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To: aMorePerfectUnion
God has His plans, but your argument is falsifiable by applying it to many world religions that have been here longer.

There are none except Jainism and Judaism that have been longer

Hinduism has utterly changed from the Vedic religion when it was focused on teh Indo-European Devas such as Indra, Varuna and Agni, through to the post -Buddhist period in the 4th century with the rise of cultic heroes such as in the Mahabharata and Ramayana and through to the post interaction with Islam and Christianity where you have the Hindu "trinity" of Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva (Vishnu is mentioned thrice in the Vedas and Shiva none)

you want to talk of Buddhism? Buddhism has also changed from the Hinayana/Theravada buddhism which has it's last vestiges in Sri Lanka, through to Mahayana Buddhism that pervades the rest of the world. The Mahayana has the concept of Deities whereas true buddhism was athiestic (like Jainism). Even Theravada buddhism is no longer a-theistic.

199 posted on 11/07/2018 6:48:09 AM PST by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Cronos

I do not have time to educate you, unfortunately. I have a long drive today and quite a bit of work.

I do wish you well and do hope you come to saving faith in Christ.


201 posted on 11/07/2018 6:51:47 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Cronos
There are none except Jainism and Judaism that have been longer

Nonsense. Rather than distinctively being the one true church, tan as said, it is distinctive Catholic beliefs that are not manifest in the only wholly inspired substantive authoritative record of what the NT church believed (including how they understood the OT and gospels).

264 posted on 11/08/2018 5:31:57 PM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: Cronos

That Babel thing has really gotten around!


288 posted on 11/08/2018 7:12:04 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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