Our website: www.justandsinner.org Patreon: / justandsinner This is the third part in our series of talks on Trinitarian heresies. This covers the Manicheans and some related groups.
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Every philosophy and religion has elements from others, even Christianity. If Jesus is okay with being with sinners, he's okay with someone holding slight variations
I appreciate the "watching and/or listening". I fall into the "and" category. I watch when they come out on RU-vid and then listen (at 1.25 speed) when they hit the podcast RSS feed.
What is the difference between Augustinian idea(s) like: "having being is participating _in Being_ ..", Sin as privation of The Good (aka "non-Being"), etc. ... And a more Gnostic theory of emanation? Even in Christian neoplatonism, there seems to be an idea of "sliding scale" ontology. I guess I haven't figured out where the line should be drawn.
brother please please please cover new age, new thought, and philosophy!! and maybe working in biblical theology to combat the christological heresies within those religiophilosophical influences on our culture and even starting invade the thoughts of uncareful believers
I am aware that there is a so-called "Neo-Manichaeism" religious movement. But I heard that the Manichee religion had gone extinct. What resources can you recommend to learn about the modern day remnant of the original followers of Mani ?
In light of the most cutting edge academics there is a responsibility to closely view the origination of ideas which were not found in Judaism pre first century that Yeshua's faith brought forth. First Yeshua's faith was very very diverse from literalism to symbolism to anti Jewish roots to pro Jewish roots to a mix. But...what Christianity , Islam and Judaism all have in common is Persian influence. An afterlife, a saviour figure, a coming apocalypse, the spirit world, heaven/hell, satan etc etc etc. All these owe to Persian roots and no mystery as who do you think the priest was who blessed Abraham prior to there being an Abrahamic faith. Zoroastrianism and by extension Manicheanism have more to offer in our understanding of Christ than meets the eye. I always marvel at how Protestant and Restoration Christians doggedly define the Christian position according to Orthodox positions of whom they have actively resisted. Indeed perhaps the true answer to literalism, academics and sectarianism is to go back to the very very diverse early Christian beliefs...all freely thinking and discussing, all brothers and sisters with similarities and differences about even a fundamental thing such as the godhood and personhood of their central figure. What a world we live in where we define our own creeds based on the decisions our opposing authority gives us. all that saye aye aye are in our club all opposed are not. How about if Christ is your anchor you are in, and free to learn and grow among us. What a thought..whod a thunk it. And Christian and pre Christian scriptures? why are we only accepting the current composition, look around...is it working? Truth, Love, Balance and Freedom to think and discuss while still being in community...that is what is needed, or Christianity's crisis will continue to magnify under the onslaught of truth and academics.
This is the first I've ever heard of Manichees still surviving in China today. Would love to see some actual evidence of this. And please don't say "Google it."
I'm confused. So what does God have if He doesn't have a physical body? Like the Bible describes people seeing God's back and other body parts throughout the Bible, so I really don't get it~
God is three spiritual (not physical) persons in one being. God the Son is the image of the unseen God (which would include the Father and I suppose the Holy Spirit as well). When ever someone saw God in the Bible they saw the Son unless it specifically says they saw the Father (like in Stephens vision at his martyrdom in Acts 7:56).
The heretics talking about God transcending the trinity in prayer make me think about some radical Protestants, but also Eastern Orthodox who emphasize the essence-energy distinction. Interesting group
That's only if you don't interpret through the words of Jesus, which makes it clear that it's the 'world of men." Paul isn't suggesting that Satan has a physical dominion over Earth. There are some Mormons who believe something like that, claiming that in Job the gathering of angels are angels who have charge over other worlds. That's a very eisegesis interpretation, reading too much in the text from other sources and beliefs.
@@litigioussociety4249 Satan has such an Imperium on Earth that he can justly offer the kingdoms of the world to whomever will bow down. The scriptures teach a dualism.
@@Catholic-Perennialist He says he can offer that to Jesus; but obviously, it would have failed had Jesus bowed down to him, so that doesn't prove anything. The important thing is that Satan is a created being, and he will also be cast into hellfire at the end of days. You could argue for an imbalanced duality in a sense, but you could argue the same thing within every person when it comes to obeying or disobeying God's will. That's less duality, and more grace and free will imparted from God both to demons and men. The Bible's not too clear on Satan's power in regard to coercion. God can certainly kill and condemn a person. Satan might be able to cause death directly, since Jesus says he has the power to destroy the body but not the soul, but it still seems to be through some more passive or indirect means. I would compare Satan more to an evil general or commander than a literal god, because both have the power to carry out horrific actions, but God still has the power to stop their efforts. True dualism would require Satan to be equal in power to God.
Trinity doctrine was invented in the late second century. Modern Trinity doctrine is very different than the original form. Jesus is a part of the Father and the Spirit is the spirit of Jesus Christ and the Father. "I and my Father are ONE." "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father."
The trinitarians have refused to fully repent and fully convert from idolatry unto Godliness and are linging to borrowed idolatrous theoñogy, tradition and frastscontrary to the law of God Yehovah YEHOVAH THE ANOINTER ALONE IS The God The King (Ruler, Head) The Lord (Master) The Lawgiver The Covenantgiver The Judge (Rewarder, Recompenser) The Creator (Maker, Former) The Begetter The Father The Saviour (Redeemer, Deliverer) The Helper The Lover The Blesser Of His Mashiach lord the king, messenger, servant, lawgiver, judge, saviour, prophet, priest, shepherd, son, people. God Yehovah is the owner of the kingdom,, power, throne and people and salvation. The Godship of Yehovah the true God is not an alliance or a union with any other but solely by Yehovah the most high alone. God King Yehovah in council is above all that are around him Yehovah is the Anointer of his anointed (mashiach, christ). God Yehovah is not an anointed (mashiach, christ) Yehovah is the sender of his messenger (angel, sent). God Yehovah is not a messenger (angel, sent). Yehovah is the creator (maker, former) begetter and father of men his sons. God Yehovah is not a son of God nor a man nor a son of man. God Yehovah alone is the most high above all in all. Yehovah has no like, equal or compare, no predecessor, mate or successor. There is none else besides Yehovah THERE IS NO GOD BESIDES YEHOVAH THERE IS NO GOD BEFORE YEHOVAH THERE IS NO GOD WITH YEHOVAH THERE IS NO GOD AFTER YEHOVAH THERE IS NONE ELSE THERE IS NO GOD LIKE YEHOVAH THERE IS NO GOD EQUAL TO YEHOVAH THERE IS NO GOD COMPARED TO YEHOVAH THERE IS NONE ELSE YEHOVAH IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST YEHOVAH HE WAS HE IS HE WILL BE YEHOVAH ALONE IS GOD ALONE IS THE SAVIOUR ALONE IS THE MOST HIGH 1 Kings 1:36 ASV And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Jehovah, the God of my lord the king, say so too. 1 Chronicles 29:10-12,20 ASV Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. [11] Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all. [12] Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. [20] And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.
Jordan Cooper: Macedonianism is the only heresy relating to the Holy Spirit Of course the Lutheran simps for Eastern Orthodoxy by not mentioning the Filioque debate
You lack the wisdom to speak of this subject. You sure did read a thing or two, but the total lack of wisdom, humility and skepticism is worst than with most hobbyists.
