Can you be Christian AND...

[WitchyOoman]

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Originally posted by accepted:
[qb]Witchey Ooman,

We don't usually agree on much, but I do hope we can agree on this.

What matters is what the Word of God says.[/qb]

And you are using a faulty translation of the Word of God... whether or not you are consciously aware of it.

But wecan't seem to agree with even that much...

Therefore I will continue to read the Scriptures AS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN AND INTENDED... and you are, of course, free to do as you wish, whatever that may be. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[NYer]

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You cannot bring homosexuality into the house of God and expect blessings.

Thank you for our dose of accepted's "Dogma of the Day", or perhaps we should call it "an interpretation of scripture which we all really should accept as the only valid one".

What else should not be brought in to the House of God if we expect blessings, O God? (whoops, I mean O accepted).

[WitchyOoman]

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Originally posted by NYer:
[qb]Thank you for our dose of accepted's "Dogma of the Day", or perhaps we should call it "an interpretation of scripture which we all really should accept as the only valid one".[/qb]

Like mi sey (above) NYer... shi ah-use ah faulty translayshun, mi ah-tell yuh!

Mi nuh suh sure hiff shi kno'eet, doh; Mebbe shi jess repeat wha' shi grow up hearin'. Dat why mi kep mi own sarcasm tuh mislef - in cyase shi juss nuh kno henny better.

Accepted, ah wha kine ah translayshun yuh usin, man? Fi DAT matter, why yuh nuh read'eet innah di original?! Yuh nuh tink dat yu shudda read the original text material dem hiff yuh waan read "the Word of God" 'as is'??? Or d'yu tink yuh (or smaddi else) caan 'do better'?!! Eeh?????????????

[accepted77]

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I have made my point, don't expect or need any applause, the word of God is yea and amen.

Peace.

[Sunmist22]

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Atticus, I found this interesting article and thought of you and your question from last month. I think the key here is the message of the root as opposed to the branches. Rastafari understood the root of christianity, however rejected the branches, zeen? Read on. Peace and blessings.. sunmist

Rastafari is not equal to Christianity
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2003

by Ras Tyehimba

HAIL RASTAFARI-THE SEEKER OF TRUTH

The foundation of Christianity lies is Alkebulan (Afrika), BUT those ancients didn't call themselves Christians. InI don't consider I-self a Christian, that is a term the Pope calls himself and his horde of bloodsucking vampires. That is a European term.

InI come from Alkebulan. Christianity as proPAgated by Europeans is responsible for killing, oppressing and torturing millions of people in the name of the Gods of money and power.

Christianity is a religion, a division, a tool that was used to enslave the minds of Africans and other indigenous people. Rastafari is influenced by the foundation of Christianity (from kemet & ithiopia) not by the modern white supremacist branch. We deal with the roots, not the branches.

Rastafari transcends Christianity and other forms of petty division.
So brethren and sistren, we have no need for any black missionaries/ the white ones have don enough damage.

Christ is a title/like Heru/like Selassie GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PURITY TO REFELECT FULLY THE LIGHT OF THE MOST HIGH, RASTAFARI.

THIS IS THE TROD OF THE RASTAMAN, TOWARDS COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS/LOVE.
Rastaman nah come to worship flesh and blood but the ONE DIVINE SPIRIT THAT IS INNATE IN ALL CREATION.

RASTAMAN COME TO TRANSCEND SEX, RACE, DIVISION, AND CLASS.
THE FIRST FIRE HAVE TO BE THE FIRE FOR SELF/PURIFICATION OF SELF AND THEN BY EXTENT, THE ENVIROMENT WILL BE PURIFIED BY THE FIRE OF THE MOST HIGH, EMANATING FROM SELF.

ONE AFRIKAN LOVE
HOTEP
AFRIKA FOR AFRIKANS, THOSE AT HOME AND THOSE ABROAD
ONE GOD, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY
ASE!!!
RASTAFARI!!!!!

ps: Beware of the 'house slave' who is the master's puppet and only come to divide and destroy the REVOLUTION.

EQUAL RIGHTS, AND JUSTICE STANDS FOR ALL

[bandido1]

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Not everyone that sayeth Lord, Lord shall enter my fathers's kingdom...Depart from me ye workers of iniquity!

A noh mi seh soh..a The Christ Himself!

[britisha]

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by Ras Tyehimba

HAIL RASTAFARI-THE SEEKER OF TRUTH

The foundation of Christianity lies is Alkebulan (Afrika), BUT those ancients didn't call themselves Christians. InI don't consider I-self a Christian, that is a term the Pope calls himself and his horde of bloodsucking vampires. That is a European term.

So where is the love in this statement? Goes to show that this Ras is NOT a true Rasta, for Rastas are suppposed to preach peace and love. Goes to show how much this Ras knows of what the Pope calls himself...therefore... Wonder if the Pope is talking of other christian denominations as well, and if so, do they fit this description as well?

***kiss teeet***

[wonbyone]

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No. You cannot be Rasta and Christian. You are one or the other. Never both. You may be of one Christian denomination or the other but cannot worship a man from Ethiopia and still be Christian.

You cannot be Jewish and Christian either. A young lady that attended a service at our church put it this way...she did not give up her Jewish faith. She simply completed it. That was also the explanation to her parents.

The bible tells us that Christ is the only means of salvation. No other means is possible. Belief in any other way means that one is not a Christian.

If Bob Marley did indeed convert to Christianity then he did renounce any other God, faith or belief. BTW if a member of the clergy made the comment attributed to him then he was out of line.

[wonbyone]

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Originally posted by Sunmist:
[qb]Atticus, I found this interesting article and thought of you and your question from last month. I think the key here is the message of the root as opposed to the branches. Rastafari understood the root of christianity, however rejected the branches, zeen? Read on. Peace and blessings.. sunmist

Rastafari is not equal to Christianity
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2003

by Ras Tyehimba

HAIL RASTAFARI-THE SEEKER OF TRUTH

The foundation of Christianity lies is Alkebulan (Afrika), BUT those ancients didn't call themselves Christians. InI don't consider I-self a Christian, that is a term the Pope calls himself and his horde of bloodsucking vampires. That is a European term.

InI come from Alkebulan. Christianity as proPAgated by Europeans is responsible for killing, oppressing and torturing millions of people in the name of the Gods of money and power.

Christianity is a religion, a division, a tool that was used to enslave the minds of Africans and other indigenous people. Rastafari is influenced by the foundation of Christianity (from kemet & ithiopia) not by the modern white supremacist branch. We deal with the roots, not the branches.

Rastafari transcends Christianity and other forms of petty division.
So brethren and sistren, we have no need for any black missionaries/ the white ones have don enough damage.

Christ is a title/like Heru/like Selassie GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PURITY TO REFELECT FULLY THE LIGHT OF THE MOST HIGH, RASTAFARI.

THIS IS THE TROD OF THE RASTAMAN, TOWARDS COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS/LOVE.
Rastaman nah come to worship flesh and blood but the ONE DIVINE SPIRIT THAT IS INNATE IN ALL CREATION.

RASTAMAN COME TO TRANSCEND SEX, RACE, DIVISION, AND CLASS.
THE FIRST FIRE HAVE TO BE THE FIRE FOR SELF/PURIFICATION OF SELF AND THEN BY EXTENT, THE ENVIROMENT WILL BE PURIFIED BY THE FIRE OF THE MOST HIGH, EMANATING FROM SELF.

ONE AFRIKAN LOVE
HOTEP
AFRIKA FOR AFRIKANS, THOSE AT HOME AND THOSE ABROAD
ONE GOD, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY
ASE!!!
RASTAFARI!!!!!

ps: Beware of the 'house slave' who is the master's puppet and only come to divide and destroy the REVOLUTION.

EQUAL RIGHTS, AND JUSTICE STANDS FOR ALL[/qb]

It is interesting that the writer is not Rastafarian. His own words say that 'Rastaman come to transcend sex, race, division and class'. His words are racist.