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>>15339864
>Despite 5/5 Christians agreeing on that, most will refuse to follow the Bible.

Well, for most of Christian history, the laity were, on average, not educated or literate enough to read the bible. They relied on the priesthood for the interpretation of scripture, the reading of scripture, the confession and forgiveness of sins, and the prescription of penitent acts. Only after King James translated the bible into common middle English, only after the printing press allowed faster and wider dissemination of bibles, only after early modernity increased literacy, did you see commoners reading the bible themselves. This coincided with the protestant reformation, and the protestant reformation resulted in a huge increase in the number and variety of Christian sects. Interpretation of scripture was suddenly up to the laity reading the bible in their own homes, and divorced from the central church, and the direct interpretation of ordained clergy, who were subservient to the Roman Pope, or the Greek Patriarch, or whatever other church hierarchy. once the interpretation of Christianity became decentralized the number of interpretations of Christianity increased drastically. The holy bible, containing the old and the new testaments, and which is the unerring, complete, and eternal word of God, went through countless translations, and is interpreted differently by different individuals. Some people consider modern translations poor, and prescribe, for instance, the King James version. And yet, most people are not educated to read or understand Middle English, even though it was the informal and common English of the era in which it was written. You might see this as an indictment of the education system, or a testament to the stupidity of individuals, but Christ is supposed to be accessible to the most remote hunter-gatherer, or someone with down syndrome. Should it really matter which translation they read? The bible is the Word of God. It was the word of God in Hebrew, it was the word of God in Aramaic, it was the word of God in Greek. It was the word of God before the clergy at the council of Nicea decided which parts were canon and which were not. It was the word of God in Latin. It was the word of God in Middle English. Now it is the word of God in Modern English, and all its various translations, be they Chinese, Japanese, etc.

God guides the translation of the bible so there can be no inconsistency or disagreement. If there were, then that would mean that the bible is man-made, and therefore fallible. This cannot be the case because Jesus Christ died for our sins.

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>>12293330
I've been here for like 5 years now. I ain't leaving. Here's another beauty of mine btw

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>>12230700

Read my post again and you'll notice the tantric-yoga reference. If you look closely, the thumbnail I posted depicts a copy of the kybalion as well.

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>>11520000
Checked quads.

Also Trump just kinda ranted in that unfocused way he's known for and some poor schmuck had to cohere all these ramblings into a ghostwritten self help pamphlet. Trump was then paid as the "author"

Ghostwriting is a cuck move and authors should stand up for themselves... unless you're ghostwriting for God then it's ok

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yes

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Pseuds, the lot of ya.

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