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Offline tweety234

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what does this mean?
« on: December 01, 2012, 10:09:42 PM »

“There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.” (1 Corinthians 15:41)
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2012, 10:14:19 PM »
Orthodox believe in aliens!
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2012, 10:19:34 PM »
Quote from: Michał Kalina on December 01, 2012, 10:14:19 PM
Orthodox believe in aliens!

do they really?
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2012, 10:22:21 PM »
I believe in aliens; my neighborhood in So. California is full of them.
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2012, 10:52:54 PM »
Quote from: tweety234 on December 01, 2012, 10:09:42 PM

“There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.” (1 Corinthians 15:41)
Different levels of theosis.
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2012, 11:07:44 PM »
Quote from: tweety234 on December 01, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
“There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.” (1 Corinthians 15:41)

I believe the context of that entire chapter is the resurrection of the dead in the age to come.
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2012, 12:23:17 AM »
Quote from: tweety234 on December 01, 2012, 10:09:42 PM

“There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.” (1 Corinthians 15:41)

Mormonism!

;)
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Re: what does this mean?
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2012, 10:28:04 PM »
I cannot figure out why the question was asked in the first place. It seems to be exceedingly odd that the question was raised about the least questionable passage in Chapter 15. So I have to ask Tweety: why? What exactly is on your mind?
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