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Fun discussions are fine . . .
Front-Ranger:
I work for an international company and I have to know how to converse in American English, the King's English, Australian English, and Canadian English (South Africans use the King's English). There are a lot of differences. The U.S. is certainly not the authority in the English language. There are even differences between Western and Eastern Canada! One of the things I really enjoy is conversing on this board with people all over the world. It really helps broaden my perspective (as well as lightening my day--just check out Sheyne's translation of Malaysian subtitles!) It is terrific to chat with BBM lovers in Europe and Australia--that's why I often check out the chat room early in the morning, US Mountain Time, to see if there are any Europeans checking in during their evenings.
vkm91941:
I always find conversations so much more enlightening if you seek to understand rather than to be understood. JMO
slayers_creek_oth:
--- Quote from: vkm91941 on May 08, 2006, 02:19:58 pm ---I awlays find conversations so much more enlightening if you seek to understand rather than to be understood. JMO
--- End quote ---
I agree 100% Vic....not only more enlightening but its easier and you'll get farther IMO....
delalluvia:
Hiya TJ,
What Vickie said.
Most of us have been on the boards for nearly 6 months. We only have one 33 page short story to dissect and one 2 hour movie. Some feel they've already discussed it all.
TJ:
Well, since this is in the Anything Goes section of the BetterMost Forums, I should have a right to voice my personal opinions, right?
Oh, in regard to the epithet, "Christian," it is only used 3 times in the Bible and none of Jesus' followers ever used the word to refer to themselves. Because Paul and Barnabus preached about "The Christ," the non-believers in Antioch, Syria who spoke Greek made up the name to mock them. In the 1st Century AD, the Disciples of Jesus, there were thousands of them, called themselves and each other "Believer." And they called their doctrine or church, "The Way."
In an Epistle of Peter, the author mentions that if a person is made fun of because he believes in Christ Jesus and is called "Christian," and his is living right for the LORD, to count it an honor to be called by that name. But, what he wrote was not a command or order, in words to this effect, "From now on, all Believers will be called Christian."
What we historically know as "Christian Orthodoxy" (official theologian name), we now call "Orthodox Christianity." The organized religion of Christianity began in 325 AD and the Emperor Constantine presided over the first of the 7 Councils that year. Until that happened, the Believers were definitely adovcates of separation of church and state.
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