You are silly to assume that I am as clueless as you make yourself appear to be. I have posted about the Nicene Council before, and you still present the wrong date, which was not 323 but 325... and you seem also completely ignorant of the fact that anything in the three hundreds is counted as the fourth century, just as now we are in the twenty first century. Your pretensions to being in possession of factually accurate history are laughable.
Idol worship on Easter
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I do try my hardest not to be mean! But I do stand for truth, and where historical facts are concern, this OP had none.
Plus, I see she has me on ignore, and is not responding to my posts, whereas she is responding to others. Too bad, we were good friends at one time. Oh well, I guess she must think I deserve it for being annoyingly factual. LOL. (I know, people don't usually put others on ignore because of facts!)
And yes, we do disagree at times, Lance but I have not seen you post anything that you did not believe in, with some Scriptures to support it. That is genuine discussion, which is the right way to do things! And sometimes I agree with you just completely. I don't ignore it when someone posts something I do agree with, just because on a few other issues, we don't agree. Instead, I try and give at least a like, and if it is really inspiring a rep!
Too many people take everything personally in this forum, and forget we are discussing theology, which does have a great range of possibilities. So, we should never attack the person, but rather, deal intelligently with the topic, and forgive the person who is insulting. We cannot do less for Jesus!
I gave up getting stoned... hey, I did not plan it that way, but when
I cried out to God for help, He delivered me from my addictions
I cried out to God for help, He delivered me from my addictions
Joint pain, are you trying to be funny? Yes, I have had people suggest pot to me to help me sleep, but, no, I cannot risk it, as marijuana was my drug of choice for decades, due to the fact that 1) I liked doing mind and mood altering drugs and 2) stronger substances sometimes hospitalized me, or brought me to death's doorstep. Pot was the easier softer way and I loved getting off and being high However, I reached a point in my life where I was in a great deal of emotional pain (again again) and when I cried out to God for help, I was directed to the narcotics anonymous program and suddenly found the willingness and desire to stop using after twenty four years. A miracle, really. I had been going to meetings for years and never heard the solution, which is God. I was running away from God...
Yes, I have had people suggest pot to me to help me sleep, but, no, I cannot risk it, as marijuana was my drug of choice for decades, due to the fact that 1) I liked doing mind and mood altering drugs and 2) stronger substances sometimes hospitalized me, or brought me to death's doorstep. Pot was the easier softer way and I loved getting off and being high However, I reached a point in my life where I was in a great deal of emotional pain (again again) and when I cried out to God for help, I was directed to the narcotics anonymous program and suddenly found the willingness and desire to stop using after twenty four years. A miracle, really. I had been going to meetings for years and never heard the solution, which is God. I was running away from God...
OK, all you heathens, give me all your chocolate bunnies and candies, all them rainbow colored boiled eggs, all them cream filled chocolate eggs, all them jelly beans (especially them jelly belly's), and don't forget them peeps. Get down on your knees and pray for your souls. Give me 5 hail Marys and you are forgiven. Now pray for Billy's belly ache.
If you think that I am worshiping idols because I eat candy on Easter, you are really hard up for things to worry about. Easter is one of the happiest days of my entire year. My Lord and Savior defeated death on the day that we are celebrating, and made it possible for me to have eternal life in him. I will wake up worshiping Him, spend my day worshiping Him, then got to sleep worshiping Him. Most of I will enjoy every minute of the entire day.
May each and every person here have all of the Joy that our Lord and Savior Jesus provided for us. Today, especially tomorrow, and all the remaining days here on this temporary home called Earth. God Bless you all.
If you think that I am worshiping idols because I eat candy on Easter, you are really hard up for things to worry about. Easter is one of the happiest days of my entire year. My Lord and Savior defeated death on the day that we are celebrating, and made it possible for me to have eternal life in him. I will wake up worshiping Him, spend my day worshiping Him, then got to sleep worshiping Him. Most of I will enjoy every minute of the entire day.
May each and every person here have all of the Joy that our Lord and Savior Jesus provided for us. Today, especially tomorrow, and all the remaining days here on this temporary home called Earth. God Bless you all.
Which truths did I present as half truths? I can quote other sources if you want! You were out by 300 years on when Constantine lived, and when the Church Councils were. That is in the Roman records to say nothing of the RCC records.
Of course, unlike you, I am not in the bowels of the Vatican, reading directly from their original church manuscripts, like you! I hear is it very hard to get permission to access their records, which of course, you must have in order to read the originals, rather than what was just brought out or quoted because you would not want to be posting any half truths, based on what a "man" told you.
I heard that someone was doing serious early church research and the RCC would not let him in to see the original documents, because he was not Catholic. So he converted.
Did you convert to get in to see the documents? Just curious, because you seem to think you are such an expert on early church history. Even if you can't even come close on the dates!
Of course, unlike you, I am not in the bowels of the Vatican, reading directly from their original church manuscripts, like you! I hear is it very hard to get permission to access their records, which of course, you must have in order to read the originals, rather than what was just brought out or quoted because you would not want to be posting any half truths, based on what a "man" told you.
I heard that someone was doing serious early church research and the RCC would not let him in to see the original documents, because he was not Catholic. So he converted.
Did you convert to get in to see the documents? Just curious, because you seem to think you are such an expert on early church history. Even if you can't even come close on the dates!
The sad thing about this whole thread, is that we could have actually been discussing the issue of whether Resurrection Sunday is a pagan holiday or not.
Instead, we have to go over simple material, like when Constantine lived, and the date of the councils. To say nothing of the fact that the Edict of Milan stopped the persecution of Christians, which Constantine had witnessed as a upper class Roman when Diocletian, emperor, was issue edicts against the "worshippers of Christ." Whatever Constantine's motive, he certainly was instrumental and used by God to stop persecution.
To say nothing of calling councils which worked through a lot of early church doctrine. We owe a lot to those Church Councils.
Instead, we have to go over simple material, like when Constantine lived, and the date of the councils. To say nothing of the fact that the Edict of Milan stopped the persecution of Christians, which Constantine had witnessed as a upper class Roman when Diocletian, emperor, was issue edicts against the "worshippers of Christ." Whatever Constantine's motive, he certainly was instrumental and used by God to stop persecution.
To say nothing of calling councils which worked through a lot of early church doctrine. We owe a lot to those Church Councils.
Joint pain, are you trying to be funny? Yes, I have had people suggest pot to me to help me sleep, but, no, I cannot risk it, as marijuana was my drug of choice for decades, due to the fact that 1) I liked doing mind and mood altering drugs and 2) stronger substances sometimes hospitalized me, or brought me to death's doorstep. Pot was the easier softer way and I loved getting off and being high However, I reached a point in my life where I was in a great deal of emotional pain (again again) and when I cried out to God for help, I was directed to the narcotics anonymous program and suddenly found the willingness and desire to stop using after twenty four years. A miracle, really. I had been going to meetings for years and never heard the solution, which is God. I was running away from God...
Yes, I have had people suggest pot to me to help me sleep, but, no, I cannot risk it, as marijuana was my drug of choice for decades, due to the fact that 1) I liked doing mind and mood altering drugs and 2) stronger substances sometimes hospitalized me, or brought me to death's doorstep. Pot was the easier softer way and I loved getting off and being high However, I reached a point in my life where I was in a great deal of emotional pain (again again) and when I cried out to God for help, I was directed to the narcotics anonymous program and suddenly found the willingness and desire to stop using after twenty four years. A miracle, really. I had been going to meetings for years and never heard the solution, which is God. I was running away from God...