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Jun2u, There are 67 books in the Bible? That's news to me! As Oz pointed out, the only rationale I have seen you give is circular. Your argument has been: * I believe the entirety of the text in my personal Bible is Scripture. * I believe it is Scripture because it is found in my...

So why is it taught in textbooks that teach Darwinian evolution and why isnt such a theory considered "religious"? smh.... River, do you not recall what statement I made that started this bru-ha-ha? Let me refresh you... Maybe for the same reason Darwinists do not explain the mathematical...

Actually, I said, "Darwinists do not explain the mathematical impossibilities of amino acids randomly combining to form proteins" Proteins, as you know (I would think) do not form randomly. The only place you find proteins produced is in a cell where amino acids are formed into long chains...

No, that is not what I am saying. I am saying the laws of chemistry prohibit the self-formation of vital cell structures. You are being intellectually dishonest here and you know it. You are implying that chemical attractions and reactions promote and advance such formations when you know...

Yes, he also writes in his A Textual Commentary of the Greek New Testament,

River, you and I both know you are being dishonest in this reply. Comparing the combination of hydrogen and water to form water...and the hundreds to thousands of amino acids that must form EXACT chains to be capable of even producing one functional protein (let alone the other systems of the...

Ill tell you which tribe I'm in when you show me the Biblical precedent for determining the race and heritage of an individual prior to dispensing a particular prescribed gospel based on that person's heritage. Moreover, considering all the northern tribes were all but wiped out with the...

When I pray for the lost and unbelieving, I pray for conviction of sin, righteousness and coming judgment. I often pray that God's hand would be laid heavy upon them and that they would despair of life until they find life in Him. I believe God gives us free will, and generally the problem is...

Maybe for the same reason Darwinists do not explain the mathematical impossibilities of amino acids randomly combining to form proteins and other cellular structures possible for the supposed spontaneous generation of the single cell that mutated over billions of years to form all the diverse...

Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ have communion every week as well.

Richard, This is utter nonsense. The Gospel to the Jews is not a different Gospel than the one given to the Gentiles. Paul preached to Jews and Gentiles the same Gospel. The Bible does not contradict itself. If you really paid attention to what James wrote, you would notice that he says God...

Jun2u, The point I think Oz is trying to make here (at least one of them) is the reason you do not accept 2 Maccabees or the Gospel of Peter is because (some) early believers did not believe these books were inspired (either due to authorship, date, or content, etc.) Pretty much every scholar...

I see what you are trying to say, Oz. I think you misunderstood me. I was responding a bit tongue-in-cheek to a previous comment that implied that churches would be better of just firing all the staff and feeding the hungry. I am not against caring for the poor. My point is, there are lots...

Guestman, Huh? Not sure what you are driving at, but I wasn't aware this was a significant doctrine that separates the unrighteous from the "one faith." I don't know of anyone (except the Mormons) that teach a pre-existent soul that is placed within a person. Yes, the "soul" is created and...

I think it is important to note, in reference to the OP, that for much of Christian history, there was no such thing as "natural theology." What I mean is, "secularism" is a recently developed phenomenon. Much of the world has bought into the assumptions of secularism, but it is a created...

Wow, great article, Stan. Spot on. Loved this statement and what I have been striving to argue...

Oz, I didnt address the verse because I dont really know what you are driving at. Yes, Jesus will separate the sheep from goats and we cannot always tell which are which. Does this give "Christians" a right to speak ill of those who are leaders in their local churches or condemn local...

Oz, I don't think I am being harsh. Most of the critiques are on "churches" and not Christians. People want to blame pastors and "organized" religion. Personally, I think the rejection of "organized" religion is motivated by our cultures ravenous desire for individual autonomy. Yet, we see...

It is true that some of our understandings of God's immutibility and infinite attributes are derived some from the merging of some Greek philosophical concepts with biblical descriptions of God. I agree that some of these concepts are not so clearly spelled out as we tend to make it. However...

Yes, God is infinite. God is not bound by limiting forces external to himself. God is not bound, restricted, fettered or subject to weakness or imperfection. However, God's infinity is not absolute. He is constrained by his own character and self limitations. What I mean by this is that God...