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Experience. 350 years worth in my particular faith tradition.
So that means it's not the original Christian faith tradition you follow. It's something much newer. Man-made I would assume since the faith tradition of Christians began about 2000 years ago. What is this new faith tradition you follow? How does that affect your reading or not reading the Bible through in a year?
So that means it's not the original Christian faith tradition you follow. It's something much newer. Man-made I would assume since the faith tradition of Christians began about 2000 years ago. What is this new faith tradition you follow? How does that affect your reading or not reading the Bible through in a year?
How did they read the bible through in a year when there were no bibles?. Think about it will ya!!!!!.
How did they read the bible through in a year when there were no bibles?. Think about it will ya!!!!!.
What does that have to do with this person's reading the bible? Actually what we call the bible has existed in some from for many thousands of years. It was not completed until the first century. Jesus read from it, Paul and Peter quoted it. But I still do not see how that would affect a person today reading the bible through in a year. What do you see as the correlation here?
So that means it's not the original Christian faith tradition you follow. It's something much newer. Man-made I would assume since the faith tradition of Christians began about 2000 years ago. What is this new faith tradition you follow? How does that affect your reading or not reading the Bible through in a year?
Actually, it seems quite clear from internal evidence that the idea of women as second class citizens was introduced by neo-Platonists early in the second century, but people who insist that the Bible as we have received it AND that it has priority over the promptings of the Spirit refuse to subject the doctrine to the test of fruit of the Spirit.
Hint: Control is NOT one of the fruits of the Spirit.
BUT, since you mention it, my faith tradition was also a leader in the current realization that, contrary to the perceptions of the "original Christian faith tradition," it is inherently wrong to own another human being. I believe that is also accordingto the promptings of the Spirit.
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Actually, it seems quite clear from internal evidence that the idea of women as second class citizens was introduced by neo-Platonists early in the second century, but people who insist that the Bible as we have received it AND that it has priority over the promptings of the Spirit refuse to subject the doctrine to the test of fruit of the Spirit.
Hint: Control is NOT one of the fruits of the Spirit.
BUT, since you mention it, my faith tradition was also a leader in the current realization that, contrary to the perceptions of the "original Christian faith tradition," it is inherently wrong to own another human being. I believe that is also accordingto the promptings of the Spirit.
But you still have not told us what this new faith tradition is that you are a part of. Some reason you don't want to share? Are you a Quaker?
But you still have not told us what this new faith tradition is that you are a part of. Some reason you don't want to share? Are you a Quaker?
It's on my profile, I didn't see any reason to name the particular tradition in context. Also, you should note that the basis of formation of the "new tradition' (which George Fox did not really intend at first) was to discard the accretion over 1600 years of traditions of men and get back to the faith of those first Christians. I'm not sure when the formally recognized "Restoration Movement" started, but that's not a bad idea.
What does that have to do with this person's reading the bible? Actually what we call the bible has existed in some from for many thousands of years. It was not completed until the first century. Jesus read from it, Paul and Peter quoted it. But I still do not see how that would affect a person today reading the bible through in a year. What do you see as the correlation here?
Your emphasis of it over the Spirit. What would you have done a few centuries back when most of the world could neither read or write and worse still never had bibles like you and I do today ?.
Actually, it seems quite clear from internal evidence that the idea of women as second class citizens was introduced by neo-Platonists early in the second century....
It's on my profile, I didn't see any reason to name the particular tradition in context. Also, you should note that the basis of formation of the "new tradition' (which George Fox did not really intend at first) was to discard the accretion over 1600 years of traditions of men and get back to the faith of those first Christians. I'm not sure when the formally recognized "Restoration Movement" started, but that's not a bad idea.
I'm sorry, I have never read your profile. Since most don't have one or put nothing on them I just don't bother any more.
Your emphasis of it over the Spirit. What would you have done a few centuries back when most of the world could neither read or write and worse still never had bibles like you and I do today ?.
When did I emphasis it over the Spirit on this thread? I think perhaps you are just trying to keep taking this off topic. Let's deal with the OP and why you think this has anything to do with that persons reading the bible in one year.
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