RE: Christians. Could you be wrong?
August 5, 2014 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2014 at 12:39 pm by Huggy Bear.)
(August 4, 2014 at 8:02 am)Stimbo Wrote: Incidentally, Huggy, if you'll indulge me: you state your religious views that you believe in "God" but not religion. So, why do you quote the xtian bible so much?
What I mean by that statement, is that I don't believe in "religious organization". The Bible has always been against organization of the church. For example the ancient Hebrews were the only nation not to have a traditional form of Government, they were led by God through a prophet (this is because initially when God personally spoke to the people on mount Sinai it frightened them, so from that point God only spoke to the people through Moses).
Eventually the Hebrews rejected that system and wanted to be like the other nations and install a king, and in doing so, they rejected God.
Which brings us to the system of religion.
Revelations 2
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
Revelations 2
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
the word, Nicolaitane, comes from two Greek words: "Nikao" which means "to conquer", and "Laos" which means "the laity" or "the people". which is exactly what a church organization does, they instituted a hierarchy in the church whereby they rule the congregation. The Catholic church being the biggest offender.
That's why God stated that he hated Nicolaitanism, they have traded the leadership of God, for man's leadership.
Matthew 15:9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
This is why I'm not a believer in religion.
