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He didn't say he loved everyone in it. Matthew 13:38 explains a parable in which the world is the field, the seed are the children of the kingdom and the tares are of the wicked one. Later in that chapter he made several other analogies which show some are accepted and others rejected. One...

The verse in 2 Peter says he is long suffering to us-ward, and not willing that any of "us" should perish. That's not everyone... He is speaking to them which have obtained like precious faith. Chapter 2 speaks of some being natural brute beasts made to be taken and destroyed. I agree with...

I read the first few posts but then stopped. I will read them all, but would once again like to give my comments on free will. Very few Christians will doubt that God does not know the future, even our personal future. So the questions remaining revolve around whether God calls the shots...

Jesus did indeed lay down some hard doctrine. I think it was a bit of a shock to thrm as well as them not ubderstanding... Perhaps all they heard was eat my flesh and drink my blood. When Jesus said, " will you go away also?" have you ever wondered about his demeanor? Was he sweet pea Jesus...

Why, he's the pope for all us anti catholithics that BOL has been ridiculing! Actually it has to do with when someone tries to seize the throne of the Pope or more than ome person claim to be one.

I was kinda figuring that was the Lord's message. To us. What we must do. I recall "the other John 3:16" (I John 3:16) that says God laid down his life for us, we ought to lay down our life for the brethren [paraphrasing].

Stranger... Aspen... Perhaps you both should take a step back and consider some definitions and point of views on both sides. We are talking Biblical slavery vs. What happened in 1621-1865 in the United States. Slavery in the Bible wasn't racial. Slavery in the U.S. was. There are other...

1. We are to love the Lord with all are heart and soul. 2. We are to love the brethren as we love the Lord. 3. We are to worship in spirit and in truth.

Good to see you back Richard. Haven't seen your posts in a while. Not much that I can add. You covered it pretty well. An interesting tid bit about Abraham concerns him offering up Isaac. He was actually going to go through with it and still believed that Isaac (a dead man "to be") was to...

I mentioned a good book I read a few years back... Its "The Inquisition: The Hammer of Heresy" by Edward Burman. The Inquisition: Hammer of Heresy

ThatvWAS my opinion of Mat 5:48. We can only achieve perfection through Christ and his grace.

Humans aint going to be perfect Aspen. Never. It was pretty much what Jesus was getting at when he gave his Sermon in the Mount. Now when you go to Romans 8, Paul said that we are not in the flesh, but in the spirit. Yet his letter was written to people in the flesh. I Cor 6. He says...

It is very complex. Its too complex for me as I don't have suitable time nor access to European history to understand everything that happened. I don't think that there could be one historian who can put it all together. But one can get access enough to get the jist of what happened. The...

One of the main sources on the inquisition is Foxxe's Book of Martyrs. Chances are you can find it online. You should understand that the effects of the inquisition lasted much longer than you think. There was also a counter inquisition which even was seen in the U.S. it may not be...

Of course. I acknowledge that totally. If that's what we are discussing I agree much more with what is said. If its sports in general its another "ball game" I just want to bring it to attention that "sports" and "athletes" for the most part aren't what tou see on ESPN.

Can you simplify your questions?

I understand and there is reason to be concerned. Football, soccer, hockey and boxing are the main concerns with CTE. understand though, that is a small percentage of athletes, as are professionals. Unfortunately its the top <1% that has the headlines.

As a former athlete in many sports (and still competing in one) I must say its rediculous the attention and money some athletes make. Sports however are nothing more than recreation for many (like myself) and entertainment for the fans. Things should be taken in moderation, but if...

There are verses for this and the are "outside perspectives". Romans 13:1-7. Hebrews 13:17. It doesn't matter directly. It matters to God and those mentioned in Romans 13 and Hebrews 13. Indirectly yes it does matter. Look, being his witnesses doesn't mean his converters. It can mean...

The apocryphal book known as the Gospel of James is nothing more than a fairy tale at worst or historical fiction at best. I do believe Mary was young when she had Jesus. Throwing out a number: 16. She would've been around 56 when Jesus began his ministry. She was following him around. If...