Search results

I haven't dismissed preterism either. It has some good points, but also some problems. I would say it could at least be partially true. What do you think?

For me I could go either way with post-mill or historic pre-mill.

Unitarian.

According to an article written back in March, Trinitarians are jumping ship in droves. https://medium.com/@Titus38/the-trinitarian-exodus-93de391e5156

I found my basic beliefs on newadvent.org. Now what? Am I a Christian now or no?

That's debatable. What is "historical" isn't necessarily Biblical.

I have seen many a thread asking why a loving God would allow suffering or something to that effect. I don't know if this perspective has been offered, but I am not afraid to approach this and say what I think is really going on. God does love everyone, but it isn't what one may think. It isn't...

I have no problem not being nice about that and will readily agree I am not nice about it.

And yet goodness is a fruit of the Spirit, but niceness isn't. Also, God is never called nice in the Bible, but He's called good. Not being nice is not necessarily equal to being bad. It's just doesn't feel nice when peoples' pet sins are not validated, enabled, or pandered to. It requires...

I think the church should be very outspoken about issues regarding sin. Afterall, nowadays Christian beliefs are considered extreme in the West, but on the other hand it is always those who are the loudest about their extreme beliefs that often get the most attention. Perhaps now is a good time...

It's one of those situations where social and political issues meet protected religious liberties, but to further complicate the issue the largest and best media outlets to reach the most people are tightly controlled. Yes, people from the church can get on some of these platforms, but they also...

Sometimes it's actually easier to forgive ourselves because at least we have control over the things we do, but may be completely powerless to stop the offenses others bring again us, especially if they do so with frequency. On the other hand, can we reach a point where we can cut out the...

I don't know what their long term plan is. It may be that they are trying to extend their influence to Muslims because in the Islamic Quran, Jesus the son of Mary is actually stated to be the Messiah, but they don't believe Jesus is the Son of God. It possibly wouldn't take much to sway a lot of...

Yes that is true. It is possible that one may not know enough to know what they do not know. If they do not know the truth they may not know they do not know the truth. In effect, the knowledge needed to speak the truth is the same knowledge needed to recognize with the truth is. One may also...

There is nothing new under the sun. I am sure that has literally happened somewhere. :Laughingoutloud:

all of that and then made their own Bible called the Queen James Bible to further enable them. Yes, it's been edited.

Yes I understand what you mean. There are a lot of things said in Christianity that sound religious, sound good, but ultimately are misleading. First thing that comes to my mind is "Come as you are..." but the part they leave off is "...but don't stay as you are." While many are called, few are...

Jesus isn't the LORD (YHWH) though. So calling on Jesus isn't equal to calling on the LORD. Here are some examples below that clarify this. Compare Psalm 2:7 to Hebrews 1:5. The LORD/Father speaking to the Son in Psalm 2:7 is God speaking to the Son in Hebrews Hebrews 1:5. Psalm 2 7I will...

I got my number from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity of the Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. According to their FAQ page, they define a denomination like this: "The most detailed level of our taxonomy of global Christianity is Christian denominations, defined as an organized...

I see that you, too, have discovered that many people hate the truth even though they are often not overt about it. It's often when sin is exposed that they raise issue. Rather than have any sort of Holy Spirit conviction and repent, they want to justify themselves and project blame back onto...