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  1. atpollard

    Is the Bible wrong about virgins? Deuteronomy 22:13-21

    Joseph Smith says “Amen!” David Koresh says “Amen!” Jim Jones says “Amen!” You stick with that plan and follow in the footsteps of so many great leaders of the faith.
  2. atpollard

    Is the Bible wrong about virgins? Deuteronomy 22:13-21

    Quote the verse where the Bible says “all virgins bleed on their time having sex”. I was being kind by overlooking your careless handling of God’s word. What does the Bible ACTUALLY SAY and then we can discuss that. I am not here to debate your unfounded opinions about what you think God...
  3. atpollard

    Are Jehovah's witnesses real Christians?

    As I said, the Jews that wanted to stone Him disagree with you. For that matter, so does the Apostle John who parallels Christ with Genesis 1:1.
  4. atpollard

    Is the Bible wrong about virgins? Deuteronomy 22:13-21

    The law did not OBLIGATE the Husband to have his bride stoned. Look at Joseph and Mary (who we KNOW the circumstances of and must assume that they both wished to obey the law and kill no one). This was an extreme law for an extreme case of an arranged marriage in which the bride turns out to...
  5. atpollard

    Is the Bible wrong about virgins? Deuteronomy 22:13-21

    I think that God is neither a fool nor a wimp nor senile. I believe that God is quite capable of saying what He means and meaning what He says. I think that God called a people to Himself and made it quite clear (in word and deeds) that God and His Law was not something to be played with or...
  6. atpollard

    Is the Bible wrong about virgins? Deuteronomy 22:13-21

    Particularly in a case where a woman was "caught in the act" of adultery ... apparently with herself since the other half of "in the act" was not standing next to her. The LAW required two credible eye-witness testimonies to the act to establish the fact as a matter of Law ... essential in a...
  7. atpollard

    Is the Bible wrong about virgins? Deuteronomy 22:13-21

    Question one: Under Levitical Law, what is the penalty for "adultery" or "fornication" in that country at that time? If a woman (or a man) were to be found guilty of the crime of "adultery" or "fornication", what would be the prescribed sentence? So it seems that your real complaint is: "The...
  8. atpollard

    Poll: Tattoo artist: if a Christian daughter/son of yours worked as one, would you be supportive?

    I know of more ladies that have tattoos, but men seem to be more committed to getting a large tattoo. I have seen dozens of small messages or a flower or a butterfly visible on the wrist or arm or ankle or leg of a lady. I know of one Theology Student pursuing his doctorate that has some...
  9. atpollard

    Thoughts on this paper? The overestimation of the uneducated when disagreeing with actual experts.

    Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice...
  10. atpollard

    When the urge to respond with four letter words becomes almost unbearable, I take a "time out"...

    When the urge to respond with four letter words becomes almost unbearable, I take a "time out" from suffering fools. :)
  11. atpollard

    Are Jehovah's witnesses real Christians?

    ... and my point is made with an exclamation point! ;) I am in your debt. I could not have proven the futility of the debate better myself. (For the sake of those playing along on the HOME EDITION of "Is Jesus God?" ... all of the native speakers in the crowd that heard EXACTLY what Jesus said...
  12. atpollard

    What benefit does it produce to make Jesus God

    But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might...
  13. atpollard

    Poll: Tattoo artist: if a Christian daughter/son of yours worked as one, would you be supportive?

    My daughter doesn’t have a tattoo (I was presenting the “what if” of the OP). Of the tattooed people that I know, they fall into three groups: Faith based tattoos of deeply personal significance often used to witness. Tattoos obtained when they were young and unsaved that they now deeply...
  14. atpollard

    Poll: Tattoo artist: if a Christian daughter/son of yours worked as one, would you be supportive?

    I votes yes. Which is ironic as I am not a particular fan of tattoos. I see NOTHING against them in the scripture (unless you are an Orthodox Jew), since even the OT prohibition is in the context of marking yourself for the dead. For Gentiles, the Jerusalem Council in the Book of Acts made it...
  15. atpollard

    What benefit does it produce to make Jesus God

    Can we MAKE Jesus anything? Is that really within our power? What benefit is it for us to MAKE the sun the center of the solar system? We should make the earth the center of the solar system. [except, of course, we have no power to make the sun or the earth the center of the solar system. We...
  16. atpollard

    Do forums increase your faith?

    Neither. I am confident enough in what I know to be true and why I accept it as true that the NAGGING of those that disagree does not cause doubt. At the same time, the relentless droning of negative discussions that pass for Christian conversation on most (if not all) forums is about as far...
  17. atpollard

    Are Jehovah's witnesses real Christians?

    Yes. The real question is “what purpose would be served by doing so?” Would any JW seriously reconsider the deity of Christ? Would any Christian seriously consider accepting those that reject Jesus as LORD (like JW and Muslims) as being Christians? Since neither side is interested in changing...
  18. atpollard

    How to never "depart" from God

    [Romans 10:8-13 NASB20] 8 But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10...
  19. atpollard

    Do you believe Spirit baptism replaces water baptism?

    No. Why, you didn’t?