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Your deity must think in this thinly veiled theoretical scenario that I’m acting abominably in the land, refuse to repent and turn to him. If it’s true - Your deity doesn’t love me and won’t be pleased that you’ve allowed me to continue living in the land. You’re in trouble; I’m as wicked as I...

I’m not perfect. Blame me, if you must. Jesus isn’t to blame for my (or anyone else’s) shortcomings. Listen to him.

Do you blame Jesus for that?

He did / does. I believe he is. What about you? Do you believe he is? If not, why not?

I’m now reading The Refutation of All Heresies, consisting of ten books, written by Hippolytus. Anyone care to join me in reading it? 3rd century Christianity is quite a trip.

No, let it stand.

I listened to this podcast interview this evening with the late Dr. Larry Hurtado. He expresses in the interview a near mirror of my view on unity and diversity in the Christian experience. I think it’s worthy of the readers’ time and attention.

Don’t you believe it. Everyone believes in something. Now, what about this Jesus of Nazareth fella?

Christianity doesn’t look very appealing in this thread.

Three posts, all on the same day, all on the day Maro became a member of the board, all in the same thread, all in a forum created especially for and with people like Maro in mind. I doubt very much that Maro was banned. Maro - for reasons probably only known by Maro - hasn’t been back since...

3rd century Christianity. Rough stuff. Similar and dissimilar to 21st century Christianity in belief and practice. Now reading Instructions In Favor of Christian Discipline, Against The Gods of The Heathens, written by Commodianus.

I was required as a student to read Tertullian (and other Ante Nicene, as well as Nicene, Fathers). De Fuga In Persecutione was not one of the required readings - a gross oversight or innocent act of negligence on the part of my instructors.

Granted, of course. What do you believe about the Christ? Why do you believe, whatever it is, that which you believe about him?

You said that you are the anti-Christ (post #22) then added that you aren’t the anti anything (post #121).

Today I’ve started reading De Fuga In Persecutione, written by Tertullian. I’ll pair it with another of his writings having the same theme, titled The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas.

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” - Rene Descartes

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