The Way Of All The Earth
(With comments in brackets by the "One Wayers" and "One Name Only" types AKA - to themselves - as the "true christians"; this to save them the bother of doing it themselves)
I have read deeply and widely in all of our world's Faith Traditions ( "not many wise are called" ) and the most abysmal of all creeds is the "One Way, Born Again, One Name Only" creed - which in fact is a modernism born of Martin Luther, the printing press and mass literacy - which in effect turned the Living Word into the Word as Text)
My posts (under various names) are more often than not very positive and try to present other forms of Christianity that have been extant since the very beginnings of the Christian Faith, that speak of an eternal reconciliation and restoration of ALL things ( "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves" )
Yes, Universalism. It has a posh name, but I can't actually spell it or pronounce it, so Universalism will do.
That is it. I post this so as to draw out the "nay-sayers". As each posts the various Bible verses that "prove" me wrong, I will simply BLOCK them so as to have no further dealings with them on this Forum. Experience has finally taught me that it is pointless to try debating with them, either by quoting the copious Bible verses that "prove" me right, or directing them to the - again - copious books written throughout the generations by Bible based/believing Christians who have championed Universalism.
In the name of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, who is always making the gestures - mudras - of "Come" and "Hear the teachings" but is depicted as looking back, her* first concern always being for those who do not, or cannot "come" for any particular reason.
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* Or Him, or It.
I have read deeply and widely in all of our world's Faith Traditions ( "not many wise are called" ) and the most abysmal of all creeds is the "One Way, Born Again, One Name Only" creed - which in fact is a modernism born of Martin Luther, the printing press and mass literacy - which in effect turned the Living Word into the Word as Text)
My posts (under various names) are more often than not very positive and try to present other forms of Christianity that have been extant since the very beginnings of the Christian Faith, that speak of an eternal reconciliation and restoration of ALL things ( "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves" )
Yes, Universalism. It has a posh name, but I can't actually spell it or pronounce it, so Universalism will do.
That is it. I post this so as to draw out the "nay-sayers". As each posts the various Bible verses that "prove" me wrong, I will simply BLOCK them so as to have no further dealings with them on this Forum. Experience has finally taught me that it is pointless to try debating with them, either by quoting the copious Bible verses that "prove" me right, or directing them to the - again - copious books written throughout the generations by Bible based/believing Christians who have championed Universalism.
In the name of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, who is always making the gestures - mudras - of "Come" and "Hear the teachings" but is depicted as looking back, her* first concern always being for those who do not, or cannot "come" for any particular reason.
😀
* Or Him, or It.
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