Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance

[amigo de christo]

Right.
There's a saying about this but I forget it.

Satan wins when a person believes he does not exist...
or something like that.

Yea rather
take a peek at what satan has done .
He has transformed himself as an angel of light
and his co workers have now through years of work
done this one thing .
Now brace yourself and get ready for what i type next , cause for many this is a darn scary thing .
He has convinced MUCH of christendom to FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM and TO HATE THE GOD OF THE BIBLE .
and that IS A FACT . And can no man make me take this back .
Too many now serve the dark one and its image of love and what it has tuaght them ABOUT what they THINK IS GOD .
only , it aint GOD , it aint his love , its the dark one in wool yet again getting the worship AS GOD
and convincing EVEN christendom to hate on the sheep . Just a friendly reminder and a wake up call

 

[ProDeo]

LOL
Was that a typographical error?
"believed everything they heard from the culprit without questioning."

I am wondering if you meant "pulpit"?

Yes Sir

Corrected it.

 

[Hillsage]

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Hillsage,,,,trying to figure this out myself ! If I do, I'll let you know.

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I actually had coffee yesterday with a retired teacher who knew exactly how to do it. So he walked me through it, but unfortunately he still walked a lot faster than me. I told him I would have to play with it last night. But that came and went just like today. So I'm hoping to try again tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm pages behind here again.

 

[Lambano]

I've never met Satan myself but I know I can be evil all on my own.

A college buddy of mine claimed he met Satan while on a really bad acid trip. (Yeah, that stuff was still around in the '80s.) A week later, he met the woman who would later become his wife. She led him to Christ.

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, (Genesis 50:20)

Praise God!

 

[Lambano]

Yes Sir

Corrected it.

I liked the typo better.

 

[Marvelloustime]

Yea rather
take a peek at what satan has done .
He has transformed himself as an angel of light
and his co workers have now through years of work
done this one thing .
Now brace yourself and get ready for what i type next , cause for many this is a darn scary thing .
He has convinced MUCH of christendom to FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM and TO HATE THE GOD OF THE BIBLE .
and that IS A FACT . And can no man make me take this back .
Too many now serve the dark one and its image of love and what it has tuaght them ABOUT what they THINK IS GOD .
only , it aint GOD , it aint his love , its the dark one in wool yet again getting the worship AS GOD
and convincing EVEN christendom to hate on the sheep . Just a friendly reminder and a wake up call

@amigo de christo

 

[amigo de christo]

Yes Sir

Corrected it.

sadly the first word seemed a wee bit more accurate .

 

[JohnDB]

A college buddy of mine claimed he met Satan while on a really bad acid trip. (Yeah, that stuff was still around in the '80s.) A week later, he met the woman who would later become his wife. She led him to Christ.

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, (Genesis 50:20)

Praise God!

Meeting Satan while taking a strong hallucinogenic drug....
Kinda suspect.

Gotta do better than "N>1". AKA anecdotal evidence....not that it's completely discounted but....it's really suspect.

I'm not convinced either direction....
BOTH positions have merit. I've seen nothing definitive either way. And possibly either both are true or both are not true.

Some things in scriptures are just mysteries. It doesn't mean that there's not enough evidence for me to have faith. Some things God keeps to himself. I don't need to know. I have plenty of trouble keeping up with what I do know.

 

[Lambano]

Meeting Satan while taking a strong hallucinogenic drug....
Kinda suspect.

Gosh, ya think?

Please allow me to introduce myself,
I'm a man of wealth and taste.

I'm not convinced either direction....
BOTH positions have merit. I've seen nothing definitive either way. And possibly either both are true or both are not true.

I had a similar discussion with our local Christadelphian. My own position is that the NT writings seem to present The Accuser as an ontologically real entity rather than the "metaphorical personification of Evil", so I'll take it at face value.

 

[amigo de christo]

Gosh, ya think?

Please allow me to introduce myself,
I'm a man of wealth and taste.



I had a similar discussion with our local Christadelphian. My own position is that the NT writings seem to present The Accuser as an ontologically real entity rather than the "metaphorical personification of Evil", so I'll take it at face value.

a roaring lion rests not nor slumbers but is now taking more and more of christendom captive
to the lie of unbeleif . Have you guessed HIS NAME YET . cause it aint GOD .

 

[GodsGrace]

I actually had coffee yesterday with a retired teacher who knew exactly how to do it. So he walked me through it, but unfortunately he still walked a lot faster than me. I told him I would have to play with it last night. But that came and went just like today. So I'm hoping to try again tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm pages behind here again.

LOL
Easy when one knows how!
I like Lamano's SNIP method.
Still working on it.
I found it,,,but can't figure out how it works.
If i do,,,,I'LL BE BACK!

 

[JohnDB]

Gosh, ya think?

Please allow me to introduce myself,
I'm a man of wealth and taste.



I had a similar discussion with our local Christadelphian. My own position is that the NT writings seem to present The Accuser as an ontologically real entity rather than the "metaphorical personification of Evil", so I'll take it at face value.

I just read a summary that refuted that. Even the Temptation Trial of Jesus. Kinda interesting in how it was laid out.

I can't stop looking even if I wanted to. Curiosity, cats, and Satisfaction.....

 

[GodsGrace]

@Hillsage

 

[GodsGrace]

I think this should be left on here for others to learn about.
I was going to PM you.
Hope @St. SteVen doesn't mind.


ON WINDOWS SCREEN
SEARCH: SNIP
ADD TO TASK BAR
OR
WINDOWS ICON + SHIFT + S

SNIP TOOL APPEARS
NEW
CAMERA ICON
HIGHLIGHT DESIRED AREA TO COPY
CAPTURE
GO TO INSERTION POINT
CONTROL + V


Easy.
Check it out.

PS Thanks @Lambano

 

[Lambano]

Right.
There's a saying about this but I forget it.

Satan wins when a person believes he does not exist...
or something like that.

French poet Charles Baudelaire.

I saw it quoted in some cloak-and-dagger novel with the comment that this is also a necessary survival skill for spies. With the corollary that paranoia is part of the job description for counter-espionage agents.

 

[GodsGrace]

@Hillsage

Check out post 154.
It's for you...
Forgot to tag you in.

 

[St. SteVen]

I liked the typo better.

Freudian slip?

 

[St. SteVen]

Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance​

Reading this forum, or any Christian forum it is easy to see those defined by what they don't believe.
Scan the topic titles and you can see it. Read a thread and see respondents lining up on either side of a doctrinal issue.

This may be an opportunity for some self-examination. (for me too)

Is your faith defined by what you believe, or by what you DON'T believe?

Do you make a career out of being anti-doctrinal?

 

[Wick Stick]

Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance​

Reading this forum, or any Christian forum it is easy to see those defined by what they don't believe.
Scan the topic titles and you can see it. Read a thread and see respondents lining up on either side of a doctrinal issue.

This may be an opportunity for some self-examination. (for me too)

Is your faith defined by what you believe, or by what you DON'T believe?

Do you make a career out of being anti-doctrinal?

I don't. But perhaps I define my doctrine in terms of doctrine I believe that aren't orthodox?

• Moses' covenant was temporary and punitive
• The Levitical priesthood was always corrupt and God never wanted sacrifices
• The prophets are superior to the other books of the Bible
• Inspiration is not infallibility

 

[St. SteVen]

• Moses' covenant was temporary and punitive
• The Levitical priesthood was always corrupt and God never wanted sacrifices
• The prophets are superior to the other books of the Bible
• Inspiration is not infallibility

That's a very interesting list. Thanks.

How is it that the Books of the Prophets are superior to the other books of the Bible?