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The law was intended for the nation of Israel. We do not live in a nation under religious laws. So there is no authority to judge people by those laws unless they were adopted by a nation. But God is the judge with ultimate authority. So one should be more concerned with the second death.

My analogy may be harsh but it is based off an honest assessment of the nerve of Richard Dawkins. It would be one thing to repent, but as I understand it he did not repent. He dislikes living in a godless society, yet he promotes atheism.

Close-handed issues (or closed issues) are issues that are central to being a Christian; these issues are simply not up for debate because they are what defines Christianity. If closed-handed issues are debatable, then Christianity is simply yet another religion and nothing more. We will define...

A wolf that prefers the grazing fields over the darkness of the den. I have no sympathy for him.

The weather is ominous.

I wouldn't want to put any stickers on my car. Someone here recently told me the LGBT Rainbow lacks the color blue, which is typically associated with God. I wouldn't mind such a decoration so long as it is accompanied by a dove, Noah's ark, or religious message, in a Sunday school classroom.

Perhaps she is referring to how the moon is made of swiss cheese. Which can be a little less than 50% gas by volume when properly aged.

So why should the changing of the times and seasons that God made be reserved for pagan holidays? I would think it better to reclaim those for Christ as had been done. The pagan traditions however, probably should have been left alone. They have been integrated unnecessarily IMO.

If we are to live by the Spirit as commanded, we should also be like minded. The inevitable conclusion is that not everyone in the church is living by the Spirit. Peter was rebuked by Jesus for having merely human concerns. And that seems to be the case for many these days.

The war can not end while both sides are intransigent concerning Crimea, which both consider to be their sovereign territory. I guarantee Russia would escalate the war to defend Crimea against it being retaken, with as much ferver as they had for defending Stalingrad. And unlike 1942 they have...

Sin is literally an archery term in greek for "you missed." The mark you miss representing the will of God, be it codified into law or not. Romans 2:12-15 "12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it...

I was referring to potential modern genetic engineering, not to Jesus.

Perhaps the breath of life that God gives all the living is a portion of the Holy Spirit. Recall what was said in Noah's time "Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” This would be the totality of the oil the foolish virgins...

If he makes demon possessed lefties scream in frustration at being thwarted, that is good enough for me.

FYI, Two party consent laws are unconstitutional, and there is a case where it was found to be so. https://reason.com/volokh/2023/07/05/9th-cir-invalidates-oregons-ban-on-surreptitious-recordings-of-conversations/

Yes-and we do identify the false prophets. Those could be considered an accusation against a human being, which can be forgiven if we err in judgement. To be safe I wouldn't specifically call out all their words as doctrines of devils, even if their character proves they are themselves a son of...

For example if someone is a cessationist and convinced that there are no gifts of the Holy Spirit active today. Then they see evidence of a gift in action, but believe it to be counterfeit and a work of the devil. They may try to convince others and blaspheme the Holy Spirit. This is the same...

It is dangerous but necessary sometimes. If there is any doubt people shouldn't jump to conclusions, because judging a work of the Holy Spirit to be from the devil ad declaring as much is the unforgivable sin.

How can someone who knows everything across all of time change their mind? If they did change their mind wouldn't that be admitting ignorance of the future?