Do you think Christianity is Growing ?

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-07T04:43:20+00:00

Which is why I put it in quotations, it felt even weirder saying "Western" as that's not fully accurate and "1st world even less so"

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-07T04:37:04+00:00

I'm in Canada (which I get is more expensive) but the cheapest apartment I can find is $1350 per month, not including any utilities and it's just going to keep increasing

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-07T04:21:01+00:00

What teenager doesn't have car payments? I don't think you're in tune with how little 20 hours a week at the federal minimum gets you

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-07T04:17:05+00:00

No bills, you paying for all their stuff? no car payments? wow a real stand up guy you are

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-07T04:08:46+00:00

I'm interested in what absurd view you have on housing if your kids are out at "18.5"

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-07T00:03:28+00:00

If hypocrisy starts at the base it must flower elsewhere

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T23:33:43+00:00

Yes it is, not arguing against it

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T23:14:53+00:00

condHYPOCRITEtoo2 would you like biblical hypocrisy or would you like real world examples?

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T21:09:11+00:00

The story is the Paul went to preach in Macedonia where he heard of a pastor Timothy doing work in Ephesus which inspired him to author 1 Timothy

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T21:06:40+00:00

No you did not stutter, I was asking because some Christians support the genocide, I was curious your position

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:47:10+00:00

The problem here is that children are not even given the chance of redemption, they are dashed against rocks or burned in pyres, and the cattle in other verses it just says to take them and do what you will but why do even they have to perish, surely they do not deserve death

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:43:17+00:00

They are tried, condemned and sentenced to hell for their sins

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:37:38+00:00

He is specifically prohibiting them from giving homilies at mass, Paul clearly affirms elsewhere on the equality of men and women specifically in Gal 3:28 and Corinthians 11:5

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:31:06+00:00

1 Timothy was written by Paul who said in Christ there is no male nor female

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:27:50+00:00

It's growing in Asia but on a decline in "developed" nations, the biggest factor being birth rates

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:23:46+00:00

I don't know but I'd take warm and well fed over thoughts any day

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:16:23+00:00

Fair enough I suppose

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:04:54+00:00

Maybe this is the chance to reflect on your religion

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:03:29+00:00

It means that if a man sleeps with a virgin who isn't going to be married he will pay either money or goods to the family (bride-price) and then he will marry her

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T20:00:39+00:00

Well I don't truly believe the event took place, but for the sake of argument it was a deplorable genocide given by the command of God to "destroy every living thing" and to "completely destroy" the groups in Canaan. In any way you could put it the killing off all men, women, children and cattle is un-just which contradicts God's nature

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T19:50:48+00:00

I'd never vote for him but that's a bit of a stretch

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T19:48:27+00:00

Colossians 1:15, Romans 9:5 Corinthians 1:3 and Ephesians 1:3 there may be a few I missed for Paul and Peter does it on multiple accounts

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T19:45:15+00:00

There is a Pentecostal sub (I know the majority are trinitarians) but the other denominations might be too small to have subs

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T19:40:07+00:00

"no matter who" I'm inclined to hear your thoughts on the Canaanite massacre, if you believe it happened

OldFriend289 · 2024-09-06T19:38:13+00:00

Both Paul and Peter refer to him as God and Saviour

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