(August 2, 2017 at 10:28 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Adds credibility to the idea the church poohbahs know it's all made up bullshit anyhow, and if something comes along that requires twisting, pounding, subverting or contradicting long established church doctrine to accommodate, they will take their chances pissing off a God they made up. And the pew warmers aren't supposed to notice.
To flesh that out a little more, if you really were fronting for the Lord God Almighty, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, and you were completely aware of it, how could expediency or pragmatism EVER modify your beliefs??
Seriously, there'd be nothing a mere human could offer you that would even tempt you to fudge your fealty to His expressed edicts, strictures, rules, commandments and laws.
Trump is a litmus test for sincerity of belief, and look how good he is at snagging apostates and heretics for us !!!!
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
