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Oh my! I didn't know who we were dealing with. Scott A has proclaimed himself God. Well since I have your attention I need a parking space for my motorhome...can you help me with that?

GodsGrace is exactly right.

And the Puppet Master speaks. No good you do is a merit to you because you are a puppet. Funny that in the Old Testament generally when God wanted something done...He assigned champions.

@"ByGrace" I hope all is good with you?

Correction noted, but still Salvation is a big thing, why did he not talk about it more? What is more important than Salvation?

These are full grown men and they keep talking about salvation....This is one of the reasons that they keep talking circles and getting it wrong.

Hey...no fair giving hints!

You guys really don't know. Salvation is a really big thing! Why is it that Christ is not speaking of it a lot during His ministry?

Try it again...

I always like it when people dodge the question. Better think about it. Better yet, Christ speaks of saved quite a bit...but not salvation. Why?

@Enoch111 @CNKW3 Answer me this riddle...According to the Gospels Christ said the word salvation once. Luke 19:9. Why do you think that is? And do you think it was instantaneous for the household or family?

@Lady Crosstalk will probably respond to you if you have not wore her out on this topic. Repentance is not required to be saved....but it is certainly part of the process of salvation.

I think you missed what I meant by authoritarian... adjective 1. favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. "the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime" synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial...

Unlike the Pagan religions, Christianity took the high road.....morality came to be authoritarian, which attracted those that desired power. Church and State thing. In some ways it went down hill.....but there were still groups that believed a better way.

Your beliefs are duly noted...God bless

In some ways for the good and some ways for the bad....doctrine wise for the bad. The problem is that the Church Fathers were taking a beating and sometimes by each other. They needed to be pulled together. Then also the wolves were circling the pacifistic Christians. The persecutions needed to...

The Church Fathers are a good study and if you couple that with Christian history you are gone to know some stuff.... Looking at them and their writings and the time period, you can kind of see the development of Christianity during the first three hundred years. All good stuff.

Some believe that repentance is a change of actions...some believe it is a change of mind. It has a meaning of "turn around or turn away? I will not split hairs about it.