Posted on 07/07/2016 6:50:38 AM PDT by Salvation
Monsignor Pope Ping!
From a Protestant viewpoint, one might take a look at “Unseen Realm, the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible” by Dr. Michael Heiser. Dr. Heiser also has a podcast called “The Naked Bible”.
To dismiss pagan gods as just myth and fantasy is to seriously underestimate Satan and his minions.
Even if no demon took on the form of a pagan god, the origination of the idea of said god is demonic.
Well, Greek mythology - and its bastard cousin Roman mythology - are certainly the foundation of western literature. We studied these stories, myths and religion in college as a basis for creative writing. Edith Hamilton.
Excellent book. My husband and I just finished it. The footnotes are as interesting as the book itself.
Allah is a pagan god and a demon. Islam is as Islam does.
I experienced Christianity as an empty faith, and worship of my ancestor gods I have found to be a full one.
You may proceed self righteousing amongst yourselves.. but without the traditional barbecuing of the heathen afterwards, I’m afraid.
Mohammed (p!$$ be upon him) claimed an angel came to him.
IF... he did have a visitation, it was from a demon claiming to be an angel.
“I experienced Christianity as an empty faith, and worship of my ancestor gods I have found to be a full one.”
Great - I’m glad you feel more fulfilled.
“You may proceed self righteousing amongst yourselves.. but without the traditional barbecuing of the heathen afterwards, I’m afraid.”
umm... you’re saying there was no punishment towards the worshipers by your ancestral gods for misdeeds, sacrilege, or blasphemy? OK...
Self-righteousing? if you’re not doing exactly that in your post, why post at all?
Those who do not worship Christ worship Satan. By whatever name he chooses to call himself. You may feel fulfilled doing so and that is your right. But God is very black and white, and there is no other name under Heaven by which we may be saved.
Welcome newbie! You seem to be quite defensive for someone who’s only been here for a month. I hope over time you’ll learn to be less aggressive in your approach to others.
Given that your eternal destiny hangs in the balance, you might want to ask the Creator of the universe who He is. And if Yeshua is indeed His Son.
Test Him...He will answer if you are seriously seeking the Truth.
This is not a matter of trivial human preference, like the choice of soft drink or favorite beer.
This is existential stuff. Dangerous stuff.
“Those who do not worship Christ worship Satan.”
And I’ll bear that in mind with every dealings I have with a sheep.
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
“Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.”
“Test Him...He will answer if you are seriously seeking the Truth.”
That’s the point. Twenty years born again. Two decades of excuses for unanswered prayer, and frustrated by a degenerative health issue I “threatened to take my business elsewhere”, and did put God and the Northern Gods to the test.
I went with the Gods that answer prayer. Personally, answer prayer.
They could also be the offspring of the “Sons of God” as described in Genesis 6:1.
But he is of course a liar.
We've all had hard times, but don't make the mistake of choosing poorly. Eternity is a long time...don't make it a damned long time.
And getting in with the wrong supernatural crowd will be a real bitch (understatement alert).
Get your head straight and make doubly sure you are on the right path.
I say this as a fellow Freeper. I'm not selling anything.
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