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I don't want the "L" word to become a necessarily a dirty word, because Liberal Christianity did give us a renewed focus on mission, amongst other positives. However, this exchange between Conservative Catholic Ross Douthat of the New York Times and Diana Butler Bass intrigues me a bit. I am...

http://dashhouse.com/2012/07/22/field-guide-for-volatile-topics There are two more, but it's really a blog post worth bookmarking.

I understand the crux of the imminency persuasion, but I think it fails to acknowledge the ambiguity of the matter. I affirm that no specific date was given on the return of Jesus, the second advent. However, the season was provided, as were signs leading up to the event. Matthew 24:3 NIV...

Well, I recognize my status as owner of the domain (and site) puts me in a different perspective, but let me share why I don't require it. I have to echo Foreigner. I've dealt for over a year now with a certain crazed loon who doesn't like me because I am Calvinist (even though I am not...

New Hope Church. We are, loosely, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, but we choose to do it because of the autonomy where we can just be a local church.

Everyone, please welcome biggandyy to the team here at Christianity Board! He will be joining us as a Deacon (Moderator) of several forums. Andy has an IT background and seems to have a little forum experience along the way! ;) Welcome to the team, Andy! Our prayers are for your success and...

If you're unable to address something, always just deflect the question to the Christian-ness of the other person, works every time, right? :rolleyes: Should I make the argument that I'm more Christian than you because I started a Christian forum...? (Sarcasm.) I'd just like to see someone...

Welcome, brother! :)

Watchwithme, you're welcome to address my posting: http://www.christianityboard.com/topic/16167-does-the-bible-prohibit-a-woman-from-being-a-pastor/page__st__30#entry155814 I've not really had an acceptable response from the con (anti-women-preaching) side. I have an open mind on this issue...

I don't know that my answer will satisfy your friend there, but this would not be my first time exploring this topic. I waited on the reply because I needed to turn it over in my mind and think of where to get some of the Biblical references I knew were there. God is righteous, just, holy, and...

Well, FYI, I don't like our current aggressive foreign policy. However, what makes you think that states, such as those in Matthew 5, apply at the personal, private level AND to the nation-state level? For instance, the OT speaks to not murdering, but God commanded the Israelite army to kill...

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Stan, welcome aboard! I've already found some of your comments to be incisive, and I appreciate that. I also noticed I Peter 3:15 in your sig, and that's one of my favorites. I think you'll enjoy your time here.

Thread has been relocated due to the nature of orthodoxy in regards to the trinity. We must draw the line somewhere. Thanks.

Well, in consideration of the OP's title, I don't think so, because none of those ordinances are part of the Ten Commandments, correct?

I think that in concert with that, we are told to be slow to speak because we, as Christians, take time to carefully consider what we say. A large part of that is preaching the Bible to yourself. There are a number of verses for virtually any given scenario. So, if we preach to ourselves, when...

Well, don't feel too bad. It's not my favorite implementation - it's easy to overlook and something I hope to address when we get a new design.

Aspen, I think you're running into the quandry of faith. At the end of the day, all of our beliefs(and I'd argue all of our knowledge) springs from some form of presuppositionalism. In the case of faith, we presuppose God exists, is Almighty, and gave us the Bible. Thus, it really does boil...