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To: Titanites

There is no correlation between practicing your faith and calling someone a Saint. It is not biblical to even call your self a Christian if you would read your bible it is said that they were called Christians meaning little Christ’s first in Antioch. They did not run around and call themselves Christians or Saints, they were addressed to as the Saints at this place or that place. God calls people to be Apostles it is a gift there are no gifts of being a Bishop in the bible. Bishop is actually the word for elder person in the community. If you would read your bible you would know this stuff.


101 posted on 10/24/2008 3:02:06 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Psalm 83:1-8 is on the horizon.)
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To: guitarplayer1953
There is no correlation between practicing your faith and calling someone a Saint.

Yes there is. Who are you to tell us to stop practicing our faith?

It is not biblical to even call your self a Christian if you would read your bible it is said that they were called Christians meaning little Christ’s first in Antioch.

If you'd actually read my last post my statement was about calling someone [not yourself] Christian. So you are twisting my words to suit your purposes. Even so, if you would read your bible you would see scripture does not prohibit calling yourself or anyone else a Christian or a saint. In fact, you kept asking me upthread if I was a saint.

They did not run around and call themselves Christians or Saints

That is purely speculation on your part, and nothing more.

God calls people to be Apostles it is a gift

Sure it is a gift; I didn't say it wasn't. It was also an elevation - they were leaders and were treated as such among other Christians.

there are no gifts of being a Bishop in the bible. Bishop is actually the word for elder person in the community.

I didn't say there were, so you're arguing against the wind. So, all elderly persons were bishops? I don't think so, and if you'd read your bible you'd know that.

Seriously, you should spend more time in the scriptures instead of telling us how we should practice our faith.

102 posted on 10/24/2008 5:07:08 PM PDT by Titanites
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