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Yes--I know what the Hegelian dialectic is.

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Yes--it is in Isaiah 65:20 but that whole passage from 65:17 to 65:25 is about the Millennial Kingdom. :)

Yes, I can see that is true for people who are emotionally and spiritually healthy--but I would be concerned about those who are not. I do have an M.S. in counseling psychology but I find the Bible to be much more wise than any system invented by man.

Yes. Interestingly, during the Millennium, very long life will return. The prophet Isaiah, in writing about the Millennial Kingdom, says that "only sinners will die at 100".

Yes, and the older you get, the more you long for that new body we have been promised.:)

I think the pain and misery they suffered was made worse by the feeling of total helplessness. When they cut themselves, they can feel that the pain and misery is under their control. Doesn't make a lot of sense to you or me but it apparently does to them. It is heart-breaking to counsel one...

The Church has always believed in the doctrine of immanency. That Christ could return at any moment. The writers of the Bible thought that it likely would happen in their lifetimes. When it didn't happen, they apparently revised their opinions and figured they better write their recollections...

Mankind was afflicted with physical death because of sin as well. The Hebrew actually reads, "Dying, you will die." Adam and Eve began to die ever-so-slightly, the moment they sinned.

Amen!

Satan must have had to have a proposed Antichrist in every generation of the Church age (since he isn't omniscient and cannot know when those times are upon us). Many Christians think that current President of France, Emmanuel (the French form of Immanuel "God with us") Macron, is Satan's most...

"Church" when it is capitalized, typically means the collection of ALL true believers--the Bride of Christ--those washed in the Blood of the Lamb. What I meant when I said that I do most of my work within the Church--I counsel other believers in what the Bible does and does not teach. While I...

You would NOT be testifying of yourself--you would be testifying of Christ and His grace and mercy on you. :) Are you referring to a specific church or type of church? Or are you referring to geography? o_O

I do most of my work within the Church--I do not have the gift of evangelism. bbyrd: "I do not claim to have found or come to Christ." Why not?

I appreciate your sensitivity to Muslims and others who are not yet in the Body of Christ.:) Perhaps the Lord is calling you to a ministry to them. I agree that it is important to soften our approach toward unbelievers without compromising the truth. (I wish that some hereabouts would do the...

Martin Niemoller formed the Confessing Church during WWII as a protest against the Nazification of the Lutheran Churches there. The Laodicean Church is, unfortunately, the model of the flabby Christianity of our day. We must pray that the Holy Spirit would bring us new fire. :)

Davy-- LOL--I was not "lashing out"--I actually like the young man and hope to help him in the same way that others helped me. Abusing the Word of God?? You are not being helpful when you lash out in anger and mock others in the Body. There is no "proof" as you apparently believe in your...

You may be right--I will have to investigate further. One handicap that I have is that I do not read Greek. But, in any case, it is wise to avoid basing doctrine on any one Christian's thought. Irenaeus also laid the basis for the deification of Mary (for which French Huguenots destroyed his...

1 John 4:20-->"If someone says, 'I love God' but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar..." How would you even know that most people do not "confess jack even to themselves"? That is indiscriminately throwing dirt on the wheat as well as the tares. Wouldn't it be better...

LOL--"not on the receiving end"? Son, I have been insulted so many times on theology boards, I lost count a long time ago. No one forces anyone to come here to discuss anything. Those who are not prepared to clearly lay out their arguments and then defend them, should probably stay away...