nevermind
2004-04-19, 12:52
I finally had it explained to me... Why does God allow Pure Christianity from the time of Jesus and his apostles to become all fucked up and defiled by mens doctrines, support wars ect...
A whole lot is explained in one chapter of the Bible...it pretty much condemns nearly every christian religion there is!
Look at Matthew chapter 15..
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<LI>Matthew 15:7-9
7 YOU hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about YOU, when he said, 8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. 9 It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines.’
</UL>
Now why did God allow the religion to become ruined by doctrines? Luke chapter 22 has the answer...
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<LI> Luke 22:31
31 “Simon, Simon, look! Satan has demanded to have YOU men to sift YOU as wheat. 32 But I have made supplication for you that your faith may not give out; and you, when once you have returned, strengthen your brothers
</UL>
Satan demanded to test the new religion, and God allowed him to do so. It is proved, as after the apostles and men like Paul died-the religion became fragmented, and finally got into bed with the Byzantine empire, and the Catholic church was born.
The only part that puzzles me, is "when once you have returned, strengthen your brothers". So when Jesus is meant to return(according to a prophecy in the bible, its meant to be the year 1914, and in heavenly glory, not a earthly appearence)..the true Christain religion is to return?? So that means it should be here now...
What do you think about this?
A whole lot is explained in one chapter of the Bible...it pretty much condemns nearly every christian religion there is!
Look at Matthew chapter 15..
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI>Matthew 15:7-9
7 YOU hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about YOU, when he said, 8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. 9 It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines.’
</UL>
Now why did God allow the religion to become ruined by doctrines? Luke chapter 22 has the answer...
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI> Luke 22:31
31 “Simon, Simon, look! Satan has demanded to have YOU men to sift YOU as wheat. 32 But I have made supplication for you that your faith may not give out; and you, when once you have returned, strengthen your brothers
</UL>
Satan demanded to test the new religion, and God allowed him to do so. It is proved, as after the apostles and men like Paul died-the religion became fragmented, and finally got into bed with the Byzantine empire, and the Catholic church was born.
The only part that puzzles me, is "when once you have returned, strengthen your brothers". So when Jesus is meant to return(according to a prophecy in the bible, its meant to be the year 1914, and in heavenly glory, not a earthly appearence)..the true Christain religion is to return?? So that means it should be here now...
What do you think about this?