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Yes, you are correct. That was a typo in the online version. (The hard-copy version of the text that I am looking at as I write this says, "Now if we mean...
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Tim, I read pages 23 and 24 of the online Mere Christianity pdf. I get the gist. It is good. But his one statement on p. 24 I think has a typo--"Now it we...
Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 details God's act of Creation but is silent about any Lake of Fire being created or planned. However, the lake of fire is being...
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Tim, I think further that she believes in natural theology because this is what she wrote to me: "For me, Christianity is not ritualized or full of rules,...
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There is an interesting analogy of a Jewish wedding to the rapture of the church, the bride of Christ. When a Jewish couple were betrothed, engaged to be...
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I take this answer (that sounds like one given by a person running for political office) to mean that this make believe story is okay for christian families...
This is a tough question to answer without using quotes from scripture. So here goes... Remember that Job in the Bible was a very good man. He was blameless...
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If the fathers of those rape victims would have done what the men in the neighborhood I grew up in would do, NO, that kind of lawlessness wouldn't go...
You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make him drink. There is nothing you can do. People believe what they want to believe, and unless they repent,...
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Much of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke were to the Jews. Gods chosen people. But, He came unto his own people, and His own people believed Him not....
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What we also need to know is that man in First Corinthians 5:5 was a child of God by faith alone. Turn such a one over to Satan to kill the flesh, so that...
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The document was not a religious one. It was done by religious men not wanting their denominations or religions to be responsible for violence and terror....
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Our faith in John 3:16-18. Jesus said it, we believe it, and that settles it. John 6:47 John 6:40. We believe it because it is Gods word, and God can not...
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Yeah Jack, led...
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Myron, "Crying out" isn't a requirement to prove that a man forced himself on a woman. A man manipulates a child and has sex with her. She consents to the...
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Well said, Danny. Your last sentence is spot on, brother.
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Wambui, as Houdmann stated, there are no religious or spiritual aspects of Joseph Pilates' method of strengthening the body. He did not include any spiritual...
First of all who is perfect? Even if you're perfect on the outside for all the world to see, that does not expose the thought life. Perfection in this life...
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Absolutely Danny!
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I believe many of us have asked your question and felt the same as you at some point in time. Proverbs 3:5-8 and Philippians 4:6-7 are my personal go-to...
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus finished work on the cross. Satan is the accuser of the...
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Thanks for your answer, Tim. I'll let her know. I think she believes in natural theology--Question: What is natural theology? See Answers:...
I would ask whether the individual has ever encountered the Christian writings of C. S. Lewis (a former atheist who became one of the most influential...
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Danny, referring to God, you meant "LED" instead of "He LEAD the nation of Israel in the form of a cloud by day, and a ... ", didn't you?
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Isaiah 8 sets up Isaiah 9 beautifully. In 8 Isaiah tells the people that they are about to be overrun by the Assyrian army. "Be broken, O peoples, be...
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The common Dogwood Cornus sanguinea is native to Eurasia so while it grows in Israel the wood is very hard and driving a nail into it would be quite...
I would like to share this verse of Scripture with you in 1Corinthians 2:14 ESV, it reads as follows: "The natural person does not accept the things of the...
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I would only change one thing in Michael’s wonderful answer: replace the words BELIEVING SINNERS, with ALL. Jesus died for ALL. That said, it’s important to...
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That's a good thing Donna Williams, seeking and getting instructions from the Holy Spirit. Even better is staying prayerful (keeping our minds on Him) and...
The doctrine of predestination basically states that God has chosen some people to be saved and others to be lost - however, this doctrine is not Biblical....
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?
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Believing that a red car you can see is red because it is red is not faith, but sight. This is why Jesus told doubting Thomas "blessed are those who have not...
Many Christians fled Jerusalem after the stoning of Stephen. Acts 8:4 KJV--"Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the Word."...
As indicated in the passages cited in the question, Jesus spoke these words upon finding Peter, James, and John asleep, after He had earlier specifically...
Her full quote: I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer. I think we all are made in the image and likeness of God, and...
Her full quote: "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se or in a God of a grace that ever ends or rejects. I remain in awe and wonder about the ultimate m...
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Thanks Danny for sharing your perspective and for the encouragement. I am seeking direction and instruction from the Holy Spirit as to how to move forward....
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Donna Williams, I'm encouraged by your "on second thought" revisit of this affair. We customarily use our common sense to keep ourselves safe from hurt and...
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When you read the treaty, document or statement if you prefer, it all sounds good. But my concern as a christian is, nowhere in it is Jesus mentioned, not...
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Shirley, the treaty of which you speak was not a treaty. It was just a statement. Here is a direct quote from the document: “We resolutely declare that...
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We may think differently in regards to the degree that God is actually sovereign, but in a Court Room the biblical evidence confirms that salvation is of the...
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No, if you deny the Son, you deny the Father.
I'm reading the Bible and praying everyday but my mind is so tired. My mind tries to wrap around how God works...my mind wonders how can prevent something or...
John 5:24
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How would the giver know if the money was misused? If I'm involved in trying to help people in need, and I allow some other people to get involved, and they...
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James, Christians have been predicting the last days for centuries and it has not happened, nor will it anytime soon. Predicting the end times is a lesson in...
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