False. Constantine was a peacemaker who held the Council of Nicaea to settle tensions in the Church over the divinity of Jesus. By that time, the Church had already been established for hundreds of years. Constantine's own mother, Helena, was a Christian.
There is only one Truth, just as there is one God in three Persons. The Father begets the Son. The Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. The Nicene Creed captures this well, but I see you have your own creed. With that, I say mazel tov. Shalom.
Over 2500 years of Judaism also has it wrong? Anyone else? Perhaps the scribes who translated the Hebrew into Greek in the Septuagint? How about the Qumran Texts? Only some of the most well preserved scrolls in existence. Are they all wrong?
Seems to me we're all barking up God's tree. Pretty amazing how this technology has complete strangers talking about God.
Precisely my point: Scholars continue to debate over its meaning today. To say that any one person or Church or group or translation can provide a complete understanding of God is an act of theological hubris.
That literally translates to I AM WHO AM Ben I AM WHO AM. Sounds like a Dr. Seuss book. RIP Dr. Seuss. We'll miss them ham and eggs.
The Tetregrammaton is one of the most unsettled words in the Hebrew Scriptures. Scholars continue to debate over its meaning today. The most widely accepted translation of Yahweh is I AM WHO AM, or as many like to say, Being itself.
Bruh. This is my wheelhouse. יהוה = YHWH = Yahweh = I AM WHO AM. It's the Tetragrammaton.
I used to work in the industry. Learned how to grade diamonds. Everything you're saying is true. DeBeers controls the majority of the supply.
Interesting you mention this. Jesus wept as he entered Jerusalem knowing how the chief priests and elders of his day would have him arrested and crucified. Perhaps most depressing was how the people he loved turned on him because of those leaders.
It is true, the Roman Rite is a bit more subtle with its blessings, but equally as valid. To each their own. 😇
Exactly! And God gave us reason so we might discern that purpose and carry it out accordingly, namely, courtship, marriage, procreation and education of offspring.
There are plenty other reasons not to, but for the God-Fearing, it is better to remain in harmony with the Creator by respecting the creation, namely, ourselves. For the baptized, our bodies are the Temple of the Lord.
Interestingly enough, The Book of Blessings has a Blessing of Technical Installations or Equipment. The examples provided are a central energy source or power house, a reservoir or water system, a seismograph. I'd say professional mining would qualify.
Simple answer? Yes. Masturbation is a grave sin. Self-stimulation of the reproductive organs for the sake of personal pleasure is contrary to the purpose for which God intended them, namely, procreation.
It's not theft if it's freely offered.
It is illegal to impersonate a priest. Not even the CIA will go that far.
Is it a sin to expose corruption?
Okay, stonk man. When PSLV? 🌚
While the tech has been around for quite some time, it is just now starting to take hold. You're still early. It's only a matter of time before there are entire platforms dedicated to assisting with the creation of NFTs on Genuine Bitcoin.
If you're familiar with coding, you can follow Shua's tutorials. Instead of uploading an image, just substitute it with the audio file.
Before I became a priest, I played in a bunch of bands. It breaks my heart to see what covid did to so many musicians and artists. Whatever the motivation, never stop sharing your art!
