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It appears to me that the real purpose of this thread is to be an online church pulpit in order to proselytize and preach Christianity.
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Which is a pity. If he actually understood the Bible, especially the New Testament, he would see that his beliefs are blasphemous. Religions are faith based beliefs. The New Testament makes it quite clear that no individual believer will know whether he is saved or not. In fact it implies that those that think that they are saved will be the least likely to be saved. Religion is supposed to be faith based which actually means that one never knows for sure One hopes that one is saved. And from personal experience I have found that the least Christian of Christians are those that follow the "Once saved always saved" heresy. Perhaps once in their life they had a spiritual even of some sort. Many people have had them. I have had one. And they conflate that with "being saved". I would argue that is not the case. One felt something. I will not deny that, but it was probably misinterpreted. Their actions are almost always show they they are far from saved.It appears to me that the real purpose of this thread is to be an online church pulpit in order to proselytize and preach Christianity.
Please show the one you think is the greatest contradiction in the Bible?The Bible is fraught with contradictions,
According to the Bible, Jesus will come back the same way people saw him leaving. "see me no more" is not the same as "no one will see me again".Some of the OT prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus, but NONE of the messianic age prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus, and they never will be fulfilled by Jesus since Jesus is never coming back to this world.
The Holy Bible has been the worlds best selling book, in every generation since the printing press was invented many centuries ago.
Many Historians have studied the 66 books of the Bible, and compared them to secular contemporaries, to see if they could find any contradiction or errors. Most of those who set out to find faults with the Bible, became devout Christians instead. Because they found no faults of contradictions.
It's no different today, many sceptics set out to debunk the Bible and end up becoming believers instead. The vast majority converted to Christianity after finding that all 66 books are reliable, historical documents.
The 66 books of the Bible were written by 36 unrelated authors from various parts of the world over a period of 2,500 years, yet none of the accounts contradict each other. But the main reason so many became believers is due to the 356 prophecies which were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The whole Bible is about Jesus Christ. God's Prophets foretold of His coming into the world thousands of years before He came.
There is a list in the link, showing every one of the 356 prophecies and their fulfilment. This is well worth a look, as it provides irrefutable evidence that the Bible is a reliable historical document. No other historical figure ever came close to changing the world forever as Jesus Christ did.
There was no culling of holy texts, that's a lie. The texts which were not included were found to be non scripture, in other words "Not Inspired by God". The books you refer to are "extra scriptura", they are not considered to have any authority by the Church.Originally there were over 200 books that were used to teach from, but in 325 there started a series of ecumenical coucels that would decide what the Bible is. They voted on what would be included and what would be discarded. Of over 200 books only 66, or 72, books made the final cut. How do you feel about men doing this massive culling of holy texts?
First Council of Nicaea - Wikipedia
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Which church is that?There was no culling of holy texts, that's a lie. The texts which were not included were found to be non scripture, in other words "Not Inspired by God". The books you refer to are "extra scriptura", they are not considered to have any authority by the Church.
What a wonderful philosophy you have there. I'm curious to know how if you personally crafted it or was it taught to you by anotherDoes The Bible Contain Errors And Contradictions?
I don't care for The Holy Bible one way or another. I am indifferent to that book and all the versions of God that some peope attach to it.
I believe differently in effect.
There's only One Church, AKA "The Bride of Christ". So your question is not even logical or valid.Which church is that?
Interesting that you do not reveal the earthly name of said church.There's only One Church, AKA "The Bride of Christ". So your question is not even logical or valid.
The earthly name for te Church is "The Church", there now. That didn't hurt a bit did itInteresting that you do not reveal the earthly name of said church.
As though your claimed church is a sore spot, even amongst you elect...
So it is the "The Church" denomination...The earthly name for te Church is "The Church", there now. That didn't hurt a bit did it
There is only One Church to speak of, it's the One God chose and wrote the names of it's members in His book before He created the world. I'm sure you understand that, is plain and simple. No magic involvedInteresting that you do not reveal the earthly name of said church.
As though your claimed church is a sore spot, even amongst you elect...
A Denominations denotes a variation, The Church has no denominations. They are man made religions which have no relation to the One true Church. Regardless of what they claim, God doesn't share His Glory with any popes or big wigsSo it is the "The Church" denomination...
Got it.
Does this mean you have a copy of his list of elect?A Denominations denotes a variation, The Church has no denominations. They are man made religions which have no relation to the One true Church. Regardless of what they claim, God doesn't share His Glory with any popes or big wigs
Which is a pity.
If he actually understood the Bible, especially the New Testament, he would see that his beliefs are blasphemous. Religions are faith based beliefs. The New Testament makes it quite clear that no individual believer will know whether he is saved or not. In fact it implies that those that think that they are saved will be the least likely to be saved. Religion is supposed to be faith based which actually means that one never knows for sure One hopes that one is saved. And from personal experience I have found that the least Christian of Christians are those that follow the "Once saved always saved" heresy. Perhaps once in their life they had a spiritual even of some sort. Many people have had them. I have had one. And they conflate that with "being saved". I would argue that is not the case. One felt something. I will not deny that, but it was probably misinterpreted. Their actions are almost always show they they are far from saved.
What a wonderful philosophy you have there. I'm curious to know how if you personally crafted it or was it taught to you by another
Sorry, the Ecumenical Counsels is a fact of history. They voted to decide what the Bible would be as a set collection, and all others rejected, most destroyed.There was no culling of holy texts, that's a lie.
Wait, you just denied it happened.The texts which were not included were found to be non scripture,
Yeah, they decided what was to be included, and throw out the rest. The story about how Revelations made it in the final cut is interesting. It came down to some bishops trading votes for favored books. Not exactly a rigid system that ONLY assessed "inspired by God", whatever that meant. It's funny that mere mortals can decide what is inspired by God and what isn't, as if they are Gods themselves.in other words "Not Inspired by God". The books you refer to are "extra scriptura", they are not considered to have any authority by the Church.
So it is the "The Church" denomination...
Got it.
It had a name starting in 110 CE. Do you know what that was?The earthly name for te Church is "The Church", there now. That didn't hurt a bit did it
Do you consider the Epistle of Barnabas "extra scriptura" (That's actually a made up sentence I think because the word extra is not latin in my opinion)?There was no culling of holy texts, that's a lie. The texts which were not included were found to be non scripture, in other words "Not Inspired by God". The books you refer to are "extra scriptura", they are not considered to have any authority by the Church.