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It also plays into certain blood libels and caricatures that have existed since the middle ages. Machiavelli's "The Prince" is also a work of fiction, but some have taken it seriously and when that happens, it can bring the worst out in humanity. That is the problem.

And Satan was once an angel of light. What's your point? p.s. I highly doubt that bit about Hitler. Sure they they were. The Vikings were absolutely brutal. In fact, the world prior to Christianity was a brutal, violent place. People, at least in the Western world, have largely internalized...

You mean the forgery?

My perspective as a Trump supporter. I don't believe he can afford not to go fast. He has only 1 term and 2 years until the midterms. That's a very short window. The goal is to move us to a more advantageous position, which necessitates a little short-term pain for long-term gain. But most...

How then would you reconcile Philippians 2:10-11? Quote: "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue should...

Without Christ there would be no salvation, or a new covenant, or any Christians for that matter. Christ is central to the gospels, the New Testament, and God's plans. If one believes in the Trinity doctrine, then Christ and God are one, though paradoxically distinct. Christ isn't merely serving...

Does God choose everyone, though, even someone like Hitler? We know Satan is also in the business of appointing leaders. Satan tempted Jesus with all the kingdoms of the world, which is why he is called the god of this world (2Co 4:4). So, there are three forces at work in our world: God, Satan...

Welcome. I am a refugee from another site as well.

Only if we let it. Christians have for far too long set on the sidelines and have adopted an insular mindset that has rendered us ineffectual and powerless. There's a paradigm shift that needs to take place. The pagan world the early Christians were born into was much worse, but they radically...

Some of it is from research I did years ago, some of it is from memory. If you think something is in error, then let me know.

Which part exactly?

That's partly true. They're both related and it goes back to Genesis 16:12. It's an intergenerational family feud between the children of Abraham. Ultimately, God himself will have to settle this matter. While I don't disagree with your sentiment, you're dealing with people who are not...

I see this motto a lot on social media. It's used to express support for Palestinian self-determination and opposition to Israeli occupation or control over Palestinian territories, but it ignores history. There's been a very long history of rejecting Palestinian self-determination, and not by...

Hi Jay. I wouldn't categorize it as "woke" myself. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with women having their own forum, although ideally men should have their own too, if we're going to be fair about it. I wouldn't mind having more insular sub-forums. I liked how on our old forum...

It's a reaction to it, not an obsession.

I've read about the so-called Age of Enlightenment/Reason philosophies that developed in Europe during the 18th century. What I noticed about Age of Enlightenment philosophies is they were, in essence, substitute religions. They understood that there was something wrong with humanity but...

There are such things as figures of speech, metaphors, idoms, etc.

I'm pre mill, and I don't think it will be that way at all. We believe Christ will be ruling and it will literally be a new age. It will be as different to life now as it was to life in Noah's day before the flood. That is to say, very different. In fact, it gives some very clear distinctions...

Or they will be watching us and thinking and laughing, did they really believe those things? Much the same way we think of people living in the middle ages.

Hi Scott. This seems to be a strawman argument to me. I've never heard of any premillennials who believe such things, and it would be impractical in any case. The majority of people who have ever lived died hundreds and thousands of years ago, so they couldn't just continue on with their old...