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In looking at the bible and not giving ear to Calvin, I come up with three key points. - God does call or select certain men and women for His purposes. - God Loves the ones He didn't call, meaning just because they weren't specifically called to a task didn't exclude them from salvation. - God...

Being someone who is intrigued by these concepts, I think it's a fun excercise to comtemplate it as long as I don't constipate it. It's easy to overthink it and end up in sci fi land. If it wasn't reaL in some sense, then in all fairness we shouldn't be judged by what we do in it. God creates...

A simulation would be the pretend precursor to the real thing. Why would God simulate? The thing we are all in composed of time and matter surely looks different on the back end. Who is privy to that? God for sure and maybe some others Elohim. Notice I said maybe.

The way I see the fringe groups is entirely different. They mostly have a quasi christian core but either add fluff or delete key doctrines. I personally don't delete the people. We are to love everyone, but I don't tolerate what amounts to a doctrine clearly false. Satan likes to add a little...

I have gone through a lot to get back to the beginning if that makes sense. I had to prove everything out to myself going by every reference in the bible so I could be assured. Some of the very first things that come out on this subject when looking at our most used medium, the web, is there...

Can't speak for all believers, as for me. It saddens me more than anything else because it's obviously an attempt to undermine the truth, sort of like CNN. Take a story and put a spin on it. Put that spin out there into education and media to convince everyone Christians are bigoted idiots. The...

I try to see it in this way, and I know for the most part it is true. I do believe we are to hone our knowledge of the bible which affects our presentation. That "be able to give an answer"part is important. Pharoah was hardened for a reason, and God still worked though men who did stupid...

The order is usually wrong here leading to the wrong conclusions. They say, " I don't like God and I want to go my own way, so I need to build a case against Him". Instead of looking at everything in a more realistic logical way. They over simplify these things because it gives them more...

Thank you Mr E: Different strokes yes, I hate to get an assignment and feel I flunked it because I didn't have the "stuff" to prove something. Yet sometimes maybe something happened I have no knowledge of. Sure it could be wishful thinking on my part. The Lord lines things up that we meet these...

I agree. Maybe looking at methodologies isn't necessarily productive. I believe a lot of our approaches has to do with what we are seeking to accomplish. It's naive' to think only Christians come to Christian message boards. There will also be the seekers, and if we aren't here to minster what...

Well....I sang Silent Night in German. Not sure if it counts. I have other stuff I would be embarrased to put up from my video channel. I want to make happy music from now on. German is the original language for this song.

My position is that we are with the Lord in soul form at death. His position is soul death until the resurrection.

I would agree with you here that there were and maybe are some mystical elements to some of this which were/are not good. Jung was the personality type I am which doesn't exactly make me feel any better about any of it. That certain personalities have been given definitions to identify them has...

I seriously think they are trying to crash us. Tear down and build back better only it won't be better. That's simply the catch phrase used to convince others internally of the tear down part of it. Those elites behind all of this are breaking things so someone can come along to fix it.

I know what I believe and it's in line with the majority here and with majority Christian thought. Buy I'm talking with this guy right now who will not budge. I've been talking to him in love not arguing. What would you do walk away? The problem is he's taking this to unbelievers. Do you see...

Yes, and I can see how empty all of that ritual stuff is. A new believer can go out and win another believer. What does that tell us? A well known verse- "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." I learned...

Good point @marks . Sometimes to make a point more is required. It isn't as if all of it can be approached the same way.EDITED to say I really like the idea of entering into this in prayer. On overthinking. For me it can get serious, like I've thought about meds for it that's how bad it can be...

I had this thought cross my mind the other day and I wondered how others might view this. I have noticed different delivery styles when believers share their beliefs and wanted to get a few thoughts from you guys about it. -There's the bible scholar who posts long reams of scripture and very...

I have enjoyed most of this thread because it reminded me of something I've recently been going through. I am not one of those spill the beans it's all about me people dumping my life out on the internet for attention, but sometimes I'll make an application to see if anyone else relates to it...

Do you think the all knowing God who foreknew english translations would trip us all up over a comma?