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Amen to that brother. Personally, I try to be thorough in my study of scripture, comparing translations, using Strong's concordance to get a little bit of the original language's intent, looking for historical material to understand the social and cultural context that scripture was written in...

Shalom, brother I fully agree with what you said, but the point that I was trying to make is that the only reliable source of information about the Lord is the Holy Scripture and the only One who understands the scripture fully is the One who inspired it. Some men know more than others, some...

JM has said a lot of things over the years, and has on more than one occasion contradicted himself. Recently I heard him say that if anyone watches an R rated movie they can't possibly have a heart fully dedicated to Christ and that he (JM) never saw an R rated movie. In other words, although...

Jesus "beat satan" nearly 2000 years ago. Christ has been given all authority, not some. The kingdoms of the world have not yet come to acknowledge Him and will not until after the final testimony of God is given by the two witnesses (of the book of the Revelation.) But those things which are...

I've read parts of it, but I found it tedious and I don't believe that it's inspired. I'd heard that something was quoted from it in one of the epistles with regard to the burial of Moses, but I didn't come across anything like that scanning over it. We find quotes in a few New testament books...

It's not the exercise that's sinful, but meditation becomes an area of temptation when we believe that there is something that we can do that will make us "more godly" as a personal achievement. For example, reading scripture with understanding is good, but considering "understanding" to be our...

I didn't bother seeing the new movie about Noah. After all how can you make a movie from a few pages in a book without adding a lot to it? However, that movie is the closest thing to scripture that many people will ever see: Hollywood is a false prophetess of sorts (or the entertainment industry...

I'm not familiar with the original language, but in the English, idolatry (in Colossians 3:5-6) can refer to more than just covetousness, but on all those behaviors proceeding it. I was never comfortable with the notion of praying to statues, even when I was a Catholic, but my point is that...

The bible identifies idolatry a bit more widely: 5. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, Colossians...

While looking for something entertaining to watch during the long weekend, my wife and I rented the movie Transcendence. Its about a really clever fellow who wants to understand the mysteries of the universe and believes that a technology based artificial intelligence is the way to find such...

Breathing properly is healthy, but your post is inaccurate. We need oxygen to live, but too much oxygen is toxic (our air is normally a mixture of primarily Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, and much smaller amounts of other gases. Excess oxygen in the brain causes migraine head aches. People...

No, you're post is bad because its of an arrogant and boastful nature and last time that I looked arrogance wasn't included as a spiritual gift. Not to mention the fact that you cherry pick scripture to support a nonsensical and nonbiblical view about spirituality. I assume that you've...

Not everything spiritual is good. I once heard Dr. Yang Jwing Ming speaking in a seminar at a festival at Master Jou's Tai Chi farm in Warwick, NY. While speaking he identified Adolf Hitler as a very spiritual man, and in the worldly sense of the word he was quite right. There is a spirit which...

I studied Yang style Tai Chi Chuan (or Taiji quan) for 3 years under a teacher (sifu) Sidney Austin before I trusted Christ for my salvation. I also studied a "Chen" style form for about a year under my teacher's teacher, Master Jou, Tsung Hwa. Since my teacher was a martial artist and black...

Its been quite a while since I was a child, but I do recall the sort of experiences that I had which involved curiosity over sexual differences. My experience, and what I believe to be fairly common with both genders at an early age, was exploring sexual differences with games like "playing...

Sorry I didn't respond promptly, but I think that we're pretty much on the same page. The problem that I have in general with the concept of God as three distinct persons (in the hierarchy revealed in scripture) is that people who are somewhat biblically informed, though not particularly...

I've heard the argument that same gender attraction is genetic, but I've yet to see any physical evidence to support the claim (over the last 30 years since I'd had my university level courses on genetics) that any human behavior is genetic or instinctive, (beyond the obvious suckling response...

I never question motives as they usually aren't good and it isn't generally possible to know them unless revealed by the individual in question. I grew up in a semi-Catholic family (my dad's faith was never more than some rudimentary superstition about wearing some catholic medals through Europe...

The entire world is heading for judgment, the only question is "how soon?" The world economy is on the verge of collapse and when you see someone coming forward with "solutions" for a united world, you can be sure the time is near. According to the scriptures, the millennial kingdom will be an...

If we know and trust Jesus Christ, then no prophecy in the book of the Revelation should "concern" us at all, but as we see the events unfolding which lead to the return of our Lord in glory we should be getting excited that the redemption of our bodies is drawing near. I would be content to see...