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  1. Carl Emerson

    Smoke weed

    This is a different issue... I have been in hospital with severe pain and was given morphine. No issue there. :gd By the way does anyone know why I cant see a normal smile among the smilies???
  2. Carl Emerson

    Smoke weed

    For the believer "be not drunk with wine which is dissipation, but be filled with the Holy Spirit..." Dissipation is an interesting term, implying your communion with the Holy Spirit wanes as He is grieved. With weed the same dissipation occurs only more so and almost immediately.
  3. Carl Emerson

    Smoke weed

    I believe you have to drastically increase the penalties for supply.
  4. Carl Emerson

    Smoke weed

    And all this driven from increasing commercial pressure on the poor and boredom on the rich... Then multinationals offer drugs to ease the symptoms - full circle... Result - a captive society...
  5. Carl Emerson

    Smoke weed

    Yes, that remark was not in response to you my friend... I was responding to your request for advice.
  6. Carl Emerson

    Smoke weed

    Over seven years I was dealing with spiritual barbs and learned to refuse them again and again in Jesus Name. Satan does not release easy, but if we stand consistently in His Name he will loose. Remember Jesus's authority is supreme in all realms - physical, spiritual mental. We don't have to...
  7. Carl Emerson

    Friendly Bible Study - participants must agree to Nicene Creed.

    Mmmm... Melbourne was flat tack with the wedding and all - just had no time to fit anything else in. However we are planning 8 weeks in April so that will work. Meantime after Christmas we could catch up on Zoom or teams if that works for you ???
  8. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    By the way the 'dome of the rock' is also considered Holy to Judaism. I notice that Aqsa Mosque is about 200 yards away from the 'dome'
  9. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    What would this say about Trumps "Christianity" if he indeed becomes their 'Cyrus' ???
  10. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    You seem to be presenting the OT as somehow less inspired. Thanks for your opinion.
  11. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    Heb 1 also says "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son..." So it is a 'both and' issue, our record of His Word through the Prophets is equal to the record of the Son's Words. If you think the...
  12. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    I stay within the domain of what I feel confident to share with others. End times is riddled with speculation and I am not about to join the circus. Not everyone agrees with the proposed interpretation of Luke 14. I was asked to start a bible study - it was not my idea. I prefer to stay...
  13. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    A matter is understood by considering all of Scripture not just the NT. Here you seem to draw the conversation away from the issue of the Third Temple. I don't particularly mind discussing other issues but ask that this be done on another thread.
  14. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    End times is not my specialisation - but with Trump positioned to support the rebuild it is a 'now' issue so I speak on that. My essential message is that believers should not support any initiative to build the third temple. Any such rebuild and animal sacrifice for sins, denies the Cross...
  15. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    No need for sadness... I read Luke 14 carefully and didn't see any direct references to the temple. However the fundamental principles apply in a broader sense for sure. You know it would be a lot more pleasant if folks dealt with the subject matter rather than knocking the person who raises...
  16. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    Hi Matthew, thanks for your input. I seems to me that Jesus spoke of the birth of the Church in reply to the Samaritan Woman. So this prophesy was fulfilled shortly after it was spoken and was accurate. However matters concerning the return to the Land and a future revival among Jews would...
  17. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    Can you return the good will I have extended to you and clearly state your question if it fits the criteria.
  18. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    There is a matter that you might not have considered - Paul spoke fondly of his kinsfolk and the expectation and hope that they would be saved. Further the gathering back to the land after dispersion is mentioned by the prophets. Indeed as predicted the Nation of Israel was 'born in a day'...
  19. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    Please give precise scriptural quote...
  20. Carl Emerson

    Israel

    Can you explain this a little more please.