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The facts are that Jesus' death and resurrection would not make one iota of difference to the command commemorating the day of Creation. This had nothing to do with the sacrificial system and the other related rituals and ordinances that were nailed to the cross. We might also assume that...

There was a news story on the TV yesterday that moves are afoot to put gay marriage to a referendum, i.e. a vote by the Australian people. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/muslims-join-christians-on-gay-marriage-referendum-call-20130430-2iq99.html

Well, I don't regard the Ten Commandments as being part of any 'covenant'. They pretty well encompass love for God (1-4) and love for neighbor (5-10) as per scripture. The 4th-command is even prefixed with "Remember" as if it was assumed that we would forget. And, it would appear that most...

Jack, that was a very well thought out post. And so true! Kudos to you ...! This is Selene's thread. I wonder how she would respond to your post . . .? Selene?

While I still personally don't care who keeps what day the move from Sabbath to Sunday was an 'illegal' move initiated by other than God and that's a fact. Unless Paul is God - and to some he most certainly is given the same status - he has no authority to change what has been carved into...

I think you might have missed the point of my post, Selene. In order to remain obedient to God, no-fault divorce (the majority of divorces) and remarriage is 'illegal'. Where divorce IS permissable (i.e. infidelity ...probably the minority of divorces) remarriage is 'illegal' even though many...

Alright. I did ask you for an answer and you gave one. So, we know that you are consistent ...at least on the forum. The thing is, of course, that it would be a rare event for a remarried couple to get an annulment if it came to a choice between doing that or being obedient to God. In all or...

Okay, without intending to harp on about a pet peeve of mine any more than I need to, just let me run a couple of scenerios by you. A Christian couple divorce (no-fault) even though this is a scriptural no-no. They remarry ...a definite scriptural no-no. They repent but stay (re)married...

Does 'wicked' basically mean 'those who sin'? If so, we're ALL wicked, are we not? I keep coming back to "There is none righteous ...no, not one ..." THAT says it all for me, Selene, because "no, not one," includes you. Yes, you DID 'answer' the 'why I don't keep the Sabbath command' and I...

The following is God's word: "If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother ... all the men of the city shall stone him with stones, that he die ...." (Deut. 21:18,21). Do we practice this? Do we support it? You know, I...

And, you will find, even asking simple questions of others 'more educated' than yourself, is that you will get many different answers. The Bible may STATE that its contents are not open to interpretation but the interpretations of the interpreters often leave us scratching our heads . . ...

Rex ...thank you for the above response. While we certainly don't see eye to eye on this topic your conviction on the matter comes through much more clearly when you respond in the manner that you did. I'll overlook the final part of your post (so as not to spoil the moment :) ) where you...

Very vague, Selene. God's will is found in many places in the Bible ...sometimes His will is rather tyrannical. So, what is God's specific will for mankind?

To Rex, KingJ and whoever else ...if I am a gay person and I've fallen in love with my partner and we desire to marry, is there any reason at all why we would be interested in your speaking out publicly against gay marriage 'forever' if need be? I mean, what message do you have for us that...

What you describe above is the God of the Fundamentalist Christian. Not too good, eh?

There is none righteous ...no, not one. We will 'embrace' sin of some description or another until the day we die. "We" includes you. It's nonsense as well as incorrect to ever imply that, since we accepted Jesus and daily repent of our sins, that we are therefore now sinless. NO ONE is sinless.

Grace is God's unmerited favor, a kindness that is humanly undeserved. There is nothing we have done or can ever do to earn this favor. It is a gift and all we have to do is to accept it. Many Christians add their own touches to grace. They say that one has to be this or that, do that or...