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Question: Spiritually speaking, where can I…,?

…, get a picture of The Apostle Paul?

Everytime after I stir cream and sugar into my coffee, I put my spoon upside down on a saucer on my stove. After about 20 cups, I see the image of a man I believe to be The Apostle Paul.

How can I be sure?

How much is it worth?

Please help. I don’t want to wash it, because it might be worth something.
I think it’s him because his head is shaved.
Does The Bible say if Jesus ever shaved His head? Maybe it’s Him instead of Paul.

Answer: Superstition is not supported by true scriptural reasoning..
There is no picture of the Apostle Paul. And if there were, so what?
Christians are supposed to be walking by faith, not by sight. Faith backed up by concrete evidence. Idolatry is a work of the flesh (demonic).

Vail Valley Voices: Obama stoops to conquer

As we begin the second decade of the 21st century, might Uncle Sam perfect what was rejected in the first decade: the art of bowing? Many cultures interpret bowing with showing respect for others rather than a sign of subservience. Last year, critics condemned President Obama for exposing our nation’s soft side by bowing in Saudi Arabia and before Japanese Emperor Akihito. These pundits, who …

The Doctrine that the Apostle Paul Taught – Bro. Marlon #12

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Question: What was the main concern of the book of Timothy?

“The Pastoral Letters, I and II Timothy and Titus, are now generally accepted by biblical scholarship as having been composed by a disciple of Paul who wrote in the apostle’s name to indicate that he stood in the same tradition. Date: around 100 AD. Place: possibly Asia Minor or Greece.

The main concern of I Timothy is to counteract the influence of Gnostic teachers.

The Gnostic teachings were of a mixed hellenistic and Jewish origin. Gnostic heresies included dualism, contempt for material things, dependence on knowledge (=spiritual experience), not faith, as a way to salvation, secret doctrine reserved for the elite few and restrictive teachings about sexual practice. ”

see womenpriests.org

Answer: Since the Gnostic teachings pre-existed before the writing of the NT gospels and the pastoral letters and since scholars state that the Jewish Gnostics recorded the words of Christ directly, perhaps the real heresey was the mixture of Roman-pagan traditions with the emerging cult of “Pauline” Christianity.

Socinian; Religions are institutions of man, not of God. Christian tradition has created a religion of “Biblicans”, “Paulines” and “Cruxifictianians” that have been taught to worship a book, a man’s doctrine and/or a symbol which has lead very few to seek and find God within themselves as both Jesus and the gnostics taught.

St. Bridget Church facing tough choices

The dwindling congregation of St. Bridget Catholic Church can no longer afford to stay in their building on Mark Street in Rochester.

Greece, Apostle Paul, Christianity

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Sometimes, and I say ‘me’ again, sometimes for me I ignore the well known obvious tips because they sound boring and methodical. But when I see that extra ‘add-on’ tip to improve that obvious path, the whole scenario excites me, I stop slouching in my computer chair and sit up.
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