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Originally posted by 1nOne
The key to unlocking the mysteries of the Bible is understanding the god of the Old Testament is the Devil.
That's because the Christian faith isn't Sola Scriptura, it has something called Holy Tradition (and the faith existed before the NT was written and the Council of Nicea was held). They believed that the Holy Spirit guided them. These men upheld orthodox Christian teachings that had been traditioned to them- but they were outnumbered and persecuted by the Arians at one point- not long after Nicea. They rejected certain teachings as false and upheld which books were considered scripture (as said books were already in use in the Church). They specifically rejected certain books/writings as false (and those books were not used in the various Churches), and upheld other books as true yet not scriptural (The Protoevangelium of James, for example).
Originally posted by rodredux
Most Christians' faith begins and ends with the Bible, but the Nicene Council, held in AD 325, decided what that faith should be, destroying countless early Christian documents and rewriting passages in others.
Sophia means wisdom. Just because the Hellenistic pagans gave wisdom a human/female personification doesn't mean that translates over to Christianity. You're getting your wires crossed. In Orthodox Christianity, wisdom is an energy of God. In our apophatic theology we don't say that wisdom is the essence of God, because God is incomprehensible. I hear Sophia!/Wisdom! Let us be attentive at every Divine Liturgy.
The goddess Sophia, God's female companion/aspect, was transformed into the androgynous Holy Spirit because they did not want women to hold any power in the church.
We recognize lots of women preachers, missionaries, martyrs, etcetera. No women priests though, and not because women are inferior. It was hygiene motivated as women literally bled out each month, and were often restricted during those times. The Orthodox Church has never said Mary Magdalene was a prostitute and we recognize her as Equal To The Apostles.
They added passages about women being silent in church because they did not like the female preachers of that time period. They merged Mary Magdalene with the prostitute Mary, when in fact, Mary Magdalene was an apostle, and perhaps Jesus' most beloved.
Lucifer, Lucifer dawn of the morning, im gonna chase you out of earth"
How is it that there are so many bright minds here on ATS yet the majority of you are extremely convinced that TPTB are Satanists?
Originally posted by Canned2na
How is it that there are so many bright minds here on ATS yet the majority of you are extremely convinced that TPTB are Satanists?
Originally posted by ShadowZion
reply to post by petrus4
why do people think that you live this life un judged.
so if somebody kills someone and hides for the rest of their life no punishment awaits them??
This is not the law of nature my friend, for every up there is a down, for every action there is a consequence and for every sin there is a punishment.
Ying Yang, Moral duality.
Funny there is:
On and off
closed and open
0 and 1
A and B
Hate and Love
But people do not want to accept good and evil
Heaven or Hell
God or Satan
People would rather believe in Nothing.
lets go over peoples beliefs regarding the afterlife:
Christian: Heaven or Hell
Muslim: Heaven or Hell
Jewish: Heaven or Hell
Modern Day society/Atheism: ...................................................(dead end)
why does every thing follow the law of Duality except this modern day way of living????
Ill tell you why because if the masses knew or started to believe that there was something after this life.........the value people place on money would drop and all the major corporations would crumble to the ground.
Bye- Bye Materialism YAYYYYY.
Peace
"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain."
D = Doug E Fresh
R = MC Ricky D (aka Slick Rick)
B = Both
G = Get Fresh Crew
Intro
Ladies and Gentleman...the most exciting stage show you've ever
witnessed...appearing live...Doug E Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew.
Verse 1
Oh my God
Is it real?
R: Excuse me Doug E Fresh...
D: Yes!
R: Have you ever seen a show with fellas on the mic
with one minute rhymes that don't come out right
They bite
D: They never write
R: That's not polite. Am I lyin'?
D: No, you're quite right
R: Well tonight on this very mic you're about to hear
B: We swear, the best darn rappers of the year
R: So!
D: So!
R: Cheerio!
D: Yell...
R: Scream...
B: Bravo! Also, if you didn't know this is called The Show
Verse 2
R: A-yo, Doug
D: What?
R: Put ya Bally's on
D: Yo, Rick, I was about to but I need a shoehorn
R: Why?
D: Because these shoes always hurt my corns (reference to devil hoofs?)
R: Six minutes...six minutes...six minutes
Doug E Fresh, you're on
Uh uh on, Uh uh on, Uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on
Uh uh on, Uh uh on, Uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on
Ooh ooh ooh, uh uh on
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