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Recent content by chaindog

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    The Way International

    So are you saying that Jesus Christ is in a cult? Jesus denied his own divinity several times in the gospels. Chaindog
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    Preconceptions about Mormons.

    Yup, I'm asking :) Feel free to PM me if you don't want to derail this thread. Chaindog
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    Preconceptions about Mormons.

    If any of those things that I said are misconceptions, please let me know.
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    Preconceptions about Mormons.

    My only contact with Mormons have been on this board. My understanding of LDS beliefs are: 1) It is a Christian sect that differs greatly from mainstream Christian dogma 2) They believe that God has a physical body and lives on another planet 3) They once accepted polygamy, probably...
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    Should Christians Go To War?

    When did Jesus teach us to passively tolerate genocide and rape rooms? If a woman was being raped on the street and I was a witness to it, would I not be justified in using force to stop her attackers? If I killed them, would it not be justified? It's fine to turn the other cheek if the...
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    Religious Tolerance : to what extent?

    Russia was founded on Communism? Russian society as we know it now began as a feudal system with Eastern Orthodoxy as its state religion. It had an unfortunate stint with Communism for 70 years or so but the majority of its history was spent as a Christian nation. I think this has more to do...
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    Poll on Christ's Human Soul

    I believe that Christ was human and thus had a human soul. At his baptism, the Logos joined with him. Even after that point, he still had a soul... he just had something "extra". Chaindog
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    Looking Forward to Celestial Glory!

    Der Alter, [Edited by a moderator] I don't know if you got a chance to see it before it was killed, but I did react with a similar attitude to the one that you show in this post and I was wrong to do so. [Edited by a moderator] I agree with your assesment of when The Gospel of Thomas...
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    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witnesses translation) translation errors.

    Although I don't know Hebrew, I've read in the footnotes in my Bible that ancient Hebrew did not have tenses. There would be no difference between saying I ran, I run, I will run. That is why there is some debate as to whether some passages are prophecy, description of current events, or...
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    Gnostic head count?

    Hmmm. I only know of you, me, HaduKen24, and Michelli.
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    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witnesses translation) translation errors.

    Interesting. Maybe a JW can point us to some non-JW support for the version?
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    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witnesses translation) translation errors.

    Was the NWT Bible translated directly from Aramaic/Hebrew/Greek, or was it actually revised from the English? If translated from the original text, are there any non JW Biblical scholars that agree with the translation? Chaindog
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    Looking Forward to Celestial Glory!

    Mormons are not alone in believing that humans who follow Christ will ascend. Here is a quote from the Gospel of Thomas (Nag Hammadi library): 13 Jesus said to his disciples, "Compare me to something and tell me what I am like." Simon Peter said to him, "You are like a just messenger."...
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    Getting the book of Mormon?

    What do you mean... "with the presence of"? Do they just show up on your doorstep or do they call/mail you?