>>14929462>other way around, what we call ayys are (often) spirits, (fallen) angels or demons. start on this postIn Chan Thomas' book, "Adam and Eve" where he writes about "Cataclysms", he argues that Jesus Christ was indeed taken by "Angels" ("aliens") to "Our Father in Heaven", and that Christ will "come again" at the time of the next cataclysm. It's a very interesting theory.
>>14929462>As for the gospels,i would argue that anything God wants to be known survived, [...]Arguably the texts did "survive" -- but they were hidden from Islamic invaders, who were following orders from what can be considered in a Christian context as, "a false prophet."
>[...]God failed.He doesn't "fail."
One who has Faith in Christ does not ever use the words "fail" in relationship to "God".
>that he left the church 2000 years with an incomplete gospel seems unreasonableOr, written another way:
Man failed God in the sense that a "false Prophet" emerged which ended up severing many of the ancient Christian texts.
His Church has survived and has updated and revised itself on numerous occasions.
>[...] however we would need to be very strict and really careful evaluating them.That's fair.
The Church, guided by The Spirit of Christ, will be led to the Truth.
And there is no problem here with The Church "updating" the New Testament, this should not be a problem.
For instance, see:
- "The War of Investitures"
Roughly ~1000 years ago, Priests in The Catholic Church could get married. But during "The War of Investitures" The Church as an institution was led by monks who updated Church doctrine so that priests could not get married.
So here, without a doubt, one realizes that The Church does "change", albeit slowly, and incrementally.
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Reference:
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08084c.htmIn summary:
Members of "the clergy" (ie "Priests") ~1000 years ago in The Catholic Church were permitted to be married.
Therefore The Church does "change", albeit quite slowly.
