(December 11, 2013 at 10:29 am)Drich Wrote:Your arrogance is exactly what I don't appreciate. You claimed that 2/3rds of the Bible (NT) is written by Paul, I disproved u, and yet you didn't even apologize for the mistake nor admit that you were mistaken. And that fact has nothing to do with faith.(December 11, 2013 at 2:53 am)Aractus Wrote: Because you don't know your facts, and this has been proved to you time and time again.
Then by all means, show me. Show me where 'your facts' invalidate the teaching of Paul in Romans 7. Otherwise understand in order to hold to your doctrine you have to ignore the Teachings of Paul, and Christ to hide behind these elusive 'facts.'
That said, in all my time here I do not spend it correcting 'brothers in the faith' for two reason. One we are told not to do it publically. We are told to bring a matter of contention to them privately. Two, I understand that not all 'eat meat.' Meaning not everyone has to be on the same page or understanding of God. We are only called to be responsible for what we can comperhend. If your comperhension ties you to the Law, then know even if Paul and Christ give you the freedom to live apart from the law, that still means you have the freedom to live under the law as well. "For what you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven and what you loose on earth will also be loosed in Heaven."
Meaning in your freedom if you tie yourself to the law of moses then in Heaven it is by the law of moses you will be judged. If in your freedom you wish to tie yourself down then you have freedom to do so.
As for correcting "brothers" in the faith, let me say this - it's the same thing I say to JW's that knock on my door. If you can prove to me that your quirky nonsense makes sense, then by all means prove it. Prove, for instance, that I should believe the Vulgate is holy inspired scripture?
Most of all prove to me that the Bible says to confess your sins to a priest 1. and 2. that oil and water achieve magical properties when blessed by a Catholic bishop - prove it.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke