Scott Husted
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Adam told himself ... but the workings or process of this, is the process found in the soul.
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I have some thoughts on that. But what do you make of the unanswered question? (Who told you that you were naked?)
Devil Talkin'
I’m curious about this comment. John the Baptist described Jesus as the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, but later “upon being jailed” he doesn’t question the content of that “takes away the sin of the world” claim, rather John questions whether or not he’s found the right man in Jesus.
John “questions what he has said” only insofar that he fears there’s been a case of mistaken identity. Jesus right away appeals to His healings and other miracles to say I’m the man. Maybe it’s just crossed wires on my part.
Recently I read a book titled All you want to know about Hell, it explained 3 famous historic perspectives on the nature, duration and purpose of hellfire.
The three viewpoints were that the fires of hell torment (traditional hell,) the fires consume (annihilationism,) and lastly that the fires refine (universalism.)
Long story short (although the author argued well in favour of each and every perspective) I ended up changing my mind on the topic of hell.
Growing up in a non Christian household I’ve made spiritual changes before, but those changes were always in the general direction of a widely agreed upon Christian orthodoxy.
Changing my mind in the past and accepting the deity of Christ, salvation by grace or the inerrancy of the Bible were big decisions to me personally, but in the grand scheme of things those choices are still rubber stamped by billions of people worldwide (unlike holding to what feels like a novel perspective on hell.)
So, like the short story above, my question is have you ever changed your mind on the subject of faith, morals and worldview to go in an unexpected new direction?
what are the differences between the Greek Orthodox and the EO ?To answer your question- yes. I grew up Reformed, Methodist, non-denom, and Baptist (not all at the same time- my parents moved a few times) and I became Eastern Orthodox later in life.
what are the differences between the Greek Orthodox and the EO ?
or are they the same ?
my dad was a Greek Orthodox but not a practicing one. he spoke the language and his parents has a pre arranged marriage in Greece. they were all heathens unfortunately and they never passed down the language to their children. I grew up with aunt's uncle's ala the big fat greek wedding lol.Greek is EO. The EO is made up of churches from various cultures (Russian, Greek, Serbian, etc.) but it is all the same faith and same theology. However, don't confuse Eastern rite (byzantine) Catholics with the EO. They have nearly identical worship services, but they are under the Pope of Rome. The EO has no Pope.
my dad was a Greek Orthodox but not a practicing one. he spoke the language and his parents has a pre arranged marriage in Greece. they were all heathens unfortunately and they never passed down the language to their children. I grew up with aunt's uncle's ala the big fat greek wedding lol.
Come you two, tsk tsk tsk.Prove it.
Oh the irony. See my points and my reading of @alllivesmatter’s message land her smack dab in the middle of Christian orthodoxy. Mine is the most accurate, commonsensical and generous reading of her message. That’s the steel man approach to conversation, where you make the position of the person you’re reading from as strong as possible.
You have straw manned her message to force her outside of the boundaries of Christian orthodoxy, attempting to drive her away from beliefs like saved by grace. Your reading (unlike mine) is the most inaccurate, nonsensical and petty reading of her message.
Come on, gong. You can do better than this!
Come you two, tsk tsk tsk.
Which comes first the chicken or the egg?
My post was in relation to the op. You didn't get it did you?The chicken, because an egg can’t lay himself!
My post was in relation to the op. You didn't get it did you?
LOLit was a knee jerk reaction
Hang on...The chicken, because an egg can’t lay himself!
I forgot you don't like personal opinions. Only facts. I am sure forums welcome both.Deciding that decision making is like Russian roulette is a decision you’ve made. The gun only goes off in your face when you try to reason that reasoning is bad, that’s the loaded chamber.
Christians don’t make decisions arbitrarily, they make decisions based upon principles. Like principles you’ll find in Gods word. If a person thinks that choices are like a random game of death, that only tells me that their choices are not informed by principles.
I forgot you don't like personal opinions. Only facts. I am sure forums welcome both.
You still haven't gotten it, the relationship?it was a knee jerk reaction
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