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    Evangelism without the Cross and Resurrection

    Something that bothers me is to see what has become of preaching in many evangelical churches. I've seen this in different denominations and non-denominational churches. The preacher preaches on some topic out of the Bible, but not salvation, not the cross, not the person and work of Christ...
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    The Real Epistle to the Laodiceans

    But Paul did not write this as an epistle to the Laodiceans as a whole, or the church as a whole, but to Philemon. Saying that was the epistle to church in Laodicea sounds like pure guesswork to me, and rather unlikely. I am talking about an epistle addressed to the church in Laodiciea in...
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    The Real Epistle to the Laodiceans

    Philemon sure reads like a personal letter. There is a Latin version of the epistle. I'm not commenting on it's legitimacy. It did not seem to contain anything that was not in Paul's other epistles as I recall.
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    Studying the Bible without thinking critically

    God has wrath. Paul wrote in your anger do not sin.
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    It's time to impeach the impeachers

    The House has the power to impeach, from the US Constitution: ' Is there anything in that last sentence they violated. The house democrats, according to Fox News, at least, totally disregarded past precedent and made it a very partisan matter. I do not see how it is a Constitutional issue, but...
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    Studying the Bible without thinking critically

    That is a problem. I work in higher education, but it irritates me sometimes to hear politicians and social pundits treating a college education almost like a religious obligation. Some of the trades pay quite well, and if there aren't enough jobs requiring that education to go around, it's...
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    The Influence of Islam on Christendom

    Does one have to believe all that to be kingdom now?
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    The Influence of Islam on Christendom

    It may be that the Sabeans in what is now Temen worshipped Yemen worshipped a sun and moon god and goddess they called 'Allat and 'Allah. The Canaanites used the word (or morpheme) 'el to refer to their false gods. The Ugarits had a head of a pantheon who got drunk named 'el in their religion...
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    Studying the Bible without thinking critically

    Their calling an an eighth grade reading level 'illiterate' sounds rather ridiculous to to me. I'm for education. i've spent just under half of my not-so-short life in school (bachelors, masters, PhD.) An eight grade reading level is not enough to be a great scholar, but it is certainly...
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    The Influence of Islam on Christendom

    I haven't read that Morey book, but I am suspicious of what I have heard of it's claims. The official Hebrew Semitic argument I could ascertain as a linguistics student studying Hebrew and Arabic (as elective) and talking to prophecies who knew both, based on lectures and a conversation with a...
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    Do Hymns have any revelancy?

    Constitutionalism? Really? Is there any reason to think God wants written democratic/republic constitutions? He worked through judges, elders and kigs in the past. Some of your quotes mention kings. Some aspects of 'the high status of women' may be good fruits of Christianity. But should we...
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    Do Hymns have any revelancy?

    I do not think scholars tend to agree.
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    Studying the Bible without thinking critically

    Eighth grade reading level is not so bad. How many posts on this forum are more complicated than that? That is reasonably literate for novels, books and online participation, not.'illiterate.'
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    The Influence of Islam on Christendom

    Mabe this is 'moderate Islam' but what I learned in Shi'ite Islam class and/or Arabic class is that idol worshippers would be infidels...kafir. Christians and Jews are considered to be ahl kitab. People of the book. People of the book may exist in their society but they are taxed. They allow a...
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    Do Hymns have any revelancy?

    I definitely think that hymns that we hear, that we repeat over and over, affect the way we think and believe. I remember a country-style gospel song that had the phrase 'split the eastern' sky in it. I do not believe that exact phrase is in the Bible, but I heard it a bit in preaching, and if...
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    Is There Different Beliefs Among Catholics? Chrislam Movement?

    I have not read the whole thread. But I have seen alarmist blogs complaining that some preacher or religious leader was trying to join with Islam for trying to have a 'dialogue' or writing a statement of common beliefs for the community or unity on some religious points. I don't think it is...
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    More Christian tattoo artists a positive development?

    Tattoos are still rare in the parts of Asia where I have spent a lot of time. I've been married 20 years. But if I were young and single and looking for a wife, I could find a tattoo-free virgin Christian girl overseas.
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    Paper Money and Fiat Currency is the Mark of the Beast

    How can you know this, and treat it as a fact?
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    Paper Money and Fiat Currency is the Mark of the Beast

    It is up to you then if you will accept the pearls of other posters' correction. The saying that Christ quoted is not to cast pearls before swine. That's too tenuous, especially that part about debt. Uh.... no it doesn't. It doesn't match with the association with idolatry. I suppose you...