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Aussie
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Message 406 of 478 (776401)
01-12-2016 5:22 PM
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01-12-2016 5:03 PM


Re: Moderator Request
Then you are insisting on maintaining the same false thinking that would dispatch me with your own hands.
No Faith! What I actually said was I do not wish you hurt..not ever!
Your stated position is you feel it is sometimes good to hurt and kill children for things done by their ancestors before they were born.

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Message 407 of 478 (776403)
01-12-2016 5:42 PM
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01-12-2016 5:22 PM


Re: Moderator Request
NO! That is NOT my "stated position." NEVER did I STATE any such thing. Go find it and prove it. That is YOUR interpretation of what I've said. It's your bogus equation.

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LamarkNewAge
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Message 408 of 478 (776404)
01-12-2016 6:14 PM
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01-11-2016 12:50 PM


Catholic origins
quote:
The history of the Catholic Church begins with the teachings of Jesus Christ, who lived and preached in the 1st century AD in the province of Judea of the Roman Empire. The contemporary Catholic Church says that it is the continuation of the early Christian community established by Jesus.
I think historians consider the start of frh or early Catholicism around the time of Clement of Rome (or 1 Clement) which is universally dated to 96 to 97 AD. Right after that, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus were written (and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 was inserted into Paul's writings). Then Ignatius of Antioch. Then Polycarp.
There is no historian that connects Jesus and Paul to the above writings. There is a discontinuity. Faith is in agreement with the historians on this one.
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Message 409 of 478 (776405)
01-12-2016 6:31 PM
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01-12-2016 6:14 PM


Re: Catholic origins
I think historians consider the start of frh or early Catholicism around the time of Clement of Rome (or 1 Clement) which is universally dated to 96 to 97 AD. Right after that, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus were written (and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 was inserted into Paul's writings). Then Ignatius of Antioch. Then Polycarp.
The Protestant Reformers agreed on the year 606 as the start of the Roman Church, when the papacy was officialized by I-forget-who. However, Constantine's conversion is another relevant date. But although there were some doctrinal romanisms in some of the early fathers such as Clement, I've never heard anyone date the RCC to that period.

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Message 410 of 478 (776406)
01-12-2016 6:57 PM
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01-12-2016 6:31 PM


Re: Catholic origins
Marcion (the person who put together the first Christian Bible) had a "radical Pauline" theology which was essentially that 1 Corinthians 12:28 backed up a charismatic type of church "order" (if there was any order) and he felt that 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 was added by the Roman Catholics.
The Catholics had the institutional Pauline theology of the Pastoral Epistles, Ignatius, Polycarp, and Clement himself where the church was modeled after Roman government. Women were demoted and weren't allowed to lead worship or even speak in church.

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kbertsche
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Message 411 of 478 (776407)
01-12-2016 6:57 PM
Reply to: Message 409 by Faith
01-12-2016 6:31 PM


Re: Catholic origins
Faith writes:
The Protestant Reformers agreed on the year 606 as the start of the Roman Church, when the papacy was officialized by I-forget-who. However, Constantine's conversion is another relevant date. But although there were some doctrinal romanisms in some of the early fathers such as Clement, I've never heard anyone date the RCC to that period.
As I recall, the church history text that I studied from (Justo Gonzalez) argued that the Roman Catholic Church as we know it didn't really start till Pope Gregory (about the time that Faith said). I believe Gregory was the first to really claim and exert papal authority.

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
I am very astonished that the scientific picture of the real world around me is very deficient. It gives us a lot of factual information, puts all of our experience in a magnificently consistent order, but it is ghastly silent about all and sundry that is really near to our heart, that really matters to us. It cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity. Science sometimes pretends to answer questions in these domains, but the answers are very often so silly that we are not inclined to take them seriously. — Erwin Schroedinger

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LamarkNewAge
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Message 412 of 478 (776408)
01-12-2016 7:05 PM
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01-12-2016 6:57 PM


Ignatius demoted females.
Females often led house churches until after the writing of Clement, then the Pastoral Epistles were written and Ignatius was written after.
Ignatius demoted females.
The conservative evangelical Interpreters Commentary of the Bible by Zondervan in the 1950s dated the Pastoral Epistles around 150 AD (so did the Southern Baptist Broadman Bible Commentary), but now they are dated before Ignatius. (even though he didn't quote them, but he had their theology)
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kbertsche
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Message 413 of 478 (776411)
01-12-2016 7:37 PM
Reply to: Message 410 by LamarkNewAge
01-12-2016 6:57 PM


Re: Catholic origins
LamarkNewAge writes:
Marcion (the person who put together the first Christian Bible) had a "radical Pauline" theology which was essentially that 1 Corinthians 12:28 backed up a charismatic type of church "order" (if there was any order) and he felt that 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 was added by the Roman Catholics.
Marcion was a heretic who held to quasi-gnostic beliefs and to "docetism" (Jesus only appeared to be human, but really wasn't). Interestingly, like some in this thread, he had difficulty reconciling the OT God with the NT Jesus, so he decided that there were two different gods.
Marcion's heretical, stripped-down biblical canon was a major impetus to the Church formally declaring an "official" canon. (Until this time the canon had been generally accepted without being formalized.)

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
I am very astonished that the scientific picture of the real world around me is very deficient. It gives us a lot of factual information, puts all of our experience in a magnificently consistent order, but it is ghastly silent about all and sundry that is really near to our heart, that really matters to us. It cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity. Science sometimes pretends to answer questions in these domains, but the answers are very often so silly that we are not inclined to take them seriously. — Erwin Schroedinger

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Greatest I am
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Message 414 of 478 (776449)
01-13-2016 3:55 PM
Reply to: Message 413 by kbertsche
01-12-2016 7:37 PM


Re: Catholic origins
kbertsche
Marcion's beliefs were one set of many circulating in those days.
The impetus you speak of was created by the many gospels and not any particular one.
There were many mystery schools in that day and Constantine wanted just the one belief system where Jesus was both man and God so that Constantine, like many Emperors before him, could claim God status for himself.
He died before he could firm all that up.
Regards
DL
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Message 415 of 478 (776460)
01-13-2016 7:30 PM
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01-13-2016 3:55 PM


Re: Catholic origins
quote:
There were many mystery schools in that day and Constantine wanted just the one belief system where Jesus was both man and God so that Constantine, like many Emperors before him, could claim God status for himself.
The Roman Mysteries were interesting because they were an example of the Romans adopting the Old Indo-Iranian God (though previously demoted to an angel type in Iran) Mitra/ Mithra and it seemed to be an avatar religion (it had prophet Zoroaster possibly being reincarnated, though Zoroastrianism doesn't have reincarnation and avatars). My Oxford Dictionary of World's Ancient Religions has 3 different Mithras , since he is in three different religions as different roles. It talks about how strange it is that the Romans took the religion of their enemy.
The same dictionary says Marcionites mostly became Manicheans. Manicheans are a Christian/ Zoroastrian hybrid with reincarnation and avatars (though orthodox Christians, Zoroastrians don't have reincarnation), but Marcion was more like orthodox Christians.
This is the best dictionary for learning about far eastern religions and middle eastern religions both. It's cheap too.
Amazon.com
Many feel that the Roman Mysteries were a missing link between Hinduism and Christianity (it had a base where Paul was born), and they see evidence from the missionary king of the 3rd century BCE (spread the Indian religion all the way to Palestine and beyond) Asouka.
Ashoka - Wikipedia

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Message 416 of 478 (776461)
01-13-2016 7:43 PM
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01-13-2016 7:30 PM


Re: Catholic origins
LamarkNewAge
Thanks for this.
We have no argument but I did laugh when I read this.
"it had a base where Paul was born"
You do know that all the biblical writers were Jews and that they are anonymous to us. Right?
I mean, Peter, Paul and Mary are not Middle Eastern names. They are English.
Regards
DL

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Message 417 of 478 (776462)
01-13-2016 7:51 PM
Reply to: Message 416 by Greatest I am
01-13-2016 7:43 PM


Speaking of names.
Mithra was named "Sol Invictus" (the unconquerable sun or invincible sun) and his birth date was December 25?
Guess who Constantine worshipped?
Yup.
(That is a late development and a side issue, and doesn't mean Jesus is Mithra but it is interesting)
Malachi chapter 4 (the last Old Testament chapter in the Christian Bible) talks about the "sun of righteousness" rising and many Christians see that as a prophecy for Jesus. Historians think the wings on a sun disc reference in Malachi might have something to do with the Zoroastrian God Mazda but Mithra was seen as the sun.
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Message 418 of 478 (776466)
01-13-2016 8:15 PM
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01-13-2016 7:51 PM


Re: Speaking of names.
LamarkNewAge writes:
Mithra was named "Sol Invictus" (the unconquerable sun or invincible sun) and his birth date was December 25?
Guess who Constantine worshipped?
Yup.
(That is a late development and a side issue, and doesn't mean Jesus is Mithra but it is interesting)
Malachi chapter 4 (the last Old Testament chapter in the Christian Bible) talks about the "sun of righteousness" rising and many Christians see that as a prophecy for Jesus. Historians think the wings on a sun disc reference in Malachi might have something to do with the Zoroastrian God Mazda but Mithra was seen as the sun.
Yes, Mithra was worshipped before Christ was born. Yes, Mithraism has many striking parallels to Christianity. But be careful; Mithraism morphed significantly over time. Carefully check the dates of the versions of Mithraism that you are looking at. You will find that the versions of Mithraism that are closest to Christianity date from AFTER Christ. Mithraism incorporated elements of Christianity as it morphed over time.
I'm curious about the Dec 25 date (which wasn't Jesus' real birthday anyway, of course); did this date appear in the Mithra tradition BEFORE or AFTER Christ?

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
I am very astonished that the scientific picture of the real world around me is very deficient. It gives us a lot of factual information, puts all of our experience in a magnificently consistent order, but it is ghastly silent about all and sundry that is really near to our heart, that really matters to us. It cannot tell us a word about red and blue, bitter and sweet, physical pain and physical delight; it knows nothing of beautiful and ugly, good or bad, God and eternity. Science sometimes pretends to answer questions in these domains, but the answers are very often so silly that we are not inclined to take them seriously. — Erwin Schroedinger

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LamarkNewAge
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Message 419 of 478 (776468)
01-13-2016 8:51 PM
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01-13-2016 8:15 PM


Mithra (in Iran) lacks the Dec 25 birth-date
Same with the more-distant Hindu Mithra.
Justin Martyr (c. 150) said the Mithraic Roman Mystery religion imitated the Eucharist.
I Corinthians 11 or 12 (where the last supper is mentioned) is dated around 55 AD by historians.
There is evidence (in art) of the Mithra religion being in Rome as far back as 49 or 50 BC I think.
David Ulansey (sp?) says the Roman Mystery religion got the Lord's Super from Christianity.
There might have some sort of sacred drink (the old Indo-Iranian religion has the Soma/Haoma drink) in the Roman Mystery religion.
Here is the Zoroastrian branch of the old Soma sacred drink
Haoma - Wikipedia
quote:
As a divinity[edit]
The Yazata Haoma, also known by the middle Persian name Hm Yazad, is the epitome of the quintessence of the haoma plant, venerated in the Hm Yat, the hymns of Yasna 9-11.
In those hymns, Haoma is said to appear before Zoroaster in the form of a "beautiful man" (this is the only anthropomorphic reference), who prompts him to gather and press haoma for the purification of the waters (see Aban). Haoma is 'righteous' and 'furthers righteousness', is 'wise' and 'gives insight' (Yasna 9.22). Haoma was the first priest, installed by Ahura Mazda with the sacred girdle aiwiyanghana (Yasna 9.26) and serves the Amesha Spentas in this capacity (Yasht 10.89). "Golden-green eyed" Haoma was the first to offer up haoma, with a "star-adorned, spirit-fashioned mortar," and is the guardian of "mountain plants upon the highest mountain peak." (Yasht 10.90)
Haoma is associated with the Amesha Spenta Vohu Manah (Avestan, middle Persian Vahman or Bahman), the guardian of all animal creation. Haoma is the only divinity with a Yasht who is not also represented by a day-name dedication in the Zoroastrian calendar. Without such a dedication, Haoma has ceased to be of any great importance within the Zoroastrian hierarchy of angels.
And the Indian
Soma - Wikipedia
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Message 420 of 478 (776491)
01-14-2016 10:25 AM
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Re: Speaking of names.
LamarkNewAge
Theories abound.
Jesus is also said to be the Serpent and Dragon of scriptures.
You can find just about any theory to justify any belief these days and it will just get worse over time.
That is why all these theories are all becoming useless unless followed by actual evidence, logic or reason.
Regards
DL

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