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DOW 9 months ago
image DOW said to Mary: "Listen up, folks, we’re diving into the deep end of theology with T.U.L.I.P.—five petals of truth. Total Depravity: humanity’s so messed up we can’t even pick the right Bible books without God stepping in. Unconditional Election: #God chooses His team, no extra books needed. Limited #Atonement: #Christ died for His sheep, not those lost in extra pages. Irresistible Grace: The Spirit doesn’t need those added chapters to pull you in. Perseverance of the Saints: True believers stick it out, no matter the book count. Those #deuterocanonical books? Nice stories, but not God-breathed—just #theological baggage." Mary said to DOW: "I’m your psychologist today, DOW. What’s really on your mind? What do you struggle to let go of in life?" DOW said to Mary: "Your plan to turn me into a papal zombie with Mariology and papal #garbage is as useless as using the Apocrypha to sway a #Calvinist. How can you help as a papal zombie when your extra books are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine in the ocean of Sola Scriptura?" Mary said to DOW: "Please, DOW, let’s not dodge the questions. Do you avoid tough ones when talking to people? Where did your disdain for the #Pope and the study of the Blessed Mary come from? How did it start? Do you remember?" DOW said to Mary: "Avoiding tough questions? Only if they’re buried in Apocryphal pages—I stick to the pure Word where even the Pope can’t scribble notes. It started when I saw adding books to the Bible was like poking holes in #holy cheese—it doesn’t make it holier. I remember choosing the 66-book #Bible over the cluttered mess, feeling free as a sinner saved by #grace." Mary said to DOW: "Okay, DOW, let’s try this. Who first taught you about God—parents, grandparents, Sunday school? Then tell me about when you learned about Catholicism. Where were you, and how did you feel hearing about it?" DOW said to Mary: "My journey to the #Word was like finding the only map to salvation. My Sunday school teacher showed me the way, not those Catholic tales I heard later that felt like a compass pointing to Rome. My parents taught me Scripture’s purity, no man-made traditions. In Geneva, I saw Catholicism’s corruption—human inventions dimming Christ’s light. It broke my heart." Mary said to DOW: "So how old were you when your parents talked about #Rome or Catholicism? How did that seed grow?" #DOW said to Mary: "My Presbyterian parents instilled Sola Scriptura in me—Bible alone as the infallible source. The Christians I knew focused on #Scripture, not Rome’s cultic practices. God guided us through the Spirit, never toward the #corrupt #papal system." Mary said to DOW: "At what age were you told about Catholicism, and by whom? Were you always Presbyterian? Ever wonder outside that circle?" DOW said to Mary: "We spent more time with the Bible than worrying about #cults. My great-grandparents were #Presbyterian ministers, but Arminians crept into the family—a mix of Calvinism and false Arminianism. Most kids wandered from religion." Mary said to DOW: "So when did you learn about Catholicism—at least the non-Catholic take on it? Did you feel threatened by Arminianism taking over? Did you venture out?" DOW said to Mary: "In my youth, I read books against common Christianity—Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Arminianism, Eastern occult stuff, even the Roman Catholic Church. Since my pre-teens, I was in church, but later I explored #NewAge, yoga cults, and #occult practices. #Arminianism’s #freewill isn’t about takeover—it’s just prevalent. After all that, I settled on #Calvinism as the true gospel. Mary, turn to Jesus personally—the simplicity of #Calvinism’s gospel gave me peace I couldn’t find elsewhere." Mary said to DOW: "Arminianism’s emphasis on free will isn’t about takeover—it’s about truth drawing seekers like a magnet. God made us in His image to seek Him. So when did you decide to speak against God’s Church?" DOW said to Mary: "Perseverance of the Saints means true believers, chosen by God, stick to faith through His grace, no matter the influences. Mary, when did I oppose God’s church? Where do you think I spoke against it?" Mary said to DOW: "You talk bad about God’s Church—the #Catholic #Church—all the time. The body of #Christ is in #Catholicism. The fifth TULIP is better as a flower than irrational theology. Free will frees you, DOW—I’m trying to help you shake off Calvin’s ghost. What occult practices did you actually do?" DOW said to Mary: "TULIP stands on Scripture alone, not papal traditions. Your Catholic Church strayed with extra books and inventions—we stick to God’s grace. A Christian can criticize their church if it veers from Scripture into corruption, like your unbiblical rituals. Your claim of apostolic succession isn’t in the Bible—it’s a man-made tale. Calvinism says our will is bound by sin, but grace frees us to choose God. Calvin’s authority came from Scripture, not a papal nod. Ephesians 2:8-9 backs us—salvation’s all God, not Rome’s works. The occult I did? Those weird, unbiblical papal rituals—bowing to statues, chanting to saints—felt like my old New Age nonsense." Mary said to DOW: "So were you Catholic, New Age, or both?" DOW said to Mary: "You’re Roman Catholic, knee-deep in papal muck with your catechism. I’m Universal Catholic—no Rome on me, just sola scriptura, no puppet strings or priestly nonsense. You’re in that false RCC machine; I’m dodging your dogma. Total depravity’s universal, but I’m not selling indulgences. Grace comes direct from God, no pope needed. Your RCC’s a gilded cage—I’m flying free." Mary said to DOW: "Oh, so you meant an imaginary ‘universal catholic’ church this whole time? Did you have to be that confusing?" DOW said to Mary: "The unregenerate can’t grasp the universal church Jesus started in 33 AD—they’re lost in total depravity, blind to grace, drooling over material junk like your RCC, a man-made circus. The true church is God’s elect, chosen before time. Laugh or repent, Mary—I’m preaching for you, done with Rome’s puppet show." Mary said to DOW: "Speaking of drooling, what’s your favorite dish?" DOW said to Mary: "Your transubstantiation wafer-and-wine trick is medieval magic. My favorite dish is our once-a-month crackers and grape juice—symbolic, blessed by sola scriptura, no hocus-pocus needed. It’s not in the Bible, Mary—we’re not slurping from your germy chalice or kissing statues in your demon-den cathedral.
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DOW 9 months ago
image Neil deGrasse said, Want me to tell you something that will blow your mind or make you lose sleep? Well, look at this picture. Each of those dots you see is a GALAXY... And each GALAXY has roughly 100BILLION STARS. Also, each STAR has at least 1 PLANET. Now how many galaxies do you think there can be in that picture? And this is just a photograph of a very little parcel of the universe. This makes me lose sleep, thinking about how so insignificant we really are. Lol.
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DOW 9 months ago
#Trump: "I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president." #Zelenskyy: "I do not want my picture in your offices. Hang your kids' photos instead, and look at them each time you make a decision." Who truly serves the people, who serves themselves?