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Originally posted by KellyJaydont you think gods reaction was disproportionate to the crime?
Laying the money at their feet "said it was all" they didn't have to do that,
but they held some back and wanted the credit for giving all. Had they not
done that they would have been fine. It was their money, Peter pointed out
to them it was within their power to do whatever they wanted, it was the
lie that cost them.
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why did the christian church need so much money? i thought jesus operated with low overheads. he preached on the move and could magic food and drink as and when needed. the story implies many people sold their houses to give money to the apostles. that sounds like a lot of hard cash...........mmnnnnnnnnnnn......the plot thickens.........
Originally posted by stellspalfieJesus was no longer there to tell them what fish to catch that had a gold coin. They were required to fend for themselves. 😏
why did the christian church need so much money? i thought jesus operated with low overheads. he preached on the move and could magic food and drink as and when needed. the story implies many people sold their houses to give money to the apostles. that sounds like a lot of hard cash...........mmnnnnnnnnnnn......the plot thickens.........
Originally posted by stellspalfieThe wages of sin is death. The human condition seems to excuse all kinds of
dont you think gods reaction was disproportionate to the crime?
bad behavior while God does not, there is a price to be paid for it. What do
you think should happen to a sinful man who sins right in front of a Holy God
just to make himself look good to other men?
Kelly
Originally posted by stellspalfieYou really do need to READ the book of Acts, there was a body of believers
why did the christian church need so much money? i thought jesus operated with low overheads. he preached on the move and could magic food and drink as and when needed. the story implies many people sold their houses to give money to the apostles. that sounds like a lot of hard cash...........mmnnnnnnnnnnn......the plot thickens.........
who were attempting to take care of themselves. People where giving up
everything they had and counted all their positions as God's, while those
two who were killed attempted to look that part but didn't really want to
do what it took. There wasn't a "church" denomination the faith was just
getting started the body of believers was growing but it didn't have a
human guide, they were looking to the Holy Spirit to guide them. The
leaders were the Apostles who were NOT appointed by men but selected by
Jesus Christ when He was walking among them. This was a new thing, it
was just getting off the ground and the Jewish leaders of the day didn't
really like it either, so things didn't go well after awhile.
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Originally posted by KellyJaydoes bad behavior deserve death? no, thats crazy!!!
The wages of sin is death. The human condition seems to excuse all kinds of
bad behavior while God does not, there is a price to be paid for it. What do
you think should happen to a sinful man who sins right in front of a Holy God
just to make himself look good to other men?
Kelly
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Originally posted by KellyJaycontext always helps, ill give you that. however its still and hilarious example of bonkers behavior from the bible god.
You really do need to READ the book of Acts, there was a body of believers
who were attempting to take care of themselves. People where giving up
everything they had and counted all their positions as God's, while those
two who were killed attempted to look that part but didn't really want to
do what it took. There wasn't a "church" denomination the fai ...[text shortened]... of the day didn't
really like it either, so things didn't go well after awhile.
Kelly
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Originally posted by stellspalfieReally, again Holy God, sinful man sins right in God's face as God is doing a
context always helps, ill give you that. however its still and hilarious example of bonkers behavior from the bible god.
work right in the aftermath of Jesus coming back from the dead!? I guess you
don't believe in good and evil or think about what Holy means for you to just
dismiss this out of hand. All the complaining people have done here of late
about God telling people to deal out His judgments now you see God doing it
directly and you still think God owes us a life.
Kelly