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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 6732 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 2.9 |
Ok, we're done. Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.
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PaulK Member Posts: 17170 Joined: Member Rating: 2.5 |
quote: I very much doubt that “no Gnostic Christian sect” ever followed that scripture. In fact it looks like the usual excuse to give the leaders sexual access to the wives of their followers. However, that is a secondary concern. The text says what it says, independent of whether any Gnostic Christian sect actually followed it. Even if it were only to be implemented in “heaven” you could defend it on that basis. But you do not defend what it says. Indeed, since the text is about “wives” it cannot possibly refer to a situation where there is no marriage. If there is no marriage in “heaven” then the text obviously is not talking about “heaven”.
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Percy Member Posts: 20822 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 2.5
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Must be one heck of a case of cognitive dissonance. --Percy
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Greatest I am Member Posts: 1484 Joined: |
Thanks for the opinion, without argument, out of the blue, you pathetic piece of human garbage.
Make your case or fuck off, looser. Regards
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Phat Member Posts: 15992 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: |
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Tangle Member Posts: 8547 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 2.3
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Christian huh? Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona "Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Percy Member Posts: 20822 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 2.5
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Gee, glad I didn't hit a nerve. Except for your composure, coherence and spelling you're doing great. Maybe you should change your name to just "I am", though some might consider it presumptuous. --Percy
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Greatest I am Member Posts: 1484 Joined: |
Phat
I like fruit. Regards
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LamarkNewAge ![]() Suspended Member (Idle past 6 days) Posts: 2236 Joined: |
I was wondering that, long ago.
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Phat Member Posts: 15992 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: |
I was curious what you meant so I looked it up on Websters.
I wonder if that's nearly as bad as "worshiping" the serpent in Genesis for "telling the truth"? The true Greatest I AM is and was Jesus Christ Himself. "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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Greatest I am Member Posts: 1484 Joined: |
Phat
It has been a while. On the real hero of the bible, the serpent/Satan, you likely know that it was the emblem of the priest class of Judaism and it was also used by Moses himself on his staff. The medical of the day also used the serpent emblem. In the myth, without Satan, there would be no story, as we would never have gotten out of Eden to reproduce. Christians sing of Adam's sin being a happy fault and necessary to god's plan, and that make Satan key to the whole story. That is why Jews se Eden as where man showed Original Virtue. Christianity when with Original Sin. What do you get from Eden? A success for man or a failure? Regards
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Greatest I am Member Posts: 1484 Joined: |
Phat
I do not think any Gnostic Christian worships anything or anyone, as that would be idol worship. We are perpetual seekers and never idol worship. Regards
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Greatest I am Member Posts: 1484 Joined: |
Phat
Why do you give Jesus the title of Christ? He was never anointed to Christ status. Prove me wrong. Regards
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Phat Member Posts: 15992 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: |
![]() I can prove you wrong right now if you name a short list of those who HAVE attained Christ status. If you include yourself on the Christ status list, we will all have confirmation that you are wrong. I know im not on the list, and I daresay that Muhammed, Krishna, and Buddha were no closer than Jesus was. So who is on this list??? "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " *** “…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.” “The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
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PaulK Member Posts: 17170 Joined: Member Rating: 2.5 |
quote: Can you? Let’s start with Saul (1 Samuel 10:1)
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