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  1. marksman

    Joel Osteen and Doing Well

    For this cause (not taking communion properly) many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. - 1 Corinthians 11:30 I make this comment as I do not want anyone to get the wrong idea about taking communion and live in fear or bondage about whether they are doing things right or not. This...
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    Just heard about the rosary....

    Without being too unkind to to roman catholics, the rosary and the worship of Mary was invented by the RC church as one of the means they use to control their membership and to keep them working for their salvation so that they are tied to the authority of the RC church and its leadership...
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    Saturday is Sabbath day...

    I see no necessity in meeting a specific day... As a matter of fact, the New Testament principle is to meet every day! And may I ask, do you see no necessity to keep the other nine commandments? If the NT principle is to meet every day, Can I ask if that is what you do and if not why not? Why...
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    Homosexuality

    I am surprised that this topic has reached 20 pages. The original question was “is homosexuality sin?” I don’t think that any born again Christian would say no as all sex outside of marriage is sin according to scripture. What seems to be the main area of contention is how we approach the...
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    Homosexuality

    I am going to stick my neck on the line here because it doesn't help to base things on what is not true and bearing in mind it is the truth that sets us free and bearing in mind that truth and love are synonomous with each other. No one is born a homosexual. No one is born a heterosexual. When...
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    Christian "gay Bashing"

    Some background information might be useful. The homosexual movement had to nullify the response of the church to make headway as it saw it as its strongest opponent. Satan, being as clever as he is, saw the need to distort the truth so he has orchestrated a campaign using the scriptures in two...
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    Homosexuality

    Fire 7 has raised the issue of acceptance and rejection that is commonly raised by homosexuals. Which is not unsurprising as homosexuality is a product of rejection so they spend all their time consciously or unconsciously trying to find acceptance. When they are having sex with another man...
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    Homosexuality

    We have caused tremendous harm to homosexuals in the church. Now, now aspen, what a sweeping generalisation that is without merit. There are many churches who have nothing but compassion for people who are trapped by homosexuality and provide various ministries that offer a way out of this...
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    Homosexuality

    "It amazes me that those that have never done something tend to speak the loudest as to how that something should actually be done". Just a little story doing the rounds. Charles Finney was criticised for doing what he did the way he did. He asked her how she did it to which she replied that it...
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    Homosexuality

    Can I correct something that Highlight said and a lot of people believe. No one is born homosexual...or heterosexual. We are born asexual. Children have no notion of heterosexuality or homosexuality or sexuality full stop. They just are. What is important to them is love, food, warmth, sleep...
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    The importance of church?

    Thank you for that. A very refreshing concept that I had not considered in quite that way. Robbie, I wish that you were part of our felowship. They would love you to death.
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    The importance of church?

    If you read the narrative of the NT you will find it is very specific. In all there are 25 verses that talk about the leadership of the church and they speak of Apostles, Prophets and Elders. Not once does it speak of a "pastor" leading the church. If that is the case, why do we have such a...
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    The importance of church?

    I don't have anthing against an actual building as such. What I am not FOR is millions spent on religious buildings for three reasons. 1. There is no mention at all in the scriptures of the church putting up specific buildings to meet in. Their primary place of meeting was the home (a...
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    The importance of context...

    That is my understanding too. Before Christ, there were a myriad of religions that were like peas in a pod. They all had "priests" who were set apart as something special. They all had purpose built buildings for their rituals. They all had religous rituals that adherants had to submit...
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    Homosexuality

    A very pertinent comment if I may say so.
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    The importance of church?

    like so many people in the church today, you probably don't believe that you can have church unless you have a building, someone who is paid to be a christian and a set meeting time and liturgy that never varies. I used to think like that, but I have discovered a new way of living that doesn't...
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    The importance of church?

    As I have said, if you are the church, you can't go to church. Wherever you are, the church functions when you are with another brother or sister. 2 Cor 5:20. means to be a representative. one who represents God. No preaching involved. Romans 10:14. The word preacher means to herald as a...
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    The importance of church?

    How does one "go to church" if one is the church? We are all members of the body of Christ and there is only one body and one Lord. Thanks to man, there are now thousands of bodies and thousands of Lords. Too many Christians think that the church is not the church unless it meets in a sacred...
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    Homosexuality

    What you believe will determine your responses. Was it Aristotle who said "if you tell a lie long enough it becomes the trüth." Most of the claims of the homosexual movement are based on lies. They have adopted this methodology because they know the truth of what Aristotle said. The idea that...
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    Things to do on sunday, or the sabbath

    Your and my sabbath rest has nothing to do with the sabbath day.