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To: WVKayaker
As a Christian, familiar with Scripture, filled by the Holy Spirit, I see them for what they do, not their membership.

Then you should be aware that 8.3% of Christ's inner circle were pretty bad, even to the point of turning him over to His enemies. Using your criteria no one should follow Christ.

194 posted on 06/28/2015 4:32:52 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: verga
Then you should be aware that 8.3% of Christ's inner circle were pretty bad, even to the point of turning him over to His enemies. Using your criteria no one should follow Christ.

Wow! 8.3%! That equals ONE person, right?

Give up, FRiend. You have already lost and can't see the Truth. The Truth is found in Jesus Christ, not in some manmade institution and cult, as the Roman Catholic cult is best described.

Paul spoke to the Christians at Corinth about sexual immorality within the group. But, he prefaced the scolding by pleading for conformity among those Christians. He made it clear that we follow Christ, not Paul or Peter, or any other man...

1 Corinthians 1: 4 I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— 6 God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.”

13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

196 posted on 06/28/2015 4:49:00 PM PDT by WVKayaker (On Scale of 1 to 5 Palins, How Likely Is Media Assault on Each GOP Candidate?)
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