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ViaCrucis replied to the thread I have a problem with Paul and his version of events..Perhaps a problem here is that you think "Father" is a title of status, rather than a term of endearment and affection, which is how... -
ViaCrucis replied to the thread I have a problem with Paul and his version of events..You might be misunderstanding me. I'm saying Jesus' point isn't that terms like "rabbi", "father", or "teacher" are inherently the...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread People claim to want Jesus for president, but would they really?.I do. But as He Himself said, His kingdom is not of this world. The Day will come when the fallen kingdoms of this present age will be...
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ViaCrucis reacted to JSRG's post in the thread I have a problem with Paul and his version of events. with
Agree.
I am a bit confused here. Assuming Jerome's statements here are correct (note that Jerome only says "we have received the following... -
ViaCrucis replied to the thread I have a problem with Paul and his version of events..Jesus didn't condemn it. Jesus condemned the attitude of those religious leaders who loved praise and lording their authority over...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread I have a problem with Paul and his version of events..Sure, if we just ignore what Jesus is saying and why He is saying it. Funny how it's only modern people who interpret Jesus this way...
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ViaCrucis reacted to RDKirk's post in the thread I have a problem with Paul and his version of events. with Like.
Christians of Paul's time and immediately afterward, the apostles, those who knew Paul and those who knew the apostles accepted his...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread People claim to want Jesus for president, but would they really?.Christ is King. -CryptoLutheran
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread People claim to want Jesus for president, but would they really?.The Temple was destroyed in 70 AD. There hasn't been a divinely-sanctioned theocratic form of government since ancient Israel; and there...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread People claim to want Jesus for president, but would they really?.I don't believe any human institution of governance to be Christian. Christians exist in and under human institutions. I've no interest...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread I'm not sure I like the changes "pope" Benedict made to the Nicene Creed (I think it is).It's not the title or term of Pope that is problematic. It is the unique situation of the Roman Pontiff which is problematic. When the...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread I'm not sure I like the changes "pope" Benedict made to the Nicene Creed (I think it is).That's underselling it by a wide margin. St. Jerome is taken as representative of patristic thought. Article IV of the Smalcald...
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ViaCrucis reacted to The Liturgist's post in the thread I'm not sure I like the changes "pope" Benedict made to the Nicene Creed (I think it is) with Agree.
Indeed, particularly when we consider that Canons VI and VII of the Council of Nicaea establish that the bishops of Alexandria, Antioch...
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ViaCrucis replied to the thread I'm not sure I like the changes "pope" Benedict made to the Nicene Creed (I think it is).The quote provided makes appeal to the historic practice of the ancient Church; not just mere human reason. The arguments which the Book...
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ViaCrucis reacted to The Liturgist's post in the thread I'm not sure I like the changes "pope" Benedict made to the Nicene Creed (I think it is) with Like.
The five ancient Patriarchates were the Primus Inter Pares of their respective churches, and the Orthodox bishops of Constantinople...