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I've never said that being a Christian excluded someone from being born again. What I actually said was that the people of the Way, the followers or disciples of Jesus Christ came to be called Christians. The world also calls Jehovah's witnesses Christians, and calls Mormons Christians, and just...

Sorry Stan, but saying that you disagree or asserting that something in one of the books hasn't happened contributes nothing to a conversation about what is in the process of happening or may happen in the near future. You can't exegete what hasn't happened. Since when was the purpose of this...

refutation requires argument and where have you presented one? BTW, I've read the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ at least a dozen times and I'd be lying if I said that I understood it all, but I've been blessed by it and specifically in being able to recognize the times and the seasons...

Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:5 Do you consider a partial truth a lie? What fallacious assertions might you be referring to or is this just more obfuscation?

You've said that you must be born again to be a Christian, and that's actually incorrect. What scripture says is that you must be born again in order to enter into the kingdom of heaven. According to the book of the acts of the apostles, the first century disciples were first referred to as...

When a church pays taxes on donations, they're paying tax twice on the same money, first when it was earned by the members, second when the members donate to their own membership to meet local needs, pay for structure upkeep and salaries, and give to missions, any of which the members could do...

In the states we don't teach children how to shoot automatic weapons and then release them upon unarmed civilians that oppose us politically or oppose our religion, this does however go on over seas in more than one location (or maybe we do, I guess that depends upon how you define "children".)...

Stan, you seem to have a little difficulty expressing yourself. What has not occurred? Are you suggesting that the anti-Christ will be born full grown during what people refer to as the 7 year tribulation (if such a thing is accurate)? Are you suggesting that the ten kings spoken of in...

How does one exegete scripture about events which haven't occurred? And what do you believe to be proper exegesis especially when it comes to symbolic writing such as that in Daniel? I would say that you've been the one who's been dismissive, simply stating that Daniel 7 is not in play without...

I disagree with both you and Stan on the significant point of the antichrist's existence and I think its absurd to insist that he isn't in play when there is no way to know prior to his revelation. If He weren't alive and working his plans, it would be unlikely that the Lord would be prompting...

I know one Connecticut politician who suggested (a number of years ago) that we make biblical law the law of the land, but if anything that probably destroyed his presidential bid. I've heard of a number of other politicians in the Midwest suggesting we institute Sharia (?) law, and again at...

I'm not just trying to be argumentative, but there is absolutely no way of knowing that the anti-Christ isn't already working his plans out, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that he might be. The scripture only speaks of the man of sin being revealed, that is, it addresses the time...

There is no such thing. President Jefferson coined the phrase "separation of church and state" but there is no law that says such a thing. The phrase is based upon the first amendment to the constitution and what is referred to as the establishment clause which forbids the establishment of a...

You do realize that the antichrist is a man. I'm actually inclined to believe that the movement to legitimize "gay" marriage and criminalize religious language that abhors it comes from the same source, but let me ask you, why you wouldn't consider this to be the work of the anti-Christ? This...

I've been seeing commercials about a TV broadcast of a new docudrama about Jesus. In the commercial they show a bit of a scene where the actor portraying Jesus is speaking to a crowd about the kingdom of heaven, but the words coming out of his mouth are statements contrary to what the gospels...

So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.'' Matthew 19:17 Jesus said it and that's good enough for me. Like all scripture, you either believe it or you don't.

Your OP argument reminds me of the philosophy of a Buddhist friend of mine. He has the belief that all violence is evil, and that belief places the acts of judicial justice or "the judgment of God" into the realm of evil. However, a more biblical view would have to consider justice to be a good...

A better question to ask is "why isn't the democratic party considered "Christian"? There may have been a time when some people would've thought so, but since politics is a science of manipulation and control and less concerned with truth than with power, it falls within the realm of the world...

Fair enough brother. Part of answering other comments and especially doctrinal type statements involves an assessment of motive of the author which tends to move us on to dangerous ground. That is, who is there among us qualified to judge the motive of a person's heart. I seriously doubt that...

I have no particular interest in taking sides in this discussion, though I do believe that this generation will not pass away before all those things prophesied by Christ to occur before His return do indeed happen or are in some manner fulfilled. However, I agree with this particular statement...