Originally Posted by antelope_sniper
Originally Posted by Thunderstick
Originally Posted by DBT
Originally Posted by Idaho_Shooter
Point being, God never put pen to paper. Everything in the Bible came through the hand of Man.

And over the course of five millenia, man's interpretation of God evolved.

Even over just the last two thousand years, Man's interpretation of Christ has evolved to the point that the Church of 150 AD would not even recognize that which is taught today. Compare the teachings of any sect through the dark ages, compare the teachings of "The Church" through the Crusades and the inquisition to the forgiving, all inclusive, sodomite loving God presented today.

People claim, "Those were not real Christians."

But they were the only Christians extant at the time.

So, who is wrong in their interpretation of scripture, and of God?

Or, has God evolved as the priesthood has seen fit to maximize the size of their congregations, and keep the offering plate filled, as well as the priest's bellies.


Well, Christianity quickly splintered in numerous versions and offshoots. Adoptionism, Arianism, Docetism, Ebionites, Gnosticism, etc, etc.....


as was prophesied that it would ... but Jesus also promised to continue to build His church in an age of a plethora of deceptions.


So are you saying the majority of Christianities are "deceptions".

There's over 34,000 variations of Christianity. How many of them have it right, and how many are "deceptions"?


What I said is that the NT prophesied that the end times would have a plethora of deceptions and false Christs and in this environment Christ would continue to build His church. The church is wherever people gather and organize themselves and around the NT and follow Jesus' teachings. Actually I said that days ago as well.