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Again, I was not saying I was in favor of genetic alterations. I just am saying that the argument that we are "messing with God's creation" is probably not the type of argument we would want to push. We genetically alter animals and plants all the time in order to create certain breeds that...

Is there a point you are trying to make with this? Why the consternation that none would choose God as female and one person would say God is male?

These are metaphors, FHII. God is also called a "rock" and a "strong tower" and a "flaming fire" and so forth. Does this mean God is made out of stone? Does it mean that God is hot to touch? Of course not. Taking metaphors to draw literal conclusions ends up in absurd images of God that...

That is possible, Barrd. I do not have a problem if you feel convicted that you should worship on Saturday. Personally, I think it is likely that this is referring to a formal gathering and collection that each should prepare for as they gather on Sundays. People were not paid in advance in...

I apologize I havent been following closely. Not sure how this turned into a discussion about narrative or which day of the week Christians worshipped on. I have to agree with Oz on the days Christians worshiped early on. Paul met with Jews on the Sabbath because this is when they gathered...

I would consider myself to be bipartite in my understanding as well. I find that spirit and soul are often used interchangably in Scripture. However, I didnt want to derail the conversation on this topic. Maybe we can start a separate thread on this topic. It would be interesting to explore.

Oz, Glad to see you joined the discussion. Wow, I didnt log in over the weekend and it looks like people were posting every 5 minutes! As you can see, the issue I was having was not with looking at the context of difficult passages with Barrd to help explain their validity. I tried...

Common sense also tells us that spit and mud into the eyes of the blind man does not produce sight (as Stan pointed out), axeheads dont float, staves dont turn to snakes and rivers dont part for people to pass through. If you are looking for a book of common sense, then the Bible is not for...

Yes I believe, as all orthodox Christians throughout Christian history, that God inspired the OT Law. Do you honestly think Moses conjured up these ideas and said, "What do you think, God?" And God said, "Meh, I actually am not a fan of what you are saying there, but because you are my buddy...

Barrd, I am not upset with you. Lots of people disagree with me on the issue, and so far I dont think anyone agrees with me on this board. However, I am concerned about you and the lengths to which you will go to justify your views on this matter. I agree with you that these laws were...

God the Father is Spirit, thus, without gender. He uses male pronouns and the term "Father" to refer to himself in Scripture so it seems best we refer to Him as such based on His self identification. Jesus was obviously a man, and the Holy Spirit in Greek is feminine gender. However, Greek...

Barrd, To be clear, Angelina, no one was arguing that women shouldn't be able to get an education, work, vote, or get paid the same as men...and this was clarified that so many times that I can only take such comments as intentionally misleading. The longer this conversation has gone on, the...

It is, Barrd. And we are called to live out such obedience and submission to Christ in different ways. Last I checked, no Christian church I ever attended segregated men and women...so I dont know how you think the Church is behind Israel in relation to their worship at the wailing wall. You...

Are we trying to "improve" on God's divine creation when we use medicines and vaccines to help our immune systems fight off bugs that would otherwise kill us? I think we need to be cautious in how we approach such arguments. We are always using our God-given minds to improve a fallen...

“This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, knowing this first of all, that...

Well, most people do not want to be part of a religion that calls for humility, surrender, and taking up ones cross to follow Jesus, either. I don't think the answer is to make the cross or the Bible more palatable to a self-absorbed, hedonistic culture.

Well, it was an enjoyable, although odd at times, conversation. :)

Dear sweetie pie, not being an elder in a church is not "oppression." "Me thinks" you need to look up that word. Brian Regan has a funny bit about his wife wondering why he didn't know if his friend was dating. He is like, "How would that possibly come up?" "I think you should use a 7 iron...

Can you show me where I tried to convince you that oppression was right? Ha, I had not heard that one. I dont really know any blonde jokes. My brain has forgetten them long ago. Saving storage space for something more useful, like movie lines or music lyrics I suppose. haha Haha, well I...

I have a very thick skin and I am all for joking around. However, we have been talking about the nature of roles and the dangers of sexism as it relates to the NT. I just find it odd that in one minute you are posting adds about men keeping their women in line and the horrors of such concepts...