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Anonymous ID: d26239 March 21, 2022, 7:47 a.m. No.15910857   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>15910803

Because of the Nicolatians…from Nicolas of Antioch. The Church of Antioch is of the Eastern Orthodox "version" of Christianity… and Jesus "hated" it.

 

Acts 6:5 tells us that this Nicolas was “a proselyte of Antioch.” The fact that he was a proselyte tells us that he was not born a Jew but had converted from paganism to Judaism. Then he experienced a second conversion, this time turning from Judaism to Christianity. From this information, we know these facts about Nicolas of Antioch:

 

He came from paganism and had deep pagan roots, very much unlike the other six deacons who came from a pure Hebrew line. Nicolas’ pagan background meant that he had previously been immersed in the activities of the occult.

He was not afraid of taking an opposing position, evidenced by his ability to change religions twice. Converting to Judaism would have estranged him from his pagan family and friends. It would seem to indicate that he was not impressed or concerned about the opinions of other people.

He was a free thinker and very open to embracing new ideas and concepts. Judaism was very different from the pagan and occult world in which he had been raised. For him to shift from paganism to Judaism reveals that he was very liberal in his thinking, for most pagans were offended by Judaism. He was obviously not afraid to entertain or embrace new ways of thinking.

When he converted to Christ, it was at least the second time he had converted from one religion to another. We don’t know if, or how many times, he shifted from one form of paganism to another before he became a Jewish proselyte. His ability to easily change religious “hats” implies that he was not afraid to switch direction in midstream and go a totally different direction.

 

According to the writings of the Early Church leaders, Nicolas taught a doctrine of compromise, implying that total separation between Christianity and the practice of occult paganism was not essential. From Early Church records, it seems apparent that this Nicolas of Antioch was so immersed in occultism, Judaism, and Christianity that he had a stomach for all of it. He had no problem intermingling these belief systems in various concoctions and saw no reason why believers couldn’t continue to fellowship with those still immersed in the black magic of the Roman empire and its countless mystery cults.

 

Occultism was a major force that warred against the Early Church. In Ephesus, the primary pagan religion was the worship of Diana (Artemis). There were many other forms of idolatry in Ephesus, but this was the primary object of occult worship in that city. In the city of Pergamos, there were numerous dark and sinister forms of occultism, causing Pergamos to be one of the most wicked cities in the history of the ancient world. In both of these cities, believers were lambasted and persecuted fiercely by adherents of pagan religions, forced to contend with paganism on a level far beyond all other cities.

 

It was very hard for believers to live separately from all the activities of paganism because paganism and its religions were the center of life in these cities. Slipping in and out of paganism would have been very easy for young or weak believers to do since most of their families and friends were still pagans. A converted Gentile would have found it very difficult to stay away from all pagan influence.

 

It is significant that the “deeds” and “doctrines” of the Nicolaitans are only mentioned in connection with the churches in these two occultic and pagan cities. It seems that the “doctrine” of the Nicolaitans was that it was all right to have one foot in both worlds and that one needn’t be so strict about separation from the world in order to be a Christian. This, in fact, was the “doctrine” of the Nicolaitans that Jesus “hated.” It led to a weak version of Christianity that was without power and without conviction — a defeated, worldly type of Christianity.

 

Nicolas’ deep roots in paganism may have produced in him a tolerance for occultism and paganism. Growing up in this perverted spiritual environment may have caused him to view these belief systems as not so damaging or dangerous. This wrong perception would have resulted in a very liberal viewpoint that encouraged people to stay connected to the world. This is what numerous Bible scholars believe about the Nicolaitans.

 

https://renner.org/article/who-were-the-nicolaitans-and-what-was-their-doctrine-and-deeds/

Anonymous ID: d26239 March 21, 2022, 7:50 a.m. No.15910879   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>0921

>>15910844

I read a SUNY PhD theory that a pig fucked a monkey and had a baby. Then the pig/monkey fucked a monkey and had a baby. This happened for a few generations until most of the "pigness" disappeared, and what remained was the Genus: Homo ancestors of humanity.

 

https://phys.org/news/2013-07-chimp-pig-hybrid-humans.html

Anonymous ID: d26239 March 21, 2022, 7:55 a.m. No.15910913   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>0924 >>0937

>>15910829

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have a common bond,

The Lord is the maker of them all.

 

Romans 3:23

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

 

James 2:1

My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.

 

1 Corinthians 12:25

so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

 

James 2:2-4

For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,” have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?

 

Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

 

Romans 2:11

For there is no partiality with God

 

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Equality

Anonymous ID: d26239 March 21, 2022, 8:05 a.m. No.15910988   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>1017

>>15910937

You mean the ages old division between faith and works? Paul never met Jesus. His info is based on reading the stories of others, and personal "revelation". So, it's hard to put much faith in the letters that the Church was founded on. Also, isn't it weird that there is no Gospel of Simon Peter?