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Not merit, but there may be grace for those who died in ignorance or innocence. However, to those who have heard the gospel, more is demanded. I suspect God is particular about who He wishes to spend eternity with, and I think that is reasonable. I mean, if someone chose to spend a lifetime...

You should try to connect with a group of believers in the real world whether that be a church or whatever. An internet forum is really the worst place for a new Christian IMO. You're going to find a lot of differing viewpoints that's just going to be very confusing if you don't already have a...

I said no such thing. I have already said there are different sides to His character. God is love, but He is also a judge. He creates, and He can destroy. "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. (Isa 45:7)." People only want to focus...

He's kind to the sheep nations, but what do you suppose He does to the goat (rebellious) nations? Zechariah 14:17 tells us: "If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain on them." That's called cherry picking. Are...

It depends on which Christ you are referring to. In His first coming, He came as a sacrificial lamb. In His second coming, He comes as a lion with the armies of heaven to strike down the nations and rule them with a rod of iron (Rev 19). The hem of His robe will be dipped in blood. Why? Because...

God didn't give anyone cancer, it's merely the result of the fall.

But they love goats.

Peter had faith, but he also had doubt. So, it's possible to have both at the same time, and doubt will negate faith.

Yes, my mistake. I meant Noah.

Integrated, sure, but not identical. There is a relationship between the mental and the physical, but they are also two distinct substances. The physical is objective. Feelings (fear, touch, etc.) are subjective. How the objective body and the subjective mind are able to interact is not...

I've been working at improving my health and wellness. Some days I felt terrible, like death warmed over. No joke, I had zero energy. I didn't even feel like moving. Right now, I'm trying to improve my mitochondria. All disease/problems really begin at the cellular level. If your mitochondria...

We can go round and round on this, but it seems evident to me. Gen 6:3 is a judgement prior to the flood. You can look at all the genealogies, and there is a clear distinction between post-flood and pre-flood lifespans. I've said all I can say about that.

I err on the side of a global flood for the following reasons: It would make no sense for God to tell Noah to build an ark and preserve the animals if it was a local flood. It would have been much easier to tell them to relocate to higher ground. ark rested on the mountains of Ararat. Water...

How does consciousness reside in the whole being?

I suppose we have been living in the end times for the past 2,000 years. And it's true, every generation speculates that they may be the last. We're certainly closer now than we were then. There are some things that I believe make our generation unique from times past... the rebirth of Israel...

Since writing my original post, I've had time to research the subject and refine my ideas. The question of where consciousness resides is both intriguing and thought-provoking as it poses a particular challenge to the materialist. If all we are are our brains, then consciousness should be found...

Gen 6:3 seems to be a foreshadow of things to come, not indictive of lifespans prior to the flood. There is some debate if the 120 years refers to lifespans at all. Some interpret the 120 years as a countdown until the flood occurred. Although, it's certainly possible it also implies that...

That verse is post-flood. All you have to do is look at the genealogies. After the flood, life span drops dramatically until it levels off to what it is today. Just a few examples: Pre-flood: Gen 5:5 So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. Gen 5:27 So...

If you believe the biblical account, ordinary humans had much longer life spans pre-flood. Earth conditions appeared to be much different, which contributed to their longer life spans. That's what they're missing; such a cataclysmic event would skew data across the board, making accurately...

I'm not a young-earth creationist, but I'm always dubious of these dating schemes, which are no doubt intended to support the theory of evolution. Determining when Mitochondrial Eve lived seems dependent on the rate of mutations. It assumes the rate of mutations has been constant throughout the...