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  1. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    And out of the reformation came the King James Bible... In which i believe God blessed the UK greatly for.
  2. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    At least the Orthodox church didn't set up structure to control and to dominate everything! The idea of Pope is uniquely Roman Catholic.
  3. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    The Apostle Paul declares... "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." - 1 Corinthians 2:2 At no time did he promote a leadership structure. And made no mention of Peter being a figure of leadership... Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel...
  4. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    Churches according to seniority... 1. Messianic -Beginning with the Apostle Peter 2. Gentile - Beginning with the Apostle Paul - Romans 11:13 3. Greek Orthodox -Started by Constantine - Who wanted out of pagan Rome 4. Roman Catholic - The official beginning of the Roman Catholic church...
  5. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    I am glad to see the Pope extending a hand of friendship to the Orthodox church... "After centuries of disagreements and misunderstanding, the resumption of genuine dialogue between the sister Churches of Rome and Constantinople was made possible through courageous and farsighted steps taken by...
  6. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    Constantinople fell in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks. There were no Christian people who cared to rise up to their defense. Byzantine emperor Constantine XI appealed to Westen Europe for help to no avail. Because the Orthodox empire refused to accept the Roman Catholic religion the Roman Catholics...
  7. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    I believe the one church is made of seven generalized congregations.... 1. Ephesus - Messianic 2. Smyrna - Oriental Orthodox - The Roman persecutions were ten 3. Pergamos - Greek Orthodox - Pergos... A tower... Needed in the dark ages 4. Thyatira - Catholic - Middle ages 5. Sardis - Protestant...
  8. rockytopva

    Spirituality and the Three Little Pigs

    That story came from a generation with very little education. Family pictured below from that generation. There was no such thing as high school, very little materially, no part in church politics... But the children considered them intelligent, rich, and very spirit filled...
  9. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    The Primary Chronicle reports that in the year 987, after consultation with his boyars, Russian leader Vladimir the Great sent envoys to study the religions of the various neighboring nations whose representatives had been urging him to embrace their respective faiths. The result is described by...
  10. rockytopva

    The Orthodox church has the seniority

    Photo says it all!
  11. rockytopva

    Look for me at Jesus feet

    And... Again while having the Singing Cookes out... Kids holding on tight as a train out of West Virginia climbs the divide from the New River to the eastern part of the state with tons of coal behind her...
  12. rockytopva

    Look for me at Jesus feet

    And... While I have the Singing Cookes out... A ride down the parkway!
  13. rockytopva

    Look for me at Jesus feet

  14. rockytopva

    Westerns

  15. rockytopva

    You can be a saint now!

    Fathers - For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers… - 1 Corinthians 4:15 I was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Having been brought up in the military we moved from town to town before settling into a place in Michigan. I have got to say the men...
  16. rockytopva

    You can be a saint now!

    There should be reasonable qualifications for a man to think himself a saint... 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be...
  17. rockytopva

    You can be a saint now!

    And another thing that came down from the Jerry Falwell days... The love of the title "Fundamentalist." Jerry Falwell was a prominent American Baptist pastor and televangelist, known for his strong fundamentalist beliefs and his role in mobilizing the Christian Right into a political force. He...
  18. rockytopva

    You can be a saint now!

    RCC - Qualifications for sainthood too much. On the other extreme... Non-RCC - Qualifications for sainthood too liberal Middle Ground- A true saint should be able to visit the sick, weak, and afflicted.... With no worries of an outcome such as personal benefit or fornication.
  19. rockytopva

    You can be a saint now!

    Remembering... 2 Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor...
  20. rockytopva

    You can be a saint now!

    Jerry Falwell Jr is an insult to anything Christian. At least Jimmy Swaggert repented. In a local news story... "Falwell also sued the university on his own behalf claiming he was owed millions of dollars in retirement payments. With both cases settled Falwell has a new freedom he hasn't had in...
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