Nice story.
The book is the revealing of Christ. His revelation.A pet peeve of mine is how often the book of the Revelation is called "Revelations". "Revelations" isn't a book in the Bible, it is the book of the Revelation, or the Apocalypse if one wants to be more traditional. Most specifically it is titled the Apocalypse (or Revelation) of St. John. As it is the revelation (Greek: apokalypsis) which God gave St. John of Patmos to write down for the seven churches in Asia.
And I'm plenty familiar with St. John's Apocalypse, but since I don't subscribe to wild-eyed futurist interpretations of the text I'll wager we'll have little to discuss as pertains to the meaning of the text.
-CryptoLutheran
So does this mean you oppose the antichrist laws on Sodomism?Yes. Some of us enjoy reading and learning facts about the world and history.
I suppose other people enjoy engaging in empty-headed twaddle.
-CryptoLutheran
This is not about just the US. Nor about whether governments are increasingly antichrist.
There was an entire thread debunking this story. The Hitching Post was a for profit business which provided both sacred and secular weddings. However when they discovered that the local non-discrimination laws meant they would need to provide services to same sex couples, they decided to sue the city, instead of just changing their business registration to being a religious organization.
The book is the revealing of Christ. His revelation.
So does this mean you oppose the antichrist laws on Sodomism?
No one asked you where you planned to travel. Some churches feel fine with tolerance of a tibial sin. So far I don't see much about where you stand. Cut the blather and whining and contribute.Alright, then if I go move to a country that does have laws restricting Christian worship and practice, I'll make sure to keep your warnings in mind. Though I wasn't planning a vacation to Saudi Arabia or Iran.
-CryptoLuthearn
And what proof do you have for this?
They didn't surrender. If they surrendered then they would have renounced their faith but they didn't. Losing the building you traditionally worship in is not surrendering. When has church ever equaled building?Says you. I disagree that believers should surrender all that they have and worked for, and that God gave them like dumb sheep.
No one asked you where you planned to travel.
Since you missed the most important fact about the book, I pointed it out.Yes, but the book is called the Revelation of St. John.
The Gospel of St. Mark isn't the Gospel about Mark, but the Gospel about Christ, but it's still called "The Gospel of Mark".
-CryptoLutheran
Just because I don't believe the government has the power to shut down traditional Christians churches today doesn't mean they won't have that power in the future.Oh? Shuts you down? Why would they? Do you preach against abortion and Sodomism?
Sorry, I prefer women.So you're not interested in my possible vacation plans? Too bad, because I was thinking that perhaps you and I could have ourselves a little getaway to Barbados.
-CryptoLutheran
Being shut down is not the concern. The concern would be having to comply with bad rules.Just because I don't believe the government has the power to shut down traditional Christians churches today doesn't mean they won't have that power in the future.
Here is a school that was affected.And what proof do you have for this?
Persecuted includes forced compliance with bad laws.That's why the persecuted church meets in secret aka underground because they no longer follow or comply with the rules set up by the government. Usually the laws include terms of "you are not allowed to be Christian".
Yes it does. So don't comply with the laws if you so choose. But don't expect the government to be happy about it if that is what you choose to do.Persecuted includes forced compliance with bad laws.
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