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    Is The Great Commission For Today

    My actual point is that the "great commission" is an invitation, not a commission. As to your belief in the cessation of miracles, they're still alive and well where I am. I’ll stop there, otherwise we’ll hijack the current topic. Grat
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    Are New Testament Believers Required To Tithe?

    Actually, technically, we don’t have any reference to Jesus himself giving anything except one instance where he seemed to be saving peter’s face and had him catch a fish and using the coin in its mouth to pay both His and Peter’s temple tax. Grat
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    New But Troubled

    Well said Grat
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    New But Troubled

    Striving against God is like hitting your head against a brick wall. The best thing about it is how good you feel when you finally stop. B) Grat
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    Biblical Ambiguity

    I've got to correct you on that one jiggfly. it's not :) it's :( Grat
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    What Is God's Definition Of Sin?

    Good to be back. So many are so set in their ways that they just can’t see the freedom for the bars. It’s just so sad. Really, I feel so selfish spending time on these boards. The joy and life that wells up in my spirit as I get to boast about my freedom in Christ. About the sacrifices made by...
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    The Shack

    Actually, the web site I'm in the process of getting back up is called www.heretics-r-us.org. It appeals to my sense of humour. Grat
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    Are New Testament Believers Required To Tithe?

    Well said marksman. Grat
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    Is The Great Commission For Today

    The most amazing thing I see in teachings about the “great commission” is the complete lack of normal bible study methods. Virtually every translation puts a “therefore” in their somewhere near the start. Check it out – I bet most of you cannot even remember what the therefore is referring to...
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    Peter's Sermon On Pentecost

    Sorry, maybe I’ve missed something, but why does this matter? Both Paul and Peter were apostles. Both of them wrote various letters to various churches that they had worked with or wanted to. Peter himself admits the overlaps to their ministries (especially in later years). In fact Peter refers...
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    Christianity Conforms More To Communism Than To Capitalism

    I’ve always found scripture pretty politically neutral. Paul encouraged us to pray for our leaders that we would live in peace. We live in a fallen world; none of the systems will completely work. Democracy seems to give the greatest opportunities for the individual, but also tends to be...
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    Christianity Conforms More To Communism Than To Capitalism

    Not criticising, Adstar, just a little correction. All debts were cancelled every 7 years, land was returned to its original owner (except in very specific circumstances) every Jubilee year (49 or 50 years depending upon how you count it). Grat
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    What Do You Think About Religion?

    I loved the way Bonheoffer (German theologian/pastor killed under Hitler’s reign) put it. We are required to perform a dead work of accepting Christ as our Lord. The act itself is of no benefit to us in itself, but it positions us where God’s mercy can then take over (or something like that). Grat
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    Lustful Passions

    Funnily enough, the reason that Paul gives for tossing someone out is that they may realise the seriousness of their situation and be restored. Also, the only instances that seem to be recorded are around gross sin bringing the body into disrepute. Most people don’t need to be told they sin. We...
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    A Biblical New Testament Church

    Really great. Wonderful to see. If you haven't come across Frank Viola in your reading, make it a point to include him. He did a wonderful book with George Barna called "Pagan Christianity" that's definitely worth a read. Only one point I’d like to see modified, that was the bit about only one...
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    Evangelical Body: Cancel 'burn A Quran' Day

    "And they will know we are Christians by our love..." Grat
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    What Is God's Definition Of Sin?

    Remind me not to play checkers with you. B) Well said. Congrat's to all. As usual you've all managed to put up good arguments for your various oppinions. Mine? There is no room left any more for sin, judgement and wrath, it was all used up on JC. Now I stand faultless, perfect and whole...
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    Lustful Passions

    What I find most fascinating about this discussion is what is not said. I've heard sermon and discussion ad-nausea about sexual sin but I’ve never heard anyone who didn’t skip over most of the list of 1 Cor 6:9-10. Lying, drinking, thieving, reviling (Strong’s translates this as “abusive”)...
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    Biblical Ambiguity

    Well said. I recently heard someone say "When God is vague, he doesn’t want us to know. He did it on purpose because he knows that if He was specific all we’d do is turn it into Law.” Grat
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    Peter's Sermon On Pentecost

    I'm also going to disagree about Peter & Paul's revelation. The underlying assumption here is that the mechanism for salvation is different. As was already commented, watch the timeline. There was some 15+ years between Pentecost and Paul starting his ministry. During this time the Church was...