As I state in my post, CINOs - Christians in Name Only

Post #421,780 by Andrew Grygus 12/18/17 9:16:37 PM 12/18/17 9:16:37 PM Reply	As I state in my post, CINOs - Christians in Name Only What you have described is certainly a definition of what many high status CINO are like. None pay any attention to the New Testament because it would conflict badly with their beliefs.
Post #421,781 by drook 12/18/17 10:15:40 PM 12/18/17 10:15:40 PM Reply	See "Prosperity Theology" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theology -- Drew
Post #421,784 by Andrew Grygus 12/19/17 2:29:56 AM 12/19/17 2:29:56 AM Reply	And that is absolue total bullshit. If you want a valid claim to being a Christian (and expect the promise of salvation) you must live in accordance. "Whoever believeth in me shall have eternal life." A little catch here. If you "believeth in him" you live in accordance with the principles he hath layeth before you. If you don't, then your claim of belief is bogus, and will be recognized as such (see New Testament). It doesn't matter a piss what religion you claim to adhere to, you follow that kind of bullshit St. Peter's gonna pull the lever on the trap door to hell, Angel Michael will fillet you with his flaming sword, Anubus will toss your heart to the Eater of the Dead, you will be reincarnated as an untouchable with the job of cleaning latrines at a leper colony, or similar - or perhaps all of those. The rules don't vary much from one religion to another. A major reason I departed the devout Christian faith of my childhood was realization that 99.97 & 1/3 of persons claiming to be Christians are nothing of the sort, not even close. Let 'em all burn in hell (or whatever punishment they think they are going to escape by unsupported "belief"). "Belief" cripples the mind.
Post #421,785 by static 12/19/17 4:01:18 AM 12/19/17 4:01:18 AM Reply	Church-driven Christianity has become a cult. And I don't say that lightly. A great deal of even vaguely evangelical church-goers listen to the sermon teachings each Sunday and take it to heart. They don't question it, they don't read their Bible for themselves, they barely even discuss it with other congregants. They're basically told not to. This is almost exactly how the church ran for hundreds of years before the Reformation. It is also how several other monotheistic religions have run for hundreds if not thousands of years. Wade.
Post #421,792 by Ashton 12/19/17 2:51:26 PM 12/19/17 2:51:26 PM Reply	(Species-wide, then..) "Belief" has become homo-Sap's Epitaph (and epithet ..a Two-fer, eh?) I Believe ..I'll have another glass of Moscato Amabile
Post #421,895 by drook 12/26/17 12:07:00 PM 12/26/17 12:07:00 PM Reply	Just saw this today https://youtu.be/7y1xJAVZxXg It's from 2015, but it's all still true. -- Drew
Post #421,928 by Ashton 12/27/17 5:27:21 PM 12/27/17 5:27:21 PM Reply	Hilarious.. except in its implications but see the ~3 min. Followup on results (actual cash sent, apparently not all chickenfeed --> Doctors Without Borders...as every decent folk would have wished, I wot. {{Alas}} Not a single Evangelist I've ever encountered.. has even a soupçon of a Sense of Humor (or even Humour.) DOOMED == ALL of us should their 'seeds' manage to debilitate [more..] quadrillions of neurons ... next. Carrion. You've been Watching it.

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