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  1. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    In many respects, yes. Not entirely. More to the point, I don’t think the Protestant Reformation went far enough. I have roots in what is known as the Radical Reformation. See some sects among the Anabaptists and the Socinians.
  2. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    It means that my form of Christianity existed before the form of Christianity that became institutionalized at the Council of Nicaea, expressed in the Nicene creed, in 325 A.D. and as modified by the Council of Constantinople in 381 A.D. Ante -> before; anti -> against. I like the Nicene...
  3. Matthias

    The happy thread

  4. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “Fill your perspective with more Scripture than news. Go to prayer more than to social media.” - Michael Reeves
  5. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    I recommend that you (and anyone interested in the subject and/or your allegations) read the thread from the beginning.
  6. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    No. Jesus is my lord and savior. I’m a primitive / Ante-Nicene Christian.
  7. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    Your stated position on, Does God need man? (I alluded to some others in my post without specifying any particulars.) There is no “if” about it. He was a well-known - nationally and internationally - Baptist pastor. I was raised Southern Baptist but I no longer hold many of his / Baptist...
  8. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    Paul Van Gorder (deceased) was a Baptist preacher who held your position on the question, Does God need man? (Other of your beliefs too, I would suspect.) https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spartanburg/name/paul-van-gorder-obituary?id=8611729 I used to listen to him on the radio and read his...
  9. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    “If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it.’” (Mark 11:3) And do not fear whatever comes out of the tunnel when you do. “You may be small in your own eyes, but God has need of you!” (Paul Van Gorder, “God Needs You!”) https://odb.org/2010/03/28/god-needs-you
  10. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    The Great Oz doesn’t think so.
  11. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    It isn’t what I’m proposing. Your misrepresentations aside, others have easily grasped it.
  12. Matthias

    The happy thread

  13. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    I don’t believe any of that, and you know it. Nor have I suggested it. Giving you the benefit of the doubt, apparently you didn’t know that.
  14. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    What you rightly call a truism others illogically call blasphemy.
  15. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autotheism I was aware from your earlier comments that you weren’t understanding what I was saying. You’ve invented / imagined a deity who can save man without having man to save. I don’t find your logic persuasive.
  16. Matthias

    The happy thread

  17. Matthias

    The happy thread

  18. Matthias

    The happy thread

  19. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    God could not do what he is doing without man.
  20. Matthias

    Does God need man?

    God doesn’t need a plan B because the plan he needed - plan A - is sufficient.