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I read the Bible... NOT nonsense about Pokemon.
Got Scripture?
still defe..."
Is it necessary to read, or is the Bible sufficient?
Robert, the reason I posted this link to the Pokemon booklet is, it will tell lukewarm Christians, or carnally minded Christians, about the dangers of such a game, and MAYBE get them to read their bibles more, so they can become more discerning between good and evil. You know that most Christians don't bother to read their bibles every day, but maybe by looking through some of the other booklets at Lighthouse Trails Publishing, they might leave the table of the devil, and follow Jesus.
The bible is sufficient for everything, but how can you get a disinterested, worldly-minded Christian to read it if they don't bother to pick it up, open it, and ask Jesus to teach them?
What OTHER ways do you think God has provided for us to try to reach Christians who are falling away?
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I tend to believe if the Word of God won't impact a believer, nothing else is likely to work. They will simply justify their favorite sins.
I understand, but I respectfully disagree. Many things and places can impact a believer. And lead them back to the strait and narrow.
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No problem with disagreeing.
I just don't see the need for stuff outside the Bible to bring people back into the Bible.
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The doctrine of the Nicolataines, mentioned in Revelation Ch. 2I found out what this doctrine was, or is,by first reading about it in Webster's 1892 dictionary, and then looking up more about it:
Nicolataines Revelation Ch. 2
This practice was basically, fornication and adultery. They believed that all married women should be common.
Nicolaism (also Nicholaism, Nicolaitism, Nicolationism, or Nicolaitanism) was an early Christian sect mentioned twice in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament. The adherents were called Nicolaitans, Nicolaitanes, or Nicolaites. They were considered heretical by the mainstream early Christian church. According to Revelation 2:6 and 15,[1] they were known in the cities of Ephesus and Pergamum. In this chapter, the church at Ephesus is endorsed for "[hating] the works of the Nicolaites, which I also hate"; and the church in Pergamos is rebuked: "So thou hast also some [worshiping in their midst] who hold the teaching of the Nicolaites".
The Ephesian believers, however, were not duped. Nor were they so naïve as to believe that Christian charity can tolerate such false teaching. Note also the contrast: they “bear” trials and tribulations for Christ’s sake (v. 3) but they cannot “bear” the company of these evil men (vv. 2,6). They endure persecution, but not perversion.
(6) There are many lessons here, but one in particular stands out: Jesus hates moral and theological compromise. Any appeal to grace to justify sin is repugnant to our Lord. Any attempt to rationalize immorality by citing the “liberty” we have in Christ is abhorrent to him and must be to us. True Christian love is never expressed by the tolerance of wickedness, whether it be a matter of what one believes or how one behaves.
The Christians in Pergamum had sacrificed the ethical purity of their congregation on the altar of “love” and for the sake of some nebulous “peace” they feared to lose. Purity often comes at an extremely high price. But we must be prepared to pay it. Confrontation is never pleasant, but it often reaps a bountiful harvest. By all means, pursue love, but not at the expense of truth or in such a way that overt sin is left to fester and spread in the body of Christ.
So, this, IMO, also refers to how ridiculous Christians carry "Christian liberty" to extremes, in order to rationalize just about anything they want to do.
Men who look at porn(women too) are guilty of the sin of adultery or fornication.
I read the Bible... NOT nonsense about Pokemon.
Got Scripture?
still defecting, I see."
That article isn't nonsense. It's clearly written to show people that magic is entertwined with popular entertainment that CHRISTIANS are INVOLVED WITH. Willingly!