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. Webster's defines "allude" as: to make indirect reference; viz: infer. Allude is from the Latin word alludere, which means: to play with. My point is: certain belief systems support their proprietary doctrines by quoting Bible passages that suggest that their doctrines are the God's truth...

Those on the outside refers to the roasting corpses, infested with a curious species of fire-proof worm, that will be open to the public like the skeletal remains on display in the museum at La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles. †. Isa 66:22-24 . . All humanity will come to worship me from week to...

. Regardless of what people think they are eating and drinking when they dine upon Jesus' flesh and imbibe his blood; one thing is biblically certain: they only have to do it one time, and one time only. Here's why. †. John 6:54 . .Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life...

. Dodo_David, on 21 Jul 2013 - 9:45 PM, said: Those nuns and priests never introduced you to the LORD's prayer in Matthew 6:9-13? When I was a youth in catechism; rote prayers like the one you mentioned were never used as foundations for instruction; nor as topics of discussion. They were just...

. I spent about six years of my youth attending Saturday morning catechism classes and never one time did any of the nuns mention a so-called kingdom of God, and neither did the priests conducting the masses I sat through Sunday after Sunday; so when a Baptist asked me later in life if I was...

. †. 1Cor 2:13-16 . .These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them...

. Pilgrimer, on 14 Jul 2013 - 7:56 PM, said: When your interpretation of a passage contradicts what the words actually say You mean: what you believe they actually say. Well; I do not agree with what you believe them to actually say. I agree with what I believe them to actually say. Pilgrimer...

. JB_. on 13 Jul 2013 - 8:49 PM. said: Have you not factored in that "mortality must put on immortality" Eternal life and immortality are two entirely different aspects of existence. For example; Jesus had eternal life. †. John 5:26 . . Just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave...

. JB_, on 13 Jul 2013 - 02:38 AM, said: If Adam had eternal life then there would be no purpose in barring the TREE of LIFE. An interesting aspect of eternal life is that it's a species of life that's impervious to death. So then, people who have it are impervious to the wages of sin. †. Rom...

. People in various places are still referring to James Gandolfini as Mr. Gandolfini. But he's no longer a "Mr" anything: he's a corpse-- just another insignificant skull in the gene pool facing an uncertain future. †. Dan 12:2 . . And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall...

. Webers_Home, on 22 Jun 2013 - 08:48 AM, said: The gloved one was not yet 50. Correction: 51 Buen Camino /

. High-profile celebrity deaths like Gandolfini's are handy for reminding people that sometimes the Grim Reaper shows up uninvited when we least expect him; for example Michael Jackson. No doubt the last thing on the king of pop's mind that day was the possibility of it being his last on earth...

. According to one report I read; James Gandolfini is in a morgue in Rome, and soon to be in transit to New York. Pop Quiz: Jesus was buried on the surface of the earth in a rock-hewn tomb; but according to Mtt 12:40 he was also in the heart of the earth. What's your guess as to how Christ...

. †. Ecc 7:2 . . It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of gaiety, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this seriously. Gandolfini won three Emmys, three SAG Awards, and one Golden Globe for his performance as Tony Soprano on the acclaimed HBO...

. dripping yellow madness, on 15 May 2013 - 9:29 PM, said: supernatural beverage? like Red Bull? Water is just as much a beverage as beer and soda pop. But surely you understand that Jesus was speaking with figurative language. For example the statement below. †. John 6:53 . . I tell you the...

. There is but one resurrection allotted per person (Dan 12:2, John 5:29) which explains why nobody is coming back from the second death depicted at Rev 20:10-15. Christian resurrection is a bit complicated. It occurs in two distinct phases-- a now phase and a later phase (John 5:25). The now...

. The Bible doesn't provide an explicit definition of grace; which tells me that it assumes its audience has enough command of their own language to know what grace is. So then; in my opinion, if someone has to ask what grace is; then they are neither mature enough, nor educated enough to read...

. The New Testament Greek word for "grace" is charis (khar'-ece); which means: graciousness. Webster's defines "graciousness" as: kind, courteous, inclined to good will, generous, charitable, merciful, altruistic, compassionate, thoughtful, cordial, affable, genial, sociable, cheerful, warm...

. IceAndFire1328, on 21 Mar 2013 - 11:23, said: Is it even Biblical to Pray for a Person's Salvation? Personally I would recommend that people pray for their own salvation first before they even think about praying for others. Let me ask you: Are you 110% confident that you will not go to hell...

. †. Luke 16:23-25 . . The rich man died and was buried. In hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried out and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool...