__________________ "all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
~Declaration of Independence
I wonder how they address the fact that it is completely dark in North America while it is completely day in India. No curvature of the earth would mean it's light everywhere at the same time.
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
the one thing the Holy Ghost doesn't do that I wish it did was stop stupid.
Amen!
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"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
I wonder how they address the fact that it is completely dark in North America while it is completely day in India. No curvature of the earth would mean it's light everywhere at the same time.
They say the sun is actually much smaller, maybe the size of the moon and circles the earth.
I wonder how they address the fact that it is completely dark in North America while it is completely day in India. No curvature of the earth would mean it's light everywhere at the same time.
I really don't know for sure, but I have always just to took my public school education at face value on this issue (the earth is a sphere). I think the main problem is how does the shape of the earth affect the gospel.
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1Tim. 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
I personally think this subject could fall under the category of foolish. I am not calling people foolish on here. The thing is that by making a doctrinal issue out of something so minuscule it becomes counterproductive. If I make the shape of the earth an issue in people's relationship with God I will probably ruin what influence I have to winning them to God. If I am going to run people away it should be because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I don't want to run people off for the sake of being scientifically correct.
I don't know for matter of fact the shape of the earth I have never been shuttled into space for myself. I have only flown once in my life. I will just go with the flow on this subject and stick to my traditional belief of a spherical earth. I will be kind to whoever believes differently, but I hope they are not overemphasizing this subject in witnessing to the lost.
Traditional Flat Earthers used the term more as a tongue-in-cheek way to express "be here now," and meant essentially that from a normal human perspective all necessary human endeavors are carried out on what is perceived to be a flat earth, intimating that anything else, such as a "global" perspective, was illusory, or at least pointless. The current movement has completely diverged from this, and my suspicion is that this is to detract from the original intent, which might be expressed as "go outside and be, where you belong, and never mind Mars."
Please, everyone, post some points that anyone could realize prove the earth is a globe so I can help this brother out and rescue him from this doctrine. Thanks!
I question the wisdom of debating with anyone who believes in a flat earth---I mean time is valuable and I'm afraid, unless dealing with some primitive indigenous people group, you're wasting your time. These folks are looney.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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