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I don't think Steven's last question is like the others. The verse he's quoting doesn't refer to everyone's salvation - it refers to the special resurrection that was promised to martyrs. To answer the question completely, if one was persecuted for their faith and did NOT remain faithful unto...

You can safely ignore their comments - they are simply running their mouths, as politicians do. The states don't have any sort of mandate to enforce immigration policy, and until recently none of them did. If they simply do nothing and let the Federal government handle it, that will work fine...

We talk about salvation too narrowly. Salvation isn't JUST resurrection, or an absence of hellfire. It isn't just about the hereafter. It's also for this life and right now. Salvation is a state of being - a state of safety during this lifetime. That safety is the result of trusting that...

There was a time when presidents generally pardoned their predecessors. I think that was smart. It allowed everyone to 'move on' and of course, it also meant that they could look forward to the same. Would love to see that come back. But I doubt it...

Well... if you're floating on a cloud... it ain't good for the folks down below.

I'll take the FTC. There's going to be a lot more antitrust suits filed than before.

But what if Rex really believes in Jesus?

Everyone knows... All Dog Go to Heaven and

I'm pretty sure voting works this way. I didn't vote FOR a single person this election cycle... but I sure voted AGAINST a bunch of em!

Most references in the Bible to a metaphorical death come back to the idea that Israel (the northern half of the country) died. They were killed by the Assyrians as judgment for their apostasy. The prophesy for Israel after that is for resurrection (Eze 37). That resurrection is accomplished...

Companies aren't hiring illegals as employees, anyway. It's ILLEGAL and HARD TO DO WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT. They are hiring them as outside contractors, which is LEGAL. There's not much to get caught for. If you want to make it hard for them to get work, you'll need some new laws, not just an...

Well, it's not like they're sitting around waiting for us to make up our minds. They're not in a pile in the corner marked 'to be deported.' Most of them have already entered society and are trying to get jobs, feed their families, etc. I doubt that the government is going to go door-to-door...

I'm not a fan of Pharisee doctrine, either. But if you're going to criticize, your statements have to be TRUE. Nothing in these verses substantiates your earlier lies.

Peroxide induces vomiting because it creates a lot of foam when it comes in contact with... almost everything. The stuff you get at the store is typically only 2-3% peroxide (the rest is water), which is not a poisonous concentration. Most non-food things are poisonous at a high enough...

Yes. You said, "Mainstream Judaism is that all Gentiles burn in hell." That's both incorrect and defamatory. When called on your BS, you switched up to, "Mainstream Judaism is about Jews being the only chosen ones and Gentiles are to be used for their benefit." That's also false and...

Then why do you keep giving conflicting and incorrect information about Judaism? In particular, why are your comments framed as accusations against Jews?

My parent's dog ate rat poison once. I had to sit on him and force peroxide down his throat til he threw up. It wasn't easy, as he's about 60 lbs. But I did manage to save his life.

That's fair... a contrast is definitely intended. But I don't read most of them as replacements there in Matthew 5. Verse 21 deals with murder. I don't think Jesus is abolishing the commandment against murder... that's still a good rule. In verse 22-26, He's adding something different that...

It can stay, I think. One dirty-little-secret of the Bible is that the Old and New Testaments aren't very different. God... doesn't change. Most of the differences can be put down to people misunderstanding or mis-using it. Hence the changing of the priesthood. Those guys sucked.

The word "but" is a translator's choice. The Greek word δέ is also translated: and, moreover, yet, now, even, so, and then... and sometimes isn't translated at all. The best English equivalent IMO is actually... a period. As far as I can tell, this word is mostly used to indicate the...