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Maraya1969

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13. What's the original? Not following the teachings of Jesus? I know of Martin Luther's

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 1, 2017, 10:00 PM

Sep 2017

re-interpretation 500 years ago that said people can be saved just by believing in Jesus as their savior. I also realize that concept came about 1,500 after the death of Christ. Before that Catholics went to confession regularly and confessed their sins and were given penitence.

I think confession caused Christians pay more attention to their actions. Today how many people call themselves Christians and act like total nasty people? It seems the only thing a lot of these churches teach is to hate gays, not have sex outside of marriage and ban abortions.

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Holy shit! I looked up the "prosperity gospel" because of Joel Olstean and look what I found in the [View all] Maraya1969 Sep 2017 OP

Sounds like a bunch of damn commies to me. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #1

Even worse: middle-eastern Commies. DetlefK Sep 2017 #6

"...finish the work..." Iggo Sep 2017 #2

Since some people are starting to throw bible verses back at the fake thumpers I really Maraya1969 Sep 2017 #4

Yep. And don't forget - during last fall's VP debate calimary Sep 2017 #8

these snake oil salesmen think the bible is THE word....until they think it shouldn't be. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #3

Note these are the teachings of Paul not Jesus VMA131Marine Sep 2017 #5

The original was simply a sect of Judaism Major Nikon Sep 2017 #7

Well, maybe we need a few sicarii around ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #11

Strikingly similar Major Nikon Sep 2017 #12

Care to expand? FiveGoodMen Sep 2017 #10

What's the original? Not following the teachings of Jesus? I know of Martin Luther's Maraya1969 Sep 2017 #13

In Corinthians, Jesus became poor so people could become rich with faith, salvation & eternal life. TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #9

Trump better worry ..... kwassa Sep 2017 #14

Probably should be more worried about Luke 16:18 Major Nikon Sep 2017 #15

I like that one Maraya1969 Sep 2017 #16

That's Paul speaking. Not JC. Paul wrote a lot of things that even he said was his own thinking, haveahart Sep 2017 #17

They are following White Jesus. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #18