Message from @Nikitis
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i never said reading the bible is evil
You literally did though
2 Corinthians 3:6 New International Version
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
For the letter kills
*for the letter kills*
The idea of denominations and doctrines is to present something as the truth about Christ and being a Christian.
you dont need a bible to believe in god
the law was written in the hearts of men
You need the bible to believe in the true God
Like baptism, how should a Christian be baptized when, etc
Different churches disagree
You just need to take a shower
its just a ritual of water
Presumably someone is wrong and someone is right
there is no magic ooga booga involved
it is symbolic
What you just said is you presenting your position, your doctrine
fine
Either you're right or you're wrong
“Unless one is born of water and of the spirit, he shall not enter the Kingdom of God”
Yes but water, Christ ment something with that
for example when he was pierced with the spear
a stream of blood and water came out seperately from eachother
So it’s not a shower now, it’s just metaphor?
People who counter signal all denominations and organized chirstianity remind me of anarchists
baptism is a vow one makes to be a believer
nothing more
Civilized humans organize themselves into groups that are in charge and have a formal process for making decisions
John the Baptist literally dunked people in water
dont rely on humans for salvation
trust no man but god
You’re literally trusting yourself to interpret the texts
no thats the spirit
This fetish for a world in which every asshole runs wild and there's no state, no laws, no formalized morality/theology that the people agree on is retarded
im not an anarchist
obey the laws of the land
unto caesar what is unto caesar
So the Spirit guides you but not the thousands of sects that disagree with you?
nope because they put their faith in men
and doctrine