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  1. JohnDB

    So: What caused the fall of the Roman Empire (if it wasn’t Christianity)?

    Several things caused the fall of the Roman Empire as the Church administrators failed miserably but tried desperately to hold everything together. One was the drachma....the silver coins used by the Roman Empire to pay for everything. They over-produced the silver....by over-mining it in...
  2. JohnDB

    Can AI be used for the Gospel?

    What AI is good for is processing the data it has available to it. You give it the data to process (in various formats) and it does what we expect it to. It doesn't think, it doesn't look outside the box for answers....it can't make creative or intuitive leaps. Currently, it's being...
  3. JohnDB

    Can AI be used for the Gospel?

    AI can ONLY REPEAT what is known and said answers. It's not creative. It doesn't understand humor or idioms of speech. It doesn't understand irony or simile or shifting metaphors. It only knows these things IF someone else has said it before. AI does not know the difference between...
  4. JohnDB

    Infant Baptism is not given in scripture.

    It's not my belief....it's a Catholic Church doctrine. (I'm a "rim of the pail" Baptist) I just understand their logic. Didn't say that I agree with their logic....I just understand it. People get hung up over the ordinances. You believe that Baptism is for repentance (which you just...
  5. JohnDB

    Infant Baptism is not given in scripture.

    Only if they have been through confirmation does an infant's Christening (named before God) become a Baptism. Babies do not know right from wrong. It's not until year two that they even begin to have any sort of memory. (And it isn't much). So....it's a somewhat given.
  6. JohnDB

    Children

    Ummmmm Are you really a Christian and yet don't know the basic fundamentals of the faith? So far all I've gotten from you is a wagging finger. That's not Christian....that's from The Adversary. And you have yet to explain the first thing in accordance with truth. What gives?
  7. JohnDB

    Happy Mother's Day Mothers!

    My mom died year before last. Dad has moved closer to me. He is having a great time between activities at our church and in-laws at holidays. So, a somewhat subdued celebration this year for my wife who was a stepmother for my son. (She couldn't have any birth children) But we have...
  8. JohnDB

    Looking for Bible verse suggestions

    Joshua 1:8 Do not let this book of the Law depart from your mouth, meditate on it day and night so that YOU MAY FIGURE OUT HOW YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING WRITTEN in it, then you will prosper and be successful. That ought to do it....especially if you are known for knowing and reciting scripture...
  9. JohnDB

    The new Pope has been selected

    I'll be pleasantly surprised if this one doesn't allow Priest and prepubescent boy marriages. He's a liberal priest....not a true Jesuit or Franciscan.
  10. JohnDB

    Does your church still use hymnals?

    You are very welcome... Oh it's just a point of frustration when people don't put forth any effort or the lamest effort when it comes to church volunteering.
  11. JohnDB

    Does your church still use hymnals?

    Not really, You work with what you got to work with as YOUR leaders request of you. Meaning stop acting like a bunch of half-wit volunteers and act as if God is who you are working for.
  12. JohnDB

    Children

    Oh I readily admit I've made past mistakes others will not accept in a spouse to have made in their past. I'm not saying I'm better or worse. But just that there is not many men who will accept a former whore as a spouse. Even fewer who are Christians. It's not fantasy I'm...
  13. JohnDB

    Children

    I would not reject her as a sister but most definitely would as a potential spouse. Decisions and poor choices can be forgiven by God....they might be by different members of mankind. The "EARTH" does not forgive. Because.... Some of those poor Choices leave scars and mental health issues...
  14. JohnDB

    Children

  15. JohnDB

    Children

    OnlyFans is a website that people upload amateur pornography they have made and patrons pay to view it where the content creators then receive and pay taxes on. We hear a LOT about the success stories but the vast majority of women post up their pictures and make very little (if any) money...
  16. JohnDB

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    I hinted at or suggested any such thing...I was talking about the Shema....a paraphrase. But while we were yet sinners Jesus died for us. How else are people supposed to learn and know about God except by hearing the Word of the Lord? Sure they can read the Bible. We are supposed to "Do...
  17. JohnDB

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    Just in case EVERYONE forgot.... The Bible is focused on relationships.... Between mankind and God AND Between each other. That's it....the major focus of the scriptures in a nutshell. The rest is just nuances of those two themes. And if you are a "Believer" you too need to focus on...
  18. JohnDB

    Children

    I heard a horrible statistic the other day.... One in ten American women who are in their child bearing years are on OnlyFans.... (The vast majority of women make maybe $60 but destroy their future with a tarnished reputation by posting pictures) What guy would want to marry a woman like...
  19. JohnDB

    Children

    Children today seem to be viewed more as expensive luxury items than a natural part of life for many people today. This needs to change in our society. Immigration can't fuel our culture. It can be a part of it....but it can't sustain us.
  20. JohnDB

    Children

    Children of your own? Are they planning on having 3-4 each ?