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  1. JohnDB

    Happy Birthday > JESUS

    Merry Christ's Mass to all who worship the God of Hope, Love, Peace, and Joy.
  2. JohnDB

    X-mas makes a mockery of Christ

    Ya know, Every year I make 1,000 chocolate truffles all hand dipped. At least a dozen varieties. Cookies, Another 1K baked and at least 7 different types. And I give these out as Christmas gifts. All bad for your waistline. All sweets and horrible for diabetics. But nobody has...
  3. JohnDB

    Smoke weed

    What if China was deliberately pumping fentanyl into America because of the drug addicts it would create? What if Iran and Afghanistan was pumping in heroine and other narcotics into America for the same reasons? Let's just say that these are hard facts. What do you do about it?
  4. JohnDB

    Where was TULIP actually formulated and when?

    What if you were too specific and the Jews were looking for this answer to prove a larger point (customary Jewish practice) of who God will or won't like. What if..... What if this ONE parable answers that neither Calvin or Joseph A. was correct thousands of years before they made their...
  5. JohnDB

    X-mas makes a mockery of Christ

    Christmas is definitely what you make of it. A celebration or hedonistic mess.
  6. JohnDB

    Was Jesus a Literal Son of David?

    Also of note....the women of the Matthew lineage. Tamar (pretended to be a harlot to get pregnant) Rayhab the prostitute....married Joshua. Ruth, the Moabite. (Incest descendants) Notice that Bathsheba's name is not mentioned....just said as "Uriah's wife" Just saying.....noticing...
  7. JohnDB

    Was Jesus a Literal Son of David?

    Jesus is referred to as "SON of David".... Which because of the translation is the best we can do. BUT You are missing the nuances and context. It's not said as BenDavid....which is literally "son of David". Which means it was said in a different fashion. Look at Galatians 3:16...
  8. JohnDB

    Was Jesus a Literal Son of David?

    All those genealogies make my eyes glaze over and my mouth begin to drool..... But then we don't translate the names either.
  9. JohnDB

    Where was TULIP actually formulated and when?

    Or something else is understood..... The glory of God is massive. I know, admitting being wrong is something you are uncomfortable with. It's OK to look for other possibilities....but that's only possible if you are willing to admit/believe you could be wrong with hermeneutics. The...
  10. JohnDB

    Processed Foods

    Oh I can afford grocery store meat but I can't afford the White Oak Pastures meat and eggs. And it needs to be something regularly consumed instead of grocery store meats.
  11. JohnDB

    Where was TULIP actually formulated and when?

    Nope.... There are. But I am totally uninterested in going over this dead horse that continues to get beat just to argue....totally uninterested in arguing pointlessly. YMMV.... But.... If you wish to understand then the Gospel of John has the answers. I recommend studying the passages...
  12. JohnDB

    Where was TULIP actually formulated and when?

    It's a reformulated question of a debate of "Who sinned?" Does corporate sin cause people to not get salvation from God? (Muslims) OR Does individual sin keep people from receiving God's salvation? (Atheists) This is explained fully in John's Gospel with "The Man Born Blind" narrative...
  13. JohnDB

    DOES BELIEF THAT ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED MEAN WE CAN SIN?

    Psalms 66 17I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. 18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; 19 but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.
  14. JohnDB

    Processed Foods

    We can't seem to get away from them anymore. From spaghetti sauce in a jar to even the spaghetti noodles....we cannot eat anymore without it being processed before we purchase it. If you have a garden....you might get a few side dishes....or a salad. But the choices are extremely limited...
  15. JohnDB

    Should We Be Forcing Education On Children?

    A post secondary education program of some sort is very important. But scholastic achievement is not necessarily the best option or has the best career opportunities anymore. "Office work" is not paying what it once did and many jobs are now obsolete or soon will be as AI will be tapped to...
  16. JohnDB

    Smoke weed

    Chemical dependency is not just a physical addiction but an emotional one. Meaning that alcohol, Marijuana and etc can leave you unable to deal with ordinary life stresses. That's right! A trip to the local grocery store can end up being more than you can emotionally manage. Totally...
  17. JohnDB

    Is the story of Noah literal?

    Noah, animals were not on the ark for one year....a total of three and a half years. (However long a year was) it's stated in Hebrew poetic language similar to other passages but essentially "a time, two times, and half a time." But in a completely difficult fashion. (Ancient Hebrew....go...
  18. JohnDB

    Is the Bible polytheistic? - Are there many gods, or only one?

    Correct... The Israelites were worshipping a God of their own creation instead of the One who really is. (And much smaller than the One that saved them) And so, God had to purify them once again so such notions could be curbed. Forty years later the Israelites were so well disciplined...
  19. JohnDB

    Nitrogen! (in gardening)

    Acid vx base soil conditions. That's a LOT of things right there. People think all kinds of things....but the PH condition of the soils means a lot too. People have used 10-10-10 on gardens for a long time. But that doesn't mean the lime is bio available immediately....it can require 10...