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True, but you might want to consider whether his definition is more applicable.
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Originally Posted by DewDropInn
I was going to consider it. Which is why I asked for the clarification. But after reading the rude reply I'm putting it in the "Meh - who needs the grief" category.
ACK!! I messed up the quote function. I meant to post that as a response to MO's comment that you quoted.
Some things are black and white. It doesn't matter if you like it or not. It is what it is. facts are facts. I really don't care if you think I am insulting. I see you and others that way, but I don't report the posts like you and some others do. You see, I have been connected to the internet before most of you even knew it existed. I also have a degree, not a post degree, in computers and was using Pine as my email and Unix back when one had to know something about computers to actually use the internet, unlike now. It is great that there are so many people connected, but the thin skinned need to get over themselves and get a grip.
Besides a theologian you are also a computer science expert. I congratulate you!
It is not so much about having thin skin. We are talking about common basic social graces. I like a forum argument too, but you are generally acrimonious and unwilling to have a discussion.
Besides a theologian you are also a computer science expert. I congratulate you!
It is not so much about having thin skin. We are talking about common basic social graces. I like a forum argument too, but you are generally acrimonious and unwilling to have a discussion.
Why do you post that I said things when I didn't? I never said I was an expert. I know computers, but really, I don't keep up on all of the latest stuff out there, only what I need to know to keep me happy. I also never said I was an expert about the Bible. I can, though, read the Bible, along with the Catholic Bible and other religious writings.
BTW, you go ahead and keep up posting about how mean I am and that way you don't have to post how much you show how you are the elitist you are when it comes to your denomination. BTW, it is about thin skin and you just don't want to admit it. LOLOLOLOLOL Love it! You are the one who continually tells me, and others, how wrong we supposedly are when we make some posts about the Catholic denomination. You are the one who refuses to have a discussion with someone, unless of course, they agree with you.
Why do you post that I said things when I didn't? I never said I was an expert. I know computers, but really, I don't keep up on all of the latest stuff out there, only what I need to know to keep me happy. I also never said I was an expert about the Bible. I can, though, read the Bible, along with the Catholic Bible and other religious writings.
BTW, you go ahead and keep up posting about how mean I am and that way you don't have to post how much you show how you are the elitist you are when it comes to your denomination. BTW, it is about thin skin and you just don't want to admit it. LOLOLOLOLOL Love it! You are the one who continually tells me, and others, how wrong we supposedly are when we make some posts about the Catholic denomination. You are the one who refuses to have a discussion with someone, unless of course, they agree with you.
Have a Blessed evening.
I am not saying you are wrong. I am simply defending Catholicism whenever you go on attack mode.
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I am notar saying you are wrong. I am simply defending Catholicism whenever you book on attack mode.
I don't attack, as that is just your perception. You perceive that only because I say some things that disagree with things you say.
You must understand that when I was raised Catholic, we, females, had to always cover our heads and there was no eating meat on Friday, which was always a stupid rule and definitely not Biblical at all. But, it was what it was. LOL Of course, my mother followed said rules and because of that, I did also. I did not allow myself to confirm into either denomination because even when I was young, I knew both of them were legalistic traps. I know Catholicism is different now, at least that is what they put forth for the public consumption.
I don't attack, as that is just your perception. You perceive that only because I say some things that disagree with things you say.
You must understand that when I was raised Catholic, we, females, had to always cover our heads and there was no eating meat on Friday, which was always a stupid rule and definitely not Biblical at all. But, it was what it was. LOL Of course, my mother followed said rules and because of that, I did also. I did not allow myself to confirm into either denomination because even when I was young, I knew both of them were legalistic traps. I know Catholicism is different now, at least that is what they put forth for the public consumption.
Fasting is biblical and practiced by early Christians.
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Matthew 6:16-18
King James Version (KJV)
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
I quoted the KJB so you have no doubts
I sometimes see old ladies covering their heads. It is a shame that beautiful custom is gone.
One of the criticisms that Orthodox and Roman Catholics have of the 'nondenominational' Christians is that their doctrine tends to meet the criteria of some flavor of fundamentalist Protestantism. In a way, it is much like a self-described political "Independent" unvaryingly reciting the talking points of one political party.
One central fundamentalist belief - that the Bible is self-interpreting through the Holy Ghost, has directly led to denominational fragmentation - there are 30k+ Protestant denominations and counting. Is that fragmentation a good thing? Certainly it has led to an 'each Pastor his own Pope' scenario in many churches. It has directly led to the apostasy of the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons, and indeed from the 7th Day Adventists, that Strong City group. No, there has to be institutional authority, and especially so in our excessively individualistic age.
Another stinger. Are you able to write a post without being hostile?
OK, apparently I did say that, but it isn't what I meant. I meant that it is not Biblical to make it a rule of a denomination, but not that it was not in the Bible. I have fasted and I do it to get closer to Jesus, but not because someone or a whole group tell me to do it. People telling others that they need to do it is not Biblical.
Are you able to post without constantly arguing?
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