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Please take this post as humbly and genuinely the intentions with which I write it - but if I was to apply that thought generally - what should people have done pre WW2 living in Germany? From what i can tell, the scripture didn't contain information on Hitler and what would happen. Does that...

If I may use this as an opportunity to either share something (or otherwise be corrected if I am wrong so as an opportunity to learn)... And please forgive me if I could word this better... As I understand it - it wasn't found in the law that Moses gave - because Moses gave an incomplete...

Hi John, Thanks for replying. I'm still a bit confused. Please forgive me for my ignorance... Isn't that correct? How can someone be a Christian and believe in Christ - if they don't believe the bible to be true? We are to believe in Jesus? How do we know the true Jesus Christ apart from...

What is faith? Is it believing what you want with all your heart, soul and mind? (For what some would call blind-faith)? Or is there more to it? Is it both the substance of things hoped for, but based on evidence that is unseen. Where does this evidence come from? In my journey - I've come...

I'm struggling to understand the meaning of this sentence. Is not the bible the word of God? When I read the bible, am I not able to hear directly from Him through the revelation that He gives me of those scriptures. (Yes - I understand it's possible to read and not have revelation - but for me...

I'm wondering if it is seeking a cultural divide - or if is it exposing how much the church is influenced by the culture around it, instead of the church influencing the culture it is in?

Hi Jay, respectfully I couldn't disagree with you more. I believe truth is the best defense/attack against lies. Censorship on the other hand is effective against truth. A lie can't afford to be challenged by an opponent with truth - as it will be exposed. Truth on the other hand only stands...

I was smacked - and yes as a parent I have used smacking too. In my 20's I literally took my dad aside and thanked my dad for smacking me as a child when I was younger. As for being a sin - if it was done as a reaction out of anger - yes I believe it was a sin. If it was done as a response...

Jonah did hear from God. A false prophet doesn't hear from God. Jonah made a lot of mistakes, and his delivery of the prophecy has a lot to be desired - but I would consider him as a prophet. But the final straw for me is that from what I understand Jesus called Jonah a prophet: If it was...

Nothing new - and actually giving up (or at least putting aside) - a number of hobbies. COVID wasn't necessarily the catalyst for the decision - but it's been the final say for some. Over the past few decades I've had a lot of hobbies (probably too many really). Some of these are expensive and...

I have spent too many years in church where the preacher has a 'good thought', goes to find bible verses that back that thought up, and then reads those bible verses. I was taught many years ago to read before and after to get the context - and the amount of times the verse was out of context...

Maybe you and I won't lock heads as much as you think. ;-) (Maybe I gave you the wrong impression of me). I do admit - I am very strong with my convictions, but I also believe myself to be open minded that I can be wrong - just as much as anyone else (or even deceived as well) - and if...

My current limited understanding of this is that there were 3 types of laws in the OT. This being Civil, Moral and Ceremonial. Civil and Ceremonial don't flow forward, but the moral law continues on today. Remember that Israel had just come out of Egypt and was not it's own nation. They had...

Hi Willie, Thanks for your post. OK - Westboro Baptist - I don't know a huge amount about them except for what I've seen online, which appears as though they border on hatred. I remember stumbling across one of their forums, and their views and the way they posted at people came across...

Thanks so much to all for the warm welcome! I look forward to having some chats and seeing how I fit in. Sorry for my delay in getting back - i can be hit and miss for how often I visit forums... I won't respond to each personally - as there's a lot of welcomes - thanks heaps. But just a...

Hi, I'm just wondering if this is the right forum for me and whether I'd be a good fit, or whether I should consider somewhere else. I'm pretty open and I don't want to cause problems if I'm not going to be a good fit. A quick bit a about me. I am a fundamentalist. I believe the bible is...