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jar
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Message 316 of 319 (142464)
09-14-2004 10:17 PM
Reply to: Message 314 by sad2kno
09-14-2004 9:52 PM


isnt that kind of dangerous?
Isn't what dangerous?
If you rule out a book or two here, then where do we draw the line? How can we say that the few books you may deem as good, are good? How can we know the real message of Jesus, if we're picking and choosing which books we should believe?
But that is exactly what has been happening for about 1700 years now. As I said, there is no Common Canon. The smallest Bible is the Samaritan which has only the Pentateuch while the Ethiopian Christian Bible has over 80 books. The Syrian Christian Church excludes 2 Peter, 2&3 John and Revelations IIRC.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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Message 317 of 319 (157150)
11-08-2004 3:53 AM
Reply to: Message 316 by jar
09-14-2004 10:17 PM


Dontcherknow, Jar, that
.the only true religion is the one that our individual members belong to
.the only true church is the one that our individual members join
.the only true Bible is the one that church selects
.the only true doctrine is the one that church evolves (oops)
.the only true interpretations are the one that church decides
.the only true believers are the one that follow those interpretations
.the only truths are the ones the true believers spout
.so, (big breath) the only truths are the ones spoken by the true believers, using the true interpretations of the true doctrines of the true Bible of the true church of the true religion! Everyone else is wrong and going to hell! Kinda cuts down the numbers, but them`s the breaks.

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Message 318 of 319 (157186)
11-08-2004 9:07 AM


closing notice
This thread has gone over the 300 mark and so is being closed.
If anyone wishes to follow up on it please start a continuation thread.

How pierceful grows the hazy yon! How myrtle petaled thou! For spring hath sprung the cyclotron How high browse thou, brown cow? -- Churchy LaFemme, 1950

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Message 319 of 319 (159959)
11-15-2004 9:51 PM
Reply to: Message 318 by AdminJar
11-08-2004 9:07 AM


Re: closing notice (at 300+ message)
AdminJar screws up topic closing.
AdminMoose fixes screw-up (Gotta have something to do, since Ken is gone).
Adminnemooseus

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