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I live in Las Vegas, and we usually have relatively mild 'lows' in the winter (40's-50's). But for the past few days, our 'lows' have broken or tied a few historic lows. Just this morning, at around 7 a.m. I woke up to 28 degrees. o_O That's c-c-cold, even for back East!

Jesus bestowed upon all of the Apostles the authority to "bind" and "loose." The authority to bind and loose wasn't only applicable to sin.

Check out Acts Chapter 6. To paraphrase, the Apostles realized the need for assistants. They (the 12) gathered the community of disciples together and told them to select 7 from among them. They chose Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicholas of Antioch. The seven men...

Actually, Peter DID preside over the Counsel at Jerusalem, because Peter presided over the WHOLE church. It was through Peter's vision that the Gentiles be welcomed into the church. While in Jerusalem, it was Peter who first stood up to address the Counsel regarding whether or not the...

Whoa...WHAT? The Apostles LOST authority? Where the heck is THAT in the Bible????????????????????????????????

...or swearing at them, cursing at them, cutting in front of them in line...thinking, 'Hey! the grocery clerk gave me back 10 cents MORE than I should have gotten!...or having a child come up to you and say, "Hey dad..." and you replying, 'Not NOW..." and then never going back to him...Or...

AREN'T they?!

YES! But unfortunately, so MANY of us have NO IDEA what it means to "Love your neighbor." Too many put the second Commandment as a DISTANT second, to the point of practically ignoring it. The Bible says that we should put others FIRST. How many of us DO that? I get that SOMETIMES we have...

I I responded to Barney Fife...not YOU, Hobie...

So, is it o.k. to kill...that is, to murder or not? Yup, a Commandment. Yes or no? What about any of Jesus' Commandments? Yes or no?

Sorry, but you're STILL a sinner...as are WE ALL. You're not 'perfect', Pearl. And since you're not perfect, you STILL sin. No. The forgiveness is OFFERED to us. Not necessarily granted to us, without our repentance. Catholics DO confess to God... through a priest. Just like we confess...

Added WHAT?

Bowing toward a statue doesn't mean that anyone is 'worshipping' the statue. Again, I can look out my window, at the mountains, and bow my head...while thanking God for the majestic sight of the mountains... So, because I bow my head toward the mountains, am I 'worshipping' the mountains? If...

Maybe....but didn't the king forgive an entire debt of one who owed a large debt because he asked for forgiveness in the bible? What 'consequences' did the debtor face? He only faced consequences when he didn't forgive the other person who own him a much smaller amount.

ALL of your sins? You think that you haven't sinned in 46 years?? So you say. I wouldn't be so arrogant as to believe that I'm "saved" from EVERY sin I may commit between now and the time I'm called home. Being part of God's family doesn't necessarily mean the we no longer sin. To me...

I also bow my head sometimes if I see the picture of my daughters in my wallet. I bow my head in humility while praying to God that they're kept safe... By bowing my head in front of those pictures, am I 'worshipping' the picture? The paper the picture is on? Only GOD knows if I'm...

This isn't "moving the goalposts." Barney Fife asked if we could go to hell for breaking one of the 10 Commandments. Murder is one of the 10 Commandments, is it NOT?

Prove otherwise...

Yes CAN be forgiven. But not immediately forgiven, especially if we ain't sorry for our sin(s). Never said that. I'm forgiven if I ask for forgiveness and repent of my sin(s) Of course not...because what you're suggesting doesn't make sense.

You're another one who doesn't get what 'worship' is. I can go to a church...see a statue of Mary (for example) and bow my head. I'm not 'worshipping' the statue. When I bow my head, I'm not doing so in order to 'worship' the statue...I'm doing so in order to show humility, while thanking...