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Respectfully, in effect, you're simply pitting one passage against another, both by the same author: Consider 1 John 2:7 NKJV — Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the...

Cont'd 5. 1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10 PASSAGE: "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor...

SUBSTANTIATING THE CLAIM: THE MORAL LAW (TEN COMMANDMENTS) NOT ABOLISHED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT -------------------------------------------------- I. JESUS'S TEACHINGS ON THE LAW -------------------------------------------------- 1. MATTHEW 5:17-19 (Sermon on the Mount) PASSAGE: "Do not...

The spiritual sabbath argument that is gaining so much ground is really akin to saying it's okay to actually kill someone as long as you don't harbor anger against them without cause. Trouble is, there's no Sabbath iteration of "You have heard it said..., but I tell you..." in The Sermon On The...

I'd like to meet some of these 7th Day Adventitious characters who claim people go to hell for not having church on Saturdays. I thought people only got hellfire for rejecting God's offer to remit their sin. strs

This is why the Whole-Food, Plant-Based designation is gaining popularity. 35 years ago when I first heard the term "vegan" it had very little, if any, activist connotation and it was not in mainstream usage in any way similar to the way it is now. The movement, by name, began in Britain by...

The only link that is really necessary is that the Pope, no matter which iteration of personawe're dealing with, is the head of a sovereign nation we recognize with diplomatic ties and, still more, just happens to be the visible head of a religious body, of which roughly 50 million of its adult...

Cont'd... The American Declaration of Independence stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The Constitution...

Boy, you step away for a week or two and you can miss a lot. (Other times, not so much.) Not sure how much expansion you want, but: America was raised up by God to receive the flood of immigrants escaping religious persecution by Rome and, by extension, her daughters throughout Europe...

Would you mind being a little more smug and cynical? Just when I think I couldn't be any more convinced that putting you on my ignore list would harm the flow of discussion in the slightest, you outdo yourself. :

Much of this seems so cynical to me. I assume that your heart is in the right place, because that's what Jesus has trained me to do, and because we've talked at length outside this platform. But you sometimes seem like a different person here. What religious views have you reconsidered lately...

Boy, you can say that again. I wonder what these folks would be doing if they didn't have some character to assassinate somewhere. How exhausting. I guess it's served its purpose. I think it definitely informs my decision about whether to participate. I put these folks on -Ignore- often...

I guess I wasn't very clear. The Lucifer remark was in direct response to your claim that those who hate God haven't met Him. And I can't honestly say I'm convinced of your distinction, which you seem to admit is only an opinion. The "moot point" comment was only in reference to the OP. I...

Lucifer was very familiar with God. I'm not sure an eternal security debate isn't a moot point within the framework of UR—especially as presented in the OP. Now, let's dance. :p strs

Man, chatting with you is really rewarding—you're so remarkably thoughtful. It was a long and defiant process that got us to the isolated, detached, and yet interdependent state in which we now find ourselves. We are being visited by the sins of our fathers to the 3rd and 4th generations, so...

A person could easily drive himself crazy trying to get the absolute best quality food possible. And then there are other considerations: When to eat exactly; how much exactly; what kind of exercise to do and when, to aid optimal digestion; whether to drink or not with meals (dilution of gastric...

The Interweb is so packed with AI-generated Bible information websites containing typical AI-liable misinformation that folks practically need a degree in AI Technology to decipher them. I read one just today comparing the KJV to the NKJV that was so obviously buggy I gave up less than halfway...

Encouraging someone to eat the best quality of food they can afford is a doctrine of demons——Got it. Now, shoo! :

I'm just using the words in the OP. So, the purpose of the thread was to help you recover from (rather than celebrate) the benefit of your own retention of the biblical emphasis of your religious upbringing? Am I understanding you correctly? :)

Do you feel like you've been successful in celebrating your own retention of the biblical emphasis of your religious upbringing? A serious question for which I wouldn't mind a serious answer. :)