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When does life begin?
After the first cup of coffee in the morning, I reckon...
I believe human life begins at conception.
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Previously Canford wrote:
There are so many religions. How do we know that Christianity is the right one?
thanks. It more to do with Christ being unique rather than Christianity being right. Lots of things have happened in the name of Christianity eg Apartheid in South Africa , which are awful. But Christ is unique. No one else has claimed to forgive sins etc (see above) and led such an integrated life. To follow this huge question up further, if you wish, have a look here , 'Jesus Christ, Salvation and People of Other Faiths.'
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Ninth live discussion Wed 9 March 2011, Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset.
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Previously Canford wrote:
Good morning! We are in the classroom and ready to start when you are..!
Hi. Looking forward to your questions.
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Previously Canford wrote:
Do you believe all the stories in the bible?
thanks. I believe that God wants to have in the bible what is in the bible, but the style of literature is very important to decide how to interpret the stories. parables are parables - eg the good samaritan is a parable rather than historical fact, but a great teaching story. I believe that the early chapters of Genesis are not historical fact or scientific but great truths about God and people.
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Previously Canford wrote:
why if God created all the planets, there is no life on Mars, saturn and others? This is probably the last question today as we have to go to our next lesson. thank you so much for your time. We will log in again to see the other answers.
Thanks. God is God and he creates life. There may well be life in other parts of God's amazing universe - and it would be fun to learn about it. I reckon that the universe is much bigger and more complex than we can imagine. Same about God really.
thanks for all your deep questions.
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Previously Canford wrote:
Do you believe that Jesus will come back down to earth? and linked to that....why hasn't Jesus come back down to from earth from heaven after he had been brought back to life?
Thanks. I believe that God will bring the history of the universe to a climax one day - no idea when it will be - and that that will involve the coming again of Jesus Christ. The is a lot of wonderful imagery about that event in the bible. The whole universe will be receated then - new heavens and new earth is the imagery. Jesus has not yet returned because we are in the period of sharing God's good news with all people everywhere.
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Previously Canford wrote:
Do you believe in evolution?
thanks. Yes, but in theistic evolution ie that God creates humans and animals through the process of evolution.
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Previously Canford wrote:
Could you explain why and how God is split into three parts?
Thanks. Not so much split, as united and not so much parts, as person. The teaching about God as Trinity - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit - develops out of the texts of the Bible because of the sheer impact of the figure of Jesus of Nazareth and his continuing energizing presence among his people through the Holy Spirit. Jesus claimed many things that only God does eg forgive sins, (Mark 2), judge people (Matthew 25) and receive worship (John 20). Yet, it was not God the Father who was crucified and Jesus did not pray to himself when he was in Palestine, but to his Father. Once early Christian thinkers had concluded that Jesus was fully divine as well as fully human, then the presence of the Holy Spirit was discussed and since worship in an early christian chorus was offered to the Holy Spirit too - the gloria - it was recognised that he also was divine. lots more on this in my Signs and Seasons book, last chapter...
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Previously Canford wrote:
How can you believe that there is a God? What helps people to believe - it is very difficult if we can't see God...
Thanks. By focusing on the extraordinary figure of Jesus of Nazareth. We can't see God, but people saw him and wrote about him. Reading the gospels and talking to friends who believe is really helpful - that's what happend to me.
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Previously Canford wrote:
Do you believe that Jesus will come back down to earth? and linked to that....why hasn't Jesus come back down to from earth from heaven after he had been brought back to life?
Thanks. I believe that God will bring the history of the universe to a climax one day - no idea when it will be - and that that will involve the coming again of Jesus Christ. The is a lot of wonderful imagery about that event in the bible. The whole universe will be receated then - new heavens and new earth is the imagery. Jesus has not yet returned because we are in the period of sharing God's good news with all people everywhere.
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