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Ecclesiastes 5:2 || Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Proverbs 20:1 Parallel: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

What is a "self-made outsider?"

The Seventh-day Adventist church is the fastest-growing protestant denomination in the world. It has over 20,000,000 members. The word "cult" is highly subjective. But, alas, I'm used to it.

Did I not make it clear that I would not have done so?

It's all becoming more and more lenient in the Adventist church. So no worries. :)

It should have nothing to do with manipulation. It's about church discipline and governance, which is biblical. It's no fun, but it's necessary. :)

I probably would have been just about as ignorant as he was about tobacco. How would I have known to excommunicate him? :)

Look at Solomon. He was an infidel and adulterer. He wrote part of the Bible. He called all of his own shenanigans "vanity." There were people claiming smoking was therapeutic in Spurgeon's time. :)

But what's legalistic about denying church membership to a person professing to love Christ who is living in open sin? 1 Corinthians 5:5 Parallel: To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

It's odd because there's a guy who must weigh at least 400 pounds featured prominently on one of the church's media outlets. The Bible says: Proverbs 23:2 Parallel: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

It's pretty much the same in the Seventh-day Adventist church. It's considered to be a violation of the commandment not to kill as well as the concept of destroying the temple of the Holy Spirit. :)

The registry is already complete. It is called Smart Technology. It is everywhere. They know where we are all the time. Including even Richard Stallman. lol - They know when we open and close our garage doors, turn our porch lights on and off, how much we spend, where we spend it, and for what...

Hmm... Explanation vs. Scriptures...

Oh, then you admit He taught that He was God. My work here is done. No more dealing with spinning, dodging, and deflecting. Hallelujah! Nice chatting with you, Mr. Gwin. :)

You know, if I didn't know better, I'd say there's a good bit of disagreement regarding the position of Christ and the Holy Spirit in this thread. :D

I binge watch on Hulu. Talk about big. .