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To: Unbeliever
For someone who professes to read the Bible and claims to be a Christian, your discourse always leaves me felling as if much of the Message in Scripture has been lost on you.

I'll pray for you.

317 posted on 10/19/2001 11:07:04 PM PDT by conservonator
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To: conservonator
For someone who professes to read the Bible and claims to be a Christian, your discourse always leaves me felling as if much of the Message in Scripture has been lost on you.
I'll pray for you.

Pray for yurself...You have had repeated opportunities to attempt to make make a point and yet all you're doing is throwing cheap shots.
Don't worry though, you are a typical catholic, insecure, hateful, abusive...
You can't defend rome because the only way to accept roman dogma is to believe that God inspired the writing of the Holy Bible and the Apostles were moved to preach something entirely different. The bulk of your beliefs come come from 3rd and 4th century pagans, not Jesus. In any event you're not the first one to get mad when it was pointed out that idolatry is wrong.

Acts 19:21 Afterward Paul felt impelled by the Holy Spirit£ to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before returning to Jerusalem. “And after that,” he said, “I must go on to Rome!”
Acts 19:22 He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, on ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia.
Acts 19:23 But about that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way.
Acts 19:24 It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy.
Acts 19:25 He called the craftsmen together, along with others employed in related trades, and addressed them as follows: “Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business.
Acts 19:26 As you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t gods at all. And this is happening not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!
Acts 19:27 Of course, I’m not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I’m also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis—this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world—will be robbed of her prestige!”
Acts 19:28 At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:29 A crowd began to gather, and soon the city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Acts 19:30 Paul wanted to go in, but the believers wouldn’t let him.
Acts 19:31 Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater.
Acts 19:32 Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn’t even know why they were there.
Acts 19:33 Alexander was thrust forward by some of the Jews, who encouraged him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak in defense.
Acts 19:34 But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:35 At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.
Acts 19:36 Since this is an indisputable fact, you shouldn’t be disturbed, no matter what is said. Don’t do anything rash.
Acts 19:37 You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess.
Acts 19:38 If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a case against them, the courts are in session and the judges can take the case at once. Let them go through legal channels.
Acts 19:39And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly.
Acts 19:40 I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is no cause for all this commotion. And if Rome demands an explanation, we won’t know what to say.”
Acts 19:41 Then he dismissed them, and they dispersed.

318 posted on 10/20/2001 10:05:14 AM PDT by Unbeliever
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