Topic: Are there any other Christians here?
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U started this discussion 8 years ago #76,295
I know it's considered popular and 'edgy' to be atheist these days, but is anybody else here a practising Christian?
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #897,514
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #897,516
Kill yourself pedo
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Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #897,519
@897,516 (C)
> Kill yourself pedo
Come now, Anon B merely posted his picture, there's no need to be so discourteous to him. This is a thread for celebrating Christ and His teachings.
> Kill yourself pedo
Come now, Anon B merely posted his picture, there's no need to be so discourteous to him. This is a thread for celebrating Christ and His teachings.
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) double-posted this 8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #897,521
@897,518 (E)
> pediphile
While certainly harbouring no ill-will towards the indigenous tribes of northern South Africa, I wouldn't describe myself as a 'pediphile' per se. Nevertheless God bless you for reminding us of the Lord's injunction to love those from other countries:
"Do not neglect to show hospitality to foreigners, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it" - Hebrews 13:2
> pediphile
While certainly harbouring no ill-will towards the indigenous tribes of northern South Africa, I wouldn't describe myself as a 'pediphile' per se. Nevertheless God bless you for reminding us of the Lord's injunction to love those from other countries:
"Do not neglect to show hospitality to foreigners, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it" - Hebrews 13:2
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #897,522
@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
Could you bless the rains down in Africa as well? Minichan has been looking for someone to do that for a while now.
Could you bless the rains down in Africa as well? Minichan has been looking for someone to do that for a while now.
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 6 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #897,524
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Kook !!a6qjFG7HF joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #897,551
I'm kind of a cultural Christian
cccuuunnttt !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #897,553
Yes maybe
Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 24 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #897,560
Stoics and Christians are half-brothers, united through the influence of Cynicism (and to a wider extent, all Greek philisophy; the influence of it, propagated with the solidification of Roman rule, led to a huge upheaval in traditional Judaic society and the synthesisation of Stoic/Cynic ideas with Judaism to create his message).
Gadara was a short journey from Nazareth and a major hub for Cynic thinking. It's obvious that he was a very sensitive and philosophical man. No wonder his religion gained so many followers.
Gadara was a short journey from Nazareth and a major hub for Cynic thinking. It's obvious that he was a very sensitive and philosophical man. No wonder his religion gained so many followers.
Anonymous F replied with this 8 years ago, 21 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #897,569
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There was a pretty heavy Greek influence in the area centuries before the Romans arrived. You are right though. Paul (arguably more the "founder" of Christianity than Jesus) drew heavily from Stoicism, as did those who followed him. You can find a lot of repackaged Stoic thought throughout the New Testament.
There was a pretty heavy Greek influence in the area centuries before the Romans arrived. You are right though. Paul (arguably more the "founder" of Christianity than Jesus) drew heavily from Stoicism, as did those who followed him. You can find a lot of repackaged Stoic thought throughout the New Testament.
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 10 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #897,662
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> Paul (arguably more the "founder" of Christianity than Jesus)
This is a fine point and one I tend to agree with. In terms of the founding of Christianity (as a Church at least, not necessarily a theology), Paul (and Peter) were far more influential than Jesus. Jesus was more the inspiration, and of course, the one who instructed Peter to found what is now the Catholic Church. "Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church...I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew Chapter 16, Verses 18-19). On those few words - the Latin inscription of which can be seen inscribed around the base of the dome in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City - rests the entire structure of the Roman Catholic Church.
Interesting fact - among the many achievements of Christ was the creation of the name 'Peter' itself. For until He uttered those words, 'Peter' was not a name at all, but a perfectly ordinary noun. The Aramaic kephas, translated into the greek petros, meaning a rock or stone.
> Paul (arguably more the "founder" of Christianity than Jesus)
This is a fine point and one I tend to agree with. In terms of the founding of Christianity (as a Church at least, not necessarily a theology), Paul (and Peter) were far more influential than Jesus. Jesus was more the inspiration, and of course, the one who instructed Peter to found what is now the Catholic Church. "Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church...I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew Chapter 16, Verses 18-19). On those few words - the Latin inscription of which can be seen inscribed around the base of the dome in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City - rests the entire structure of the Roman Catholic Church.
Interesting fact - among the many achievements of Christ was the creation of the name 'Peter' itself. For until He uttered those words, 'Peter' was not a name at all, but a perfectly ordinary noun. The Aramaic kephas, translated into the greek petros, meaning a rock or stone.