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Ummm. What do you mean by "Outside the fellowship"?? Because I would think that the criteria for "of the fellowship" would be fairly easy....Christian, or not-a-Christian. Aren't all Christians by nature a 'fellowship'?? Are you talking about specific denominations? As is, a Baptist Church must...

Huh. I'd never considered that. It's possible. What do you do with that last part? "And appeared unto many?" Because to my way of understanding, that's the only part that could stand in the way of understanding it spiritually. Why would it tell us that these people were seen by many in heaven...

Fear.....Isn't Christianity supposed to free people? Which would, I assume, lead to the death of fear. I truly don't understand the fussing about Christmas Day. About 99% of Christians celebrate it....and the thought that God couldn't correct something his followers are doing to celebrate his...

The pessimistic side of me wants to say no...there is nothing 'wonderous' left in this world. But it's not my only side! Sometimes I wonder...whats living in the depths of the ocean? The deepest amazon? Do the occasional glimpses of savantism in people show us how the human brain was supposed to...

It often means that they themselves have asked to have their accounts disabled. For some reason or another, they do not wish to continue having an account here.

Can I ask what you mean by them 'not accepting him as their God"...and by that I mean, what is the outcome of them not believing that Jesus is God? I think that the very great problem that we see today, is that many who call themselves "Christian" do not display any "fruit", revealing that they...

The Australian system is different from in the US....it is illegal NOT to vote here...you get fined. So you end up having to vote one way or the other. Sometimes one party has clear standards above the others, and then sometimes its not so clear..... This past election was not difficult...

I think that Jesus teaches that as the Sabbath is a day FOR us....for our benefit, then yes....it is a good idea to 'keep' the Sabbath. But as we see, how the Jews were 'keeping' it, was not how it was intended to be used. They put rules, labels and strictures upon it that just should not have...

Yes, Jesus is Lord...of all, and that includes "Sabbath". But you are missing the point Jesus was making in this paragraph. The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. The implication is obvious. We are not confined by the Sabbath...the Sabbath was a gift given to man for spiritual...

The other nine commmadments are not debated because they are reinforced in the NT. Not in the same terms as the 10 commandments, but in this passage: And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is...

Its certainly given me something to think on, so thank you!

This is a really interesting topic...one that I've wondered about for some time. There really doesn't seem to be much teaching on the subject...at least not in the somewhat conservative cirlces I was brought up in. We see a lot of fasting in the OT...not so much in the NT....but there is this...

Welcome Luke! I hope you find great fellowship here! Will look forward to your posts...finding out more about how our common interest....(Jesus!)...has changed your life! Love that song, BTW!

Hi Denise....welcome aboard! I hope you find fellowship and edifying conversation here!! We're not without our quirks and problems, but generally there are many people here who love Jesus and love talking about him and hope our discussions will bring us closer to him! Please feel free to contact...

What??? Oh my goodness...I didn't even know he was unwell! He had so much spunk you'd have never guessed. Will pray for his loved ones....it is a blessing though, knowing where he is now.

The question I would ask all those who say "Christmas in not Christ's REAL Birthday" is this....when is his real birthday, and do you celebrate it? Clearly the actual day of Christ's birth is too hard to pin down. But I challenge anyone who would think it is not a day worth recognising and...

I'm sorry, but this is just disrespectful. I don't believe Selene has ever made a comment of how only men may 'be in ministry'....she was pointing out that AS priests or teachers, they ARE part of the Church. Biblically women are called into much ministry...home, family, children, younger...

It always amazes me how people get so violent over their 'end times' philosophies. I mean, I get the pull of it....it's fascinating stuff, and it's talking about one of the most amazing topics ever....Jesus returning! Most of us have an understanding of what scripture says in regards to this...

You know, that scripture could be applied to some 'churches' (gatherings) who are not really there for Jesus, but for themselves...and their fruit reflects that. But most likely it's a verse that applies to individuals within those gatherings who attend 'church' but are not part of The Church...

Hey Retro......sorry, I happen to disagree with you, strongly...and I really must question your use of sarcasm....was it truly called for? I don't recall having a conversation with you before, so I must wonder what it is about me that you find offensive enough to make those low blows? I don't...