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  1. atpollard

    Clarification needed please

    Here is the rule ... Christianity Board has always prided itself in being a place of scholarly discussion, friendship and an environment where members can grow, learn and share their experiences in Christ. Our team at Cyb have worked hard over the years to ensure that this ethos is maintained...
  2. atpollard

    What is your best argument for the existence of God?

    Is it our responsibility to prove that God exists (which Romans 1 claims is self-evident)? Is it our responsibility to proclaim who God has revealed Himself to be to others (as God has revealed that same information to us)?
  3. atpollard

    Don’t Ignore Or Dismiss The LORD’s Return; You Could Be Caught Unprepared And Be Left Behind To Deal With The Beast = Matthew 24;32-42, Revelation 13

    I find it incredible [not credible, not believable] that Jesus would return for His Bride and RESCUE/LEAVE TO SUFFER part of "His Body" based on a correct or flawed understanding of Biblical eschatology. The warning is to BE A CHRISTIAN and not to "play at Christianity" so that when Jesus...
  4. atpollard

    I've learned that message boards that permit free expression are extraordinarily RARE

    Ahhh ... the famous "no good deed goes unpunished". :cool:
  5. atpollard

    What is your best argument for the existence of God?

    That reminds me of the story about the group of blind men arguing over how to describe an elephant. Is reality only EMPIRICAL? Is reality only SPIRITUAL (metaphysical)? Is reality BOTH?
  6. atpollard

    I've learned that message boards that permit free expression are extraordinarily RARE

    ... feel free to volunteer to show them the RIGHT way to be a moderator. :) [I was unwilling to invest the emotional energy and I have too strong of personal opinions. I usually agree with the warnings that I get that my response was at a minimum "unkind" and at worst "crossed a line". -...
  7. atpollard

    What is your best argument for the existence of God?

    What is your best argument for the existence of God? I met him ('Road to Damascus'-esque). That is MY BEST argument, but it doesn't transfer well to others. ;)
  8. atpollard

    I've learned that message boards that permit free expression are extraordinarily RARE

    BURN THE HERETIC!!!! (just kidding) :) People generally have a right to say foolish things ... they should just say them politely if they want to avoid getting banned. 'Personal Attacks' and 'making the debate with the decision of a moderator the hill one is prepared to die on' are more...
  9. atpollard

    I've learned that message boards that permit free expression are extraordinarily RARE

    I've been a moderator on a secular Forum and declined an offer to moderate on another Christian site. The job is not unlike being Mall Security ... almost everything about the job 'stinks' and the only thing worse is having no 'Mall Security'. Let's list some of the high points: who doesn't...
  10. atpollard

    I've learned that message boards that permit free expression are extraordinarily RARE

    The secret to "civilization" is to create an intersection with a "Mall" ... from there, Gated Communities will organically grow around it in concentric bands where NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) will drive away all uncivilized behavior. Thus "Suburban Sprawl" is the real secret to WORLD PEACE...
  11. atpollard

    I've learned that message boards that permit free expression are extraordinarily RARE

    That is probably appropriate for CARM, which has a specific stated purpose and theology. It would be equally appropriate to ban me if I went to Catholic discussion forums to "defend Protestant beliefs" ... which in reality would probably look a lot more like either "attacking Catholicism" or...
  12. atpollard

    Another Gospel “faith alone”!

    No, that is confirmation that it is no accident that Ephesians 2:10 comes AFTER Ephesians 2:8-9. God saves us through the gift of faith SO THAT we may walk in good works. We do not walk in good works SO THAT God will save us. James warned that if you have no Ephesians 2:10, then you should be...
  13. atpollard

    Another Gospel “faith alone”!

    Will "good works" (like giving to the poor) save you? [Justification] Ghandi did MANY good works - and rejected Jesus Christ. If he was justified by his works (any works) and not by "faith in Christ", then Jesus was mistaken in claiming that He was the only way to the Father. If men are not...
  14. atpollard

    What does DEATH mean?

    How about: "A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come." - William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene 2) :cool:
  15. atpollard

    Endures [what] to the end [of what] will be saved [from what]?

    The quote "But he who endures to the end will be saved" most certainly appears in the Bible - [three times, in fact] - and is oft quoted stripped from its surrounding context and employed to teach that men either: can loose their salvation must work to retain their salvation Clearly, it is not...
  16. atpollard

    What does DEATH mean?

    As someone that has buried two brothers (one murdered, one suicide) and two parents (stroke and cancer) ... "death" is self-evident. If you really need help understanding the concept, I suggest visiting a local Funeral Home and attending several open casket viewings to clarify exactly what...
  17. atpollard

    I have difficulty believing that souls will be damned to the Lake of Fire

    "What makes me think ..."? God doesn't lie. Matthew 25:41-46 [NASB95] "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me [nothing] to eat; I was thirsty, and...
  18. atpollard

    Would MLK vote for Dems?

    Probably. As MLKjr was not a Christian, he would probably not object to abortion (a fetus is not a person according to secular science). Look up his stated views on: the virgin birth deity of Christ resurrection [HINT: He believed NONE of them to be true.]
  19. atpollard

    I have difficulty believing that souls will be damned to the Lake of Fire

    No God isn’t. There are lots of people in the Bible that God punished rather than forgave. How about everyone that died in the desert during the 40 years and never entered the Promised Land for a starter?
  20. atpollard

    I have difficulty believing that souls will be damned to the Lake of Fire

    Now you are talking like a REFORMED believer. ;) Total Depravity … The “T” in TULIP.