That spiritual gifts have ceased since the first century and are no longer applicable today.
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(1 Corinthians 13:8-11) Love never fails. But whether there are [gifts of] prophesying, they will be done away with; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will be done away with. For we have partial knowledge and we prophesy partially; but when that which is complete arrives, that which is partial will be done away with. When I was a babe, I used to speak as a babe, to think as a babe, to reason as a babe; but now that I have become a man, I have done away with the [traits] of a babe.\n(When this was written, the bible had not yet been completed.  So, there was a need to have these miraculous works to verify whether the messages being taught had God's backing.  Though there were many miraculous works, the knowledge was still incomplete.  Once the bible was finished, "that which was complete" arrived and the powers gradually ceased.  Also, notice how these gifts were regarded as "traits of a babe", things to be done away with once the Christian congregation reached it's maturity.)\n\n(Matthew 7:21-23) “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will. Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?’ And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew YOU! Get away from me, YOU workers of lawlessness.\n(Doing God's will, not the ability to do miraculous gifts, is the true basis for faith.)
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None.  They didn't exist when religious texts were written.
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:]\nor forcing them to stay in a religion they don't believe anymore.
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It's like 86% of our country call themselves christian but dont follow God's word on the poor , the answer should be non-compassionate conservatives. since their so called faith based initiatives have come about there are 40% more people in need since then it obviously isnt working. but just cause you add the word faith doesn't mean it is so.
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I believe within the next hundred years, religion as a whole will finally become regarded as nonsense, except for a few fundamentalist holdouts.\n\nIt will stop influencing our politics and so forth, and be reduced to small communities who will shut themselves off from the rest of the world (to keep from hearing the truth).\n\nThese small communities will be nothing more than remnants of the old days, and will basically be reduced to the basics of what they truly are... cults.\n\nAnd these cults will either die off, have mass suicides, or try to kill the rest of us, before they are finally outlawed.\n\nSo yes, the end is near.  And so is the beginning.  :)
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i would think that only if a person is of afican desent...your spiritual traditions should not be for sell.and dont give them away either.
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because God is not apart of the world now.it is a sad but true fact.people are so corrupt in their own desires that they dont care about God. i wish it was different but this has to come to pass. soon Jesus will come back and they will all be sorry my friend. i promise.
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Sacrifices are no longer necessary.But there was a time when they were.\nyou are asking about sacrifices for SIN,aren't you?
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that's what happens when the Romans take and change a religion. but with out them it would have died out and we wouldn't have Christmas's or Easter or any of that as they are really old roman pagan holidays that were at first banned, then reworked by the new Cristian religion.
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Jesus said, these things and more will you do, because I go to the Father. . .there was no statute of limitations.  In fact, the Bible says spirituality will increase in end times.  Yes, it's valid for today.  The guidelines in Corinthians are important safeguards, but it doesn't do away with the reality of the gifts.
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Being a priest in the middle ages wasn't what we consider it now.  It was mostly a politcial position bought for second sons.  Like being a politician today there were some people that took their job seriously, and then there were the people who were spoiled and corrupt.  There was almost no accountablity, so those that broke the Church's rules paid their way out if they got into trouble, or did what they wanted.  The widespread corruption was what eventually lead to the breaking of Church authority.
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1 Corinthians 12:05\nThere are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. \n\n 7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. \n\n 12The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body\n\n\nIf that is there gift then amen. But I do believe with power over the masses like that it can lead to a dark path. I can't say from expercicne but I can only iamgine the tempatation must be hard to have such a resbonsility.
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Wood doesn't survive well for 2000 years...
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The last generation started to end. We ARE in the last generation b4 the lords day comes. The coming of Jesus Christ.
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You "tried" Christianity for 20 yrs. What happened? It didn't fit your lifestyle. Now that's funny.....or not.
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It just has become a tradition.  Most people are even unaware of the custom's roots in Catholicism.
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holloween today is alot different than it used to be. it started as a christian and catholic holiday. people would go from house to house to mourne the deaths that had occured to that family during that year. if the hosts denied them then they would trash the house. if they were accepted then they would ussually recieve soul cakes. those were a sweet little cake. over the years people would dress up and go to houses to ask for treats such as those. eventually it grew and now just children go from house to house ansking for treats like candy.