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I never said you had Mass, I was explaining it to you. And I'll explain what I was saying about Pentecostalism more clearly:
One of the key ideas of Pentecostalism is Biblical inerrancy, being the belief that the Christian Bible in it's entirety (Old/New Testament) is completely correct/perfect, because as God is supposedly perfect and therefore, as must be all texts that came from God. This would mean, according to their religion, if the Pentacostal Holiness ever came to world power, by religion, they must enforce all aspects of the Bible, even the ones of rape/murder, etc, that i Posted earlier that are IN THE BIBLE. I don't think my "captors" could also of gone and changed the Bible. Nothing to worry about, though, that would never happen, as Pentacoastalism has most of it's population in 4th World Sub-Saharan African countries where missionaries are sent to offer food, etc, to the poor in turn for conversion.
And btw, the point of the cartoon was that you just gave up arguing, you just used "No" as your entire arguement, when I argue, I use fact, in which I give links to that you can read about if you don't believe me.
EDIT: If my "captors" were really so bent on brainwashing me, wouldn't a good first step be to make sure I'm a Muslim?
you're right about one thing: we see the Bible as the absolute word of God.
HOWEVER, in your ignorance, what you dont understand [and no matter how many times and how many ways i've tried to explain it to you, you dont seem to grasp it] is that while one truth was in effect during the times of the Old Testament, when Jesus began his ministry, he made it clear that he was here to take the old truths/laws and change them.
the Old Testament is an account of how the Jews worshipped God in that time. they gave sacrificial offerings and adhered to strict ritualistic guidelines. the prophets told in the Old Testament of a coming Messiah, but until that Messiah came, they lived by the 'law,' as in the ritual rules of worship and behavior.
the New Testament told of the birth of the Messiah and his brief ministry [Jesus was only 33 years old when he was crucified]. he was condemned by the Jewish temple leaders because he told them that everything they'd been doing in all the generations before [Old Testament] was no longer necessary and that he'd come to set the world free from the old law.
his death became the last necessary sacrifice to God. those who believe are 'under the blood,' meaning accepting his sacrifice is all we need for eternal life.
so yes. the Bible is absolutely true. it is the absolute word of God, BUT, Christians dont worship as the Jews of the Old Testament, so to try and use some of the more questionable practices of the Old Testament against Christians just doesnt wash. there were no Christians in the Old Testament because Christ hadnt been born and hadnt started his ministry, yet.