When will the US begin taxing Churches?

[mar1t1me]

^^^The bible is seldom "clear" about anything. Of course Paul says "men should have short hair", but every picture of Jesus shows him with shoulder length BLOND hair....lol.....the Old Testament declares shellfish should never be eaten, nor should blended fabrics be worn. But I'd have to say it appears the majority of Christians ignore those inconvenient little "abominations".

So, getting back to the "good works" of churches.....if God wants people to be poor and/or hungry, then why should churches try to help them be less poor and/or hungry? ;-)

[Farbin Kaiber]

Actually, the contemporary image of the Christ didn't appear till, at earliest the 700's in Eastern Orthodoxy.

So the short hair to long 'fro w/ super beard was not prevalent in the time of Paul's writing, but a construct of Man at a later date.

And, furthermore, the laws of the Old Testament are not the basis of "NT Christianity" which usurps the laws of the OT.

[mar1t1me]

The 10 Commandments are OT. Are they, too, out the window?

I do recall reading that Jesus said "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Would you agree those are fairly well ignored these days as well.....?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Actually, yes, they are all "out the window".

The definition of Testament is;

Main Entry: tes·ta·ment
Pronunciation: \ˈtes-tə-mənt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testamentum covenant with God, holy scripture, from Latin, last will, from testari to be a witness, call to witness, make a will, from testis witness; akin to Latin tres three & to Latin stare to stand; from the witness's standing by as a third party in a litigation — more at three, stand
Date: 14th century

1 a archaic : a covenant between God and the human race b capitalized : either of two main divisions of the Bible
2 a : a tangible proof or tribute b : an expression of conviction : creed
3 a : an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death b : will

— tes·ta·men·ta·ry \ˌtes-tə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\ adjective



In simple terms a will. So there is an "Old" Will of God, and a "New" Will of God.

So, go to court, ask a judge, and find out what Will will hold up in court.

[Dozyproductions]

Actually, yes, they are all "out the window".

The definition of Testament is;

Main Entry: tes·ta·ment
Pronunciation: \ˈtes-tə-mənt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testamentum covenant with God, holy scripture, from Latin, last will, from testari to be a witness, call to witness, make a will, from testis witness; akin to Latin tres three & to Latin stare to stand; from the witness's standing by as a third party in a litigation — more at three, stand
Date: 14th century

1 a archaic : a covenant between God and the human race b capitalized : either of two main divisions of the Bible
2 a : a tangible proof or tribute b : an expression of conviction : creed
3 a : an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death b : will

— tes·ta·men·ta·ry \ˌtes-tə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\ adjective



In simple terms a will. So there is an "Old" Will of God, and a "New" Will of God.

So, go to court, ask a judge, and find out what Will will hold up in court.

God, changed his mind, like a girl... changing clothes.

[Mossman]

That god, he's so hot then he's cold, he's yes then he's no, we fight we break up....i am upset I know so many of the words to that song

[Farbin Kaiber]

God, changed his mind, like a girl... changing clothes.

Pretty much, but it's more along the lines of "I made this rulebook, and in this rulebook, it requires someone to follow all the rules, which is impossible, so I'll send my son, he'll complete the rulebook, then I'm free to make a new set of rules..." type thing, but yeah.