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I don't think so, not with Christianity. Angels had complete free will to be with and Glorify God, or to leave heaven and glorify Satan. Jewish belief systems however are Extremely Monotheistic, in that angels do not have free will, and are rather vague beings of God, almost like outer...

I've hardly ever come across historical references to a Radical doctrine of Satanism, but there were a few actual movements a few centuries back. Most historical Satanists seemed to be Monarchian; they thought Satan was a good angel of God, as opposed to being evil. Michael/Christ was the...

Traditional Satanism has an interesting history very much connected to medieval versions of Paganism btw. A variety of Christian Dualists believed Satan was Jehovah/Allah, the evil creator god of the universe, the fallen Archangel from the heaven of the Most High. And most of these traditions...

well for me Paul and his inner circle were the true apostles, I don't count the others as being true, because of my doctrine, so I must say PaulIf I were a mainstream christian though, I'd go with Matthew because his gospel is the most spiritual of the 4, it has Jesus say much more things than...

I don't really see any similarities between the religions. Jesus and John had entirely different motives and teachings for mankind, despite the similarity with Jesus and Baha'u'llah's humble piety towards all. I wouldn't say false prophecy to any religion, as we don't have all the answers, I...

No Quahom that is not a Gnostic interpretation, it's a Dualist one. We're a separate religion apart from both Gnosticism and Christianity, and have our own sacred scriptures and beliefs apart from the Bible :)

most religions actually don't oppose it, it's just that those who do are pretty much mainstream and far-fetched. I'd say all forms of Paganism and Eastern Religions don't have problems with homosexuality. Much of orthadox christianity and islam are against it, not sure about judaism, reform...

No I don't believe the modern Bible is the inerrant word of God. At least not divine revelation material. Inspired yes I think all the writers were inspired by their understanding of God, and I'll give my respect for each and every one of them. But I also believe most of the NT was altered from...

I don't see the problem in praying/revering the Father and the Christ and keeping them both separate in return. They both well deserve more than enough honor :)

thanks for the article! yes Paul was certainly speaking of the Christ having command over the angels, and that would explain then the epithet "Archangel." Only Michael bears that epithet, so that must be Christ's celestial name. :) From my religious tradition, we Dualists believe the first...

Another more subtle reason for rejecting the Trinity is because so many thousands of followers of those OTHER christian churches who taught Jesus was God's son, were usually tortured and stoned to death just because they didn't agree with the ALLMIGHTY TRINITY, and not because they were any real...

I agree with Luna, I've never been able to understand the Trinity even though I've been studying this Triune concept all my known life! sheesh. It actually drove me away from Christianity for awhile till I learned there were OTHER concepts out there, maybe like Jesus was the Son of God. ;)

never heard of this? please post more :)

Conscience you said: (In the Trinity there is both oneness of being and distinctness of persons. The Son is eternally subordinate to the Father, but the subordination is not the essence of their being. To understand this, it is to be noted that the relationship is one that inheres within the...

ok then, why don't you 2 just come clean, this thread is about Islam and partially Abrahamic religions. So it won't include ANYONE else that disagrees with this type of theology. That would include Polytheists, Eastern Faiths, Mystics, and Others. Religion doesn't have to affirm to some...

All I know is that I believe Jesus when he says in Matthew's Gospel: "Why are you worshiping me? For the Father is Greater than I." Or would our beloved Jesus lie like the Devil to his own disciples? :D Jesus says to the Jews in John's Gospel: You are a liar like your father, the...

yeah, I mean you can share your Islamic beliefs and compare them to your reshaping religion, but labeling it all under Islam isn't gonna say much for non-muslims. Try giving a broader definition to your revitalizing message and you just might have something worthwhile for all...

unless I'm not looking at it correctly, it appears Paul is saying we can correct and reproof scriptural writings for instructing others: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16

I forgot to mention the Bible isn't exactly meant for my beliefs anyway, it was compiled and published for orthadox christians, not for dualists or gnostic christians, so I can't really back my statements very well based on the Bible alone, though I try to point out things that seem unorthadox...

heh, well according to a verse in the pseudo-pauline Timothy, now this couldnt be coming from Paul but whoever wrote that letter tells us that we can all re-write scripture to suit our needs lol. The Bible is filled with alterations, quotations, editing and foreign stories from various world...