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It's a great question Matthew, one that I've struggled with for a long time. Thanks for asking it. I believe we have to admit there is Scriptural evidence for both sides. So, we have the task of reconcilling Scripture. I think it comes down to the fact that there are general rules and...

What are you referring to? And are you saying Jesus lied after taking me to task for admitting it?

That's a big time rationalization there. "The temple" was not a spiritual thing but a physical thing; just not the same physical thing it meant the other 400 times in Scripture "the temple" was used to refer to a non-spiritual thing but a physical thing.

That’s a great topic for another thread. Why would anyone lie? And is it ever justifiable? Jesus obviously lied in talking about ‘the temple’ but not referring to ‘the temple.’ His use of parables was for the express purpose to lie - hide his message to those who do not have ears to hear. We...

Like the best survival knife, the best Bible is the one you read when you need to read it. It matters not the agenda if the editors. What matters is reading in the Spirit - no matter what translation. I prefer thought translations, like CEV and NLT and VOICE. Literal translations are too...

Christendom abuses terms by capitalizing common nouns. Scripture says we are all gods - and we are. Ps 82:6 I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High. Our lord used this verse in defense of his claim to be the son of YHWH. So, I put a lot of weight on it. Indeed, even...

I explained this IDENTIFICATION DISORDER to my neighbor's teen son using a bicycle as a proxy. Suppose one mistakes a bicycle for food. Some foolishly argue that if you can ingest it, it is food. Cutting up the bicycle into bit sizes pieces does not mean you will derive the necessary nutrition...

This is the ongoing lie, the denial of action, or moral choice. The devil seeks to destroy discernment, making it so we cannot distinguish between "being poor" from stealing; "being hungry" from cannabalism; "being gay" with acting homosexually; "having good intentions" with doing evil.

The metaphor I always go back to is being out in the ocean. Sin is the sinking ship that you are holding onto as it is all you have. Jesus comes along and throws a life preservor. We must accept this gift AND let go of the sin that is killing us. This is one action with 2 parts done...

No one is doing this. No sin is acceptable to God. Only those who are repentant can be saved. And this is the basic objection with the alphabet people. Murderers tend not to demand being allowed to keep murdering as a condition to be accepted in church. In this respect, the alphabet people are...

Putting aside any particular sin, we were made noble creatures with the capacity to choose. This was a great risk on our Creator's part for he could have made us mindless automatons who worship him robotically, lacking any "program" to do otherwise. With this nature of limited...

It’s a mistake to use the terms of one’s opponent as it indicates you’ve already lost.

@St. SteVen, I’m not sure you answered this basic question. I have always seen ‘free’ health care as a major pathway to evil on the public front. And I have always recognized normalizing sexual immorality as a major pathway to evil on the private front. It is clear you have become a sin...

I find the evil double standard appalling and obvious to anyone with ears to hear. The notion of us meddling in other countries elections and a long list of regime changes is expressed so matter of fact. Then outrage with the idea that Russia interfered with a US election.

The passage doesn't say what you say it says. If there was no law before Moses, how can it be said that Adam sinned?

What a trip! The emotional and financial stress on my aunt could give her a nervous breakdown.

I have felt the strength from prayers. Thank you one and all.

Yup. I tend to stay away from end times threads. I like to fellowship with fellow believers and delve into debate threads. Iron sharpens iron. The toxic factor has to do I think with 2 things: taking things personally and not being in the same room, which avoids getting punched in the mouth...

My purposes are eclectic. Fairly selective in what threads I post in, I tend to be fairly active in those threads.

Thanks and charity is what is missing from the thread topic. Somebody out there somewhere does not adhere 100% to <whatIknowwith100%certanty> so, I’ll do an inversion of how do I hate thee, let me count the ways + rationalize it as pointing out false doctrine. No live and let live among this...