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by ohio jones
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Agreement
Replies: 33
Views: 488

Re: Agreement

Sudsy, I agree with you and in the Bible I find support for your perspective. With the exception of Jesus, my experiences tell me that everyone that has walked the earth has been wrong a number of times in their lives. Everyone has had at least one disagreement with another. Yet Jesus tells us how ...
by ohio jones
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Will the issues you care about be priorities for a Trump-family run RNC?
Replies: 71
Views: 1026

Re: Will the issues you care about be priorities for a Trump-family run RNC?

It’s impossible to determine anything from statistics when the parameters are changed. Example: Too many arrested for marijuana use? Legalize marijuana! Poof! Problem “solved”. There was a situation a while back where the amount of funds for government assistance was based on the number of children...
by ohio jones
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: What I appreciate about the Catholic Church
Replies: 23
Views: 447

Re: What I appreciate about the Catholic Church

I appreciate the artistic mastery that one finds in Catholic traditions. Bach's Mass in B minor, for example, is just on a whole different level than what one encounters in most Protestant and Anabaptist music traditions. I've enjoyed singing Lloyd Kauffman's arrangement of selections from Schubert...
by ohio jones
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Church good at evangelization
Replies: 75
Views: 1253

Re: Church good at evangelization

Preach the Gospel at all times. Whenever possible, use words! Interesting how this was considered a quote from St. Francis of Assisi—founder of the Franciscan Order but it has no proof. Note the difference between the quote attributed, perhaps incorrectly, to St. Francis -- "if necessary"...
by ohio jones
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Poll: Should nonresistant Christians... ?
Replies: 5
Views: 190

Re: Poll: Should nonresistant Christians... ?

Should nonresistant Christians (who believe that Christians should not involve themselves with the kingdoms of this world nor vote for its civil leaders) speak out publicly against the decisions of politicians? For the purposes of this thread, should posting on MN be considered speaking out publicly?
by ohio jones
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Why aren't Mennonites Constantinian?
Replies: 17
Views: 397

Re: Why aren't Mennonites Constantinian?

Ancient Rome had a unification of church and state going way, way back. Most governments did in the Ancient Near East. So Constantine preserved this. But he promoted pagan religion too, throughout his lifetime. It wasn't until after his lifetime that Christianity became the dominant religion of Rom...
by ohio jones
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Poll: Sunday School
Replies: 4
Views: 141

Poll: Sunday School

This is a thread to discuss how your church does adult Sunday School.
by ohio jones
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Do Plain Catholics exist?
Replies: 233
Views: 4618

Re: Do Plain Catholics exist?

Well, we reject writing outside of the Bible as being inspired scripture. What would you suggest we add to scripture, what writings? What books? So you reject the Holy Spirit stopped speaking? You do realize there were prophets in the new Church of the New covenant. Do you happen to know what all t...
by ohio jones
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Do Plain Catholics exist?
Replies: 233
Views: 4618

Re: Do Plain Catholics exist?

Constantine wasn’t even baptised until his deathbed. So according to Catholic and Orthodox dogma, he was unregenerate and not converted. So why should we should respect anything a pagan emperor had to say or do? Some of you may find the Facebook page Blame Constantine amusing. They specialize in fi...
by ohio jones
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Do Plain Catholics exist?
Replies: 233
Views: 4618

Re: Do Plain Catholics exist?

Of course they are extremely strict- so it upsets him a great deal to see lack of head covering, pants on women, t.v., Rock music allowed, etc I see Valerie has been proofreading (or else it's time for my eye exam) . When I first read this it said "Rick music" -- to which the obvious resp...