@CatholicRicky@GeorginusX Interesting what Catholics & Orthodox portray themselves as.... “And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—”
Revelation 12:9
@Preslavets “I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.” Rev 13:1
“The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—” Rev 12:9
@DrJackHughes Verse 9 was Paul's encouragement to Timothy. If he remained faithful, those who opposed the gospel would live to see those who opposed them defeated. The same is true for us today.
@DrJackHughes Paul was addressing these words to Timothy, prior to 70 AD. They were both living in "the last days" of the old covenant age. Timothy was being warned about a reality he was about to live through. (Please don't ignore the original historical context when interpreting scripture.)
@deli_cue@deli_cue Wrong analogy. Better: Can Jesus pay the eternal penalty for your sin to make you eternally guiltless and yet you remain eternally guilty?
@redeemed_zoomer Can Independents be schismatic? Are Independent churches part of the Church? What if your church holds the Savoy Declaration (1658) as its confession of faith? If Independent churches are not schismatic, isn't that the least sinful of church government?
@heidelcast@RScottClark@Heidelblog01@HeidelbergRefo1 Here's the @redeemed_zoomer error: 1. Rediscover an old, neglected idea. 2. Maximise it to the fullest extent possible, regardless of wisdom or advice. 3. Make that the new rule by which you judge all others. 4. Be convinced that God has called you and only you, to enforce it.
@SweetNovember48 The printer that simply worked... that cost $1 million and charged you $2,000 per print, plus a monthly $500 subscription, plus $10,000 to replace the ink.