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  1. Rakis

    Why are Catholic priests called "father"?

    I have come to realise for the new believer it's important to pick your battles carefully I mention battles as a form of different philosophy's here in these forums you have wisdom so be wise. Don't allow anything to distract you from keeping your eyes on Jesus and sharing the gospel to the unsaved.
  2. Rakis

    Why are Catholic priests called "father"?

    2. No one should be called teacher? I do understand that a student is not Better than He's teacher but if he works hard enough he can become a teacher. Teacher and father is to extremes but again I'm still learning.
  3. Rakis

    Why are Catholic priests called "father"?

    Intended to be unhelpful? No not at all I can speck for myself it was only a question. I don't understand the catholic doctrine so here I am throwing questions out.
  4. Rakis

    Why are Catholic priests called "father"?

    Could priest just be exactly that? The father of lies? It does go against what Jesus tells us ..call no man a father upon the earth was Jesus forewarning us in the near future that their will be some wanting to be referred as father?
  5. Rakis

    Why are Catholic priests called "father"?

    Well the bible clearly says their are two fathers we have God the father in heaven than you have the father of lies the devil, to the Cathlic priest some might question exactly what they mean by father, Christians often refer pastors as their spiritual parents but to as a father not sure.
  6. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    God’s Word is clear, it says they’ll be known by their fruits. Not by how much money they have. Not by how many followers they have. Not by how many books they have written or the great things they have done. They’ll be known by what fruit exists in their lives. Is there love, joy, peace...
  7. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    One of the methods bank tellers and merchants learn in order to distinguish real money from counterfeit bills is to examine genuine $100 bills over and over again so that they more likely to spot the counterfeit bills when they see them. In the same way we can learn to recognize destructive...
  8. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Yeah that's the principle of sowing and reaping! Sowing and reaping is biblical.
  9. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Ok well I'm internet fatigued but hopefully dude you got my point but if not we can go at it again. But that's me bro. If you come up with some evidence to find him guilty let us know peace out bro.
  10. Rakis

    Feel like a hypocrite

    Go away and read your bible and come back and share with us what you've read!
  11. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    A better way to understand self-help is spelt backwards. If a friend says I know your hungry so I made you something to eat so "help-self" and so you don't get up and move to get you something to eat and you become moody now people around you got to put up with your complaining.
  12. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Self help is the action side to get the job completed.
  13. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Self help isn't taking the place of God not at all. Self help is someone encouraging you that you can do whatever your finding hard to do and self help will get yourself of the coach and into mowing the laws self help works against procrastination. Big difference.
  14. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    The Bible says where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom ok let's use this verse for an example ok. have you gone to a religious church? (no names) have you ever noticed the difference when Gods spirit is not in the building? I personally have it actually creeps me out because there's...
  15. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Refusing to call sin sin in his own life? Or in someone else's life that's sinning willfully directing this towards the saved? or unsaved? He refuses to call people to repentance after sinning or leading people to repentance after the preachings finished? (Altar call) He refuses to say that...
  16. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Ok great! I'm being open minded here with you on this matter so now let's put up bullet points or points of difference meaning we need to be specific and proof to back up our claim! The only proof we would get is from the words he uses to state his doctrine that is NOT the teaches of Jesus...
  17. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Well how do we know he's a real wolf? We need proof! How do we identify wolfs in sheeps clothing?
  18. Rakis

    Feel like a hypocrite

    If you question weather or not you have committed the unforgivable sin and that fact that you do care says it's more likely you haven't and the reason your heart And the fact you are worried tells me you have a love for Jesus! Amen, and because you worry if you have or not says you love...
  19. Rakis

    Joel Osteen: Man of God or Man of the People?

    Tell me everything all the bad things about pastor Joel! I need tk So what your saying pastor Joel never went through the Gate but jumped the fence instead? Do you know exactly what that means?