The Fastest-Growing Churches Have Modern Worship, Teach Literal Interpretation of the Bible: Study

Christian Post ^ | 11/30/2016 | Brandon Showalter

[G Larry]

Actually Christ is quite clear on His meaning: "The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood, hath everlasting life; and I will raise him up in the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed. He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him. As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eats this bread shall live forever." Many therefore of his disciples, hearing it, said: This saying is hard,' and who can hear it? But Jesus, knowing in himself, that his disciples murmured at this, said to them: Doth this scandalize you? If then you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickens: the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you, are spirit and life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning, who they were that did not believe, and who he was, that, would betray him. And he said: Therefore did I say to you, that no man can come to me, unless it be given him by my Father. After this many of his disciples went back; and walked no more with him. Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away? There are four narrations of the institution of the Eucharist: Matt. 26:26‑28; Mark 14:22‑24; Luke 22: 19- 30 and I Corinthians 11: 23‑25. I don't know what happened to formatting, as I have double returns between lines?

[rollo tomasi]

...and modern Protestantism.

I see a lot of remarried couples where adulteries broke up previous marriages, hmmm...where is the Orthodoxy following the conditions of repentance?

[editor-surveyor]

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As I stated earlier, you are abysmally deficient in Biblical understanding.

(also not much on HTML either)

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well, the sins in fact can be. A mindset like “ah, I know the system, I can presume on so much mercy that the Lord will never care where I progress or do anything to further my progress” — misses the point.

Yes in fact the Lord will forgive even that you stole the bike. But the bible’s answer is “stop stealing, and instead work with your hands so that you may have something to share with those in need.” The gesture of the bishop towards the thief in “Les Miserables” is an example of kick starting that.

[editor-surveyor]

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Modern Protestant ‘christianity’ is still catholic, but protesting, but not protesting all of the error, just some of it.
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[HiTech RedNeck]

Funny how God brings out ultimate inclinations. The comment about HTML was small and petty. From the claw, the lion (is judged).

[Salvation]

Not even to follow the 40 Days of Fasting that Jesus did in the desert?

It’s in your Bible. Why isn’t it recognized and followed by all since it is an example set forth by Jesus Christ himself?

[G Larry]

What is you abysmal interpretation of my last citation?

For 18 years I’ve never needed to use HTML for spacing paragraphs on FR.

[rollo tomasi]

Of course, there must be repentance shown - “Fruits” and all of that. God knows the heart, humans witness *actions*/remorse of a genuine heart.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Good point to discuss, actually.

Jesus said some things about fasting. He acknowledged that members of the church would fast, and when they did, they should do it cheerfully. If you are so weak you can’t fast without getting grouchy... don’t bother. That won’t honor the Lord.

He never said to observe a literal Lent. That was added by church authorities.

[editor-surveyor]

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Oh, you need it, but you don’t use it.

Your last pile of gobledygook seems to say that a gang of nicolaitans can over-rule the entirety of Scripture on a whim. And that cultural understanding of the messianic epistles is unnecessary.

Fail.
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[HiTech RedNeck]

“Remorse” per se is actually a worldly construct. It means to bite yourself back. Repentance is different... it is to use the ongoing mercy of the Lord to steer your life in the direction He desires.

[ealgeone]

>>5. Catholics must observe some Lenten fasting . Protestants don't have to do this. <<

Not even to follow the 40 Days of Fasting that Jesus did in the desert? It’s in your Bible. Why isn’t it recognized and followed by all since it is an example set forth by Jesus Christ himself?

If one wants to voluntarily fast there is no problem with that. In fact, it is encouraged to do so.

However, there are no commands us to fast in the manner described in the post.

Plus, few of us would be able to fast for the full 40 days and nights as Christ did.

[editor-surveyor]

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No, not small, nor petty.

If one seriously expects anyone to read their screeds, they desperately need formatting so that the eye can navigate the mass of text.
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[HiTech RedNeck]

What eventually happens in the case of repentance is that the world sees “this person who’d been stealing is now a fountain of grace. He is giving now, not taking.” And Christ will gladly make that possible for the one who is willing.

[HiTech RedNeck]

You have proven my point beautifully. I don’t need to prove it to you either. All that matters is for others to see it. A little sloppiness on this technical marvel that still delivers all the information is not at all a matter of importance.

[editor-surveyor]

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You never seem to make any sense at all.

Or is it that you just like to see your handle adjacent to an attack piece?

Do you post things for others to read?

If not why?

You really do need a life, desperately.
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[G Larry]

“seems to say”???

It’s a direct quote and you have no ability to refute it’s direct meaning.

FAIL!

[editor-surveyor]

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A “direct quote” is only a true quote if it is presented in full context.

Yours was a contrived ‘sound bite.’

It was trying hard to say something different than the full context says.

Major fail.

[G Larry]

Oh....and just what do you pretend is the “full context”?

Do you even read your self contradictory replies?

“It was trying hard to say something different than the full context says.”