It seems that you
yourself have not taken the time to actually READ the Bible. In the
entirety of the Bible, there are no contradictions, there are scientific truths
revealed much before the people of the time were able to determine them, and
there are many things that are not meant literally. God does not have to
meet with everyone one at a time, as you discuss in your critique page, He is a
supreme being capable of being everywhere at the same time. He knows all
of our hearts, can hear all of our prayers, etc., all at the same time.
Also, the concept of Jesus' death NOT being a sacrifice is a false one! It
is true that God is capable of creating everything, but if He were to create
another offspring, it would void His promise and make the symbol of His love
obsolete. He gave mankind a second chance (the first one being the Old
Law, discussed in the Old Testament) by giving His only son, Jesus, to die as
the supreme sacrifice for our sins, as opposed to the Old Law's custom of
sacrificing animals for forgiveness of our sins. God makes it so easy for
us to accept His new covenant with us by hearing the Word, believing it,
confessing that we are sinners, repenting of those sins, and being
baptized. It is true that no human is free of sin, because we are too weak
to resist every temptation that we face, however, we are told to try not to sin,
and not indulge in it knowingly. When we do sin after becoming Christians,
it is God's grace that covers our sins. We only recieve this grace
however, by acknowledging the fact that we have sinned and asking for
forgiveness.
As far as your observations
of 'religious leaders' being so sinful, remember that they too are only human.
Also, you made reference to the Pope. The Pope and the Catholic Church ARE
NOT in accordance to God's Word. It is true that the Catholic religion
claims to follow the same God of the Bible, but the Catholic church has taken it
upon itself to make several amendmants to the Bible that change the meaning of
many of God's teachings and contradict many of them. God tells man not to
add or take away from His Word, but the Catholic Church, and many other
religions, do, which is sinful. You may say, "well, every religion thinks
they are right and everyone else is wrong," which in some cases is very
true. The only way to make sure that you are adhering to God's word is to
study it for yourself and not jus go by what a religious leader or other people
say. Evangalism is a very strong tool in the spreading of God's kingdom,
but any person with intelligence would check for themselves to see if they are
told the truth. God tells us to do this, and tells us that we have His
Word so there can be no mistakes about His
will.
My apologies for not citing
specific scriptures, but at the moment I am pressed for time. I will be
happy to e-mail you again with the specific scriptures which i have talked about
or referred to in this letter. I welcome any quarries you might have, but
realize that you may not even care to learn the truth. My challenge to you
is to back up what you have said. If you consider yourself above God's
word and think that it's just a joke, PROVE IT. I garuntee that you will
fail if you honestly commit your time to the matter. Please get back in
touch with me, I am eager to hear more of your thoughts and share more of God's
Word. If you are so confident in your claims, you should have no reason to
avoid my invitation.
Daniel