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it amazes me how confident some are to assign hatred and wrath to Jesus and God, which ignores Jesus's compassion to lost people. A person can select pieces of scripture to prove anything is true they want!

Plenty of modern Christians don't believe in a literal hell, eg just a separation etc After centuries off a fearsome God its a welcome relief!

God does love everyone but not the way they all are, the false part is God loves everyone the way they are, big difference Satan knows it's God's love that's his number one threat. So if he can't put people off it one way he does it another. If making him seem angry and vengeful doesn't work...

Bbrdrd it appears pagan because it looks like there's no call to transformation to go along with the sacrifice? eg make sacrifice, make the rains come/land fertile, carry on as normal? But the Holy Spirit is what makes it more than that kind of thing. Some of the theological problems seem to be...

this reminds me of something, once i ordered something on ebay and drove round to the house. very secluded estate dominated by a large church and i sensed this was a highly religious neighbourhood. But one house stood out, wicca stars, gnomes, statues, frescos on the wall all manner of neo-pagan...

I see I read that wrong. I assumed that was a kind of threat that he had a gun license and mental health issues, 'don't mess with me bro'!

It's slightly ridiculous the obsession over the whole faith vs works question, what does it matter? why is it so important? i want to turn this question around and ask what is the point, i don't think there is one. it's navel gazing. move on and forget about it

What Magenta said is wise nice to see a prayer on here, I think that what your suffering and we all are suffering is the times we are living in right now keep raising the bar and increasing the pressure. Something has to give, but let it not be our faith. Things can and most likely will get even...

The Odes of Solomon has a vivid description of the crowds around Jesus. I just think this is more how it was with Jesus and it was really rich and people saw a richness to it beyond what is of this world that spoke to something within that wants to live. I just can't see it all a level field...

Well fair enough but is Christianity a protest movement? They get a lot of attention but does it help not so sure it's working too well for them lots of problems etc.

I guess so, I never really thought of that! It's surely a complicated subject but one potential outcome I guess is while people are looking forward to something, something else is happening around. you know, that old magicians trick! I probably am a bit of a millennialist myself though! The one...

They are only 'against' but what are they 'for'? something's missing if you only can define what you are by what you are against a bit like how in Marxism the battle for equality will never be won, its the Christian version of that

I don't know how much it matters but it's not quite as binary as this although the pattern is focusing on Jews it's true during ministery But for one thing parts of Galilee had been Hellenized and many non-Jews lived in the area As an example the apostle Phillip has a Greek name, and the names...

I suspect the false system will come via the 'new age' teachings Ever been to a toronto blessing service? That's the fruit of this deception right there - Demonic impartation Long ago i was warned about it and was the best piece of advice i was ever given Everyone just welcomed and accepted it...

I see what you're saying Garee and don't think i can argue against what you said purely on the nature of the flesh, body although God is in it! I think the symbol is of Mary being a visible form of the Holy Spirit just as Jesus is of the Father. Any glorification of Mary as a mere human would...

I believe the Catholic understanding of Mary to be correct and the major mistake of the reformers, and what is worse is the rejection of Mary almost entirely that resulted when they could have modified instead. How often do protestants dwell on the mystery of the incarnation? Very relevant to...

Jesus may or may not have died for everyone's sins but he did die for everyone, although he didn't really 'die' in that worldly sense of the word he did do it for everyone i think

Isn't it also God who suffers injustice along with us, i'm not sure God is removed from all that goes on but effected by it as we are.

It's not possible to define salvation to the extent that satisfies curious humans. At this point faith (trust) takes over leaving the definitions wallowing in mud All we can do is accept the nourishment provided by God in our new found lives and try to attain to the perfect image as best we can...