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You mention some important verses there. With the commandment to honor our mother and father, it also comes with a blessing promise - the only one of the 10 Commandments to do that. I think if you approach things in humility for God, that love inevitably follows.

Thank you all! Everyone has been so kind! :)

Moved to the Political Christian Forum.

Ducky, simple, because rapture or return or whatever word you prefer becomes raptures and returns. That's where the whole secret idea about some folks being taken away has manifested to fill that gap. Jesus only half comes back the first time in secret, and then he fully returns later when...

We've started out using it for our (very small) church. I'd suggest making sure people are fully aware of it and working to keep it updated if you do a Facebook page. Personally, I think a Facebook page is going to become a norm for any business or organization, and especially the church if they...

Now, but it's a little bit more complicated than that. God is timeless, and he exists outside of this plain of existence, as does heaven which we know to be in his presence. I think any doubt and many doctrines about heaven can be understood much more clearly when we don't try to frame it by...

Just had to sorta chuckle at this one. I just posted in your welcome topic, then I see this. As I mentioned there, I'm 23 and pretty much in the same boat. I can relate pretty easily. I started this board in college with no clue where it would lead me. Just felt the desire to do it. A few...

Welcome, I'm also 23 myself, though that won't be true here in another week and a half when I add another year. ;) Glad to have you!

Simple answer to this question, and it's summed up by saying: it's not about me. I think the kill/murder topic has been covered. Another simple proof is this: That's a pretty strong statement that I don't even think all Christians get all the time. You don't knock the temple of God down, and...

Fire-7, I was pretty happy when this thread hadn't really gone into the homosexuality discussion, so I want to totally put that aside. This post is not intended to be combative and so please don't take the tone that way if I mess up and don't convey what I am trying to say correctly. I'm...

Sean, never selfish to ask for prayer. The body is supposed to be ministered to by the body through God's design. I encourage you from a spiritual standpoint to reach out to someone. I have seen the oil anointings work, and that is something where someone needs to be there with you. You have...

Yup. With the old system you could give negative or positive. With the new, just positive because it became a proxy war to see which group could give the other the most negatives. I did give out negative reputation probably a small handful of times, but generally speaking any leftovers would be...

There is an important difference between making wicked men and making wicked men to specifically be wicked men. The latter falsely attributes God with the desire to create evil. It pulls from this verse what is not said - a common error. No, I'm simply trying to extract the polarization that...

I think there is much confusion on the subject of fire burning and smoke rising forever. Rest assured the punishment will endure either way. The fire references are very important about the nature of God, but I will leave it at that out of concern for the original topic. Tom, numerous things...

I don't know that I like much to do with Universalism to be honest. While I admire the will for all to be saved - the same will God has in II Peter 3 - I think that the idea that all will indeed be reconciled and saved really begins to change the gospel message. However, as most of you know, I...

Welcome to the community, Canuck! You mentioned one of my loves and that is literature. I wouldn't classify myself as the proto-typical academic at all, but I have the degree (in English) and I spent my undergraduate career seemingly focusing on the relationship of religion to great works of...

Unfortunately that's a language beyond my ability, so I'll have to stick with the American English: welcome aboard! :)

I'm in agreement with the idea that prosecution is just not valid here. It's the old say, who is worse, the fool or the fool that follows him? Being ignorant is not a crime. At the end of the day, you have a write to make up whatever kooky end-of-world prediction you wanna make. In the states...

You know what they say, third time's the charm. 1994. May 21, 2011. Sometime before 2050? (Tongue in cheek.)

I heard a pastor say this and I totally agree - Christians need a more fully understood and developed theology of joy!