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Offline Sighlass

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A Sober Warning from the Earliest Christians
« on: July 18, 2018, 11:05:14 pm »
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The earliest Christians lived within the Roman Empire, and, despite what you may have heard, Rome was surprisingly tolerant of other faiths......

.......The great challenge of the Roman Empire was binding together many cultures, faiths, and nations under a common banner.......

....they merely insisted that every religion add a small homage to the Emperor, a small act of worship that would serve as a display of their loyalty to the Empire. Christians refused to do this....

....It is right here that we may do well to learn some lessons for our own day............

.....Those who refuse to celebrate what they believe God forbids are seen as disloyal to the unifying principle of society......

....today we find that every religion (and every other group, for that) is meant to add an element of tolerance. We display our loyalty to society when we express such tolerance, and display disloyalty if we refuse. If we fail the test of tolerance we fail the test of good citizenship.........

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https://www.challies.com/articles/a-warning-from-the-earliest-christians/
Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders over ....

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Re: A Sober Warning from the Earliest Christians
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2018, 11:10:05 pm »
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People today are perfectly willing to tolerate the Christian faith as long as it doesn’t disrupt the unifying principle of tolerance.

This article just makes too much sense.
« Last Edit: July 18, 2018, 11:10:38 pm by Sighlass »
Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders over ....

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Re: A Sober Warning from the Earliest Christians
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2018, 11:32:11 pm »
Can't get there to read it...  :shrug:

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Re: A Sober Warning from the Earliest Christians
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2018, 05:54:56 am »
Can't get there to read it...  :shrug:

Odd that the link works for me... @roamer_1 ... Disappointed if it doesn't work for ya buddy.

https://www.challies.com/articles/a-warning-from-the-earliest-christians/
« Last Edit: July 19, 2018, 05:55:47 am by Sighlass »
Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders over ....