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Odd Questions Thread: Anonymous 02/21/16 (Sun) 21:03:34 No.9202

In the book of Exodus,it seems implied that the Egyptian gods do exist,but hold no power over God, as demonstrated when he directly interferes with their domains with each of the 10 plagues.

Exodus 12:12

>For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

Am I correct in assuming this?

Anonymous 02/23/16 (Tue) 19:54:17 No.9207

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Yes.

Current theological interpretation of most of Christianity would tell you otherwise, but its obvious that at the very least the people of the OT at the time believed the Egyptian Gods existed, they were just not as badass as YWHW. Modern Christian thought might argue that this was the big problem the prophets and rulers of the OT constantly had to address and that there's nothing sketchy about this, which assumes the OT in its current form is the original text.

The Welhausen hypothesis would postulate that the polytheism (and henotheism) of the OT was washed away and retconned over time, rather than always having been so the source of scorn from strict YWHWists or simply being erased.

So it boils down to belief in religion or lack thereof.

Anonymous 02/23/16 (Tue) 19:56:06 No.9208

>>9207

>YWHW

dismiss that typo, they should all the YHWH.

Anonymous 02/25/16 (Thu) 16:44:11 No.9212

>>9202

they are not gods, but demons

so yes they are real spiritual entities, but god makes it clear:

1 Corinthians 10:20 (RSV)

20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 18:44:04 No.9322

I have a few very genuine questions.

Please do not for a second think I am a troll.

The older I get, the more and I start to think about my younger years of denying Christianity. Everywhere I look, I see Christian traditions being eroded and it bothers me greatly.

I haven't been to church for some 15 years and I feel like I need Christianity back in my life.

I want to confess to you all that I have sinned time and time again. I have had multiple sexual partners, taken drugs and denied God even exists.

I want freedom from my past, but I fear that it will not be forgiven. I cannot bring myself to confess to another person face-to-face, so I encourage you to offer me advice on how to deal with how I feel about everything.

I live in the UK and the more I see the news the more I realise how my traditions and the traditions of my parents and grandparents are being lost due to the influx of islamists.

Do you think, as Christians, my fear of losing what I have always considered to be right (our christian culture/life) is a genuine reason for actively following Christianity again?

I have my doubts about Christianity as a religion because for so long I have doubted what I was once taught as a child in sunday school.

I need help and i'd greatly appreciate any feedback you can give me.

Kindest regards,

Anon

Anonymous 03/01/16 (Tue) 21:03:38 No.9327

>>9322

Great post anon.

You dont need to confess to us.

Confesst to the Preists of Preists: Jesus.

Just open your heart out, and recognize that if God is real, you have sinned. I have sinned too. Ask for forgiveness.

Try to write down the reasons of why youre doubting Christianity? Is it some verse that troubles you? Write it down. Search for answers, He will answer you.

Its because you know that deep down Christianity is a good thing, that it has been used as a tool to do evil by the hands of evil people ? of course. But you know deep down thats not true Christianity.

>When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

>1 Corinthians 13:11

Search, and you will find that the faith its not the strawman that you have heard in Sunday school. But it has been defended by man for more than 2000 years by the greatest and honest man in history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_Nobel_laureates

>between 1901 and 2000, 65.4% of Nobel Prize Laureates, have identified Christianity in its various forms as their religious preference (423 prizes).

>72.5% in Chemistry, 65.3% in Physics

Anonymous 03/07/16 (Mon) 22:30:52 No.9443

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>>9207

>mfw as a youth I liked to imagine that all the gods of various religions were all real but got more powerful by having more believers

>mfw I thought it was larping

>mfw it is a legitimate theological/philosophical stance

>mfw the OT talks about it

I am going to go and lie down