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If untrained people like me can figure this thing out in 5 minutes, then what?

Okay. Let's take a break. Have a cold one on me. :)

How is it empty is my question. What if the modelmaker's challenge is to prove that it can't be done? Isn't that a rational way to prove a point? Why is it illogical to say that God creates the desire within us? Why is it something that we must produce on our own? And if these verbs indicate...

Thank you for both your testimony and your scripture references. I also believe that the Spirit sanctifies us by helping us believe the promise of God and to remain a believer even during times of difficulty and hardship.

Right. Trump supposedly covered up records of payments to Stormy Daniels in 2017 to effect the 2016 election? I guess the New York AG believes in time travel. :)

Okay, did you see what is hinky about it? Clue. Look at the dates.

Take a look at this NPR report. Notice anything hinky? https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-1848/trump-hush-money-trial-34-counts

Do you really not know the difference between a paid debt and a canceled debt? I highlighted the phrases that contradict your position. We are forgiven and the debt is canceled. Forgiveness was always possible before the cross. The purpose of the cross is so that Jesus' followers might have...

The essence of your objection, as I understand it, is that when God is acting in his transcendence, what we do isn't real. If we exist in a story of his creation, there is no real danger, challenge, or distraction. Unfortunately, your objection is based on a conflation of God's transcendence...

Who would believe in Jesus apart from regeneration? Why does the Bible talk about opened eyes, opened ears, hardened hearts?

Really? I don't doubt what you say, but isn't there more to it? I know that some people believe in a simplistic view of faith, which considers "faith" the correct answer on a true/false test. Is Jesus Lord? Yes. Okay then, you are in. But surely there are times when following Jesus is hard and...

Either it was canceled or it was paid. It can't be both. Jesus gave his life for our redemption, but the cost of our redemption wasn't to solve a legal indebtedness. Our sins were forgiven and the debt was cancelled. Our sins were forgiven and the debt was canceled. Here, let me highlight the...

I understand your point. I also agree with RitaJanice's point, which focuses on our identity. Her perspective is rooted in the Bible because she acknowledges a fundamental aspect of our being in Christ that could be overlooked. We are condemned not so much for our actions but for our true...

If God uses his creation to tell stories, then we evaluate his work based on whether the story is good or not. Does the story depict an honest assessment of human nature, human motives, and human worth? Does it correctly and honestly depict righteousness, goodness, and truth? I would say yes...

If I understand you correctly, then I agree. Jesus couldn't say no to the Father because of who Jesus was. And we can't say no to the Father because of who we are. Did I understand you correctly?

No, that's not true. Either a debt has been paid, in which case the document is stamped "PAID," or the debt is forgiven, in which case the document is stamped "CANCELLED." No, because if that were true, our sins were not forgiven. Exactly, he forgave our sins so the the debt was canceled...

I looked at the Greek for Acts 20:28, and whereas the word can mean "purchase," the main meaning of the word is "to keep safe, preserve." As to money "to save up." Doesn't Paul mean to say that Jesus saved his church with his blood? Isn't Paul comparing the danger he might face in Rome with...

Yes, I am being serious. I already gave the account of J. K. Rowling, who cried after she killed off one of her favorite characters. And you never related to your characters emotionally, even as you were writing them?

I don't remember you sharing your reasons why an author will or must remain unemotionally involved in a story he or she is telling. As for scripture, do you believe that transcendence is an attribute of God?

I don't know for sure, but wisdom would dictate that a slave's redemption would be formalized with a written document. Or else, if an ownership certificate were issued, there would be no official remedy for the former slave if the owner decided not to release the slave as promised. For this...