...An elder (in Greek, πρεσβυτερος [1]; see Presbyter) in Christianity is a person valued for his wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a Christian group. However, elders exist throughout world cultures.The Human Elder in Nature, Culture, and Society by David Gutmann, ©1997, Westview Press, ISBN 0813329736, PrefaceWorld Cultures: a Global Mosaic by Iftikhar Ahmad, ©1993, Prentice Hall, page 14, "In cultures with extended families, respect for elders is strong. The elders pass on their wisdom to the young." Read full entry
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In Christianity, if your not Mark 6:13 says that the
disciples "anointed many sick
people with oil and healed
them.
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Yes, you can. You can also Baptize as well. |
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Is it true that Christianity Are they afraid to be held
accountable to the Outer Gods,
Elder Gods, and the Great Old
Ones?
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The Words in Flesh already came to this earth, and it's been proven. 1. "And God spoke all these words, saying: 4. 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the water under the earth; 5. You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me. 6. But showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.'" |
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Should Jesus return, would he As he rebelled against the
rich Jewish religious elders,
upon perceiving that they had
departed from the intent of
the religion of the god of
Abraham, would he not take a
look at the money driven
machine that Christianity has
become and reject it?
Never mind the Jesus-is-love
message that was (I'm told)
the original intent, but what
might be the reaction to the
hoarding of wealth by the
Catholic church and Christian
Televangelists (only to use
two examples)?
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Better question -- why do you, who challenges everything that the Christian canon says, accept without question its depiction of 1st century Jewish leadership? The Pharisees encouraged an educated, involved populace and insisted on keeping foreign impositions, like worshiping emperors as gods, out of Judaism. Now who would benefit from condemning that? Probably the same folks who realized that a successful revolt by the wee upstart province had the potential to destabilize the entire empire. It would only have been history repeating itself after all. |
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