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    10 Basic Questions about Speaking in Tongues

    The debate on the modern legitimacy of speaking in tongues generally focuses on these 10 questions. For the sake of coherent discussion, I hope to lead the discussion sequentially through each of these questions. Please refrain from commenting on an issue until it is brought up in this...
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    How to be an honest Christian thinker.

    Karl Peters: "Then the Lord spoke to me boldly saying, "Karl - if they tell you that you have to listen to their pastor then tell them that they have to listen to your Pastor!" John 10: 1-4 “...“When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his...
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    How to be an honest Christian thinker.

    Karl Peters:"Did your pastor tell you anything about seeking Jesus Christ and listening to what our Lord has to say to you about those verses???? First, it is not the Lord Jesus, but the Holy Spirit sent by Him who guides you into all truth." Second, how do you know your interpretation of...
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    How to be an honest Christian thinker.

    When I was a young teenager, a well-read older Christian in my church encouraged me to read devotional books. Then he said something unexpected that starteled me and has influenced my life. He said, "You don't have to be stupid to be a Christian, but sometimes I feel like I sure helps!"...
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    How to be an honest Christian thinker.

    APPARENT CONTRADICTIONS ON DIVORCE: divorce for any reason (Deut. 24:1-4) divorce prohibited (Mark 10:11-12) divorce and remarriage permissible in the case of adultery (Matthew 19:9) divorce and remarriage permissible in a marriage between a believer and an unbeliever (1 Cor. 7:15) APPARENT...
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    Why do Catholics…

    Luckily we Americans can enjoy our freedom today without expecting you evil British colonialists "to pay us a visit!"
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    Why do Catholics…

    As an evangelical, I deplore your evasive reply that masks your inferior knowledge of Scripture compared to Catholic apologists here. Catholics repeatedly challenge you to get into the Word and you act like you're ashamed of the Word. If you were sincere, you'd realize that most of the...
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    Why are there four Gospel accounts in the New Testament?

    One of the first truths you learn at any seminary, evangelical or otherwise, is that Mark is the source for both Matthew and Luke. Indeed, Matthrew copies 95% of Mark and Luke 55%. This is easily demonstrated by Throckmorton's "Gospel Parallels, a book that places Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in...
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    The Biblical Grounds for Catholic Confession and Absolution

    "Confess your sins (Greek: "hamartia") to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed (James 5:16)." "Hamartia" is the standard term for sinning against God, not just against your fellow believer. The primary focus is on physical healing, but the context makes it clear that...
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    In praise of Mary!

    Duh, the confessional priests and the deeply spiritual confessors in this case had nothing to do with "the blatant sins" of which you speak. Your bigotry prevents you from taking people one-at-a time.
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    In praise of Mary!

    @Marine and Dropship, I'm not defending Irish bombers; I'm critiquing your penchant to define a whole movement (Catholicism) by its worst examplars and your glib penchant pontificating from ignorance about their confession habits. Readers will notice how you ducked my example of Catholics...
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    In praise of Mary!

    Your post is the very embodiment of evangelical bigotry and illustrates why I defend Catholics, even though I'm an evangelical who has successfully sued the Catholic church. First, you have no clue as what the bombers did; you simply want to slander them without regard to the facts. Second...
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    Spotting Heretics

    Jim B: "He didn't say I am dead on the cross..." LOL. Dead men can't talk! Jim B: "Your portrayal of Him as dead is not only contrary to Scripture, it is disgusting! It play right into the false doctrine of suffering, as opposed to joyful living in Christ" First, I don't portray Jesus as...
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    Spotting Heretics

    Jim B: "One question: is Jesus resurrected and sitting at the right hand of God or is He dead on the cross? You are trivializing His sacrifice -- or more properly, denying it -- by portraying Him as dead. Here's the point that you and your ilk don't get. People don't walk around with a symbol...
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    Spotting Heretics

    Jim B: Are you following a dead man? That is how you portray Jesus: dead on the cross." Why evangelicals here want to trivialize Jesus' shed blood on the cross is beyond me. Catholics grasp Paul's point when he proclaims: "I determined to know nothing among you, except Christ and Him...
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    Bible alone

    Marine: "The popes like all the other lemmings worshipped Mary and depended on her to take their requests to Jesus, which she cannot do." So you actually consider the line "Take It to the Lord in prayer" in the old evangelical hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is heresy? n2thelight: "What...
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    Bible alone

    The OT canon was not fixed in Jesus' day and the books to be included in the NT canon were in dispute for the first 3 centuries. The discernment of Catholic leaders resolved these disputes. So if you can't trust Catholic tradition, you can't trust our biblical canon.
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    In praise of Mary!

    As expected, you ducked the relevant question I posed to you in post #134 and therebv demonstrate that you are clueless about Catholic biblical prooftexts for mariology. And som I suspect you are also clueless about other biblical prooftexts for Catholic distinctives. My next new thread will...
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    In praise of Mary!

    Ah, you tremble is terror in anticipation of being refuted without the patience to let a pro-Catholic lead you into unfamiliar territory in the Word. For now, here's a skill-testing question: what Bible passage expresses an exalted image of Mary shaped by goddess worship? btw, as Catholics...