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4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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False Prophets and Teachers
2:1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell [1] and committed them to chains [2] of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
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Some Will Depart from the Faith
4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope to 'seek closer ties'
The Archbishop of Canterbury shakes hands with the Pope in Rome
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agreed to seek closer relations between Anglicans and Catholics at a meeting in Rome, the Vatican has said.
It follows tensions over the Vatican's offer to welcome disenchanted Anglicans into the Catholic fold.
Pope Benedict's proposal would allow Anglicans to convert while preserving many of their traditions and practices.
A Vatican statement said the "cordial" talks reiterated "the shared will" to move toward closer relations.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing criticism from fellow Anglicans over his comments on Islamic Sharia law.
Dr Williams sparked a major row after saying, in a BBC Radio 4 interview last week, that the adoption of parts of the law was "unavoidable" in Britain.
Despite attempts to clarify his comments and support from both within and outside the church, controversy continues to surround Dr Williams.
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Originally posted by The time lord
Church leaders no longer act and believe in what the Bible says, like Jesus was not the son of God or evolution was part of the process and life might be on other planets.
Originally posted by EdCase512
Originally posted by The time lord
Church leaders no longer act and believe in what the Bible says, like Jesus was not the son of God or evolution was part of the process and life might be on other planets.
Do you ?
Your Avatar contains two "pop culture" aliens. Should you not in fact replace it or do you condone speculation ?
Time to choose my friend time to choose.