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Right, a secular nation where everyone is free to believe worship as they please, not just christians. No where is the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, or any other writing from that time exclusively directed at christianity.
No, no, no...America was meant just for Christians...
This branch of the thread started with the accusation that Christianity was just a white man's religion that was trying to wipe out other cultures and peoples. I made the point that our nation was founded with the idea that Christianity is allowed, and we have a right to free expression of it. That does mean that if a state wants to allow it, sometimes Christianity may have a louder voice than others.
On the other hand, if a large population of Muslims were living in an area, such as Dearborn, MI...the state of Michigan can allow those Muslims to practice their religion as they want, and I have no right to tell Michigan how to legislate.
How do you do it?...Peddle that bike backwards?...
Jesus didn't really explicitly found a church. The closest he came is saying to Peter that he WOULD BUILD his church on the rock of Peter's statement of faith ... but his actual earthly ministry was that of an itinerant apocalyptic preacher...
I don't think it's far-fetched to believe that Jesus was telling Peter, "Upon you I will build my 'following(ers)' ". Jesus was looking for people to follow his teachings. Has nothing to do with building a church per se. Paul is the one who got all gung ho about establishing churches.
So, God sent himself (or his son) to sacrifice himself to himself as a loophole for the rules he made? Makes sense.
You're close. God sent His son to shed His own blood to pay for sin, by which mankind can be redeemed. Payment for sin satifies God's holiness and exhibits His grace and mercy.
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