We're Not Putting X-Mas Trees Up!

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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Reading Frank Viola? So the religious Jews dressed the way they did because of the pagans? If you take the time to read Mr. Viola's books and read his footnotes. You will find that Frank Viola is not reading to present Truth, just...his version of it.

The Jews are not a model for the New Testament Church...do you want to wear an Ephod oh most holy bro?

More of Frank's stuff, how big were these homes? Interestingly enough Frank never tells his readers that the homes weren't split level ranches, and a small group drinking Pepsi and eating pizza. From what the archeologists have found that they met in Roman villas able to accommodate groups of close to a hundred people. Back issues of BAR (Biblical Archeology Review) has the articles. Also it was a motto in ancient Rome that stated, "What you wore, was who you are." With that in mind, the early Christians didn't walk around looking like they were shot out of a canon.

Actually your ignorant. Christians met in larger forums only after Christianity began to flurish without persecution. For the most part Christians met in homes, nor more than small groups of perhaps 10 to 20 people. It could have been a death sentence for Christians to meet en mass in larger forums. In addition, they met and fellowshipped down in catacombs.

They were also forced to go to church, and forced to wear a wedding ring, and forced to celebrate the Church holy days, should I go on?

You're generalizing some very important things her EB. These are subjects that deserve their own address.

George Barna and Frank Viola need to ask the question, "did the apostles charge the church for their writings?"

If often cost Christians more than money for parchment to possess Scriptures.

Skewed view of the world, builds for a skewed view of the Faith once delivered unto the saints.

The only thing skewed here is your quest to be holier than everyone else. If this is holiness, you're obviously more holy than me. I tip my hat to you bro. You're holier than the rest of us. Now do something more holy with your time than posting on a forum arguing with us hell bound pagans while souls go to Hell. You can argue until you're blue in the face...but you're wasting your time. Get out, practice what you believe, and reach souls...if you REALLY believe it. I think you just want to argue and feel more holy than someone. Well, I give it to you...you're oh so holy.

I mean the saints that are speaking in tongues, not the ones that glow in the dark on the dash board of your car.

LOL I will say, I liked that one.

Next to your swinging rosary.

Speaking of swinging...you do know that modern swingers have sworn off wedding bands. They feel it makes marriage far more "high profile". You a swinga bro? lol