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Oh...okay then!

What signs? And what biblical proof do you extend to show that these events tell us the time is now?

I'm afraid I don't really get your point. Should charity be held out regardless of differing opinions? Sure. Charity is something we extend because of who we love: God and others...not because of who slots into our belief category. But I can't really see how charity and it being bent, or not...

Ah...so, we are not likely to agree on who bends what!

Okay. How did I 'bend' my comment on the Godhead? Just curious. I thought I just fairly simply listed some of the traits or functions of the different persons. Did I get it really wrong?

Well...perhaps you are correct, and this rather complex chain of reasoning leads us to "function". Or, perhaps you think I "bent it" because you are attempting...way too hard, I personally believe, to look for meanings in scripture that aren't there. Could it be that "hand" means "hand"? And...

Honestly, it's just not that big of a deal, sorry. We don't spend much time thinking about it, or talking about it. If she brings it up, sure, we'll talk about it, but if not, it's not really something that fills me with burning curiosity...

:D That's why they have to tell us! Stop dropping hints, and just put it out there!

Well...as much as I agree with the sentiment in general, I do wonder if there is wisdom in making a study on the Antichrist. For two reasons: first, it's in scripture...and anything that is in scripture is something God wants us to be informed about. Secondly, it may be as you suggest, and the...

Well, you have some purpose in mind when posting all these threads. One could say, I suppose, that your interpretation is in the title of the threads... But you're certainly looking for something by continually posting things about similar subjects, but then...just putting the scripture down...

She may, that is true. She's going to have to get over her fear of pointy things first, though! :p

I think people could go through scripture pointing out all the uses of 'he' or 'she' and if they should hold or not. But I think one of the things that needs to be considered here is the importance, as God gave it, in the differences in the roles of genders. I'm not talking about supremacy...one...

Well, she lives about 14 hours away, so that wasn't really an option. Plus, it wasn't really up to me encouraging her or not, it just came down to a discussion between her and her husband. He didn't forbid it or anything, he's not that sort, but I gather he just wasn't keen on the idea and she...

Oh, totally, I don't think it's a big thing. My sister wanted to get a nice, small Christian tattoo, but her husband wasn't keen on the idea. I didn't mind so much, though! And I wouldn't be shocked if my daughter went there eventually. At the moment she's still trying to convince me to let her...

Well, I suppose, although, its not really possible to have your fingers in every pie, if you know what I mean. Every book of the bible has worth, but we just can't read every one of them all at the same time! How good would it be if we could, though?? Maybe we could in heaven? There's a...

I have to concur with Trekson...your point #2 is excellent and profound. I can't, of course, say that this is what God intended when he wrote that Christ was returning "soon"...and put all those imminent passages in scripture, but it bears thinking about. Consider it: when we read back through...

So, it's fine for you to speak up about my 'opinions', to make your disdain known about how I voice them and stand for them (which, lets face it Helen, you do do, and have done on several occasions), even though I do my best to couch my opinions with biblical verses to show that I'm not just...

You say I have not read much here, or much of what others or bbyrd says...or maybe even what you have written. And, you say that I am overwhelming consumed by rules on orthodoxy rather than caring for people. Well...I don't think you've understood me much Helen. Do you know why I think biblical...

Ah, the bane of the label! I think you guys like tossing the "spiritualizing" label at us, just as we like tossing the "over literal" label at you. And yet the startling truth is, we are not so different. You recognize that the bible clearly calls for times when we must spiritualize or read...

You know...perhaps I am just a "sheltered" person...someone who may be considered, by many, to be too much of a conservative. Too uptight. Too judgy. Too opinionated. Hmm. Perhaps I am. But for goodness sakes people. Shame on you all! You have a faith...a God you claim as your own! Don't you...