Posted on 12/01/2017 6:05:11 PM PST by sparklite2
“The Lord said, ‘James, after these things I shall reveal to you everything, not for your sake alone but for the sake of the unbelief of men, so that faith may exist in them’,” a Coptic fragment reads.
He seeks to reassure his brother everything is as it should be. He describes heaven. He gives James the passwords necessary to guarantee his entry. He gives advice on fighting supernatural challenges. He foretells future events. He warns James of the circumstances surrounding his own martyrdom.
Many other Early Christian texts, some of them immensely popular, were among those banned. Names include the Epistle of Barnabas, The Shepherd of Hermas, The Magdalene Gospel and The Gospel of Judas. Yet others were attributed to more familiar authors — including Matthew, Mark, John and Peter.
But chief among them was likely to be one key concern: Was it the real deal? Three hundred and thirty years is a lot of time for fan fiction to rise and circulate, after all.
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Well, no. You’ve been here long enough to have seen what I’m talking about, and it occurs among the laity on other forums as well. Seems fairly widespread. Stock response is always they’re poorly catechized. Who is responsible for that? I know the answer, it’s a rhetorical question.
I have never seen that.
Looks like a casual, offhand libel to me. I'm no longer surprised by that.
Selective blindness regarding coreligionists seems to be common behavior as well. I couldn’t count the number of times you guys act all put upon while claiming to have never witnessed anti-Protestant behavior here, when it’s a daily occurrence.
This is not selective blindness on my part. It is simple lack of evidence on your part. Your comment is unpersuasive.
You didn’t ask, I didn’t provide. Funny how that works, or doesn’t as the case may be.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3609755/posts?page=99#99
"Name one Catholic who believes your 'physical object' nonsense."
I asked.
I am not a Catholic but I have been on this site for some time
And I have never heard of any such thing.
But most likely wwould not have believed it any way.
The Catholic Bibles kept the 2 Maccabees boks, Judith,Tobit,Wisdom,Sirach,and Barach. Plus also the Greek sections of Esther. The Orthodox and Coptic Bibles carry the rest.
Correction: books.
“Was it password”
No, He decreed it had to be eight items including a uppercase Capital letter lower case letter and a number.
Try: Password2Heaven?
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