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I think its safe to say that Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox Christians all have challenges that come from their particular ecclesiology. Yes, Protestantism has many divides but I wouldn't concede this to being a "failure" of their ecclesiology or that it doesn't work. We could point to...

pom2014, Well, I hope that I would repent and wouldn't need extreme measures. However, I doubt caning or spanking an adult would likely produce genuine repentance. Because I believe in a literal hell that lasts for eternity, then I would gladly accept even "being handed over to Satan for the...

The purpose of "shunning" is to bring conviction and encourage a person to repent. I think it can be healthy and is a vital part of what it means to be a community of faith. Allow me to explain. If the church never "shunned" or restricted the definition of what it means to be part of the...

I agree that God is not "done" with Israel in the sense that God has not cut them off and he still desires them to come to faith in Jesus Christ. Paul makes it clear in Romans 11 that God has not rejected national Israel and that if they come to faith they can be grafted back in. I do NOT...

I appreciate your response Oz. It is true that many people do not have access to the Scriptures. Not only can we point to people in remote parts of the world, but even in places like America many children grow up in homes where the Bible is never taught or referenced. Many children grow up...

I think it is important to recognize that Jesus often rebuked the religious leaders of his day because of their focus on following their traditions over the Scriptures. It seems to me that Jesus saw the Scriptures as the ultimate authority. Now, some might claim that this changed with the...

Doug, Not sure I agree. I mean, I do to a point. However, if we completely ignore social issues, what does that say about the church? Are we here simply to get people into heaven without impacting and dealing with the culture of today? If we don't speak out about cultural issues, where else...

Great read! http://christianstandard.com/2010/11/stop-bashing-the-bride/

Doug, I think you are correct. The fact is that the Western secularist generally borrows much of their moral code from Judeo-Christian background. Nietzsche was rightly trying to develop a philosophy that completely threw off such (in his mind) limitations. In fact, regimes that have truly...

Thank you marksman. When the creature is divorced from the creator, then I believe a form of idolatry is taking place. If we focus on the beetle (or any other creature we might study) for the sake of the beetle and miss the hand of God, the brilliance of God, and the joy of God in such...

Did you even read the original post? That is what this forum is about....the ridiculous improbability of life spontaneously generating. I assume, as a Christian, that you would believe that God created life. So, I'm not really sure why you have been challenging all of the quotes and comments...

The consensus among the scientific community is that life arose naturally and was not created. Is that your position as well? As my article points out, this view is not based on any actual provable scientific methods. There are no viable models for spontaneous generation. Period. Okay, well...

I refer you to the Butch5's user picture a few comments above.

I don't know how you can say I have an agenda against science given our discussions and my original post in this forum. To disagree with your conclusions is not to disagree with science. This is a head scratcher. First, my point was that this discussion is not about evolution, and that is the...

Haha, apparently Butch! :)

River, I would say, this is probably more an issue of terminology than improper science. For instance, it takes protein structures to make a cell functional, yet only cells create protein structures. So, the idea that life came about through "natural" causes is quite problematic and the...

That's true, Stan. I am not a moderator because my views hold more weight, nor do they represent the views of Christianity Board. Just me and the frog in my pocket :)

Yes. The information creates (among other things) complex, three-dimensional proteins and other molecules that uniquely fit other complex molecule forms to cause specific reactions or build specific structures in the cell.

James, Thanks for your response. With all respect, I would disagree with your assessment of that verse. I don't believe Paul uses that verse to substantiate double predestination. I think Romans 9 is about God's plans to use people for service and has nothing to do with personal salvation...

No, that is not what he is saying. He is saying that there are two TYPES of information: Shannon information that quantifies the range of information of the DNA and specified information. The first paragraph is a portion of what he says about the first category of information. Shannon...