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    Struggling to come to terms with something I have read in the bible.

    Second Part to answer: free spirit In Galatians 5: 22 to 25, we read,"But the fruits of the spirit is love joy, peace, patience, kindness goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with...
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    Struggling to come to terms with something I have read in the bible.

    which part of us is in the image of God, before we can understand what lies beyond. So according to the above scripture we have the image of God in ourselves, but unfortunately man’s imaginative and artistic skill fashioned God to resemble himself, male and female, and some of us even elevated...
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    Struggling to come to terms with something I have read in the bible.

    What I said, was that I could see some of Apostle Paul's statement clearly now haven read Peter, Paul and Marymagdalene. I did respond. I can't find that response either. Don't know what happened.
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    Is the Vatican Jesus different from the Gnostic Jesus?

    Thanks Oberon for information.
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    Is the Vatican Jesus different from the Gnostic Jesus?

    I know of ten verses that were never in the New Testament. 1 John 5:7 John 8:7 John 8:11 Luke 22:24 Luke 22:20 Mark 16:17 Mark 16:18 John 5:4 Luke 24:12 Luke 24:51 For further reading read the book: Misquoting Jesus, by Bart D. Ehrman
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    Is the Vatican Jesus different from the Gnostic Jesus?

    I know of only one influence that came out of the Vatican. So a little history will help. The first Greek New Testament written was not the first published. It was written by a humanist intellectual Desiderius Erasmus. Erasmus had studied the NT and other works of antiquity. Erasmus went to...
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    Morality

    My comment was with free spirit , not that I don't welcome your comments as well. You have taken my point out of context. My efforts are to use knowledge and facts using modern as well as the history of Christian thought to dispel "that old time religion." I was in a discussion with a...
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    Is the Vatican Jesus different from the Gnostic Jesus?

    I follow what you've said here. It is interesting that I picked up on this when I read from the book, Peter, Paul and Marydalene by Bart Erhman. What I read actually goes a long way in describing what the Apostle Paul's understanding of women, God and salvation. Similarities seemed evident...
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    Is reason a good enough basis for belief/non-belief?

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    Struggling to come to terms with something I have read in the bible.

    That is a great link. It illustrates much of what I've researched over the years. Here is another link that may be of interest to you and others: Peter, Paul and Mary. Gnostics may find it interesting and add insight to understanding it.
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    Morality

    I'm guessing, no jealousy either.
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    Morality

    Part Three: All these things, the catalogue of virtues, are instilled virtues. God needs no help by us to apply these virtues. The virtues are within us all. What needs to be understood here is that this catalogue is this goal that I mentioned in my last post on "Morality." Especially when...
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    Morality

    Part Two: from post 465 We cannot see the soul but we can see and hear the affect of the soul, it can be either good or bad, because it knows both. Therefore it stands to reason to conclude that we are spiritual creatures covered with a body, (the apostle Paul calls it a tent) and our...
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    Morality

    Part One: TO STRANGE AND Mr CHEESE WITH LOVE
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    When will Jesus return?

    Wow, "A Leap of Faith." Nicely put.
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    Is it wrong to advocate homosexuality as a sin?

    Thanks, I missed that, sorry.
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    Struggling to come to terms with something I have read in the bible.

    TO STRANGE AND Mr CHEESE WITH LOVE
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    Is it wrong to advocate homosexuality as a sin?

    Good post. I may not agree with your take on the sin of homosexuality but I applaud you on accepting your friends. On another forum, the members go by a literalists interpretation of the Bible, a similar discussion arose. What was said, after much discussion, was that homosexuals weren't...
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    Is it wrong to advocate homosexuality as a sin?

    Romans 1:24-27 You may be interested in this link: The Bible and Homosexuality.
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    Is it wrong to advocate homosexuality as a sin?

    Good post. I may not agree with your take on the sin of homosexuality but I applaud you on accepting your friends. On another forum, the members go by a literalists interpretation of the Bible, a similar discussion arose. What was said, after much discussion, was that homosexuals weren't...
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