(April 26, 2014 at 5:49 pm)Rampant.A.I. Wrote:(April 26, 2014 at 5:43 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: Yes, I am getting ready for Argument #2 but want to prepare a concluding statement to this thread.
OK,,, let me say, as Jesus even warned, many would come in His name saying they were doing His Will, using His Name, and yet He will tell them when they are judged that "I NEVER KNEW YOU." So the title Christian is thrown around like the word love but to me the consistent obedience to the teaching is the best indicator to the authenticity of the label.
Irrelevant to anything in this thread at all, throwing out a No True Scotsman fallacy does not disprove the lists of transitional fossils that were provided and promptly ignored.
(April 26, 2014 at 5:43 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: Yes, there are a lot of denominations and Jesus gave a parable of the birds nesting in the branches in predicting this would occur. If you look at all these denominations one thing is common. A governing body that has either added or taken away from the original Biblical text. The addition of man made rules which the Lord never intended. Just because someone is a true believer doesn't mean they are not capable of sin or error. I being the one exception.
The message is one of love and forgiveness. I hope you don't choose to be in a place of separation from the source of love, life, and grace. It is not a place He desires anyone to choose.
Quote:But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. — Luke 19:27 1
Quote:Luke 12:49-56
New Living Translation (NLT)
Jesus Causes Division
49 “I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning! 50 I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished. 51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other! 52 From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against.
53 ‘Father will be divided against son
and son against father;
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother;
and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law
What would you expect people would react when people turn to Christ when this world is bent on evil and is either denying God or openly rebelling against Him?