flew and craig: does God exist debate

[Mallz]

In my way of thinking I am not ignoring the Bible. I think the essential message of the Bible is morality is important. The Bible was written by over 30 differnt authors who were steeped in the culture of the time it was written. It's not that I am irreverent. It's that the words in the Bible may contain human errors

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There no contradictions, that's what there is none of. If I picked up a new world translation that claims to be a bible I could point you error after error ad nauseam (I never get to use that!!)

I find the idea of "blood sacrifice" to be repulsive and immoral. An omnipotent God requires nothing from us. What purpose would a blood sacrifice serve if not just sick entertainment for the flock. How can a loving God expect or encourage death. An infinite loving God requires nothing from us. You can keep your blood sacrifices.

That's the point... It is repulsive. It is immoral. I hate it and I thank Elohim I'm not in an age where I have to do it. You know what the point of innocent life being shed was? To show us what we keep doing to innocent life around us almost on a daily basis. He wants us to STOP KILLING INNOCENCE.

My view on sin is a little different than yours and in the Bible. In my view, do you do not achieve salvation through the words of the Bible. The way you achieve salvation is by making amends with the people you have sinned against. You need to get forgiveness from the people you sinned against to achieve salvation. You can quote scripture, or you can pray everyday, or go to church every Sunday. But unless you make amends it's all meaningless gestures.

That's part of the path but not all. You achieve salvation by trusting that Jesus Christ is Who He said He Is and trusting the accounts that make up the scripture are true about what they say about Him. It's about wanting your YHWH. It's recognizing you have a YHWH. And then it's about growing in Him. Which is part of what you just described.

Do I expect God now to not require a blood covenant is an interesting question. In my view, pretending to speak for God is the height of human hubris and possibly man's greatest possible sin. No one speaks for God. People who write about God may come close with shreds of divine brilliance. But human imperfections will always prevent us from truly speaking for God. The Bible was written by men.

The Bible was written by men guided by the Holy Spirit to say what YHWH wants to reveal to humanity and those who search for Him.
Jesus Christ is the eternal innocent blood sacrifice. Which is why we don't have to sacrifice innocent life as the penalty of having Elohim's love is to sacrifice anything to keep us alive... (Dwell on that depressing truth...)