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https://www.jewishnotgreek.com/ Greetings All, Several yrs ago I made a post suggesting that the idea of an immortal soul is not Biblical. I had no evidence and I was shot down. However I've continued to think I'm right. I know the Bible fairly well and there isn't even 1 solid verse that would lead me to believe we are born with an immortal soul. Quite to the contrary I read over & over in both the OT & the NT that the soul who sins will die. I read that the only way to gain immortality is by accepting Jesus as Lord & savior. I was almost certain an immortal soul was a pagan idea that got into early Christianity. This made sense since the early church fathers were almost all practicing pagans before accepting Jesus. I believe Plato made the idea of an immortal soul popular. Today I found the proof and I needed. Here are 2 sites that explain this fallacy http://jewishnotgreek.info/, https://www.jewishnotgreek.com/. I hope the board has an open mind nowadays.
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When Its All About Bums On Seats Lowest Common Denominator https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2018/24-august/news/uk/cinema-buff-dean-feels-the-heat-at-derby-cathedral The Dean of Derby, the Very Revd Stephen Hance, said that they would not be “showing God anything that he hasn’t seen before”. Speaking on Tuesday, Dean Hance argued: “If something is not sinful anywhere it is not sinful in the cathedral.” He argued that the venture would bring new people to the cathedral, and that it would not detract from its being a holy place. “I think it will be a success in terms of attracting people and bringing them to see a creative bit of art, and doing that in the context of this beautiful holy space.” gee i wonder if HRH knows about this freak show ...
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I once attended a church that chose not to celebrate Christmas due to the pagan roots of the tradition. So I am well-versed in how Christmas festivities have pagan roots and the scriptures that tell us to put away such things. However, I know sincere Christians that do practice Christmas. Do you believe it is wrong for Christians to celebrate Christmas? Does the dynamic change if Christmas is kept Christ-centric?
