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No hard feelings; either way I am appreciative we can go our ways.

When you only listen to half of God's word, it's difficult to understand many things. I've shown as much as I can show, I'll let the Word do the rest of the teaching for those that will listen.

If you believe that the use of catholic there means the Catholic church..well...I rest my case on that one.

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G4190&t=ESV Why don't you also just quote the entire verse, not the part you like. See, the thing about it is when you're teaching someone - particularly such a strong concept, you're not going to pick the easy examples. Murder...

Of course, you throw out the Old Testament because it doesn't jive with your line of thinking. Great work with holding true to the Word - just throw out the parts that you don't like, right? And the CONTEXT of this NT verse is dealing with people that slap you or steal your cloak. Not...

When they're picked and chosen out of context, yes. Losing one's life for Christ means a whole lot more than simply looking for the nearest murderer, or standing by as your family is wiped out. :rolleyes: In fact, let's go to God's Word - all of it. If a thief is found breaking in and is...

What do you think of the Nicene Creed? Is this something that outlines Christianity - IE: points we can agree on or what?

Well, the great irony of that doctrine is that at some point there probably wouldn't be any Christians around. Unfortunately the tendency is to make you a blood-thirsty killer if you'd *gasp* defend your wife and child(ren). When that doesn't pan out, because it's not Biblical - they begin to...

Alright, so just a little while ago you were after the Catholics because of their supposed statement - and hey some do the hold the belief - that they were the only church. Are explicitly defined Protestants the only Church or is the Church a follower of Jesus Christ regardless of denominations...

So then you're going to question my faith? Way to sink to a new level there, but it's the usual response.

If God ever saw fit to bring me to the gallows or to the firing squad for him, so be it. If a criminal breaks into my house to kill me, he will die.

Right, and if read in context it clearly talks about "you" - I don't see the part about resisting evil done to others? Context, context, and more context. Quoting a verse out of context and in a complete vacuum won't change the meeting. The sad part about those who quote Matthew 5 in the...

Thanks for the response about the "Is it ok for a Christian to kill" thread. God sent me back to the drawing board (I need to be slow to speak) and that is what study has shown me. We're not second class citizens, there is a Biblical line on that.

That's just it, you're stuck in a false paradigm, so my above post already addresses that issue. Pretending to speak for Jesus does not change that. That's a pretty stiff rebuke based on one issue, but since you'd choose to declare self defense an unforgivable sin, I think the self-defined...

I think this verse - as some have rightly pointed out already - is one where context clearly matters. The point was that you don't come up with another Father or another Christ to replace the original in Christianity. Most major religions have a prophet, teacher, or guru to whom is an earthly...

I'll go ahead and admit, this is a topic that I get downright angry about. I formulated a reply yesterday, and just had to let it go... I'll try something more appropriate of a Christian and administrator today. Number one. All of the absurd remarks about no Christian ever killed anyone under...

Ok, let's get back to the topic on Lent. From personal experience, there is much to the idea of fasting. It's occurs frequently in the Bible. Jesus provided us with instruction: And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may...

We have a cat, named Gilly (short for Gilligan).

I'll be honest and say I got slammed with this a few years back. It was my senior year in college; I was working on a ring for my now wife and finishing up school. To make a long and strange story short - a story which I shared here before - it left my in a position where I was dealing with a...

This topic is now closed, it has devolved into chaos and confusion far enough. I see insults going out on both sides - subtle or overt. Guys, this kind of stuff needs to stop. You will be receiving PMs from me and a couple of you might not be around soon enough if this keeps up.