Posted on 03/30/2002 7:53:37 PM PST by malakhi
| Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue. - John Adams |
Or, you could pray to the Father directly.
Fallen into the "either/or" camp, my man?
What about the idea of God providing for our needs in superabundance?
SD
Or what "am" am? ;o)
"I AM THE DOOR".
This was posted by biblewonk. I'm curious. Do all you other Protestants agree with this? Is this a standard Protestant belief?
As I mentioned a couple weeks ago this is something I've heard for the very first time. Therefore I would have to, for myself and not protestants, say that it isn't a standard belief. I haven't given it the proper once over to yea or neigh it yet.
I think Havoc was being sarcastic (you had just asked if he was a Mormon, remember?)
And it is not celebrated on the Solstice.
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Why. The Orthodox grew out of the mess with Constantine. The Latin rite schismed off of them. Given the error inherent in both, following Paul's instruction would lead one to follow neither, much less the Anglicans who act pretty much the same. Paul, contrary to your notions about popular sects, did not preach that one should follow a name - he preached that one should follow the message of Christ. Paul chastised people for saying 'I am of Paul' or 'I am of James' and the like - because the name meant nothing. The name didn't save them. The message is what got them. Leave it to you to turn the tables and say the name is the important thing. Prove the message. I know you can't; but, that is the guiding factor.
'Where shall we go. You have the words of life.' Sound familiar? I'll tell you like I told someone else on here the other night and got Reggie's nose bent out of shape. It ain't about the name over the door - it's about the message from the pulpit. If the message is false, then the name over the door will be the spiritual epitaph.
This question has been open at least a week.
The reigning answer seems to be "it doesn't matter."
Of course, I will be called a liar now for saying this.
SD
2.) Did Mary give birth to Jesus?
III.) What do we call someone who gives birth?
Quatro.) Therefore is she not rightly called Goddess?
But, like I said, those who don't actually believe in any authority shouldn't pretend they do.
SD
Heck, there isn't an NC here who has expressed the importance of Jesus being related to Adam's people. They are agnostic about it, except when they need to deride us for having beliefs on it.
You're mistaken, Dave.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/656646/posts?page=46790#46790
Only by you, wonk. Only by you. The rest of us can keep our humans seperate from our divines.
SD
My interest in this topic caused me to notice it after a few years of daily bible reading. I'm sure the secrets in the Word have not all been discovered yet and are probably as infinite as the Universe.
My apologies, I had forgotten.
You will agree, I hope, that the rest had generally either never considered it, or declared it irrelevant (or unknowable).
SD
Uh, no.
And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as an ordinance for ever. (Exodus 12:17)
I wouldn't mind that. It's just wierd that someone jumps in on every syllable but he's welcome to continue. And I'm welcome to point out how wierd it is.
Well anyway, I have answered your question on why we do not need to celebrate Passover. That was for the Old Covenant.
How convenient. Someone forgot to tell the apostle Paul and other Sabbath keeping believers who were criminalized at one of your counsels.
We were given a New Covenant.
Guess you'd better rip out the OT from your Catholic Bible.
And it is not celebrated on the Solstice.
Sorry, I meant the first Sunday of the spring equinox. The same day children of the Canaanite parents would often go and hunt for eggs, which were symbolic of sex, fertility and new life. My mistake.
Are there any essays on this subject I could take a peek at?
You will agree, I hope, that the rest had generally either never considered it, or declared it irrelevant (or unknowable).
I believe most of NC Christianity takes the position that JESUS was of Mary. As II says, most of us have not even considered an alternative belief. Which is not to say that we won't check it out (from the Scriptures).
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