>Actually, what I choose to
>follow in the Bible is
>my choice. God gave us
>all a free will to
>do whatever we want.
>
but isn't it so that if you are a devout Christian you aren't supposed to choose what to believe in the bible? the whole point is that you are given the choice of believing in the word or not. isn't it considered a sin if you know something's in the bible and you choose to not follow it?
i do understand your old vs new testament argument, but even within the new testament there are things that most Christians do not practice or they find a way to talk their way around doing

>The Gospels record the Crucifixion of
>Christ. I don't think his
>death is open to interpretation.
>
>The filling of the Holy Ghost
>with the evidence of speaking
>in tongues in Acts 2
>isn't really open to interpretation.
>It's right there in black
>and white.
>
>You don't really need any further
>analysis about what the Last
>Supper meant.

yes, i see what you mean. most of us tend to interpret these events in the same way. that is what we have been taught. but there are areas even within the crucifixion and last supper and other events where they can be interpreted differently. these ideas are just not as popular. does it mean they aren't right?

I'm not saying that
>I completely rebel--i'm a Deacon's
>Kid so I have to
>dress approriately.

lol, i am too. would you believe it?

>I love my church--that's the only
>place I differ with it.
>The doctrine is cool, the
>ministry is awesome, and because
>I am a teen, the
>whole pants thing isn't as
>strict.
>also--not being able to wear pants
>isn't that huge of a
>deal. I'm not losing my
>life over it.

i guess i kind of mis-understood how you felt about your church. that's cool.

>I hope I'm making sense so
>far. I'm 17, and I'm
>really at the dawn of
>my walk with Christ.
>
>I still have lots to learn,
>but I think we all
>do.

that is so true. it's good you're keeping an open mind.

this is a really cool dialogue...

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