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To: Sunnyvale CA Eng.
"Strong faith requires no magic acts from God."

Like the bringing Lazarus back from the dead, or turning water into wine, or perhaps the Resurrection?

21 posted on 03/08/2002 8:16:39 AM PST by iranger
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To: iranger
Riiiight, I guess God has kicked it down a few notches since then. Alleged bleeding statues in some backwater witnessed by people who see God's image in their own dryer lint seems like a far cry from the resurrection.

The events you listed were used to establish the whole God / Son of God premise. Most people with a literal belief in the Bible believe that these events happened exactly as written. My opinion is that if you really believe the big events like these then you don't need a bleeding statue for it all to make sense.

Compare:

You accept the idea of Lazarus rising from the dead at the hand of Jesus - you become a believer.

You witness the statue of St. Lenny the Flatulent sweating profusely - you adjust the air conditioner.

22 posted on 03/08/2002 10:00:28 AM PST by Sunnyvale CA Eng.
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