[Phys-L] Re: god friendly science

[Steve Clark <sclarkphd@MINDSPRING.COM>]

On May 20, 2005, at 1:59 PM, Wes Davis wrote:

> It is written:
>
> <(1) Christian faith (whether fundamentalist or not) is based on the
> <deity of Christ. If someone believes otherwise, whether they call
> <themselves Christian or not, is not by definition of Christian
> <faith.  This fact does not specifically apply to Christian
> <fundamentalism.
>
>
>      Oh, really?  I have always understood a Christian to be one
> who adheres to the philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth.  To argue that
> a Christian must believe in the deity of Jesus is, in fact, a
> fundamentalist viewpoint because the statement rejects the validity
> of other Christian viepoints.
>
>      Does a Buddhist have to believe in the deity of the Buddha?

Buddhist's don't claim Buddha to be God. Only Christians believe the
object of their worship to be God Himself incarnate as man. And only
Christians claim that they don't have to  "work" their way to heaven.
All other religions put the burden on man to please God. The Bible
says that God has taken the initiative to bring man to him.

Furthermore, to deny the deity of Jesus is to take out the parts of
the Bible that you don't like and accept only those parts you do. The
Bible doesn't give you that option, although many people choose it.

Lastly, if the resurrection is not true, then Christianity can't be
either. The whole Christian faith is built on that premise. The
apostle Paul says that Christians are to be the most pitied of all
people if Jesus were not raised from the dead. You can make your
decision, but I think it's true.

Steve Clark, Ph.D.
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