Thursday, November 4, 2010

Thomas Paine "The Age of Reason"

I. Deist Outlook

a. Believes in one God, and hopes for happiness beyond this life

b. Disbelief in all church doctrine

i. Jewish church

ii. Roman Catholic

iii. Any other church

c. Does not believe Bible to be divine

d. Calls virgin birth “hearsay upon hearsay”

II. Thomas Paine refuses to believe in Jesus’ resurrection without “ocular and manual demonstration” just as Thomas [the disciple] refused to believe

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