The original 12 Apostles alone, it can be argued, were given authority to write Scripture. So if something is not written in the new Testament by them, a Christian can quite possibly reject it. — Gregory
Therefore He wills the Good necessarily and freely. This may be possible in a supernatural (imaginary) being, but still I see no room left in God for Him choosing (within His nature) the Good in the face of pain and suffering. Therefore man has the ability to be greater than God. — Gregory
saint Augustine converted to Christianity — Gus Lamarch
Conflating outcome and intent is a conspiracy theorist play. — Kenosha Kid
Saint" Augustine was a self-worshipper who said babies burn in hell. — Gregory
And he has been known as a Saint for more than a thousand years. That's a win to me. — Gus Lamarch
we shouldn’t know about history merely by etymology, — xinye
By Satanists — Gregory
I said that was their intent. You can't prove otherwise — Gregory
For saying that they make up things like every religion in the world? — Gregory
Rome conquered them first — Gregory
The Bible is a religious text and so inherently conspiratory. They used it against Rome and won. — Gregory
You understand that the Bible didn't exist then. — Kenosha Kid
It as written by a group of scribes in the 1st century, if you trust history. — Gregory
Religion is a drug that is usually from an evil force connected to the Satan force. — Gregory
A step backward would take us to 'Is there a supreme being? — Torus34
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