don't know about that. Just do what is right and decent. No need to figure out the dark and ugly aspects of whatever situation you're in.

First, there is probably no new thought to be had. Secondly, one's place in history and the socio-political situation probably have a great deal to do with an idea coming to fruition or not. For example, a major problem some people have with Christianity these days is its emphasis on worship of...

Thank you, Wil. I just came from reading "Did Jesus Die" on the Esoteric forum. I left a note there. That thread is really helpful to me in understanding your answers here. I learned a LOT of new ideas from that thread, esp. from the things you and Taijasi posted. I am even beginning to make...

Apparently not. I've read through this thread for the first time. I skipped some parts but read most of it. Very educational. The argument as to which forum was the appropriate one on which to post this thread was confusing until I got the idea that possibly it got moved. It appears like...

You know better than that. The car comes from the carriage (see Q's post for dertails). They just take the power of the horse and sit it in the carriage so the carriage can go on its own power. The horse is absent. Only the horse's power is there. Get it? You will have to rework your allegory.

I have some questions about Jesus and Liberal Christianity. I read some things that Taijasi said about esoteric Christianity. What about ordinary liberal Christians who don't go for the estoeric teachings? Maybe this is just another way of saying the same thing Wil said in Jesus, Christ, et...

Thank you.:) BJ

That's the problem with THIS. Most people who hold to it have the same kind of behaviour.

I looked back several posts and I see that you don't accept Taijasi's interpretation so I guess you don't accept any interpretation except traditional orthodox Christian interpretation. That being the case, according to your understanding of Christianity there is no Christianity without a divine...

I get your point now, seattlegal, and it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for raising it. BJ