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My wife and I went to a Methodist Church. They broke away a few years ago becoming nondenominational. We're about 1,000 members strong - or at least we were before COVID. We might be lower than 800 nowadays. I doubt my spiritual gifts encourage others to have a strengthened relationship with...

That's THE question! "Community" may be insufficiently specific. Here is the balance between unity and diversity. Achieving a goal requires unity. My wife and I are planning a vacation. We can't go on vacation together if she goes west and I go east. Once we have unity on the goal, we can...

A former friend of mine always had to have the last word. Even when his argument was totally obliterated with undeniable facts, he would not capitulate. He'd respond with, "You are never going to convince me of that." I knew to leave it there.

A political spectrum with 100% government on the left, 0% government on the right and a Constitutionally-limited republic (which America is) in the middle. A synonym for a Leftist is generally a globalist. America is a special kind of Constitutionally-limited republic. It is federal. Federalism...

The Left in our society wants diversity as long as it is NOT diversity of thought. Ironic.

Years ago I wrote an email to my much younger sister about the family dynamics. I created a table that differentiated DEBATE from ARGUMENT and FIGHT. Debate is a logical application of known facts and moral principles. An argument is an emotionally charged debate with animosity for those with...

No but I seem to share their commitment to the Sabbath. There are over 30,000 denominations. I don't know what they are all about. However, on these boards certain denominations get castigated by the very people who are supposed to love them. We don't have to be a member of a denomination to...

I’m not picking on him. I’m trying to get him to admit that he does agree with the rascally SDA, brothers who I love.

What an upside down world. A powerful Middle East democracy is repeatedly attacked by totalitarian regimes who then play the victim card HOPING the West is ‘too civilized’ to bomb them back to the Stone Age from which they came.

Nothing. “I’m offended” - which shows how wrong you are” is todays acceptable substitute for argument.

Got a link? Are you saying the US bombed Iran today with over 750 missiles?

The thing is God appearing in the form of a man and seeming to die is theologically irrelevant. Because he is eternal, he cannot fulfill the unique role of the Messiah to be a sacrifice for many. The penalty for sin is death, which is complete and total and not mere appearance. Because God is...

OK. So you do agree with SDA's on the point that America is in trouble. Period. End of Disagreeable story.

That was the question on THE point, you agree. If you could only stop being so disagreeable. The Bible does not say love your neighbor IF AND ONLY IF their beliefs are 100% aligned with your own. You are hateful and that is why you agree to agree disagreeably. :oops:

On the contrary, Jesus is NOT God because: He is not the Father, who alone is the true God. He died. Did not know when he'd come again. Needed God's spirit to come to him. Did not yet ascend to God when he encountered Mary after the resurrection. Was sent by God. Told what to say and how to say...

Seems like you are in complete agreement with the SDA that America is in (dire) trouble. :Agreed:

LOL. I think the answer is yes. You just want to be disagreeable about other topics not under discussion.

I wish you would stop using Scripture since I’m comfortable with the manmade dogmas I learned as a kid. /sarcasm. :)

So, on this point, you are in complete agreement with SDA, yes?

Please clarify how the second sentence relates to the first. I like the thread topic. Just don't understand how the referenced doctrines relate. Thanks!