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03-31-2013, 02:13 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 424
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Timotheist exposed
Easter Sunday seems to be an appropriate day for me to initiate a private blog.
My journey after having left the LC has been a strange one. While I spent many years not going to any church immediately after leaving the 'recovery' in 1984 (maybe 1985), I continued to consider myself a believer. When I met my soon-to-be wife in 1996, I started attending her church, and have been attending one with her to this day. Was there a benefit to going through this self-imposed exile of 12 years? I would like to think so, for when I picked up the Bible again after such a long time away, it was with a clear and open mind, almost completely void of any man's or denomination's teachings. I began studying the Bible with a zeal like I had neer had before during the early years of my marriage. I started writing articles to record my findings. The beginnings of the "Heaven and Hellenism" thread posted elsewhere on this forum (under "Extras! Extras! Read All About It!") was originally written in the year 2000. When I look it over today there is not much that I would change about it, other than to clean up the grammar. The theme of the article is one I still believe in to this day: that Greek influences on the Christian movement gradually resulted in the unbiblical assertion of an immediate afterlife in heaven for the believer, and for an immediate descent into hell for the unbeliever. I believe this not because W. Lee introduced the doctrine to me, I believe this because of my own research into the subject. I will initiate this blog with my thoughts on the events surrounding the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior. It is my desire to keep this blog closed, as i anticipate that some of what I will record will be taken as controversial for some, and my desire is to keep this thread on topic. I welcome private messages for discussions and may even be tempted to respond occasionally to threads in the main forum. Yours in Christ Jesus, |
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