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I don't understand the logic F. God made beautiful bodies... both female and male. Why change them so drastically? Maybe you should have a psychological thread on this?

Oh my gosh...yes, this is what I mean... it's WAY TOO MUCH and changes the look of a human being.. which is what they want, anyway... but I do think it's vanity, and an addiction. Even a denial and who knows what else.

As to the synod, I'm not really sure I understand it.... The regular synods that are called to clarify spiritual matters of faith, morals, doctrine, etc. are called by and guided by the Holy Spirit. What the pope wants to do is being called a "human" or man-made synod. IOW, it's HIM that...

The above is not for me... But I find there are many things about the Christian "religion" I do NOT understand. I find that sometimes the comprehension comes to me eventually, and sometimes it does not. All I do is stop searching.... I have Jesus and understand HIM,,,what more could we need...

What can I say? All the above is true. I posted just a couple of days ago that this Pope is going to set up a man-made synod -- meaning made up by HIM and not following church rules...that is going to be PERMANENT and is going to be filled up with those that agree with his vision of the...

You speak about fear a lot ( I think ). How much fear should we have of God? Are you married? Do you fear your husband or do you do what He likes out of love for Him? Or a parent,,,or a brother,,,(if not married). I think we should have a healthy respect for God... but I don't think we should...

Yes...it does sound like belief is a work. But what it's saying is that it is a work OF GOD,,, not OUR work. The work of God is that it is His WILL that we believe in Jesus. Romans 3:24 Justification (salvation) is a gift from God. Belief is not a work. Faith is not a work. Otherwise we would...

Yes, I'm sorry if I didn't explain myself properly. Before girls used to have little tattoos... now they're bigger AND they have quite a few. Let alone men,,,who seem to have them all over their body: the legs, arms, the back, the chest.

Actually, I think any addiction is bad because you depend on it for your happiness. Paul said not to get drunk on anything... To not depend on anything, except God. This is why some are covered with tattoos. They want to change their look... and also, because they run out of space...? (for...

But belief is not a work. you, of all persons, should understand this due to your faith beliefs.

I agree 100% with your above statemens. I just want to say that I do believe holiness means the same for everyone... But we cannot deny that some of our works are superior to others. For instance: St. Francis --- who even dreams of being at this level of doing God's works? Or St. Teresa. Or...

What else?

I also don't understand the difference between what @Episkopos calls a born-again person and a person that is IN CHRIST...although I DO believe we must be IN CHRIST. But HOW is being IN CHRIST a work? John 15:5-6

You're using the human, man-made description of righteous again. Can't you just accept that righteous means RIGHT WITH GOD? Do YOU think YOU are right with God? And if you do,,, is that arrogant, or is it just something God has told you?

It's not so much the size as the having them all over the body. Is this disrespect for the body? That's an interesting question. I think smoking is disrespect for the body although I don't think it's a sin and I don't judge anyone that smokes...I have my own sins to worry about. What about...

My image means that , yes , you just MIGHT BE a little obsessed? Do you have tatoos? Many?

I don't think getting a tattoo is a sin. I also don't understand why anyone would want to put tattoos all over their body. The bible does teach us that our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. It's one thing to get a little thing here or there... but have you seen what persons are doing to...

SBG, I NEVER said we cannot be cut off. Romans 11:20-23 addresses your post, and I agree with it. This would be speaking of eternal security...a different discussion altogether. We were discussing the meaning of Righteousness and Holiness. I was NOT discussing eternal security. St. Teresa, BTW...

I don't think any Christian believes this. I think we get justification and sanctification mixed up.