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  1. J

    Spiritual Experiences

    Dear D, You know, I think Rex means well and perhaps is a bit frustrated that others do not understand or agree with everything he says. I have been in that box and it is an unpleasant place to be. I have great hopes that he will see the light of day and come into further understanding of...
  2. J

    Spiritual Experiences

    Dear All, I have been trained in scripture and I understand the wish of many to limit our discussion to what is currently understood through doctrine derived from the word. However, as I have stated before the "word" that so many refer to as "proof " is simply their doctrinal understanding...
  3. J

    Spiritual Experiences

    Dear J, Thanks for being gentle...smile. Really, I am not understanding your objection to to the part your crossed out. Moses threw down the rod before Pharaoh and it turned into a serpent. The magicians of Pharaoh did the same. Both manifestations were similar except one was authored by...
  4. J

    Spiritual Experiences

    Dear All, God is the creator. Everything that has ever existed, does exist, and will exist is a creation of our Father. No one else creates anything. Satan has created nothing except, perhaps, sin. Sin, though, is not really a creation but merely a departure from the will of God. So it is...
  5. J

    Female Pastors

    Dear 1, At the end of the day do you think that you will wrestle these people to your way of thinking by analytical argument? Blessings, Justin
  6. J

    Message of Holiness

    Dear U, Thanks for your reply. If you cannot sense the anointing (i.e. the flowing of the Holy Spirit) through the person who is speaking then what they say is usually of little import. A unsaved person can read the Bible to you and have the same effect. You could say, "it does not matter...
  7. J

    Message of Holiness

    Dear U, So you believe this man is of God? I did not sense any anointing coming from him. I was more like a performance. I have been in holiness Pentecost churches and it seems to be more about what they don't do than what they are doing. I am sure there are notable exceptions. You cannot...
  8. J

    Female Pastors

    Dear 1, You know, sometimes it is best just to let your points speak for themselves and believe in the force of the truth you state. Blessings, Justin
  9. J

    Female Pastors

    Dear M, I see your point. We must hear the voice of God through whomever He speaks. I think this is correct but what we are talking about here is whether a woman should have a position of authority in the church which would be a more narrow circumstance of God speaking through someone. As a...
  10. J

    Is It Proper To Quote Ghandhi When Talking About Biblical Topis?

    Dear A, I like it when you speak of fairness. Blessings, Justin
  11. J

    Female Pastors

    Dear All, Why would God want to use a woman? Seems to me the underlying assumption of people who wish to assert that women can hold office is that they could do it as well as men. Since when has God been concerned with the equality of the sexes? Never, to my biblical knowledge. The only...
  12. J

    Female Pastors

    Dear 1, Female pastors are a bad idea. Not built for the job. Blessings, Justin
  13. J

    Is It Proper To Quote Ghandhi When Talking About Biblical Topis?

    Dear J, Of course I agree with your aversion to Gandhi being compared with Jesus. So I agree with you in this respect. Blessings, Justin
  14. J

    Spiritual Maturity_what is it?

    Dear A, I do agree that a critical spirit is not Godly. However, many have grown so accustomed to the mess that they no longer notice the garbage. While I do not think it is generally proper to find fault in individuals it is sometimes necessary to point out where the church, as whole, has...
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    Is It Proper To Quote Ghandhi When Talking About Biblical Topis?

    Dear A, Have your ever heard of the "Red Cresent?" The British Empire was not a choice in the new world but rather a tyranny of the new world. Hence the US revolution. Rome brought order too but it was not because people invited them to do so. The sun never set on the British Empire...
  16. J

    Rick Warren's (Actual) Comments on Islam & Christianity

    Dear All, I like this emergent church thing...very kewl. Blessings, Justin
  17. J

    Is It Proper To Quote Ghandhi When Talking About Biblical Topis?

    Dear A, I am not comparing Christ's words to Gandhi words. I am just saying some of what He said was true and showed great wisdom. Do you have some studies showing that Christians do more for people than other groups? Please share them with us if you do. And even if this is true please...
  18. J

    Spiritual Maturity_what is it?

    Dear 1. Amen Blessings, Justin
  19. J

    A taste of things to come

    Dear G, I think that during that time believers will learn, out of necessity, how to listen to the Holy Spirit. They cannot monitor that. Blessings, Justin
  20. J

    Spiritual Maturity_what is it?

    Dear J, The will of the Father is revealed to each one of us and we are open to hear it. The specifics of His revealed will are different for each of us although the way in which we receive His directives are the same (i.e. the Spirit of Truth.) In general, though, the will of the Father is...