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  1. e.r.m.

    The Last Supper Painting

    Neither Da Vinci's painting nor Dan Brown's book have any bearing on the actual first century Last Supper, for anyone to be deriving lessons from it. Although, Ian McKellen was right in the movie when he defended against the accusation of Mary Magdalene being a prostitute, "She was no such...
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    Sorry, an Acts 2:38 thread.

    Agreed.
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    Sorry, an Acts 2:38 thread.

    I agree.
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    Paul's Dung.

    rrobs, I once saw this documentary on Enron. They released a financial statement to all employees in the company and the financial statement itself said how much trouble they were in. However, the statement came with a commentary telling the employees only to focus on certain parts of that...
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    Paul's Dung.

    Actually exegesis is the good one. Eisegesis is the bad one. I was not implying that you used eisegesis. In my original post to you I was just saying that seeking the original intent is what we ought to do. And we're on the same page with that. Great. Agreed. I think the Holy Spirit would be...
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    Humanianity: The Religion for Humanity??

    I will look it up and get back to you. Better to give you documentation than my own memory.
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    Paul's Dung.

    Very true. Let me know what you think of my two threads on this subject. https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/exegetical-tool.180459/#post-4452111 https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/another-exegetical-tool.192587/#post-4955336
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    Paul's Dung.

    I agree except for one thing. There's no place for interpreting the scriptures 2 Peter 1:20-21. Instead we need to seek the original intent of the Bible authors.
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    Humanianity: The Religion for Humanity??

    I didn't before. I did now. They describe it as a religion of/by/and for humans with no deity. Same conclusion. It sounds like dianetics/Christian Science and Jim Jones - People's Church secular kind of stuff. It may not end with the Kool-Aid because Jim Jones was deranged, but it started with...
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    Humanianity: The Religion for Humanity??

    Humanianity? Jim Jones already tried the people's church. No thanks.
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    The Papal States were based on Roman governing. Ignatius of Antioch had the "brilliant" idea of implementing a Roman system of governing over the growing churches. Papacy took even more Roman control over the churches, as well as the Papal States. By the time it got to them, it was no longer a...
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    I'd like to reply now, but I'm out of time. Will try to get back to you by tomorrow. Have a good evening.
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    I've never heard of any government that was based on Christian principles, not politically anyway. I've sometimes wondered what that might look like. If you know of any that you could point out, I'd be happy to discuss it. It was strict, I'll give you that. I don't see it as oppressive, at least...
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    The very word regime almost implies opression. Indeed. John Calvin's theocracy. But the system of government under Moses was not.
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    Not much of an indictment, unless it came to pass.
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    Thank you for explaining. And yet we don't have a society such as that show in real life. I think the question in the op was if Christianity could lead to such a society. I don't think it can. I think that kind of society would have to exist first, and then pull Christianity into it after the...
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    I don't understand your point.
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    Christians: do you watch the Handmaid’s Tale?

    It's absurd and completely fantasy driven. The entire premise of the sexual enslavement of these women was based on an event where somewhere in the Old Testament someone used a surrogate to produce a child. This society hijacked that event and turned it into a command, something which the Old...
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    Is marijuana use inherently sinful?

    It is a mind-altering drug. Totally not in the same category as, let's say comfort food, which puts us in a good mood. It is also known as a lazy man's drug, as it suppresses motivation. It has medical uses, like Marinol, which does have some benefits under a doctor's care. but there's also a...
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    Attention, Trump Supporters

    Do you think? I would think the left would want to avoid theological stuff. I would think the right would be drawn to that more.
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