Nathan_Jr

You can't fix stupid, indeed. And I don't pretend that I can.

Of course. Sure. So? Right. The church in Rome. The body of Christ in Rome. Indeed, there are. Victor "taught" a lot of things. He "taught" a lot of error. He was wrong about Romans 13. For centuries charlatans, hucksters and autocrats have manipulated this chapter for their own selfish desires. Charlatan hucksters like victor twist the chapter in a vain effort to legitimize their lust for control and power. Nobody? So what. Doesn't make the honor righteous. Well... I'll let this speak for itself.

I don’t think it has really devolved into politics. Not REALLY. But it does appear to have taken a turn into a cave well lit by torches and occupied by terrorists.

You’re setting up your straw man as a false dilemma. I don’t believe any of what you suggest I believe . Romans 13 can be understood within Paul’s historical context — Roman imperial cult. What he’s saying in that chapter was for the 1st century Roman ekklesia (always ‘assembly,’ never ‘called out.’) not for 21st century Mericans. Find out what cult meant in the Roman Empire of Paul’s lifetime. Find out about the beleeeved divine status of emperors and their families Find out about gods EVERYWHERE during that time. Everyone honored and paid tribute to local and imperial gods, even Jews did — honor is not the same as worship.

It helps to bolster the case for historicity. This is how historians do history. But wisdom literature and scripture need not be historically accurate to effectively articulate Truth. Reading the Bible as a historical document to confirm historical facts will be problematic. But is this why one reads the Bible? Is historical fact the fruit? Or is there a deeper, higher fruit?

Nope. He was not a born again Christian. Not even might have been. He was born Jewish and was into TM. I'm not surprised you don't know this, even though you claim him as a hero. Andy Kaufman made a career of exposing and throughly eviscerating charlatans, including "Christian" hucksters like victor paul wierwille. If you want to find out about Andy Kaufman, you should search again. Or, if you prefer, re-search. Pentecostal Christians in the West aren't the only people on the planet who speak in tongues, whether counterfeit or authentic.

Yep. Boy, golly, does it ever! Sounds like victor paul wierwille and his oily-headed seed boy, loy craig martindale.

“It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.” Frank Kafka, The Trial (Hey! I didn’t write the book.)

Hey! I didn’t write the book. I didn’t coordinate the music. Did you see The Omen? Cookies don’t lie. It’s true, even if you don’t believe it.

The logic Mike employs is the same logic Victor employed when he squatted over and defecated into the mouth of God. It's a comedy show for the devil . He's laughing his foot off. Ask johniam.

Criminy! It sounds like you didn't absorb it completely the first time. Let me explain... The contents of the paper folder are NOT the contents of the cookie jar. Some people call them double doors, I call them French doors. Did you see the movie Sling Blade? It's like The Omen, but not. See? Math.

Yes! You were right on with that post.

This law is mathematically accurate and scientifically precise. Like a tailored glove. Like an interpretation of equal syllables. Like a cookie in a jar. Like a paper folder. Like a rape done in the love of god. The following is the legal, mathematical proof equation of the scientifically metaphysical law. 60% of the time it works every time.

What? I thought it was due to God's self-imposed budgetary constraints. He's not a generous god, he's a stingy god with a budget. You can line up perfectly your believing-manifestation-kinds-of-faith, walking action, promised promises, revealed revelations, wagging tongues, and it will be all for naught, if it ain't in God's budget.

Did you check to see if God promised a Saturday check from a temp job? Obviously, he didn't, because you did everything else right. The numbers, the paint, the gloves... Got to get your needs aligned with your wants and find out if God promised that alignment before you believe for it. And the ABS hedge of protection only works if you are manifesting believing kinds of faith while wearing clown shoes. See? It's axiomatic. Isn't that just tremendous! Got to MAKE it FIT

Mmmmph! (Seriously. No snark. Damn. Well done, Mr. Bone. Mmmmph.)

Is the devil laughing at four crucified or twice times thrice or crowing cocks or Aramaic priority or corrupt means watered-down or victor's interpretation of Romans 13? Just because these things are inaccurate doesn't mean they aren't funny.

Shunning. Ok, fair. But who is doing the shunning? Who is responsible? I never met a more divisive group of human beings prone to shunning literally everyone but their own insular group than the VPW-following family into which I married. That relationship was the most devastatingly destructive I have ever known. I wish I had followed my instincts in the beginning. I wish had understood NPD. I wish I had known GSC.

When you say the word of God, you mean the Bible as privately interpreted by victor paul wierwille?

Comply? Coerced or not, she chose? Strange word choices. I don't think you understand the meanings of the words you write. A woman gets severely beaten because she didn't comply with her rapist. If only she free will chose to comply, she would only have been raped but not beaten. A man's First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were trampled on and violated by a law enforcement officer. The man was beaten and arrested for exercising his Constitutional rights. He was guilty of nothing but noncompliance. Even though the man committed no crime, if he had free will chosen to comply with the illegal directives of the LEO, he wouldn't have been beaten and imprisoned. If only Ukraine complied.... but they didn't. They free will chose death and destruction and rape. Hey! They're tough, they make their own choices.

I suspect nothing. I don't know. What do they do to ex-JWs? What do they do to ex-Scientologists? What do you think they would do?

Who are the wrong people?

Do they still make Zima?

He wouldn't listen to god about the studio lights, either. And we all know happened because of victor's spite. If only victor had beleeeved big enough, he could have....

God's money? What kind of bit-chass god is this?