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« Reply #45 on: November 18, 2012, 03:21:15 PM » |
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Orthonorm you might preclude a lot of this stuff that's posted against you if you expressed yourself in a way that isn't so insensitive to others' positions which you essentially agree with.
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We cannot legislate morality by passing laws controlling firearms. The only evil we can combat lies within our hearts. We need stronger laws to protect the moral foundation of society against the evil of gay marriage. |
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« Reply #46 on: November 18, 2012, 03:27:27 PM » |
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Orthonorm you might preclude a lot of this stuff that's posted against you if you expressed yourself in a way that isn't so insensitive to others' positions which you essentially agree with.
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« Reply #47 on: November 18, 2012, 03:42:18 PM » |
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If Christianity copied paganism, wouldn't that just make us a different kind of pagan?
Everything is pagan , even Judaism and the OT.. The OT has a lot of copies in the Sumerian and Indian mythologies.. |
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« Reply #48 on: November 18, 2012, 04:33:36 PM » |
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no, the pagans made some mistakes passing on the true worship of God that was handed down to them (via their fathers) from noah.
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« Reply #49 on: November 18, 2012, 04:41:47 PM » |
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no, the pagans made some mistakes passing on the true worship of God that was handed down to them (via their fathers) from noah.
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Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
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« Reply #50 on: November 18, 2012, 05:51:32 PM » |
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God didn't change when He became
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« Reply #51 on: November 18, 2012, 06:01:49 PM » |
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The divine nature didn't change.
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« Reply #52 on: November 18, 2012, 06:12:07 PM » |
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"Without Change" indicates that a new Subsistent Being (Ousia for some OO, Hypostasis for some OO and all EO) was not created upon the Incarnation; that is, the Logos became incarnate and was the incarnate Logos, rather than some hybrid thing or some mere individuated persona.
Now, the phrase "God became man" contains "became". To have become, something must be something now which it was not before; for God, this was human. So in that sense, The Logos is something now, or has something now, which he did not have or was not in the same way before.
The simple definition of change used by the Oxford dictionary is, "make or become different".
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Now, you could say, "He changed without change somehow." But this is sort of a meaningless statement, not because it is impossible for God (it isn't) but because that statement communicates nothing whatsoever. You could also say, "he changed in one way, but did not change in another way." That would be something, then, to talk about.
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« Reply #53 on: November 18, 2012, 07:02:43 PM » |
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If God didn't change then that would mean He didn't really become human. End of story. God originally wasn't human since humans were created by Him. Therefore, by becoming human, God would have changed. If God didn't change then it would follow that He didn't really become human.
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"'Blessed are the peacemakers' For those are peacemakers in themselves who, in conquering and subjecting to reason all the motions of their souls and having their carnal desires tamed, have become in themselves a Kingdom of God."-St. Augustine of Hippo
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« Reply #54 on: November 18, 2012, 10:41:40 PM » |
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no, the pagans made some mistakes passing on the true worship of God that was handed down to them (via their fathers) from noah.
noah is a mythological character. Hey, that's not a good way to talk about OUR great great great great great times ?? grandfather.  |
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« Reply #55 on: November 18, 2012, 10:48:43 PM » |
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If God didn't change then that would mean He didn't really become human. End of story. God originally wasn't human since humans were created by Him. Therefore, by becoming human, God would have changed. If God didn't change then it would follow that He didn't really become human.
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Not contradicting - (just adding a pointer) His human nature existed from the beginning. Then YES, the WORD **became** flesh. Which would indicate change. |
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« Reply #56 on: November 19, 2012, 06:22:19 AM » |
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If Christianity copied paganism, wouldn't that just make us a different kind of pagan?
Everything is pagan , even Judaism and the OT.. The OT has a lot of copies in the Sumerian and Indian mythologies.. We are all pagan, sweet! Now I can pick anything I want instead of what's true. I'm going for Viking Buddhist. |
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"Let it be understood that those who are not found living as He taught are not Christian- even though they profess with the lips the teaching of Christ." - Justin Martyr ( c.160 )
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« Reply #57 on: November 19, 2012, 06:24:49 AM » |
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no, the pagans made some mistakes passing on the true worship of God that was handed down to them (via their fathers) from noah.
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"Let it be understood that those who are not found living as He taught are not Christian- even though they profess with the lips the teaching of Christ." - Justin Martyr ( c.160 )
"we recognize that the war is ultimately spiritual rather than carnal." - Gebre Menfes Kidus
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« Reply #58 on: November 19, 2012, 10:50:01 AM » |
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One thing that keeps coming up in discussions about Christianity is the claim that the doctrine of the Trinity is of pagan origin. This claim is made by some Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, and even atheists. Can anyone point me to some *thorough* refutations of this?
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If you will, you can become all flame.
Extra caritatem nulla salus.
In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness".
I'm not a witch.
Ἄνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας
"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas Gandhi
Y dduw bo'r diolch.
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« Reply #59 on: November 19, 2012, 05:05:54 PM » |
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Greetings in that Divine and Most Precious Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! . It is sorta the whole point of the Incarnation, knowing, changing. Anyhoo.
 Yes, knowing and changing is part of the Incarnation, but I think you got it a bit backwards there smoothly moving in the wrong direction, it was about God changing HUMANS so we could know HIM, not Him changing so He could know us, as it is even written in the Gospels, "and [He] had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man." stay blessed, habte selassie |
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"Yet stand aloof from stupid questionings and geneologies and strifes and fightings about law, for they are without benefit and vain." Titus 3:10
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