(May 14, 2014 at 10:50 pm)Chad32 Wrote:(May 14, 2014 at 10:37 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Curiously, the depictions of jesus as any sort of "king" do not begin until after the cult had attained a measure of acceptance from the Empire in the 4th century. I imagine that the crooked bishops did not want to have this imagery of a poor derelict bastard as their lord while they were living it up in grand style...you know, like today.
Despite being the oldest and largest christian denomination, the catholics don't quite seem to remember the parts where Jesus said to give away all your belongings, because it's nigh impossible for a rich man to get into heaven.
What if a man had nothing but the cloths on his back, is he to give them up so he can become a Christian.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
