Posted on 05/03/2008 4:38:34 PM PDT by NYer
And you know “God’s perfect word” perfectly? You seem as resistant to new thought as the Bereans were open to it.
I agree. EVERYTHING I have ever seen indicates that John’s writings ALL date from the late First Century and decades AFTER Paul was martyred.
Are you into mythology?
There has been no woman since eve without sin.
The Roman catholic abomination is a MOCKING of Christ and his Kingdom from the Vatican to the Knights of Columbus.. from the gaudy vestments to last drop of holy water.. from purgatory to the robotic and mechanical prayer of the rosary..
Well over ONE BILLION CHRISTIANS would beg to differ, as did ALL of the prominent Protestant Reformers.
The bereans were not open to 'new thought,' they searched the scriptures to challenge anything that appeared to be 'new thought.' ("...there is no new thing under the sun...")
So Eve was more blessed? Or is a lack of sinfullness not a blessing?
Eve's sinless nature at birth is certainly offset by her participation in the first sinful act, and her sinful nature thereafter. How then would she, in her fallen state, be blessed at all? More to the point she was cursed, and all her progeny.
Compare that to being selected to be the mother of the savior of the world, to be the vessel bringing forth salvation, and an end to the very curse laid upon Adam and Eve. It certainly does not take very much to be higher on the 'blessed' scale than Eve.
You're just nit-pickin' to try to gain some ground on the discussion...The TRUTH is the word of God and the Word of God...
You guys seem to think you can understand and expound on scripture using common sense and logic...
“for all have sinned and come short...”
The Roman catholic abomination is a MOCKING of Christ and his Kingdom from the Vatican to the Knights of Columbus.. from the gaudy vestments to last drop of holy water.. from purgatory to the robotic and mechanical prayer of the rosary..
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Wow.
So much ignorance in one post.
Wow.
Have you not ever looked into the reasons for each of those things? The Rosary...is hardly a mechanical prayer...if you’re doing it right. The Knights of Columbus (I’m a Fourth Degree Knight) isn’t anything but a great group of guys helping their community with the assistance and guidance of Christ.
Look into this stuff...and preferably do it by visiting a Catholic Church. Or FReepmail me - and I’ll answer any questions you have.
One question for you:
To what confession do you belong? Please be specific...none of this “I’m a Christian cop-out”
So the Bereans would have spontaneously become Christian without any teaching from Paul or another disciple?
Or are you playing word games? Did Paul bring a new message, a new good news, or was it all a re-hash?
You're playing DUMB... real dumb.. most people are not THAT dumb..
And we see that you do no such thing.
Does this mean all are sinners or all have actually committed sin? What about an infant who dies within moments of birth, has he committed actual sin?
Eve was accursed. Many sinners have been "blessed" to some degree; especially those that have been saved, huh?
Eve was accursed. Many sinners have been "blessed" to some degree; especially those that have been saved, huh?
Not all christians are the reformed or the orthodox.. I am metaphorically in the pasture (John ch 10).. most all christians are in the sheep pen(a)... I am not..
Is there any point to that argument? Are we talking about an infant?
Was Eve being created without sin a blessing?
Is it better to be with sin than without sin?
It's ridiculous to even ask the question, yet that is what your arguments imply.
God created Eve out of nothing, in a perfectly sinless state. How is that not a blessing?
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