Comments on: 3rd Century Church http://www.joethorn.net/2005/11/07/3rd-century-church/ theology. church. culture. life. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcguyver http://www.joethorn.net/2005/11/07/3rd-century-church/#comment-1246 Marcguyver Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:26:37 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=242#comment-1246 You know it's amazing what kind of excuses you can come up with to deny the truth even when it is blatantly true and undeniable. Reminds me of the passage in Revelation where it says that even though they know God is the one causing all of the calamity and that they just need to repent, they instead crawl into a cave and cry out for the mountains and rocks to fall on them and kill them. How absurd and very very sad. Wouldn't it just be easier to accept the truth? You know it’s amazing what kind of excuses you can come up with to deny the truth even when it is blatantly true and undeniable.
Reminds me of the passage in Revelation where it says that even though they know God is the one causing all of the calamity and that they just need to repent, they instead crawl into a cave and cry out for the mountains and rocks to fall on them and kill them.
How absurd and very very sad. Wouldn’t it just be easier to accept the truth?

]]> By: Marty Duren http://www.joethorn.net/2005/11/07/3rd-century-church/#comment-1245 Marty Duren Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:24:58 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=242#comment-1245 It's always the heart, bro. "For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened." Romans 1:21 (ESV) It’s always the heart, bro.

“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.” Romans 1:21 (ESV)

]]> By: Marcguyver http://www.joethorn.net/2005/11/07/3rd-century-church/#comment-1244 Marcguyver Thu, 10 Nov 2005 04:48:52 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=242#comment-1244 ha ha ha......You're right Marty! Just like some 'nay-sayers' used to say that Moses could have never written the Pentatuech because supposedly written languages weren't around or created until well after the period of Israelite history. Then they ended up discovering the Ebla Kingdom that hugely predated the whole Moses period!! Let God be true, and every man a liar!! :) Josh Mcdowell used to debate with people and he'd say, "If I can show you irrefuteable proof that Christ walked the earth, existed in the flesh, and rose from the dead; even from non-biblical or non-Christian sources, will you believe it?" When someone would say, "No" he'd say, "Well, then we have nothing to talk about now don't we?" ha ha ha……You’re right Marty! Just like some ‘nay-sayers’ used to say that Moses could have never written the Pentatuech because supposedly written languages weren’t around or created until well after the period of Israelite history. Then they ended up discovering the Ebla Kingdom that hugely predated the whole Moses period!!

Let God be true, and every man a liar!! :)

Josh Mcdowell used to debate with people and he’d say, “If I can show you irrefuteable proof that Christ walked the earth, existed in the flesh, and rose from the dead; even from non-biblical or non-Christian sources, will you believe it?” When someone would say, “No” he’d say, “Well, then we have nothing to talk about now don’t we?”

]]> By: Marty Duren http://www.joethorn.net/2005/11/07/3rd-century-church/#comment-1243 Marty Duren Wed, 09 Nov 2005 01:12:01 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=242#comment-1243 Marc, Seems funny to me that he says "the evidence doesn't support" churches before the 4th century, but he's commenting on evidence that supports churches in the third. "Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind's made up." Marc,
Seems funny to me that he says “the evidence doesn’t support” churches before the 4th century, but he’s commenting on evidence that supports churches in the third.

“Don’t confuse me with the facts, my mind’s made up.”

]]> By: Michael http://www.joethorn.net/2005/11/07/3rd-century-church/#comment-1242 Michael Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:55:23 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=242#comment-1242 I look forward to hearing what the experts will be saying about this find. I'm particularly stoked about the reference to Jesus' diety! I look forward to hearing what the experts will be saying about this find. I’m particularly stoked about the reference to Jesus’ diety!

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