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Eclectic Theosophist
Cloak and dagger................
Cloak and dagger................
I hear ya.
Well,....some might be somewhat 'concerned'
Yep,....Paul had his share of 'controversies' when dealing with the 'pillars of the church' in Jerusalem as he set out to preach his own 'gospel-version' and 'spiritual-Christ-figure', but seeing such things takes further research and a look at all scholarly perspectives, schools of thought, etc. At the end of the day, you alone are responsible for your own beliefs, opinons, points of view that have any ultimate significance or value. Paul has some good insights on some universal principles, but also a host of his 'own opinions', biases and other personal 'perks'.
Indeed. About now though, this thread is pretty much a 'free-for-all'.
It is what you make it.
pj
Cloak and dagger................
I was just going for ACTUAL dialogue, as opposed to all the flaming and ad hominem that seems to go on here. I can give as good as I get and most times better, but a prefer real dialogue, not obsequious or supercilious people.
I hear ya.
I'm not at all concerned about Chrysostom.
Well,....some might be somewhat 'concerned'
I agree, many confuse James contradicting Paul when in fact he is dealing with the ACTUAL walk of faith vs. the claim of being a person of faith. It was an issue at that time which can be clearly seen in how James is addressing the issue in chapter 2. He definitely wasn't contradicting anything Paul wrote, although as the leader of the BOC in Jerusalem, I'm sure he had some run ins with Paul.
Yep,....Paul had his share of 'controversies' when dealing with the 'pillars of the church' in Jerusalem as he set out to preach his own 'gospel-version' and 'spiritual-Christ-figure', but seeing such things takes further research and a look at all scholarly perspectives, schools of thought, etc. At the end of the day, you alone are responsible for your own beliefs, opinons, points of view that have any ultimate significance or value. Paul has some good insights on some universal principles, but also a host of his 'own opinions', biases and other personal 'perks'.
I was just agreeing with the OP about preferring dialogue and even though he/she was banned, the point was valid.
Indeed. About now though, this thread is pretty much a 'free-for-all'.
It is what you make it.
pj