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Lol, yes, and those common citizens who took note of and mentioned in letters or official documents their observations of this "new Jewish sect." What is the point of your question?

And...?

They serve "forbidden fruit" as a friendly pot luck. The mainstream Church in America is utterly ludicrous, a subset of the Republican Party. It is both heart-wrenching and ultimately sad. They are a flock not of sheep but Centurions.

They serve "forbidden fruit" as a friendly pot luck.

Agreed, yet it is still contested.

...which many Christians on both sides of any of these debates believe are clearly indisputable in their favor. My point is fellowship, to recognize we are of one faith and one baptism, and agree to disagree on those things not vital to salvation, contrary to dogma (essential truth), or against...

I apologize for this thread; I did not write it. Although I do not see the Rapture as biblical, it was a friend that spent the night who wrote it. To me it is disputable matter and there is no need for hostility or disparaging comments. As drunk as he was, I do not see that as an excuse. Again...

Read the Bible, without filters, fetters, or frills. It is abundantly clear. Silly arguments over pre-, mid-, or post-Tribulation take time away from the care for the least of these. And as all these arguments are totally species about the Rapture, those souls involved endure a heavy price in...

The Holy Spirit speaks quietly and those that may hear this voice are changed within and are not pointing fingers.

I thoroughly agree. This point is a non-brainer.

I have just finished reading Romans13:1-8 again and wonder how to apply that to America today. Nero was Emperor, Rome was pagan, and persecutions had begun. Immorality and tyranny were rampant, a given. Little or no justice for the non-citizen, which was almost all Jews and Christians. Where is...

As I was in the middle of reading your excellent and provocative query, the three types of love--Eros, Philos, and Agape--suddenly came to mind. It gave me pause. Without really pondering it all the way through, it appears that love is of one substance and three subsistencies. As God is love...

There is an interesting and to me somewhat confusing story in the OT on this topic. Read 2Samuel13:1-38. A number of elements in these verses make it, to me, complex almost to the point of contradiction. Is offering one's daughters to be raped to save oneself not incest by proxy?

Romans14:1-5 “Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who...

Law: active particiption, effort, and imtent. Grace: surrender, surrender, surrender.

Interesting ideas: prayer for personal understanding or in remembering the other person has a soul. Have a different idea of prayer but I am open to new ideas.

I agree. We are hidden in Christ 24/7: this is our rest. The Sabbath is Christ within us.

As I am surprised that an "advanced member" sees fit to rebuke another not with gentleness and kindness, in the loving spirit of Christ, but with disparaging comments that may help to discourage or cause them to stumble. I am not certain why you choose this way to respond to the poster, yet to...

Overpopulation suggests that there is not enough room, resources, or proper governance for the number of people in any given area or the planet. But other factors intrude in the notion of overpopulation or of claiming overpopulation. We see this in the managing of wildlife in our national parks...

As I see it, I use my will, by grace, to submit to the HS, not to obey a commandment. This is the full measure of my self-control. Self-control in looking to resist temptation or for improving my character or looking to help the least of these or whatever else breaks with the New Covenant. This...