08 Mar 19
@secondson saidEveryday it becomes clearer to me as to why you are not permitted to teach in your church.
Having issues identifying yourself?
Take a picture of yourself and carry it with you at all times. 🤣
@philokalia saidHow in your mind, within the scope of a fraction of a second, did these two statements meet and join up theologically coherently?
I do not think that would be the case because there is still the issue of the conscientious rejection of Christ.
But you would be in vastly superior positioning for the possibility of salvation.
@kellyjay saidWell said KellyJay.
I don't think so.
Hot or cold is preferred to lukewarm which is what he is thinking about.
I have not even seen a good reason why outside it allows him to take a different stance on something, other than that nothing compelling.
I’m sure Philokalia will shortly copy/paste some traditional orthodoxical rhetoric from some website he frequents and attempt to bamboozle you with some unusual words and name drop a few “saints” from a bygone era of Christendom.
08 Mar 19
@fmf saidIs this a search for truth, if so you why are you not looking into those things you asked for? Is the position you have different than the one you are claiming your leaning towards now, why? You have something compelling you, you asked for information yet, ignore some given. I don't think your serious in your pursuit of truth as much as you like to argue.
Am I "him" in this sentence?
If so, what is it you are trying to say?
08 Mar 19
@divegeester saidSomeone who leaves atheism and moves towards deism is closer to Christianity than he was before.
How in your mind, within the scope of a fraction of a second, did these two statements meet and join up theologically coherently?
That is my thought on it.
08 Mar 19
@Philokalia
Why Christianity specifically? Why could not he be looking at Hinduism or Jainism or becoming a shaman?
08 Mar 19
@philokalia saidThis is one of the very few times I disagree with you. To be really close but not completely correct can make the truth harder to grasp. If two sets of instructions have nearly exactly the same set of directions the difference may be over looked, due to the familiarity with one not the other for example.
Someone who leaves atheism and moves towards deism is closer to Christianity than he was before.
That is my thought on it.
Believing in Thor is as wrong as being an Atheist since both miss Jesus Christ.
08 Mar 19
@kellyjay saidPresumably, your personal opinion is that Thor is a no go, and the "Jesus" is for real, right?
This is one of the very few times I disagree with you. To be really close but not completely correct can make the truth harder to grasp. If two sets of instructions have nearly exactly the same set of directions the difference may be over looked, due to the familiarity with one not the other for example.
Believing in Thor is as wrong as being an Atheist since both miss Jesus Christ.
08 Mar 19
@kellyjay saidI understand that you may not subscribe to religious pluralism whereas I do, but I don't see why the idea of God having a multi stranded approach to humanity through different cultures and religions is to be dismissed so readily.
This is one of the very few times I disagree with you. To be really close but not completely correct can make the truth harder to grasp. If two sets of instructions have nearly exactly the same set of directions the difference may be over looked, due to the familiarity with one not the other for example.
Believing in Thor is as wrong as being an Atheist since both miss Jesus Christ.
08 Mar 19
@ragwort saidTruth is exclusive, opinions not so much. Jesus did not leave room for plurality when He said He was the way no one comes to the Father except through Him.
I understand that you may not subscribe to religious pluralism whereas I do, but I don't see why the idea of God having a multi stranded approach to humanity through different cultures and religions is to be dismissed so readily.
08 Mar 19
@kellyjay saidSpeaking to those people in that time and place fair enough. I can't help but feel that that exclusivity would have rung somewhat hollow "upstairs" when used to justify subsequent wars in his name.
Truth is exclusive, opinions not so much. Jesus did not leave room for plurality when He said He was the way no one comes to the Father except through Him.
@kellyjay said"If a wise God put truth on top of a mountain, He would ensure all paths led up to the summit."
This is one of the very few times I disagree with you. To be really close but not completely correct can make the truth harder to grasp. If two sets of instructions have nearly exactly the same set of directions the difference may be over looked, due to the familiarity with one not the other for example.
Believing in Thor is as wrong as being an Atheist since both miss Jesus Christ.
Ghost. (AKA Thor).