CIVIL RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION: All things Christianity

[T.Lex]

T.Lex and foszoe, have you guys worked out which one of you is the heretic yet? Or do you agree to disagree?

We don't talk about it.

More seriously, to follow up on f's post, the Schism isn't really heresy. Orthodox can take RCC communion (at least in our diocese).

 

[historian]

But which funny hat is right?!?!

 

[T.Lex]

But which funny hat is right?!?!

All of them.

 

[foszoe]

Speaking of schism, how is the Greco-Russian Schism going? I haven't heard anything lately.

Hasn't affected me so I haven't heard anything either

 

[Dead Duck]

Just curious - what church is professing that the Holy Spirit is not a person?

All the Christian Churches.

What I mean is The Holy Spirit is..... well.... A Spirit. The Holy Ghost. A "person", to me, would be flesh and blood like Jesus was.

But I'm wrong as in to differentiate between the Holy Trinity, most people do call them "Persons". I would call God an "entity", Jesus a "person" and the Holy Spirit a "spirit". (also called the breath of God) 3=1 and 1=3. They are all the same dude ultimately.
Anyway, that's what I meant by "the Holy Spirit is not a person". But The Holy Trinity IS most definitely a Christian belief.

Now, I'm not sure where this talk of the Holy Trinity not being in the bible? I haven't looked it up but I'm pretty sure it's in there.

 

[JettaKnight]

Now, I'm not sure where this talk of the Holy Trinity not being in the bible? I haven't looked it up but I'm pretty sure it's in there.

You got me.

Well, it's not explicitly spelled out, but if you put the pieces together... If the Holy Spirit is just some mystical force... like The Force... well, how exactly do you grieve it?


I use "person", because each has a personality, has a consciousness, and can act independently.

They are different and separate, yet they are the same.

 

[rvb]

Now, I'm not sure where this talk of the Holy Trinity not being in the bible? I haven't looked it up but I'm pretty sure it's in there.

God tells us he is a jealous God and we are to worship only him. One God.

Jesus prays to the Father, and tells the apostles a helper, the Holy Spirit, will come. 3 persons. So the Bible doesn’t use the word “trinity,” but you can’t say it’s not there.

I figured there was a semantics problem. Yes, the Holy Spirit wasn’t flesh and blood like Jesus, but as the hymn Holy Holy Holy says, “God in three persons, blessed Trinity.”

-rvb

 

[rvb]

Now I have that hymn stuck in my head...

-rvb

 

[Ziggidy]

Now I have that hymn stuck in my head...

-rvb

Not only yours.....it's ok though, it's a good song.

 

[BugI02]

You claim to be free of the influences of a church or a pastor - a free thinker and find all your answers in the Bible...

Yet, you and your church, all hold the same view, a view that's generally considered a heresy by the vast majority of Christians for do study and take their wisdom from the Bible...


Either you're wrong about believing in the Bible alone without anyone else's teaching from it, or it's an incredible coincidence that you all hold the same minority view.

If a pastor's (or perhaps your church doesn't have a pastor, but rotating group of men) teaching is irrelevant and pointless, then why is here even bothering to come on Sunday morning? Why do some have the gift of teaching if teaching is unnecessary? Why have Sunday School is everything is so plain you need schooling?

If the Bible is so plainly obvious, then why don't rest of us understand it as you understand it?

Ask Moroni?

 

[Dead Duck]

Now I have that hymn stuck in my head...

-rvb

From our church choir sometimes you can barely hear a - "Holy, Holy, Moly". Obviously the bass section.
Kind-of a Batman tribute.

 

[Dead Duck]

Thought this report was interesting.
Only something we've been saying for a long time now.

A police department in Alabama blamed a recent spike in crime for young people's lack of support for God.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-...e-is-because-young-people-have-embraced-satan

 

[Bartman]

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"

It doesn't make sense to me to be baptizing in the name of two personages, and an attribute. Especially when the attribute is capitalized.

 

[BugI02]

Is it not possible that an omniscient, omnipotent being encompassing the all of everything might need to interact with our limited minds and senses via an abstracted version of himself (or several)

 

[foszoe]

The entire NT is written in capital Greek

English Version translators decide what to capitalize in the bibles we have.

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"

It doesn't make sense to me to be baptizing in the name of two personages, and an attribute. Especially when the attribute is capitalized.

 

[Dead Duck]

Now a Chicago liberal is trying to rant about Trump would have killed Jesus.
This is great stuff.....

Is That From the 'Book of Obama'?: Tucker Blasts Gutierrez for Saying Trump Wall Would've Killed Jesus Christ | Fox News Insider




AND....

[video=youtube;-_53uVBzfdc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_53uVBzfdc[/video]

 

[CampingJosh]

The entire NT is written in capital Greek

For those who don't know, Foszoe is downplaying it even. The entire NT is written in capital Greek without punctuation or spaces between words.

It's almost like there's some interpretation required in reading any given text. Crazy, huh?

 

[foszoe]

For those who don't know, Foszoe is downplaying it even. The entire NT is written in capital Greek without punctuation or spaces between words.

It's almost like there's some interpretation required in reading any given text. Crazy, huh?

Yeah. Its interesting that the same greek word gets translated as tradition when it has a bad connotation but whe the connotation is good, it's translated as custom...

Hmm. Wonder why someone would do that?

 

[Ziggidy]

From our church choir sometimes you can barely hear a - "Holy, Holy, Moly". Obviously the bass section.
Kind-of a Batman tribute.

You dun ruined it for me now!

This weekend when we sing that, I will be busting a gut and will get all sorts looks. "Holy Holy Moly"

 

[ArcadiaGP]

It's that time of year again