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Then you met a man who was apparently interested in forming a cult. I have known a lot of Bible teachers over the years (the only perfect one is the Holy Spirit--see 1 John 2:27) but I have never known one who "stripped the individuality" from the soul of anyone. Sounds quite dramatic but I am...

Can't say that I have. Many Christians are quite ignorant of particular doctrines that their denominations teach. It is a point of amusement that RCs are often shocked, when you show them that the RCC teaches, in their doctrine of "transubstantiation," that the communion wafer actually becomes...

Just using it as an example, bbyrd. But, faith is not science: science is not faith. Real believers generally like to stick to what is stated in the Bible. Not really sure what you mean by "deterministic statements".

I have been in Bible studies with Pentecostals and Charismatics (in addition to Baptists, Anglicans, even an RC or two, etc.) While we might disagree over doctrine taught by one or another denomination, we rarely have had a problem in determining what any passage of Scripture means. The Bible...

That's a pretty harsh statement, Dave. What makes you say that?

Well, there's Pentecostalism and then there's Pentecostalism, Dave. I know Pentecostals who know the Bible better than a lot of Baptists but, often, the younger breed of Pentecostals are looking for sensationalism and eschew Bible-reading which is the only way to get any kind of discipline in...

I find her arrogance insufferable and her loud, raspy voice, annoying.

Any scientist worth his salt will say that we can't really KNOW anything for certain, because of the problem of "proof". While we could do many experiments which give supporting evidence to a theory we are trying to confirm, just next week, next month, etc. may come an experiment which...

Mmm--no, I don't think so bbyrd. There are some who overrate themselves, sure. But then, there are those who are super-competent at what they do and they look down on others. If they are of a larcenous nature--they think others are "chumps" (or "sheep to be fleeced"). Jesus only spoke of two...

Same back at ya'. :)

You may be right. Evangelicalism is loaded up with "hirelings" who care much more about providing themselves with a handsome living than they do the sheep. The most recent example of "sheep shearing" is Pastor James MacDonald of the mega church, Harvest Bible Chapel. The accounts of financial...

That's what I thought you might have meant. I think that JVI can certainly quote "chapter and verse" from the Bible, but he may believe that he is more competent than he is or even "infallible"--don't know.

LOL :cool:

A cardinal is a red bird that is a seed-eater and hangs around all winter. A "Cardinal" in the RCC is a high muckety-muck in the Roman "church" hierarchy from whose ranks, the Pope is elected. Which one did you mean?

I'm familiar with the Dunning-Kruger Effect but don't think it particularly applies here, bbyrd.

Hey, ByGrace, did you indeed mean to say "crowed" (rather than "crowd") as in, one who crows his Bible-expertise, in self-promotion? ;) Clever play on words.

That is why I am opposed to "easy believism". A lot of churches contain a lot of people who are basically deists who "kind of like Jesus". In other words--they barely even profess the faith--let alone confess the faith. Yes, salvation is the free gift of God, but eventually, your faith is...

According to geneticist, John Sanford, Ph.D., genetic entropy is accumulating faster than genetic science can possibly correct the faulty genes and he explains why all current programs of "gene editing" are doomed to failure, in his book, Genetic Entropy and the Mystery of the Genome. He...

Yes. John MacArthur is a great Bible expositor!

I SAID, He is the teaching AUTHORITY in the Church. ALL teachers in any church receive their ability to teach through Him. He is the sole determiner of whether He blesses their ministry to the Body or whether they have usurped it without His blessing. I have already dealt with this in...