Of course, barman, you understand that I find your beliefs no less crazy than the Fundies.
:toast:
What about the thief on the cross? I do think it's Biblical to say that grace is imputed to the believer, and salvation is immediate and eternal. I would also say that salvation is independent of actions. Salvation is not dependant on performance. If it were, we would all go to hell.
So I would offer that the Bible does in fact preach this. It is not the end-all, and may in fact be oversimplification, but I do agree with it in general. How else can you come to God and be saved, other than to humble yourself and ask him to save you?
And what about Parital Jews like me (23.4%)??
Need to know if I'm slotted for the afterlife oven, as it were.
Ah, it's been a while since your last anti-Catholic rant Illini, good to see you're still in top form bud.
Will Jews go to Hell as well?
Hippie,
I used to spend a lot of time in Rome on business, and enjoyed
visiting all the historic sites.
In one Roman Catholic church, they had the tomb of a 16 century
Catholic Missionary to China, and they were still collecting indulgences
with a sign that said they were asking for money: "for the salvation
of this missionary"
I'm amazed that the RC Church still gets away with this. Considering Luther
railed against this behavior 500 years ago.
Johann Tetzel (1465 – 11 August 1519) was a German Dominican preacher remembered for selling indulgences and for a couplet attributed to him, "As soon as a coin in the coffer rings / the soul from purgatory springs."<SUP id=cite_ref-0 class=reference>[1]</SUP> In 1517, Tetzel was trying to raise money for the ongoing construction of St. Peter's Basilica and it is believed that Martin Luther was inspired to write his Ninety-Five Theses, in part, due to Tetzel's actions during this period of time.<SUP id=cite_ref-1911Brit_1-0 class=reference>[2]</SUP>
I view the RC Church in general as a corruption of true Christianity, but I don't judge individual souls. I have close friends who are Roman Catholic, and I believe these individuals are Christians.
I also believe as does Illini that the RC Church is full of false doctrine.
I believe that historically the Popes have been steeped in corruption,
and find it amazing that people actually believe that the Pope could be
infallible given that history of blatant corruption.
Rev 1:7 "Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen." NIV
Matt 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory." NIV
Knowing is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures
In 2009, the time capsule is opened and the drawings are given to the current students. A boy named Caleb receives Lucinda's envelope. His father John Koestler, a widower and professor of astrophysics at MIT takes notice in the paper, and he soon realizes that part of these digits form dates and death tolls of every major disaster over the past fifty years.
John and a fellow professor forecast that a massive solar flare will soon reach Earth, and the final disaster on Lucinda's paper will indeed be global in scale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowing_(film)
I believe we are in the age of Pisces now which is the symbol of the fish which is also the symbol for Jesus. Many think that the Age of Aquarius starts when the Age of Pisces ends which according to the Mayan Long Count calendar has an end-date of December 21, 2012
I believe that astrology is 100% bunk.
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
- Matthew 24
"And behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall be a man meet you, BEARING A PITCHER OF WATER, follow him into the house where he entereth in"
- Luke 22:10
The Sanskrit name of Aquarius in Hindu astrology is Kumbha "pitcher".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_(astrology)
Spirit of Aquarius
Solar maximum expected in 2012
Randy Mann
The Spokesman-Review
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http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/apr/09/solar-maximum-expected-in-2012/
As I’ve mentioned in past articles, activity on our sun has been minimal over the last year. Within the last 30 days, there have been no sunspots visible. With few or no storms on the sun, the energy output has decreased about 0.1 percent. Although the percentage seems insignificant, global temperatures have cooled from the peak in the late 1990s.
A new movie (I won’t say which one in case you haven’t seen it) suggests that a super solar flare would literally wipe out all life on Earth.
What you believe is Irrelevant....They operate on the heavenly clock...The New Order of the AGES....A Zodiac Cycle is an AGE....and Aquarius will be the dawning of a New One...A New Order...Jesus the Fisherman was the Old Order...
The Next 911 Will be a Tsunami...to usher in the New Age of Aquarius, Water...Jesus Will Return Shortly after that...With Healing In His Wings
But They Know Damn Well Christ Lives Within...For He is Not a Man, But the Spirit That Dwelleth Within Man...When Gods Sun Return, It will definitely Judge the Living And the Dead....however....and every eye Shall See It...
Christian Rapture = Solar Maxiumum