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It's pretty much what has already been said. I'd only add that non-denominationalism is primarily a reaction to denominationalism, for the most part. The idea is that you drop the label of a denomination and often drop some of the accepted doctrines, beliefs, traditions and practices of set...

First off, me stating three distinct persons somehow denies John 8:58 or Isaiah 9:6 is complete balderdash. I refute that notion completely and refute to address it any further as it's simply a red herring argument. If anything, what you're citing denies the Oneness idea because Jesus at the...

I'd like to welcome you here to the CB family! Iron sharpens iron definitely remains one of my favorite declarations of the Bible, because it's very true when believers gather and spend earnest time in the Bible. We hope CB continues to be a place of serious discussion so that we can all learn...

Aspen, we are in agreement on the trinity being essential to Christianity. Modalism is the name if you want to read more, but this basically asserts more than one God, three Persons. Modalism's key problem is that it teaches that the one God manifests as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To...

Liberté, égalité, fraternité. Liberty. Equality. Fraternity. This was the slogan of the French Revolution, but the error was in the notion that the first two are so closely related. Equality should refer to equal standing under the law - Black the same as white, poor the same as rich, etc -...

Interesting thoughts. I don't know that either Fundamentalism nor Atheism are antiquated just yet. For instance, there are still numerous churches in the rural parts that boast Fundamentalist congregations and recent voting has shown the moral block of voters still alive and well in both the...

Well, Calvinism has acquired a bad name. Partly because of so-called hyper-Calvinists (those American Social Studies class stories of congregations where the elect were chosen people who were pointed out by other people), Calvinism has become the c-word. Then you hear of things like TULIP that...

What about Moby Dick? :D Okay that was a fizzle. In all seriousness, though, I'm not sure. This is one of those things that I wouldn't waste too much time on. I believe many things get corrupted when humans get their little hands on things - which is what ultimately happened with Ishmael's...

If memory serves me correctly, the terms left and right in respect to politics came about as a result of the French Revolution. I don't know the names and specifics, but supporters on one side were more radical in the sense of wanting to change the status quo (the left) while those on the right...

I don't usually do this, but I have a major issue with the Oneness doctrine. They essentially believe that the Father, Son, and Spirit are manifestations of God. This differs strongly (although it only seems subtle) from a three-person trinity where the persons are eternal. To answer your...

I see a lot of systems where the Bible is being forced to fit, when the opposite should be done... Hebrews 9:27-28 ESV And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to...

The Southern Baptist Convention, which will have its convention very soon in New Orleans is in the midst of a debate. It came about after a statement, "A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God's Plan of Salvation" which was met with some criticism from Calvinists and...

http://www.youversion.com/ http://www.ebible.com/ http://www.blueletterbible.org/ Honestly, unless you want to dozens and dozens of commentaries, I suggest the above. If you want commentaries and other extra-Biblical documents, then I suggest going for some of the other mentions here. However...

Please don't take this a rude, snoody or anyway derogatory comment, but I'm just not afraid of any number. If Jesus gives us the ability to deal with evil (Luke 10:19), then numbers are nothing. I had people send me stuff when this forum had 666 posts and 666 members like we were supposed to...

Thanks, ya'll!!

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We don't know of/have in our possession a tool that can do that, but like Andy said, you can get that from places like these: http://www.biblegateway.com/ http://www.biblestudytools.com/ http://www.blueletterbible.com/ The first two have the best shot at that.

Is any sickness directly a result of something we did that was bad? No. The book of Job is a refutation of that line of thinking. However, as you identify, the Bible talks about curses numerous times. We tend to ignore this because the word curse has a negative connotation of superstition and...

Belated welcome from me Roger, glad you joined up! :)

Welcome aboard, Mungo!