Posted on 01/06/2013 3:56:49 PM PST by NYer
I do not know about you sweetie but I sin every day (probably every minute) and am in constant repentance.
I will continue to celebrate the birth of My Christ and I will continue to celebrate the Death and Resurrection of my Christ.......If you are bothered by that I am truly sorry.
I AM part of the Body of Christ, He will not be denied.
I am Save and I celebrate that everyday.
>> “ but by the time the gospels were being written, many Jews didn’t even speak Hebrew anymore” <<
. That is just plain balderdash.
The ruler over judea was Herrod, who was of Edom (Esau). He spoke Hebrew as all Edomites did. So did all Samaritans, as they had always done. Nobody ever stopped speaking Hebrew. At no time did any of the disciples speak or understand any language but Hebrew, and they certainly had no ability or capacity to learn Greek, and why would they?
The Hebrew colloquy in the Greek translations are solid proof that they were copied from Hebrew.
I agree with you wholeheartedly about the “works based” salvation. I will say that with God’s attitude about the “feast days”, using things that pagans used, and rituals from pagan religions I’m not about to promote or celebrate something God hates. Even the apostles warned about using “idols” and as you said when talking about what was permissible still restricted the blood and meat from animals sacrificed.
Bottom line is that God throughout scripture condemned the use of anything that originated in pagan practice in the worship of Him. Would you consciously keep doing something God hated? I’m not and I will keep pointing out the things that God said about pagan practices.
In Christ LU and your posts
It is so very sad to see when Christians fight eatch other. This gives those who are so oppose to those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior no matter what the Christian faith community “ammo” to justify their attacks.
Does not scripture call us to love one another?
> “I do not know about you sweetie but I sin every day (probably every minute) and am in constant repentance.” <<
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Yes, we all do, but how often do you deliberately sin?
Have you ever contemplated this verse:
1John 3:9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
How do we get there? Dismissing our sins certainly can’t be the way, so what is it?
Please see post number 147. Thank-you.
Thank you so much for your encouragements, dear svcw!
Top 10 Most Wicked Popes
http://listverse.com/2007/08/17/top-10-most-wicked-popes/
1. Liberius, reigned 352-66 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
2. Honorius I, reigned 625-638 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
3. Stephen VI, reigned 896-89 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
4. John XII, reigned 955-964 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
5. Benedict IX, reigned 1032-1048 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
6. Boniface VIII, reigned 1294-1303 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
7. Urban VI, reigned 1378-1389 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
8. Alexander VI, reigned 1492-1503 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
9. Leo X, reigned 1513-1521 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
10. Clement VII, reigned 1523-1524 [Catholic Encyclopaedia]
Top 10 Worst Popes in History
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-worst-popes-in-history.php
1. Pope Alexander VI (1431 – 1503)
2. Pope John XII (c. 937 – 964)
3. Pope Benedict IX (c. 1012 – 1065/85)
4. Pope Sergius III (? – 911)
5. Pope Stephen VI (? – 897)
6. Pope Julius III (1487 – 1555)
7. Pope Urban II (ca. 1035 – 1099)
8. Pope Clement VI (1291 – 1352)
9. Pope Leo X (1475 – 1521)
10. Pope Boniface VIII (c. 1235 – 1303)
Seems that there is some discrepancy between the lists. There isn’t even agreement on who the top ten worst are.
NONE of the churches, the Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Syriacs, or Copts have the same Bible. Your statement is bunk.
All the early councils were formed under the authority of the Byzantine Emperors and the Eastern Orthodox church.
I'm sure Pope Benedict would say the same thing.
Both the Greek wording and the Biblical record support this understanding. Obviously Peter operated under the influence of the holy spirit but he wasn't making decisions for heaven.
Reading this thread I am no longer sure about that.
The previous Pope yes but not this one.
The celebration of the Birth of the Living Christ is the feast of Tabernacles; do you celebrate it?
The celebration of the Death and Resurrection of the Living Christ is the Passover, do you celebrate that?
The apostles celebrated them, according to their written words.
Christmas is not the celebration of the Birth of the Living Christ. It is the celebration of the birth of Tammuz/Zeus/Jupiter/Mythra/Apollo/Constantine.
It is pleasing to the Enemy.
Both the Greek wording and the Biblical record support this understanding. Obviously Peter operated under the influence of the holy spirit but he wasn't making decisions for heaven.
The problem is the abuse of this authority that could exist as exercised by the RCC, especially in the realm of giving its priests authority to forgive and remit sin, which means they (allegedly) have the power to keep people out of heaven and send them to hell, a power that no human being should ever be able to have or to exercise over a fellow human being.
"Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely* is not Scripture, but is true nevertheless. At least to this point, I've never seen it disproved.
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