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Anyone who questions whether Satan actually exist, has not met my ex wife ;)

As previously pointed out; "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). That would seem to be all inclusive, everyone has sinned (save one). "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us" (1 John 1:10). If we weren't all sinners...

Death is easy (painless), its the dying that sucks.

Jesus said; "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.... I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world". God doesn't give-up on us, so never give up on Him.. Everyone fails too much, and often repeatedly. So plow forward, have faith that God forgives you every time you repent. Sometime...

"Serpent" in Hebrew is "Nachash" meaning "a shining one". So I don't believe it was a literal snake, but Satan himself transformed as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11: 14). Serpent is just one of Satan's descriptive nicknames, as pointed out in Revelation 20:2 "And he laid hold on the dragon...

I agree with Stranger, the gap theory seems plausible The bible doesn't say how old the earth is. Genesis 1:1 says "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," It doesn't say when the beginning was, and note that verse one ends with a comma, not a period. Genesis 1:2 "And the...

If you believe the verse includes those who would exploit your giving kindness, but are not truly in need, then I'd like to ask you to send me all your money :) The Bishop probably knew nothing of your predicament either, which is why he inquired about your spending. My point was simply that...

A lot of people try to play-off the compassion of a church, so its not unreasonable for them to inquire about your recent spending history.. You really can't expect a church to blindly throw money at every sob story, because there are lots of people who exploit good will.. Its important for them...

Nothing holy about it.. Nothing wrong with wearing it either.. But its just a symbol of what you believe (Christian). If it makes you feel good or safe, its no sin to embrace what it represents to you (metal or wood)... jmo

Love is experienced at various depths, so its different at every level. While similar attributes comprise what love is, it can be directed and demonstrated in different ways, so I doubt its the exact same for everyone.

How do you know "In the beginning was the Word"? Of course the bible wasn't in the beginning, but it records what was. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16). If you discount the bible as not being God-breathed, what are you left with? It was all recorded for our sake...

Unfortunately, I'm knee deep in sin.. We ain't never through with sin, but thank goodness the atoning blood of Christ is perpetual.

"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us" (John 1:14).. If the Word was manifested in the flesh, and the bible accurately records it, then the bible is God's recorded word . Imagine if there were no bible.. Who was Jesus? What did he do? What was his message, purpose, etc? Without the...

Nah, just throw it out... Its just a bunch of gibberish... It often contradicts what I think... And who needs a book that interferes with that? :) Of course we need to study.. Its God's Word to us, and a lot of people went through hell to write and preserve it for us.

I don't believe God predetermines everything.. If that were so, why are we here? While God does predestine some people for a specific purpose, we all have free will and make our own choices. God surely knows the beginning from the end, but he doesn't know which souls will believe, because belief...

The Canaanites were not enemies, but people who refused to obey God, so God used the Hebrews to destroy them. When Jesus taught to love and pray for your enemies, he was speaking to brethren of the same faith who shared the same God (neighbors). Remember that Jesus also ordered his disciples to...

Trump claims to be a Christian :) .. I was planning to vote for Trump until this past week, but its all a bit too much now after a half dozen women have accused him of groping them. I fear Trump would be Bill Clinton, chapter two.. I don't like Hillary, the Green Party Jill Stein, or the...

Yes, everyone would be in Eden until someone sinned.. No, we would have all been kicked out because we've all sinned. Even if Adam didn't screw-up. you and I have. "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned"...

Surely, there must be a backdoor into that place somewhere :)

Sorry, when you said "death penalty", I thought you were referring to capital punishment, not abortion.