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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 29, 2005 15:37:34 GMT -5
My faith (trust and belief) is in Christ and what he did on the Cross at calvary.
Before you can truly and accuratly have faith in what Christ did you must first believe that it all happened.
To believe that it all happened you must search out the truth.
if you believe it didnt happen or if it did happen simply because someone told you it did or didnt. then you faith isnt in christ but the person that told you.
This is where many christians go wrong with false doctrine. they put there faith and trust in the minister and believe anything and everything they are taught. Their faith isnt in christ.
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Post by simon on Apr 29, 2005 15:55:51 GMT -5
First off I am just poking at you a bit, you know I understand your position.
Second as you know you are making my original point which is that the organization of religion and its subsequent evolution as it is carried and handed on via fragile humans has become the most significant detriment to the beliefs that fostered the movement in the first place.
Organized religion by its own nature is its own worst enemy.
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Post by Pete & Tim on Apr 29, 2005 16:17:33 GMT -5
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Post by simon on Apr 29, 2005 16:21:44 GMT -5
I could not help but wonder, did they ponder....."boxers or briefs?"
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Post by Ryan Thames on Apr 30, 2005 0:48:30 GMT -5
I totally agree with you. But in church history the church grew not because of orginized religion. Though there have been "religious institutions" expanded. But true church growth is ordained and headed by God, it is when man tries to harness it and to conform it and to put reins on it that it then goes from a holy spirit movement to an organized religion.
Ya know that picture burns me up more than anything that has ever been posted against me and against Christ.
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Post by Chris Coletti on Apr 30, 2005 22:21:39 GMT -5
Who is "Urban Outfitters"?
Total skanks.
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