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So very true, my friend, but then should come the Berean response, should it not? Let us not be as those in Thessalonica, eh? :)

Wow, you guys are putting out some fantastic content! No undue flattery intended--just affirming some great testimony. :)

Maybe holiness is just a very high degree of well-being. Sometimes I just can't resist a little sarcasm. :cool:

That wasn't very hard, was it? Thanks for saving me the trouble. ;)

This is great stuff, SBG! :D

Pluralism is the very order of the day, inside and outside the church. The only thing that distinguishes the Christian from the worldling is a few odd habits and a profession of faith. It might be considered bashing to many, but if no one said it the rocks would cry out. I believe what I once...

AMEN. The very bane of Christian discussion platforms' existence: Obedience is legalism and variance is consignment to the flames.

I'm sure the thread is very substantial and quite lively, but I tend to lean towards Bible Study rather than Hellenistic Duality-driven Theological hobby horsemanship, notwithstanding its immense popularity. I used to believe the same way as you, and was "reformed" from it 31 years ago. I found...

Death means cessation of life—even in the Bible. :)

I say: "Good show." And, you should probably be advised that if you insist on using expressions that most Christians consider profanity, it's likely to be harder to reach the people I assume you're trying to reach. Up to you, entirely, though. It may not have been the intent of the OP, but why...

It seems to me like it would give Christians a bad name if they went around using words like "hell" as a form of extreme expression having nothing to do with the actual meaning of the word itself, especially if that word's origin is sacred or solemn. I wonder what kind of words Peter used when...

I'm disturbed at the idea that we shouldn't judge doctrine. :)

Except that that would make the second death a misnomer. :) Perhaps, if "death" doesn't really mean "death" then it seems possible that we should be careful not to be too ultra-literal in our interpretation of words like "eternal" and "torment."

You certainly have a right to express your opinions about how church warning and discipline should or should not take place. Unfortunately, the Holy Spirit, through the Bible, does some general church-bashing throughout Revelation 2 and Revelation 3. Also, the church in the Old Testament was...

I hear RoundUp has a lot of fresh, clean water in it.

What is faith?

Even if those same people object to alcohol and cigarettes? Some of what the grocery stores call food should perhaps be looked at, too. Why should big corporations be allowed to poison us with their cheap but highly profitable synthetic junk? Many of us seem to think that murder is only...

I don't think flaming denominations clarifies the issue much, if at all. Just sayin'. :eek::rolleyes:

Excellent post, RDB. :D

The least I could do. ;)