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Wesley

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"In advanced matters of theology absolute confidence is possible only for two classes of people, saints and idiots." Origen of Alexandria

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Wesley

@the_blind_guide

2 years

This is not a Christian statement. Jesus repudiates this kind of thinking again and again.

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@the_blind_guide

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In what way is Jesus dying with forgiveness on his lips not the Gospel? I'm not a huge fan of Owen but I'm struggling to see what's wrong with his post.

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@the_blind_guide

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If your citation for "women can't be pastors" is 1 Tim 2:12-14, it only proves you can't accurately read and interpret the Bible since it says nothing about pastoring.

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If humans were immortal in Eden what was the point of eating?

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The text is about Pharaoh establishing himself as a god who protects Egypt and God gradually removing protection from Egypt to prove that wasn't true. The climax is God removing the protection of life and so death visits Egypt unabated because Pharaoh is powerless to stop it.

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This is not a god. This is a sadistic monster.

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I'm struggling with words to adequately condemn this reaction to Owen's comment. One cannot love one's wife and children and insult someone who says they are not "birthing machines" and "widgets", the insults imply these men see their families as birthing machines and widgets.

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2 years

Engaging with Christian twitter I see two broad types of people. Those who want to cause waves to prove the unbeliever's ship is not sound. And those who want to be a peaceful harbor for the unbeliever to repair their broken ship. I think the second is more Christlike.

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Husbands, if you are trying to sound loving and kind perhaps do not use an analogy which places you in the position of pharaoh and your wife as Israelite slaves.

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@the_blind_guide

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What does it say about a person's conception of God when they believe that God arbitrarily loves them more than others?

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Someone help me make sense of this

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@the_blind_guide

7 months

Someone help me. What am I missing?

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@the_blind_guide

5 months

Why are claims like this still circulating, do people not read mythologies? Most of these claims are blatantly false (the only one I think is true is that he was a healer) and what does Lazarus have to do with anything. Such a poorly done meme.

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At no time in American history have we had a homogeneous and virtuous society. Either Wolfe is ignorant of American history or he finds slavery, segregation, genocide,widespread drunkenness and domestic abuse, etc. virtuous.

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@the_blind_guide

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@spanglermt Yet Jesus said that Mary chose well to sit with and be counted among his disciples.

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1 year

I saddened by the number of Christians who apparently have never seen this metaphor used before. Historically Christians have seen Jesus in the people who are lost, alone, and in need of help. It is a tool to help us learn to love "the other".

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@JustinBerkobien

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Jesus is a 30 year old black man riding the subway hungry, thirsty, fed up.

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@the_blind_guide

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@jonsteingard CS Lewis "The Great Divorce" shows a very real picture of a loving God and the potentiality of hell. Hell is not a place where God sends people to punish them, it is as much distance as God can provide between God's self and the sinner who does not want to be in God's presence.

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Eric is playing off Luke 22:36 in this comment. In that verse Jesus comments his disciples should buy swords. In isolation this verse has one meaning; the problem is he doesn't continue reading to v37 where Jesus explains that the reason to have a weapon. 1/5

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@the_blind_guide

1 month

Perhaps @megbasham should do an article on how TPUSA has sold out to the Leftists by inviting this guy to speak at pastor's conferences.

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@the_blind_guide

2 years

He blocked me because I said Acts 16 says Lydia had a career. Acts 16:14 (LEB): And a certain woman named Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening.

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@the_blind_guide

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@zauberflote4 And his thousands of followers will simply regurgitate what he says, sad.

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@the_blind_guide

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Christian Nationalists believe segregation is a good thing and should be done voluntarily because of ethnic and cultural differences. Somehow they seem to miss Paul's repeated commands to not let these differences separate us from other believers.

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@the_blind_guide

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Joel couldn't handle liberal Calif. so he moved to a new community and is now complaining the people there don't look like him or believe like him. Notice he only uses OT ideas of judgment never the NT. How did Paul handle a pluralistic society? He saw it as a mission field.

Right Wing Watch

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Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon says "the fact that my neighborhood is 30 percent Hindu ... is a sign of God’s judgment upon our land.”

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@the_blind_guide

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@lukeappleton If you say that you are placing the Bible in the position of God and thus making it an idol.

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@the_blind_guide

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As newer studies in Church history are routinely pointing out, Church courts were much less cruel than their state counterparts and the horrors of the Church courts (like the Inquisition) were overblown or made up in the 19th century because of anti-Catholic prejudice.

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Education is the greatest threat for bringing an end to Christianity and other religions.

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@the_blind_guide

7 months

If you think violence is essential to masculinity, you don't understand either. Also who doesn't like The Princess Bride?

PastorSteveCamp

@PastorSJCamp

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I saw here on X a Christian guy posted what his favorite movie was. Are you ready? “The Princess Bride.” Say what? Seriously? A bit limp wristed don't you think? I mean, this is a guy we're talking about… Recover your manhood and watch some movies for men to day:

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I have seen two individuals who have been mentioned in @megbasham 's discussing the how they are presented in her book and both have said that she made factual errors and this goes on to show how she made fraudulent claims.

Gavin Ortlund

@gavinortlund

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Unfortunately, @megbasham 's Shepherds For Sale is not a truthful or helpful book for the church in our time. Here I show the problems and tactics involved in her critique of me in chapter 1.

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This is simply false. Even if we limit the comment to the 13 original states the claim is false, there is simply no defense for making this claim. Simple starting point would be John Fea's "Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?".

Answers in Genesis

@AiG

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The founders of each state conceived of the US as a distinctly Christian nation.

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@the_blind_guide

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I often see people talk of God's wrath as if it means anger. But the Greek ὀργὴ is closer to "a passion to protect against evil or rectify injustice".

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@the_blind_guide

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@RettCopple Or better find a woman intelligent enough to have an articulate discussion with, so she can help you better understand the world.

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Paul's words in 2 Thess are not about a social welfare program. Paul's words would have had more impact on the wealthy and their entourage than the poor. As usual Megan has the exegesis backwards to support her political ideals.

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@the_blind_guide

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@TheSkeptic4122 If you think these questions are blasphemous then I would suggest you don't have a correct understanding of Christianity. Theologians often deal with these.

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@wendelltalks Why do you resort to such poor logical fallacies in attempts to defend truth? Is God honored by such a poor use of reason? Are you honestly convinced by this claim?

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@the_blind_guide

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@TheDumbCabbie That isn't true, there are sporadic examples of women in pastoral roles throughout Church history and in the NT itself. Perhaps you would like some additional resources to help fill in some gaps?

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@the_blind_guide

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@erichovind @anilkanda "NUKES"? No it is incoherent. His first point doesn't even speak to evolution. Point 2 is a red herring. Point 3 is simply an assertion with no supporting fact and point 4 is disproved by creationists own teachings.

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@MichaelSwengel If you say that then you create contradictions in th NT, because in other passages women are presented as leaders and teachers.

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@the_blind_guide

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@ImtiazMadmood Graffiti mocking Christians from 200 ce. This completely nullifies your claim.

Alexamenos graffito - Wikipedia

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@wendelltalks Considering young earth creationists don't even agree on when the flood happened in the geologic record, I don't understand how you can say "the evidence is overwhelming", even those in the YEC movement don't find it to be overwhelming enough to agree.

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@the_blind_guide

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If Eric would bother to look at the statistics, by percentage there are many "third world" countries that are more Christian than the US which sits at 65%. He is abusing Christian Scripture to promote a very unChristian view of the world.

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@the_blind_guide

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@tracesoffaith I think children need far more intergenerational interaction and they normally get. But I also think parents need a break once in awhile. I think there can be a multitude of creative solutions for these issues.

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@thedrtimlittle @sheilagregoire This genuinely sounds like you liked one book because it only addresses issues to women but when she wrote a book that says men might have issues you want to discard her work because you might have to address your own baggage.

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@lancewallnau You are misapplying 2 Thess. 3 which isn't about the poor not working but the rich who are using their wealth to be busybodies within the church and community. To Paul the mooch is the wealthy who lives on the labor of others.

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@the_blind_guide

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@harmonizedgrace Have you ever read about how no fault divorce is used to expedite the process for domestic abuse victims?

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@the_blind_guide

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@fagelsmb And you took the time to respond, thank you.

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The comment to buy a sword recognized that human revolutions are always violent and that's how people saw him. But in the ironic twist when he could have called for violence he chose not to and asks his followers to do the same. 5/5

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@darwintojesus You consistently make arguments using nothing but memes intended to mock and belittle, in fact you've responded to me, a fellow believer, asking genuine questions with such memes. What does that say?

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@DelaKram75 And just yesterday I had a number of people try to tell me that no Christian accounts are degrading women like this.

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@the_blind_guide

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@RipRyness So your argument is that the hierarchy that sin created is continued in the work of Jesus who overturns all the consequences of sin?

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@the_blind_guide

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People ask me why I continue to discuss the Bible with Young Earth Creationists one reason is because it helps me discover new and wonderful elements of the Church Fathers. Like this gem from Origen of Alexandria.

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@the_blind_guide

1 year

@PastorSJCamp Do you mean like how the Bible calls it a sin to not help the immigrant?

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@the_blind_guide

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I have been thinking about heresy this week, particularly the line between- I disagree with this position & this position is clearly outside what a Christian can believe. How do you judge between legitimate Christian views that you disagree with and heretical views?

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@the_blind_guide

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1 John 2:2, “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”

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Origen "On First Principles"

Creation Museum

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God created everything in six literal days.

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Christians don't bash each other over politics unless it is me bashing the people I find disagreeable.

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Nothing says hospitality quite like telling people to leave because our quota based immigration system that was founded on the desire to keep certain ethnicities in the minority demands they leave.

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@the_blind_guide

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@NathanielJolly Or be like Lydia and be a successful merchant. Or like Phoebe be entrusted with the message from the apostle. Or a small business owner like Tabitha. Or study the scripture with Jesus like Mary. Or be an apostle like Junia.

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@the_blind_guide

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I see Tom Baker is trending and while many think of his fantastic depiction of Dr. Who, can we also get love for this gem.

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@HootenWilson “There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.” -The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

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How can lies support the Truth? Deception used for political gain can never be righteous.

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@RTB_HRoss Carbon-14 dating of the earliest manuscripts won't identify who wrote them. This argument is ridiculous and you should know that. Also specific authorship of the Gospels doesn't really matter anyway.

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This is anti-Christ and idolatrous. The idea of putting "endorsed by Jesus Christ" on this should cause an uproar among Christians, sadly it will not.

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This drives the atheistic Godless Communists crazy @realDonaldTrump 2024!

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Reminder to all those who say that we need to quit being nice and take this country back for God kindness is literally listed as the evidence that God is in us. To stop being kind is to admit we have no part in God.

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@wendelltalks It's in a warehouse in an undisclosed location.

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@wendelltalks What would this evidence look like? Animals that are clearly dinosaurs with feathers?

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@the_blind_guide

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@SnowHornet94 @MichaelSwengel Prophesying is teaching, Phoebe explaining the book of Romans is teaching, Priscilla teaching Apollos is teaching. And the title pastor isn't used in the NT so it isn't an argument to say women weren't called that.

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I was told to read this quote in the context of the full answer and that didn't help. This is the language I would use of adopting a pet from a rescue shelter it isn't appropriate for my wife.

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As someone who is motivated by Jesus' words to love God with all your mind this response hurt me on so many levels. How can someone be a Christian and not support asking thoughtful questions?

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@PastorBenMarsh @HarperCollins So you're saying the person who has spent the last week arguing the liberal media pressured the ERLC to reverse a decision with zero evidence for this claim and people in the organization saying her claim was baseless didn't bother to fact-check? I'm shocked.

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@hornj That doesn't seem obvious to the people attempting to defend Conn's comment. Also it seems that it is a very inappropriate post to throw that line out on.

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And as most scholars recognize Jesus' response in v38 is either to scold them or to say that's enough to look the part. The point is Jesus' initial comment in v36 is tongue-in-cheek. He wasn't tell people they need to be armed he was saying he was going to be misrepresented. 4/5

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@lukeappleton God, but that makes God the authority over the Bible and thus your comment is wrong. Unless you are somehow saying the Bible is equivalent with God, which is also outside of Christian orthodoxy.

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I really have a hard time wrapping my head around this selective penal substitutionary atonement theory. Romans 5:8 "But while we were still [goats]..." 1 John 2:2 "He is the atonement for our sins but not ours only but but also the sins of [all the goats]"

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@wendelltalks What does that mean? What are characteristics that are clearly birds and what are characteristics that are clearly dinosaurs?

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I can remember 20 years ago when Americans laughed at the notion that "Islam is a religion of peace" because of the acts of terrorists. How are people supposed to believe Christians serve the Prince of Peace if this how we choose to promote ourselves?

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@BabylonBeePod So basically if we just use the word sinner instead of toxic you're cool with with everything?

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The meme is clearly wrong Jude directly quote Enoch and Jesus and several NT authors reference other apocryphal works like Ben Sira. It's simply the Protestant lack of concern with these texts that makes us unaware of this.

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@Truth_matters20 @5Solas2

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@wendelltalks

Violence of the Biblical God: Canonical Narrative and Christian Faith

How can we make sense of violence in the Bible? Joshua commands the people of Israel to wipe out everyone in the promised land of Canaan, while Jesus commands God’s people to love their enemies. How...

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“God, help me to see this person not as repulsive, but as thirsty.” -Philip Yancey

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@JacksonRowellFL Race is that big of an issue for you?

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I'm disappointed by the number of people who claim to be "Bible believing", yet respond to the fact Ezekiel says Sodom was destroyed because they refused hospitality with: "So your saying God destroyed Sodom because they didn't provide snacks."

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@wendelltalks The rules in many schools say that a person must stay to the script they submitted for approval. I think it displays a lack of character and is deceitful for him to submit a script for approval with no intention to follow it.

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@PastorMark This really sounds like you don't know how to listen to people. You seem to be blaming people instead of trying to hear what is behind what they are saying and work with them to follow the way of Jesus, which of course is one of the tasks of a pastor.

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@Gutsick_Gibbon Creationists are often poor examples of Christianity. I have the same problems with them and all I do is ask them to explain themselves.

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Jesus was 30 & unmarried when he began his ministry. Paul was certainly over 30 & unmarried. Paul says (in the Bible) how much he wished more people would remain unmarried. Hmmm.

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If you turn 30 unmarried & without kids you're a degenerate. No -whatever excuse you immediately just thought of doesn't change that You were meant to marry & have kids with your 1st love -whoever you lost/lose your virginity to Deep down we all naturally know this Or that we..

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@JarranSainsbury Doesn't Paul say that a man who chooses to be single and serves the Lord is to be praised?

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@wendelltalks Wendell if this is true why can't I get answers from his supporters when I ask questions?

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@PastorMark Mark you call God "he" even though God has no gender, that is the definition of a preferred pronoun.

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@AnswersCanada This doesn't prove evolution is a fraud, it proves this particular piece was fraudulent. And as Christians committed to honesty in all things it is important we recognize that difference.

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@clarkjackson23 The NT uses a word for preach when the women came back from the tomb and the rest of the disciples listened to them and that turned our well.

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@dalepartridge Your definition of family doesn't seem to match the definition found in the Hebrew Bible which extends further, nor the adoptive family that Paul establishes in many of his letters. So where exactly does the Bible discuss this definition?

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@JustnBullington "crush" is defined as infatuation or passion. It doesn't necessitate a sexual component. Seriously someone uses this as a play on words and suddenly it's controversy?

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@Eric_Conn Jesus said the one who wants to be the greatest in the kingdom will be the servant of all. Being a servant is what the kingdom is all about.

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There is no reference to Christianity or the Christian God in any of America's founding documents. And those documents were authored by people who weren't Christians. Given this it's hard to make the claim that America was founded as a Christian nation.

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America was founded as a Christian nation. Prove me wrong.

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@PerfInjust That's not a mad tweet, that is a salient critique. The fact that you can't tell the difference is telling.

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@ScottAniol It's also an intelligent model. I teach my kids differently depending on their age and comprehension levels and I suppose you do the same at home and in your church, you just seemingly aren't aware of it.

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@MichaelSwengel Paul's entire argument about prophesying, praying and gifts is directed toward worship services.

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@JoshDaws Amazing that so many scholars would point out a clear problem in American Christianity and you would then embrace it and try to undermine them with a meme.

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I find it interesting that Paul spends most of Romans 14-15 discussing the need for Christians to be welcoming, and then chapter 16 opens with, welcome the woman who is going to explain this letter to you.

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How can a symbol of piracy and an obscene gesture reflect Christian maturity? This just sounds like Canon is conforming to the ways of the world.

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My eisegesis is that God's Spirit is conjugated with feminine forms in Hebrew. He is arguing God is male and this reveals to me how badly the church is failing that we cannot understand God transcends our biological categories and that all gendered language for God is metaphor.

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@the_blind_guide Muted. Waste of time arguing w someone bent on eisegesis.

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