Message from @Mister Weabus
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oh lol i can't read
thanks
is this obeying the country's law?
or their own kind of religious law
obeying the country's law does guarantee that you are a good person since you're respecting everyone else's rights as a human
```statism :
The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy.
The art of government; hence, in a depreciative sense, policy.
The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy.```
depending on what kind of laws
they have
yes ty
obeying the law doesnt show that the government is in control
that just means people are civilized
In the OT the Church *was* the State, and Jesus called for separation thereof
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
That was reference to both politics and the psychological state of mind
jesus wasnt a very smart person
Neither was Winnie-the-Pooh, yet both are wise
if he was going to challenge something highly controversial at the time and back then empires didn't have any respect for human life
Rome didn't have any respect for Christians at the time, no, until Jesus was crucified.
no idea why jesus did not gather an army and overthrow the kingdom
no point of challenging something in a monarch based system where no one but the monarch has power
Regardless, Constantine did adopt Christianity after his crucifixion in order to quell the rioting that followed, mostly because the superstition that arose due to the solar eclipse that occured right after his death; Rome was consumed by darkness, and lit by the fires of outrage.
damn thats some legendary luck right there
However in doing so, Catholicism subverted the teachings of Jesus and the Romans put the Logos on a pedestal, which was counterintuitive.
Zealous worship of the Bible is also idolatry.
Matthew 10:34
**Matthew 10:34 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**
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Not Peace, but a Sword
<34> "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. ```
I see the growth of new religions like Scientology and Theosophy as a bigger threat to Christianity than Catholics
Revelation 2:16
**Revelation 2:16 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**
```Dust
<16> Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth. ```
Catholics are still an age-old threat, regardless, especially the liberal Pope Francis nowadays
Because Scientology has those secret detention centers that were exposed and then just left there by the government
If they found secret Catholic prisons, the people would have demolished them
Scientology stole a lot from Hinduism oddly
Not scientology. Those guys are paying their way higher and higher
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Revelation 1:20
**Revelation 1:20 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**
```Dust
<20> As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. ```
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