XPost: alt.agnosticism, alt.athiesm, alt.atheism   
   From: lunch@nofreelunch.us   
      
   On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:31:16 -0400, old man joe  wrote   
   in alt.atheism:   
      
   >On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:56:43 -0000, "Smiler"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Darrell Stec wrote:   
   >>> Free Lunch wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> there we read that no one is capable of accepting Jesus Christ unto   
   >>>>> salvation;  it is God choice who will be saved and who will not be   
   >>>>> saved. Romans 9:18 tells you that.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> So the author of Romans is calling Jesus a liar in your   
   >>>> interpretation.   
   >>>   
   >>> Actually, not really.  Joshua did say that many were called but few   
   >>> were chosen and Revelation does say that only 144,000 will be saved.   
   >>> That is about 70 people a year worldwide if the end comes very, very   
   >>> soon.   
   >>>   
   >>> But then the bible is nothing but a book of contradictions.  The   
   >>> authors have Joshua even contradicting himself within a few verses,   
   >>> not once, not twice, but frequently.  Something about a committee and   
   >>> an elephant comes to mind.   
   >>   
   >>Isn't that the definition of a camel...a horse designed by a committee.   
   >   
   >" For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto   
   us which are saved it   
   >is the power of God. "  1 Cor. 1:18   
      
   Why would anyone believe what Paul had to say?   
      
   You've got no evidence at all that Paul was saying anything that God   
   wanted. When you have evidence that the Bible is trustworthy, get back   
   to us.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)