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If CyB does not need a Statement of Faith (SoF), then it's OK for JWs to come here and promote their view of Jesus not being God and we have no reason to refute them??? You don't want a SoF, but then you give us part of your SoF: 'Christianity is not about what we are in what we believe, but...

Haven't you read James 1:26-27 (ESV) lately?

I'm a long-term Firefox/Thunderbird user but my wife uses Chrome for banking on the advice of our IT professional son. I'll mention your other suggestions (Vivaldi or Lunascape) to him, but for me I'll stick with Firefox as this old bloke knows it best. I also had to use IE at work but would not...

JoJo, The early Church Fathers do not agree with your interpretation regarding free will. Here are but 2 examples: 1. Justin Martyr (ca. 100-165) in his Dialogue with Trypho wrote: 2. Irenaeus (ca. 130-200), Against Heresies, Book IV, Chapter XXXVII.-"Men are Possessed of Free Will, and...

Why then did Jesus bother to refer to the Old Testament Scriptures? Take a read of, Jesus' References to Old Testament Scriptures Your line of reasoning doesn't hold up with the Son of God himself and his view of the Old Testament Scriptures and his use of them in his ministry.

Don't forget about us here in coastal Queensland. Beautiful beaches, lots of sunshine, and delightful winter weather - although an Antarctic chill is coming in the next couple of days. The fishing is not bad either!

Who put a permanent fence around 'marriage' being taken as a term? Which laws of which countries can be used to enforce such? Do individuals or countries tell us 'marriage' has been taken to mean the union of a man and a woman?

I guess they are the versions where I'm able to discern the meaning in spite of disparate spelling and statements: teh New KJV; teh amplified, teh inrernational NIV, the protestans version, teh catholic version teh Jehovah version Christ didvided against Himself teh holy spirirt, theer is a reason

Who are you saying is promoting God is a liar in this thread? What are these 46 different versions of a truth? Where can I find them?

Do you understand the meaning of theopneustos in 2 Tim 3:16-17 (ESV)? '16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work'

Why didn't you respond to the information I provided that the issue of scriptural authority is NOT a Reformation doctrine? It was an issue long before the Reformation as Augustine's writings demonstrated - and I only chose example from one of Augustine's compositions. It is very difficult to...

Luke tells us in Luke 1:1-4 (ESV) that his narrative Gospel (written document) included information from others who had compiled narratives and those who were eyewitnesses had delivered information to him. Of course there was oral tradition in the beginning, BUT it became written narrative to...

He also gave us the Bible for several reasons (see 2 Tim 3:16-17 ESV).

Without the Bible, you would not know that Jesus was sacrificed on the cross for sins. The proclamation of that marvellous message comes through Scripture. Your view about the Bible not being necessary for Christians is proven false by considering the content of 2 Tim 3:16-17 (ESV): 'All...

To give an Aussie perspective, here is a response to the push for gay marriage in a joint-party sponsored same-sex marriage Bil Down Underl. The New South Wales [1] Presbyterians have taken a Christ-centred stand for God's view of marriage should the Australian Marriage Act change to include...

So why is the Bible necessary for Protestants or other Christians?

Are you sure at death we go to heaven or is it Hades?

All Christians are slaves to Christ according to 1 Cor 7:22 (NIV): 'For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord's freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ's slave'.

One of the great difficulties in my area of northern Brisbane is that it's nigh impossible to identify where house churches are located. Why don't you contact Ralph Neighbour's organization online, Touch Outreach Ministries, and ask for contacts of cell/house churches in your region. I did a...

cbd, Welcome to this Board. I trust you'll find some fellowship here. To overcome the major difficulties you have raised with the institutional church (and I see them all over the place), have you considered joining a house church in your region? Since I'm not able to find such a house church...