17 Nov '05 03:30>
Well do you agree with me that make-believe Christians outnumber those who are genuine followers and believers?
Originally posted by frogstompAll Christians follow the Teachings of CHRIST/HOLY SPIRIT/ GOD which are one. Today most christians live in houses. As does most of everyone else.
wrong bf most christians follow the teachings of Paul.
btw most in the ministry live in houses, unlike Christ who did not.
Originally posted by blindfaith101read this by Thomas Jefferson :
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Originally posted by blindfaith101and a bit more from Thomas Paine's Age of Reason :
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Originally posted by frogstompMy point exactly.
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"Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is none more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory in itself, than this thing called Christianity. Too absurd for belief, too impossible to convince, and too inconsistent for practice, it renders the heart torpid, or produces onl ...[text shortened]... priests; but so far as respects the good of man in general, it leads to nothing here or hereafter."
Originally posted by blindfaith101some more of Thomas Paine for you to chomp on:
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Originally posted by blindfaith101and one more bit of the Age of Reason to chomp:
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Originally posted by frogstompFisrt of all was Thomas Jefferson a Saved man, By THE WORD OF GOD, standards? Second He is talking about how and when The Forces of Evil invaded the Church, and how they complicated the wallk with CHRIST. And how the Forces of Evil are still abound in the church. Which is something CHRIST plainly spoke of in MATTHEW 13:24-43.
read this by Thomas Jefferson :
"No historical fact is better established, than that the doctrine of one God, pure and uncompounded, was that of the early ages of Christianity . . . Nor was the unity of the Supreme Being ousted from the Christian creed by the force of reason, but by the sword of civil government, wielded at the will of the Athanas ...[text shortened]... mas Jefferson: Letter to James Smith, Dec. 8, 1822
a bit of Deism for you to chomp on
Originally posted by blindfaith101a bit more:
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Originally posted by frogstompThat is why you donot believe in Christianity, you Believe in THE WORD OF GOD.THE WORD OF GOD directs the Believer on how and what to believe in. We donot believe in the Teachings of Man. We believe in the teachings that are in THE WORD OF GOD.
and a bit more from Thomas Paine's Age of Reason :
"Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is none more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory in itself, than this thing called Christianity. Too absurd for belief, too impossible to convince, and too inconsi ...[text shortened]... e good of man in general, it leads to nothing here or hereafter."
chomp on that as bit.
Originally posted by BromageUntil the return of CHRIST faith and trust in THE WORD OF GOD, is the only wat to go.
Well I'm afraid you're living in ignorance. Christianity started out as a good idea. But it's long since gone to the dogs, because it has been vested with so much POWER. And power, only too often, is fuelled by evil.
Originally posted by blindfaith101keep reading bf you have only your chains to lose.
That is why you donot believe in Christianity, you Believe in THE WORD OF GOD.THE WORD OF GOD directs the Believer on how and what to believe in. We donot believe in the Teachings of Man. We believe in the teachings that are in THE WORD OF GOD.