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That is so true! I say we vote out and/or impeach en masse, and rid our gov't of anyone who had a position of power within the 20th century. Fresh meat! Fresh start! Fresh Return to the spirit of the US Constitution! "In matters of Power, let no more be heard of confidence in men, but...

1. Of course they are stories. They tell of fictional characters that represent real moral situations. Are you saying that the Prodigal Son was a real person? Matt 6:26 is not a parable. That is a truthful example of how much God cares for us. And it is not an overstatement! 2. The woman...

Right on. And worth repeating! "Even within denominations, you can get into the wrong church for you. Pray about it, God will place you where He desires. It is not about being comfortable, it is about being where God desires you to be."

Yes! I know that! :D When we all get to Heaven, we will most assuredly be shocked and humored by all the stuff we had wrong! LOL

Thanks for the response... Reformers and protesters always come in with the gifts they have to offer for the cause... some are thinkers, some are communicators, some are organizers, and some are out-right catalysts for upheaval. Of course they didn't want to leave the church... it was...

Parables are not overstatements. They are stories that teach a moral lesson. And Jesus always explained parables... "Turn the other cheek" was not said in parable... it was not an overstatement. In context, it pertained to personal/civil offenses, not sexual assaults and murders. Just do...

Hmmm, perhaps Jesus and the saints return to earth on imaginary white horses... You know, it is impossible to have any kind of respectful discussion with you. I asked you a sincere question based on things you had already written about that intrigued me, and you just have to respond with some...

You have not shown me any evidence that the layer was enough to flood the earth... and that would violate the laws of physics, since that volume of water suspended above the earth would have prevented life on the surface. You are claiming that a "canopy" of water that is 5.5 miles thick can...

Just curious, how do you explain that there will be animals in heaven? What do you make of Proverbs 12:10 that uses the word "nephesh" pertaining to animals? Of course, no animal needs salvation because animals can only live according to God's laws. They live and die sinless lives. And God...

Saying Jesus used over-statements is an opinion too, you know... And I have said all along, God has no reason to use rhetoric. He's a straight-shooter. No reason to embellish or exaggerate. I never heard anything about Mary "about to be stoned"... and if that really happened, then it was...

I have no doubt that the earth had a layer of water in the atmosphere. In our modern day, we call that vault/canopy of water vapor "clouds" or "fog"... What I doubt is that it never rained until Noah's flood. Genesis 2 says it didn't rain in the first stages of creation because there was no...

Hmmm, thank you for the nice piece of trivia! Aren't they called "Protestants" because they protested the concept of a church state??? Surely their whole objective was to separate the church from the state... at least that's how I learned the Renaissance... But I totally agree that some...

Good article cited below that I see reflects the long-term influence of the Church on this nation's current social state... and it's NOT pretty... There should be some sense of responsibility by God's people to lead by example! Ye shall know them by their works!: Looking at a US historic...

Where did that tiny picture come from? I can't view it adequately. And where is the whitepaper that goes with the picture? Please provide your sources. 1. "Firmament" does not translate to "canopy of water"... it merely translates to "expanse"... In Genesis 1:8, God called the "canopy of...

Thank you! I am totally ok with that...

I have no idea how anyone can be "further lost" than not being saved. Show me scriptures that explain these degrees of lost-ness. And show me the scriptures that says paradise is a waiting place.

Ugh! You didn't read a word that I wrote! And I don't really buy the whole "levels of heaven" stuff... There is nothing in scripture to support that Jesus' death and resurrection only did a partial job of forgiving sins.

Then, what is a "person"?

Or God needs the Church to set a better example! The world will always be worldly. God wants those who are called by His name to be the beacons of morality and justice in this dark world. The Church is not required to exert itself on anything or anyone. We can't fight people into the...

I am completely convinced that God gives us the means to carry out His will, and sometimes that means money... I am not so convinced that God is some ATM in the sky that is obligated to us somehow based on something he did for a group of people 1500 years ago with no promise to the rest of...