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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (21641)7/25/2005 10:51:15 AM
From: exdaytrader76  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 28931
 
If they were so great, what happened to them? Why did they get conquered? If they were so brilliant, they would have found a way to defeat or make peace with Rome.

the Bible intolerantly condemns all "pagan" worship

Yes, it does. That's why it's the First Commandment.

The Arts, Philosophy, Sciences...the perfection of man

The Bible is not big on "this world, this life, etc." If you place your priorities along the lines of worldly wealth and power, no matter how much you achieve it will always seem empty. What rules the world of men - science, money, power - is of little importance to God. If you believe in "the perfection of man," you are only in for disappointment.



To: 2MAR$ who wrote (21641)7/25/2005 11:21:50 AM
From: Alastair McIntosh  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 28931
 
One reason that the Bible (and the Roman church) came out so strongly against paganism was to hide its pagan roots. The myth of the dying/resurrecting godman is a central theme of all of the great pagan mystery religions around the Mediterranean. This universal myth was blended with the Jewish concept of the Messiah to create the Jesus myth.


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