"Churchianity"

[Motar]

For my sister Motar, Gerry, and distant Christian cousins.Matthew 27:54 The Roman centurian. "Truly, he was a son of a god." (Vero, filius dei erat)

Thank you brother Spade.

In context, this is a professional Roman officer who commands one hundred military men. Certainly he has seen some things in his career that would topple the average citizen. Yet, he and his fellow witnesses are startled by the events surrounding the death of Jesus. The record states: "When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, 'Surely he was the Son of God." (Matthew 27:54 NIV)

In Mark's account, the record goes: "And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, 'Surely this man was the Son of God!" (Mark 15:39 NIV) This soldier was familiar with crucifixion. The physical aspects of Jesus' death would not astound him. "How Jesus died" refers to something of the spiritual experience of Jesus in suffering and death. Christ impressed the man in a way that no other condemned and crucified individual had. And he articulated it thus: "Surely this man was the Son of God!"

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

He is risen, cj : )

 

[darkbeaver]

God has two faces, one negative, one positive, for the maintenance of the ONE thing. The one thing is God.

The two forces, then, having moved ab initio out from the inner core of infinite being, the one essence, the other consciousness, and taken their position at the opposite ends of the polarity, the great battle of Armageddon begins, the war that Heraclitus said is the father of all things. This is simply the tension of polarity. It is the operative modus of creative activity.

The highest and most comprehensive study of God electromagnetic theory.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I am a Church.

I'm jealous. I'm just a li'l ol' chapel.

 

[Cliffy]

I'm jealous. I'm just a li'l ol' chapel.

Well, get up on your soap box and reel in the fish. If he can succeed so can you.

 

[petros]

I'm jealous. I'm just a li'l ol' chapel.

Same thing.

I am a domicile of the a Spirit. A house of the Lord and the lord of the house.

 

[JLM]

fu ck you, hypocrite.

And you profess to be a Christian! -

 

[petros]

Being Christian means you can't call bullsh-t?

 

[JLM]

Being Christian means you can't call bullsh-t?

There's a difference between attacking an idea and attacking a person.

 

[gerryh]

And you profess to be a Christian! -

This is the second time you quoted that statement in this thread. I have already answered you on this.

There's a difference between attacking an idea and attacking a person.

Yes there is, and when the person is a hypocrite, I will point it out.

 

[JLM]

Yes there is, and when the person is a hypocrite, I will point it out.

But you're not?

 

[gerryh]

But you're not?

When you catch me, point it out.

 

[Motar]

Hello cj. I see that you are logged in. What's on your mind/heart today?

 

[Cliffy]

But you're not?

People judge others by their own sense of right and wrong. Nobody can know what is in another person's heart. We must learn to accept others for who they are, not who we think they should be. Who they are is between them and their creator.

 

[Spade]

I have a well-defined sense of right and wrong, to wit, right is wrong and left is right.
Thou wost it too, Cliffy!

 

[JLM]

When you catch me, point it out.

Not to criticize you, but I'm a little confused and I wouldn't be surprised if others aren't too. I always thought a "Christian" at least tried to conduct himself like Christ- that's why I say "tried" because I consider myself to be a Christian, but I don't pretend not to lose it at times and like you call an obnoxious pr*ck a f**kin' A$$hole, but I generally only do it after being verbally abused myself. Yet I get the feeling you react that way to an idea you don't agree with. I believe anyone should be able to believe whatever they want without being abused for it as long as they are not harming others. That's my idea in a nutshell of being a Christian.

 

[gerryh]

Not to criticize you, but I'm a little confused and I wouldn't be surprised if others aren't too. I always thought a "Christian" at least tried to conduct himself like Christ- that's why I say "tried" because I consider myself to be a Christian, but I don't pretend not to lose it at times and like you call an obnoxious pr*ck a f**kin' A$$hole, but I generally only do it after being verbally abused myself. Yet I get the feeling you react that way to an idea you don't agree with. I believe anyone should be able to believe whatever they want without being abused for it as long as they are not harming others. That's my idea in a nutshell of being a Christian.

already posted about this. Obviously you aren't reading my posts, or ignoring the majority of the post and only concentrating on certain words or phrases.

 

[JLM]

already posted about this. Obviously you aren't reading my posts, or ignoring the majority of the post and only concentrating on certain words or phrases.

In the course of a day there's a lot of posts on the forum and some days I don't get a chance to read them all. -

 

[gerryh]

In the course of a day there's a lot of posts on the forum and some days I don't get a chance to read them all. -

roflmfao......ya.....ok.......:roll:

 

[JLM]

roflmfao......ya.....ok.......:roll:

You even make light of factual statements, some of us have other activities besides reading the forum.

 

[darkbeaver]

It is the non comprehensive nature of Christianity itself which has perpetuated the division we witness in this thread. The catholic church was built not on Peter the apostle but Peter the magician, Peter the apostle was never once in Rome. Organized crime is ancient.