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You presume an awful lot, yourself. The common, garden variety "inerrancy" schtick bores me. I simply believe that the Bible is of an admittedly challenging 100% human and 100% divine character that is safer assumed to be accurate than mistaken. And I'd venture with some degree of safety, I...

You might be surprised at how commonly sensible the whole thing is. I don't mean to shatter the "hopeless romantic" concept (being an avowed one, myself), but God has put together a wonderful state of things that is also very manageable. I would've given a year's wages 40 years ago for the...

Oh, I'm quite serious. I counseled a couple one time. The wife finally confided that "He uses me to make love to himself." Perversion and selfish sensuality are rampant in marriage—even of the most sanctified-looking kind. :hearteyes: .

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What does "its ok to have it anytime" mean? .

It would make Him responsible for sin. :hearteyes: .

Charles Wesley really had a way with contemplative melodies and lyrics. This hymn (Welsh-adopted in the aftermath of the Aberfan Disaster of '66) really juxtaposed the helplessness of man and the inexpressible redeeming love of The Almighty. Jesus, Lover Of My Soul - Youtube :hearteyes: .

Neither the Word nor the Word made flesh is ever wrong: The arrangement where both Abiathar and Ahimelech potentially shared high priestly duties is reminiscent of similar setups seen elsewhere in biblical history. For instance, during the time of Eli, it appears that Eli's sons participated in...

But Jesus loves atheists who mistake their skepticism for wisdom, too. "...for man looketh on the outward appearance..." (1 Samuel 16:7) :hearteyes: .

The doubtful ("if given") rest spoken of here in Hebrews 4:8 is obviously not that of the weekly Sabbath, but of entering into the settlement rest of Canaan from wandering in the wilderness—unless we're supposed to believe that wandering in the wilderness was somehow symbolic of Sabbath rest...

Fair enough :hearteyes: .

Neither. The Ten Commandments are the earthly, human application of the eternal self-sacrificing, others-centered law/love of God. Christ fulfilled it in that He never strayed from it and therefore is worthy to log that fidelity to our accounts if we agree to submit to Him for the spiritual...

I'm having trouble imagining how anyone could not know that. But I think it's an oversimplification of another serious problem that has nothing much to do with church segregation. .

I was beaten up many times by black and Hispanic children in my youth. I'm sorry you've been so mistreated. I've visited quite a few churches with predominantly black congregations as an adult and found all of them to be quite welcoming overall. Hopefully, you will find yourself a nice...

Is this what writing God's law on human hearts does to a person's manner of expression? .

Is this how "the Law of Christ (also called the law of liberty, law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus – see Galatians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 9:21, James 2:12, James 1:25, Romans 8:2)" works on people's hearts? Yikes! .

Who taught you this stuff? .

If this is what "abiding in Christ" and the "New Covenant" is about, I'll pass: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28) .

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Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. (James 4:7) ,