Ever wonder why at times when you share a clear verse in scripture to most of these virgins they refuse to listen, heed or even pay attention to the verse you are sharing? This is true regardless that the verse is as clear as the sun.
They will always respond with this: that all we need is to follow a handful of instructions. They argue that ignoring the rest of the instructions should not effect ones standing with God. In fact you always notice these virgins when they quote the most common verses we all know like John 3:16. You could argue your verse till you are blue at the face, all that virgin is going to do is give you John 3:16 and tell you that that is all you need to know to be saved.
Really? Lets take one instruction they do not share and lets see what happens. Christ said that Pergamum is the “seat of satan” (Revelation 2:12-13). Yet for centuries these rude virgins turned the lights off this one and taught that Rome was the seat of satan instead of Pergamum.
You might think: what’s the big deal?
As the Catholic Encyclopedia questions:
“The Papal-Antichrist theory was gradually developed by three historical bodies: the Albigenses, the Waldenses, and the Fraticelli, between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries: are these the expositors from whom the Church of Christ is to receive the true interpretation of the prophecies?”
Like, what?
The virgins of this parable are wedding attendants, not brides.
And the relevance to Turkey ...
... like, what?
Which is exactly the problem for the simple reason that there was already a universally-recognized religion from G-d that entailed obedience to G-d's Commandments (or else repentance). Protestantism is at least consistent, rejecting not only the Torah but any legal/ritual/ceremonial system that has allegedly replaced it (G-d forbid!). Catholicism (and Orthodoxy, and, well, all of true historical chrstianity) make chrstianity a totally unnecessary religion which G-d simply (allegedly) started just because He wanted to (and without saying so in the Torah beforehand).
If you want G-d's Commandments, take Judaism or the Noachide Laws. There was absolutely no need for a new (and unauthorized) religion to do the exact same thing as the old one other than to be allegedly "superior" merely because it was post-Biblical.
Thanks for posting. (I see that this is long...)...BUMP for tomorrow am read.
The author comes across as trying to be cutsey and flippant with Scripture ....he lost me early on.
Those who load the WHOLE LAW upon our backs are, I think,
very misguided. IF one breaks just one law, just one - he
is GUILTY OF BREAKING THE WHOLE THING! So, then a person
is loaded down with GUILT so bad they’re AFRAID they’ll
fail to repent for some sin they committed and so live
under constant condemnation.
The LAW is good, I will agree to that; but I would be
flattering myself if I thought I could “keep” the LAW in
my own power. This is what the scribes & Pharisees did;
loaded people down with impossible burdens for their own
power and material gain. $$$$$$$$$$$$ - the love of $$$$$
is the root of ALL evil.
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Prophecy needs no “interpretation.”
When the time for a prophecy to be unsealed arrives, its meaning becomes apparent to all that study the word in light of current events.
At this point, all but a tiny bit of prophecy is unsealed.
We recently reached the end of the 5th seal on Satan’s rights to rule the Earth. Just the 6th and 7th seals remain to unfold, and they will do it quickly.
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Gog and MaGog
It made a lot more sense after the double take. Funny how my brain is quick to fill in sarcastic comments without me even trying.