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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=nice late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from O.Fr. nice "silly, foolish," from L. nescius "ignorant," lit. "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know." "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley]...

The origin of the word means to be without thought or thinking. In a way you could think of it as being non-threatening to someone because you were retarded. Since our society has repudiated Christ, we have left behind the core societal value of truth. It has been replaced with a core societal...

Isaiah 14:13-14 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. I have found...

Can we know for sure that we are saved and going to heaven‭? Jesus says that there will be many to whom he will say,‭ "‬I never knew you‭"‬.‭ ‬We also see Jesus telling the Pharisees,‭ "‬you are of your father the devil‭"‬.‭ ‬There have been,‭ ‬are,‭ ‬and will continue to be people who are...

You might want to share with him that painful brokenness is sometimes used by God to get our attention. Even David who had a "heart after God" and wrote some of the most beautiful Psalms abandoned the Lord and got so tangled up in the world that he took another man's wife and then had the man...

I can understand your heart's longing that those who claim to be Christian should be found walking with him. I can understand that you would be saddened by those who didn't understand or chose to ignore your exhortation. Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. However, we also have a...

I apologize. I took you at your word that you wanted some answers to questions that were bothering you. It now sounds like you just want to instruct us as to how wrong the Bible is. Your declarations are inconsistent with the historical facts of the canonization of scripture. I have to assume...

You might want to consider the similarities between homosexuality and alcoholism. You both exist in a state of self-stimulation. Others are not seen as people but as objects to be used to achieve the stimulation of sensation. It is obvious what you want. You may want to give some consideration...

John 10:30 I and my Father are one. The problem is that Satan runs the world (for now and in so far as he is allowed by God). The result is that we are so saturated with the culture he has designed that it is often difficult to understand the situation correctly. The picture of God and Satan...

Capitalism is not free enterprise. The formation of a joint stock corporation is a risky proposition for a shareholder who can be held responsible for the action of the corporation. Receiving legal protection against prosecution for the acts of the corporation gives the entity of a corporation...

Capitalism and Communism are not the polar opposites Satan would have you believe. The formation of capital through the establishment of legal collectives granted legal rights and protection by the state greater than is granted to individuals makes Capitalism a form of economic collectivism...

You should be extra cautious with new Christians. They have yet to establish a firm foundation. This is why the Bible tells us that church leaders should not be new Christians. Your curiosity might be satisfied at the expense of helping a new Christian see his past as not something shameful...

I might disagree with your use of the word "now". I read a German historian who was trying to understand the social dynamics that led up to World Wars I and II. One of the social movements he identified in the 1800s was political liberalism which he called "secularized Christianity". I think...

The multitude in Jerusalem received Jesus with the joy and depth of sincerity of all who would receive free food, cures for illness and the hoped for freedom from Roman taxation. In a way this is particularly fitting for the people of today. Most people today, even most in churches, are cloaked...

Our faith begins and ends with Jesus Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; ... God works in us continually to bring us to the image of Christ. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it...

The Bible seems to think that there is a devil. He is recorded to ask phony questions to create doubt and to draw us into acting in our flesh; Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye...

If this were true, it would be difficult to think of anyone in the military that was a Christian. A person might have been raised in home were cussing was part of everyday vocabulary. In this case, a whole lifetime might not be sufficient to shed the habit. A person may have or still have...

Forgiveness is an interesting concept. We can see an example of divine forgiveness; 1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. In this example the forgiveness of sin is contingent upon our "confession". The...

1John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. "have" = ECHO = to hold (present active indicative) 1John 1:8 If we say that sin we are not having, ourselves we are leading astray , and the truth is not in us. (Wuest - professor (Greek) emeritus...

1John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.