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Subject: Re: Is ETERNAL the same as INFINITE? Author: QUITTNER [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06/25/04 11:14am In reply to: Wade A. Tisthammer 's message, "Huh?" on 06/15/04 11:21pm >>>How does this apply to religious literature? I'm not sure that it does. Why should it? <<< ..... There is mention of ETERNAL LIFE. I am reminded of Matthew 8:22 which includes that the dead should bury their own dead. I interpret this as not physical but spiritual death. ..... There is also mention of eternal life, where probably eternal does NOT mean infinite, and life, again, is not physical but spiritual. >>> Should, perhaps, as far as Christian literature is concerned, the proviso have been added: "... provided it is not terminated by the Romans"? [You] don't see why. <<< ..... Probably this refers to "eternal(?)" life within the artificial families (the "Kingdoms of God") of the FIRST version of Christianity. Members pooled their resources and property, all getting FREE food, shelter and clothing in exchange for unpaid work. It required FAITH that all members would be looked after by these artificial families for as long as the members lived They had "eternal (spiritual) life". ..... But the Romans very likely eventually confiscated the accumulated funds of these unfortunate artificial families, leading to a redefinition of Christianity, and opening it up to everybody(?), without the previously required quality conditions and vows of poverty, obedience and chastity, with lots of added mythology and bits and pieces of various other religions/belief systems added in. There are now very many denominations/versions of Christianity. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date I suppose not... Wade A. Tisthammer 07/13/04 9:23pm Relevancy to previous posts -- QUITTNER, 07/15/04 1:49pm Where? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 07/15/04 9:17pm Infinite Past? Eternal=Infinite? -- QUITTNER, 07/16/04 1:28pm