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This year we are doing a "cookie ministry". The idea is a family or small group of 3 to 5 persons bake 2 dozen cookies. The group brings 1 dozen to church for a fellowship where cookies will be auctioned to raise $ for local missions. Each group will take the 2nd dozen with a gift Bible and...

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I thought better of my statement when typing it. It's like an oyster....someone had to be the first guy to eat one while everyone else stood aside in befuddlement. So sometimes what we see now as common was at one time unique. We see this in Calvin's articulation of the atonement (he cracked...

I prefer commentaries that deal with a specific book (and not even an entire commentary set). What I do is look at the credentials of the author based on the book that he or she is presenting. For example, I like Leon Morris' works on John. Although I do not hold N.T. Wright's view on the NPP...

A good commentary will offer several views and the reasoning behind each. Most (good ones) also offer the authors view along with the strengths and weaknesses of the author's position. A bad commentary will tell you what to believe and why. I recommend looking at several good commentaries...

The reason I disagree is that I am not asking that one single verse state either doctrine. What I am asking (my personal standard) is that vital doctrines (I view this as one) be stated. I have never demanded it be stated in one verse (or even one passage). That said, David, I am not imposing...

I don't know about all of this stuff (I will leave it to the scholars on this forum). But I will say it is at the very least ironic that the secular world has historically been and is now distinctly anti-Israel. I am not saying this means anything.... Just an observation.

One of my favorite books is a book of quotes (not necessarily Christian quotes, but just general quotes). I love reading them and when I find something interesting exploring the occasion it was spoken or written. I wish I could think of something smart to say....then I could live on in one of...

Thanks. I have seen it attributed to Washington before but have never seen where he actually said it. I also "collect" quotes and it bugs me when I can't verify one. OCD I guess.

It does not bother me much either way (nations are not "Christian" as the Kingdom is not of this world). Jefferson did not believe in the supernatural (to include the belief Christ was resurrected). He was a deist. But as far as I know the others were Christians. I'm really just wondering...

@amadeus , Insofar as Jefferson I am not surprised (he was not a Christian). I can find nowhere George Washington actually stated what is quoted. In the Treaty with Tripoli (1797) I find this: "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian...

Assuming you can see my post :oops:.... I also like the ignore feature. At first it was difficult because I always wanted to peek and see what was said. I'm over that. Then I thought I might miss something insightful. But I'm over that as well. The ignore feature is like an entirely...

One of my favorite Dylan songs (and albums). Both slow train and when you gonna wake up are great (and Mark Knopfler is fantastic on lead guitar).

When it comes to the actual music I suppose it is subjective. I ask myself what type of effect the music has on me. If it is joy and peace then I am comfortable matching the music with the lyrics. Another thing we have to consider as a genre is if it is an attempt to be counterculture (in a...

I don't usually listen to hard rock. At one time I liked Dave Mustaine (if he counts) but I guess my taste has changed.

I was re-reading John Murray's Atonement (at the VA waiting on labs). It is interesting that he identifies Augustine as rejecting the idea of Penal Substitution Theory in his focus on sovereignty and omnipotence at the expense of justification.

Jay, I appreciate your insight and look forward to you continuing this line of thought. One thing I should mention is that I do view the "Fall" as being human centered while I view the "second death" as directly related to a Judgment in Christ. In other words, I view Adam's sin as the sin of...

Interesting idea. I had not noticed the Adonikam reference before. Anyway, I did want to point out that while I agree with you regarding the vagueness of viewing the number as gematria, the practice is not Kabbalistic (it was culturally common for the period, as evidenced by its use in ancient...

I think that the concept of “original sin” comes up here as well. Growing up in a Baptist church I was taught that Adam sinned and because of that sin Adam died spiritually and later died physically. I have grown to believe this is an error for several reasons. First, there are no passages...

I will try to articulate what I believe on the topic and address the passages. I’ll apologize in advance for my inadequacy (I am finding it difficult to organize the why in a logical expression as it seems necessary to touch on my view of “original sin” while not going into a tangent of the...