Originally posted by pear
Hi whereu
Of course some will claim that the bible accurately represents Jesus's teachings because the authors were guided by the Holy Spirit. This raises the question: why then are their contradictions and vagueness in the recorded teachings? In any case there is no way of verifying this claim.
I think Kam has posed a very interesting question.
We have already seen Mr Gordon alluding to the same thing. He doesn't believe in Christdom but in Christ. Which I read to be he doesn't believe in what the apostles did in setting up the new religion. Yet, the same poster keeps quoting from the books the apostles wrote.
We have another poster who claims that the bible was changed 150 years after Christ by the naughty ones, but yet still quotes the books written by the naughty ones to be god inspired. Worst still, by the use of inane simultaneous equations he can come up with any conclusion he wishes.
As you point out, the books are full of contradictions. What gets up my nose more than anything else is when there are so called direct quotes of Jesus which contradicts what our in house experts believe, they will quote Paul, or Revelations or the Old Testament as a better authority.
It seems to me that the bible experts have no idea what they believe in. The only thing I see they are united in is to use Jesus as a bullet to shoot into man's heart.
Pear
We have already seen Mr Gordon alluding to the same thing. He doesn't believe in Christdom but in Christ. Which I read to be he doesn't believe in what the apostles did in setting up the new religion. Yet, the same poster keeps quoting from the books the apostles wrote.
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Pear, when I use the term Christendom, I am referring to an apostate form of professed Christianity. The Scriptures as originally written were ''inspired of God''.
The apostles kept careful watch over the congregations of God’s people as long as they lived. However, especially after the death of the apostles, men arose who spoke “twisted things” in order to “draw away the disciples after themselves.” (Acts 20:30; 2 Thess. 2:6-8) Many of these men had responsible positions in the congregations, serving as overseers and later as “bishops.” A clergy class was taking shape, although Jesus had said to his followers: “All of you are brothers.” (Matt. 23:8)
In 313 C.E., this apostate form of Christianity was granted legal recognition by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine. From that time on, Church and State began working hand in hand. Historians refer to pagan Rome as having been “Christianized” in the fourth century. The truth is that by that time an apostate form of Christianity had joined the pagan religious organizations of the Roman Empire as members of Babylon the Great. This is what I am referring to when I use the term Christendom.
Impostors posing as Christians are being exposed.
(1 Timothy 5:24) The sins of some men are publicly known, leading directly to judgment, but those of other men become evident later.
Stay tuned as they will soon be removed.
(Revelation 18:4) And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues.
