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Buddhists worship idols. They're at peace with the god of this world, but that's not the peace that Christ offers, for friendship with God is enmity with the world. Our own Savior said he came not to bring peace but a sword. The mistake is thinking that peace means the absence of conflict. I...

Good. I'm glad we're getting away from statues used in worship being idols, unless they're specifically worshipped as deities. I hope we're also getting away from frivolous definitions of idolatry, such as "If you watch a lot of football, it's an idol". And since you correctly point out that...

Oops! You did. More candor sequestration. I posted your exact quote on my thread.

Wormwood, I fully understand your frustration here.

Well, Aspen, I put your claims up for examination by other members here. Please refer to my new thread which is all about what you have publicly claimed and continue to maintain is true. But now I want to know, shall I add a further claim that Berean Baptist churches accept pastors that don't...

100% agreed, Thomasleonard. I hope I didn't scare off the new guy.

Sorry, but I don't see the "major difference" between the tongues the Apostles used in Acts and the gift of tongues. Since we're talking about the same Holy Spirit that moved upon men to speak with tongues, that's quite a claim that there's a "major" difference. In fact there's none. And...

Aspen, what in the world makes you think I've never "belonged" to a non-Catholic church? How does one attend a non Catholic church regularly without belonging to it. My own father happens to be a pastor at a Pentecostal church, one that I've attended many times and been a "member" of, even...

Oh good heavens! Ok, because I actually like you, I have to ask.... Why?

And I can show you scriptures where men of God laid down scathing judgments. The Bible never says "not to judge others" (your phrase) so yeah, I'd like to see you try. You certainly wouldn't be the first to make the Bible say something it doesn't, that happens all the time. And think about...

We're talking on your butt hurt thread, not mine, John. That says it all.

It's an interesting question because I believe the Bible gives is many, many images of hell. Many people teach it to be a spiritual place, but it's very physical because every man will be physically raised from the dead unto the judgment. It's still very popular to teach hell as a furnace...

I love how judgmental people can be in their misrepresentation of this passage by Jesus who certainly wasn't telling us not to judge, but rather not to judge hypocritically. Christians have historically stood against every global evil from the righteous martyrs who protested the grisly Roman...

Well, my wife read it and explained it to me in a way even a child could understand. .....still befuddled... I think there's nothing more manly than bringing home a doomsday supply of flour. Anyone more manly than that would just be a walking testicle.

Then I misspoke.

Bronzesnake is 100% correct. We should never have invaded a sovereign nation that wasn't a direct threat to U.S. soil. This is a mess that we created. But that's not a reason to preclude intervention when we have an opportunity and, I believe, a God given duty to stand between evil and the...

Your link didn't lead to anything that seemed relevant. But I do love your "he ain't heavy, he's my brother" picture!

I once started a thread about how the righteous men of God in the Bible were not "nice". Somehow I think it would be wasted here. It's actually kinda cute, the way immaturity can sometimes be seen as cute. I used to do that too, starting butt hurt threads whenever I got my feelings hurt...

Madad, I love your heart so much I'm offering you a bacon mug filled with cheddar cheese on this National Bacon Day! :P