tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post5250994200114324111..comments2023-12-26T00:17:07.726-08:00Comments on Everyday Thoughts on Life: Christianity and Moral AuthoritySilas Reinagelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467988372248107657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-20360212273956393722011-08-15T23:50:49.137-07:002011-08-15T23:50:49.137-07:00Operation Mafia has now added a custom feature tha...Operation Mafia has now added a custom feature that allows you to go on Missions. This was a time intensive fully customized feature that utilizes many existing OM features.Mafia Missions Games Bloghttp://omafia.net/blog/om-missions-and-quests/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-40949030318957995322010-02-12T17:26:58.991-08:002010-02-12T17:26:58.991-08:00@Xamuel: Given that we have reliable recontruction...@Xamuel: Given that we have reliable recontructions of God's word in source languages, the validity of translation is not a necessary presupposition. Scholars have ensured that the modern translations are accurate to their source documents, and if one's skepticism causes one to doubt, simply learn Greek and Hebrew and read the original.<br /><br />Regarding the idea of cherry-picking through the Bible, I thoroughly oppose such an idea. To decontextualize anything is to render is thoroughly impotent. The little gems are useless and fallacious apart from the philosophical framework of Christian orthodoxy. One must embrace the Bible in its entirely in order to avoid the pitfall of gleaning indefensible and unfounded truisms. Upon the foundational truths rest the validity of all the others.Silas Reinagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467988372248107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440192082393796739.post-37280235885724217502010-02-12T17:01:39.030-08:002010-02-12T17:01:39.030-08:00Here's a third presupposition: that the trans...Here's a third presupposition: that the translations we have of God's word are actually accurate. This is a whole separate can of worms by itself.. (No, Jesus didn't speak King James English! :P )<br /><br />I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family.. it's really weird.. it's a lifestyle and a culture of its own, and it's only based on the Bible insofar as they can cherry pick from the Bible to support what they already believe :/ That said, there are some gems hidden in the Bible if you actually wade through it. Like anything else, mine it for what's good and throw out the rest.Xamuelhttp://www.xamuel.comnoreply@blogger.com