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Our country does NOT need more of the same junk we have had for the past 30 years - except to get the swamp drainer back.

As I was not the type of Preacher that was acceptable to my last church (I tend to see the "hellfire and damnation kind of guy), I instead led a scripture study group. It worded just the same as your "dialogue preaching." I love my time with the class.

Loving ourselves can be merely taking care of yourself. We feed, clothe, and shelter ourselves. Think of the Greek word Agape. It doesn't mean that we are to hold ourselves higher than we esteem others. Anyone who may use the idea to justify their self-centeredness are missing the point.

I think the who process of creating a lie, repeating it incessantly, and threatening those who don't accept are very effective methods in establishing false doctrines. The Apostle Paul warned Timothy to expect that: 1 Ti 3:15–4:5 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was...

I tend to avoid a person by the person's behavior, not physical attributes. I can be friends with anyone whose behavior is not evil or discordant.

I use several including the references at Bible Hub and Scripture4All - Greek/Hebrew interlinear Bible software. In my library are about ten other translations.

τό αἷμα μου τῆς διαθήκης, my blood by the shedding of which the covenant is established, Matthew 26:28

That is great that your university permitted independent thinking. It is all-so-easy to become part of group-think (think assimilation of the Borg here). I was in a group like that for a long time. Then, I learned instead to listen to that small voice inside of me which put convictions in my...

It may sound like a rant, but it is not. I have no anger about it, but I am saddened because so many, many people remain unaware of the history of Christianity, the people of Israel, and the evolution of Scripture. I think they willfully remain ignorant. I have found that the strongest force...

I think I see that you are still a member of J.W.? I know so little about that group, and you have positive things to say about them. At other places where Christianity is discussed, I see a lot of negative things said. Are you willing to tell me what the real issue may be, or do you think that...

If that is how you meant it, then I stand corrected.

A bible college devotes a lot of time to convincing the student to accept the doctrines of the college - with the proof-texts to go along with them. That is why there are denominational Bible Colleges. People think that they are qualified to be preachers and teachers when they complete the...

So you think that acknowledging the statement that Yeshua made is to "throw it back in His face?" I can hardly see your logic in that statement. My point is that Yeshua dulled the edge used by the Pharisees and all their rules about what one may or may not do on the Sabbath. He even pointed out...

I don't do it solo. Even when I am not in a community of other believers, I am with The Father.

Paul said that when Christ called him, he did not go to Jerusalem to receive instruction from the apostles. Rather, he retired into Arabia for a time and not until three years later did he go to Jerusalem. Even then, the only apostle he met was Peter, and the only other leader he met was James...

I didn't either. I wanted to learn how to study scriptures and how to learn what God has said. I was getting confusing and conflicting information from preachers and teachers - and everyone of them did not like being questioned. So, I went to school myself. My ordination into ministry didn't...

By their fruits, you shall know them.

There you go again, making me think! I do find joy in your posts, as I love studying in hopes of having better understanding. You always make good points regarding scripture. The answer is "YES," I am aware of the differences in worship, but you are the first I know to explain it that way. As...

If we meet one, I don't think we will doubt him. As long as I have doubt, there isn't one. I see a prophet speaking God's word and saying things that are not already told to in Scripture.

Our marriage failures, in our culture now, is that I find that people seldom understand the concept of "commitment." In biblical times, commitment was the basis of marriage. A man had to truly want a woman in order to marry here. God hates divorce - and man's heart was so hard that Moses...