Hi Glenn, you wrote:
Commonality isn't the issue.
Truth is. Which one is true.
Well, you have on this list Catholics, Baptists, Lutherans, Prebyterians,
etc. We all differ on some issues. Which is true? How
can you know? Is the Bible true? None of the manuscripts that
exist today are original. No two are alike. How many
translations are there? None of them are alike either.
In short, we can't know what is true with 100% certainty. Not in
science. Not in religion. We can only have confidence that
something is likely to be true when we can substantiate it with
supporting data and evidence. The more evidence we have, the
greater the certainty.
Mithra is an ancient belief. The only thing that makes it
remarkable is the similarities between it and our Christian
beliefs. But our beliefs in the teachings of Christ are superior
due to the amount of data and evidence we can garner in support.
Who are the apostles martyred for their belief in Mithra? Who was
struck blind and accosted on the road to Damascus by the risen
Mithra? Who stuck his fingers in the holes in the hands and side of
Mithra? And so on. There is good data to support our
faith. We can't lose sight of that.
Dick Fischer -
Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
Received on Mon Apr 4 23:49:41 2005