KFC, are you talking about interpreting verses literally? What about verses like Mt 5:29-30 : “If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away … And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away” I thought we already covered this principle....LOL. When it makes s
Well then I probably have my evidence and proof put together as one. I see the evidence and feel it "proves" that God is who he says he is. When we find or discover different things that seem to be in line with what scripture teaches I look at that also as proof. Things like science, archeology and historical discoveries that allow for biblical inerrancy. Paul talked a bit about this in Romans 1:18-22 saying that the things that are made
Sure, one might say it is faith...then faith it is. Many people doubt and don't put faith in God, but they unknowingly put faith in everything else in their lives. Here's a question to ask an ice fisherman. "Would you rather put a lot of faith in two inches of ice or a little faith in tw
holy cow I never could figure this one out. What is so holy about cows?
I just had some thoughts reading thru some of the comments here. First on what Jesus looked like. Scripture makes it clear that he was nothing to look at. "For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant and as a root out of dry gound he has no form nor comeliness and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him." Isa 53:2 Also the Jewish scribes kept meticulous care of all of the OT books of which
While I find the concept of a global flood unlikely (remember, that to writers in these times "the whole world" usually meant the whole world to their rather limited knowledge), I would have to state that it was probably an especially memorable an atypical flood in size, to say the least. Well got a que
Actually Paul gives detailed info on how to confront a brother or sister who is sinning...going to them, then if they persist, involving the elders, and if they continue kicking them out of the church. That is judging in my book.Though it has no bearing on their salvation, being kicked out of church, we do have pretty clear guide
This is great. This was written by an 8 year old named Danny Dutton who lives in Chula Vista, CA. He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment to explain God. I wonder if any of us could have done so well? EXPLANATION OF GOD: "One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough peo
KFC and Baker, really good debate! Kudos. Thanks Jill. KFC, you sound like someone who practices what they preach. I commend you for that. I don't even blame devout ch
Ask a group of ladies, either your Bible study group, SS group, whatever....to help you out. Explain to them that you want to know HONESTLY how you come across, not just to them, but to unbelievers. Ask them to think about it, and write it down anonymously, and then leave a basket or something somewhere they can leave their notes
He didn't say he was a mormon- it was just a stretch because he knew so much about it. People tend to only defend things anonymously when they have an agenda Well I'm not so sure....maybe some. But I was anonymous for a while and not because I had an agenda. I just wanted to reply at the time to diff
My son's preschool teachers are getting Bath and Body (wash, scrubs, lotion, body spray) BIG BOTTLES today.....with new wonderful microfiber body scrubbers. haha...I just thought of something. I have a friend who is an elementary teacher. She said after they all leave....she sprays everything down wit
Uh.....Karma. My Son was never a Mormon. I was a Mormn before I was married and it was only for a year. So technically while we studied with this group for a year we never really were that ingrained in that religion.
Very touching Tova. Thanks yes from me too.....I'll look forward to the "more later." KFC, I know deep in your heart you want to see people come to Christ. I see this t
Ya, but that's a general rule. I've seen many come to Christ much later in life. But agree it's alot harder. They say that the most important formative years are the first 8. I've seen that in real life. Those that bring their kids up loving Christ in the home stand out among those that drag their kids to church when puberty hits thinking they need to straighten them out. Doesn't work well. I've gone thru the HS thing. Wait till you h
Did they really ever consider that their words would be called "scripture" and if they had known, would they have bet people's souls on such being infallible? I tend to think not. Again Peter called Paul's writings scriptures and put on par with the OT writings. "As also in all his ep
Either you believe that the Bible is a manmade work, and therefore that it is only arond 500 years old, as you say, or you believe that it is a book fashioned by God through men. If that is the case then it is most certainly a book thousands of years in the making. Oh I agree it's a book thousands of years in the making. I was referring to w
Hi Tova My son was diagnosed as a stutterer in 1st grade. He got up to read and his teacher was horrified. It just sort of happened. He was so painfully shy that he spent a "step up year" instead of going into full first grade. He spent the next 5 years in speech therapy going a few times a week to a wonderful speech teacher in grade school. By the time he got to 6th grade he was remarkably better. He was starting to feel self conscious
Then why is there so much interpretation involved? I have heard many interpretations including your own just here on JU. What Peter was saying was that scripture interprets itself. That's why I keep saying there are no contradictions. The answers are in there somewhere. We need to search them out. Not all the answers are there tho. We don
Thanks Andy, I know that. Afterall you and I don't always see eye to eye. But I love ya anyhow!!! I agree with all you said here. But If I'm going to offend....it's not going to be Christ. I'm trying to be patient and I've backed off way back because I know when something's not wanted but if assertions are made I will defend. Jesus said his words would offend and that he came not to unite but to divide. It's not that I
You also aren't answering any of the harder questions, like whoever claimed the Bible was infallible in the first place? The Bible you are referring to was collected hundreds, and sometimes thousands of years after the material was written. Well Baker, I'm not one to run away from any questions so I'm not sure where I have but here I am and I'll
throw it all out the window as soon as I hear a quote from the bible being said to support an idea or argument. Worse even when when someone blogs debating quotes from the bible. Instead they should be talking about what is coming from the heart. Well Sushik.....any Christian worth his salt is going to
Salt tho, should be used sparingly. Lest it be spit from the mouth and the entire plate rejected. I agree Tova and on JU a little goes a looooooooooong way I'm finding out.
And duct tape? Ewww. That really creeps me out. Ya, it did me too. I was so scared when my husband found that tape. We lived on a lonely stretch of road and I was very creeped out during that time, but thank goodness we moved a week or two later. I always wondered if it didn't have something to do
So was it Judas or Satan that was responsible? In the Old Testament it says that God 'hardened the heart' of the Pharoh when Moses demanded that he let the Israelites go. Does that mean that God CHOSE for the Pharoh to refuse and get all the firstborn in Egypt killed? There's a lot of meat for discussion without having to get into details. Try Job, too. </T
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