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<t>Valerie100 wrote: I don't understand why they can't just teach the value of respect, as in being respectful of everyone's religious beliefs -- even if it means viewing the 10 Commandments outside of a courthouse, Bibles in courtrooms and hearing the words "God" and "Amen" in schools. The same ...

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<t>I do not accept that God sent destruction on mankind. The Old Testiment events being natural disasters which were interpreted by the Israelites to be Acts of God. 
 
Modern day catasrophies likewise are natural disasters - part of this physical Earth. Mankind might well have a hand in ...

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<t>Accountable wrote: I don't understand the question in this context. 
 
 
 
I agree wholeheartedly. That's the most fun thing about FG! :yh_hugs 
 
 
It is my understanding that marriage was ordained of God. That the joining together of one man and one woman and to ...

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<t>gmc wrote: posted by idsguy 
 
 
 
Clearly we are but no problem there I can agree to disagree. I have a compulsion to keep going over what I believe and think, sometimes I shift a little other times I don't. Don't take this amiss but I often find if you take a set of facts and ...

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<t>gmc wrote: posted by idsguy 
 
 
 
I don't profess a great knowledge of either, but my understanding is that Islam teaches respect for the people of the book-other religons, doesn't advocate evangelism but allows people to convert if they want to. Islamic extremism is a ...

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<t>gmc wrote: posted by idsguy 
 
 
 
No there isn't, we can agree to disagree about it and remain civil to each other. 
 
posted by idsguy 
 
 
 
Surely it is more important that they remain together? What about catholic marrying protestant? Would you ...

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<t>gmc wrote: posted by wolverine 
 
 
 
I must be thick, I assumed he was being complimentary. 
 
posted by idsguy 
 
 
 
Just pretend for a moment you had never read these prophesies. Would you still believe the end of days was coming? What is worrying is ...

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<t>I believe we are well into the Latter Days. All that is now happening in the world was prophesized in the scriptures. (The natural disasters, the rampant lawlessness, the terrorism, the disrespect of authority including parentual, the climate changes, the breakdown of the traditional family, etc ...

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<t>john8pies wrote: I may be wrong but I think the problem stems from what different religions stand for, eg, (if I`m not right about this, please correct me, somebody!), Christians are asked to "spread the gospel to `non-believers`" however if they choose not to accept Christianity for themselves ...

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<t>ldsguy wrote: Without a doubt much of modern Christianity is far from what Jesus Christ intended it to be. That was prophesised from the early days. Apostacy set in right from the start. Today we have hundreds of denominations of "so called " Christianity. 
 
One major one is more based ...

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<t>theia wrote: I've just finished reading through this thread, agreeing and disagreeing as I moved from post to post. And changing my mind as I read one point of view and then another. 
 
And whilst I'm as befuddled as ever, I would say that Clint's post stood out for me. Why? Because of ...

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<t>spot wrote: Let me try to put it this way. If I discover, on my journey, perhaps at the bar of judgement, that this is an accurate reflection of the true state of affairs, I shall call God to account for the one-sided perversity of His intervention in history, I shall condemn Him for disgusting ...

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<t>spot wrote: It's all a matter of perception, ldsguy. As it happens, I'm an occasional preacher. To say "these sentiments cannot come from any dedicated Christian" is more judgemental than I'd care to be about anyone. You know why I'm posting here in the terms I use? Because I have a total problem ...

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<t>telaquapacky wrote: Straight ahead, Paul! And easter is more than a marking of a solar cycle event. The first Sunday after the vernal equinox was the worship day of Ishtar, also called Ashteroth, Isis, Aphrodite (or was it Venus?). Ishtar was the Babylonian version of the Pagan fertility goddess ...

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<t>BabyRider wrote: How can you say that after the short time you've been here? I see that you have stuck mostly to the religious discussions, but the people here are not so easily categorized. 
 
 
 
 
 
THAT is the key here. A man's (or woman's) walk with God is truly ...

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<t>Clint wrote: I embrace the teachings and person of Christ. I follow him, seeking to be more like him and less like the person I was before I immersed myself in him. I place great value in the Scriptures as he did and the writings about him in the Ã¢â‚¬Å“New TestamentÃ¢â‚¬. 
 
IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m ...

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<t>polycarp wrote: Christianity is being Christ-like, but to what extent are modern day christians christlike is the multimillion dollar question. I am a christian who believes the Bible and this is my opinion about christianity today. 
 
1. Christianity is a personal relationship with God ...

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<t>spot wrote: If you're going to notice me, ldsguy, then at least answer the points. 
 
Does Christianity insist that it's the best way to salvation? That no other religion washes as white? 
 
Does Christianity insist that all other worshipers from non-Christian religious ...

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<t>Raven wrote: Loads of you claim to be christian this, christian that, but what does it REALLY mean to you? 
 
What did Christ himself mean it to be? 
 
What exactly is it? 
 
I've read many posts regarding how you dont even believe the bible to be true. 
 
So what ...

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<t>Ted wrote: nvalyvee :-6 
 
There is only one God. "Hear of Israel the Lord your God. The Lord your God is one. 
 
If you do some research into the other great faiths of the world you will find that each believes in only one God; The only God. Oh they may call him by different ...

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<t>Ted wrote: "As we have said, Christianity is not a book religion. The Scriptures are not themselves divine revelation. They are merely the human testimonies of divine revelation in which the humanity, independence and historicity of the human authors always remain intact. I do not believe first ...

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telaquapacky wrote: Perhaps that's why Sir Isaac Newton wrote more books on Bible Prophecy and Theology than on Physics.

LOL good answer

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<t>Ted wrote: "Can the Bible be trusted?" 
 
This is not an easily answered question. Trusted how? Trusted for what?. It can be trusted to present profound truths about man and God and Yeshua of Nazareth and the Holy Spirit. It cannot be trusted as a science book or a history book. It cannot ...

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canaan wrote: Good answer!

I believe the Bible is True as far as it is correctly translated.

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<t>Ted wrote: I think that I will stick with the scholars that I've been learning about through my formal and informal studies. None of those listed above impress me. When I read "Herod the butcher of children." they are getting into historicized metaphor and not actual or literal history and yet ...

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<t>telaquapacky wrote: ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the secret history of Christianity. The Way began as a sect of Judaism and gradually began accepting Gentiles. The first Christian churches were Jewish synagogues that accepted Jesus as the Messiah, and companies formed by Jews who were kicked out of synagogues ...

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<t>canaan wrote: That's kinda funny since Jesus Himself said "I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me" Sounds like Jesus was one of those who taught that His way was the only true religion, yes? 
 
On the question at hand: I would be leary of anyone who ...

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<t>The early Church showed many signs of apostacy even while the original Apostles were alive. After they died or were killed there was no one to carry on their responsibility of keeping the Church from falling into deeper and deeper apostacy. Many Babylonion and greek influences entered the Church ...

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<t>kash567 wrote: What befell Jesus, must not have befallen, he must not have died, and he must not have been crucified, but certainly the Jews were persecuted, even in the time of Moses they were persecuted, and even to this day they have no peace, and are continously falling inside. 
 
My ...

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<t>spot wrote: None of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. As we remain the Lord's, death is a matter of irrelevance when it comes to relationships. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the ...

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<t>spot wrote: I was merely going to enquire, ldsguy, what sign of authenticity I can look for, from the outside, to distinguish between those who falsely claim ordination and those who actually have it. A finger pointed at a set of authentic ordinands would have helped me immensely. 
 
What ...

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<t>spot wrote: You believe it but you have no idea who qualifies? Well, that's helpful for my search for salvation then, isn't it. I'm here asking who on earth carries the ordination of priesthood on their shoulders, and you know who they are, and you simply won't tell me who they are? How am I ...

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<t>spot wrote: Name names, ldsguy - name a few individuals currently on earth who have the power to ordain others into the succession of priests. Why you think their succession is valid? By what path, historically, have they inherited that power? 
 
 
Like I have said in previous ...

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<t>spot wrote: Magic, ldsguy. Now, the 64,000 dollar question - who currently on earth has the Apostolic right to ordain, and why? What set or category of people have inherited the mantle, the power to ordain others into the succession of priests? Are we talking Roman Catholic Bishops, here, or are ...

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<t>Frederick wrote: As a born again Christian and practising Methodist I understand what you are saying, but in the absence of, for want of a better phrase, a singular God, is it not better to accept that unless certain standards and training are upheld, the church generally will just crumble into a ...

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<t>Clint wrote: The Apostles gave the Holy Ghost? Interesting. 
 
ArenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t we all a part of the priesthood? IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not finding where he ordained them as priests. Would you please point me to that reference? 
 
 
I personaly am convinced that a priest needs to be ...

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<t>Clint wrote: I havenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t been able to find an actual account of Jesus laying hands on the Apostles to ordain them. Could you tell me where to find it? 
 
 
Mark 3:13-15 reads that Jesus ordained the twelve. We also know that the Apostles ordained Mathius to replace Judas. <br ...

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<t>Clint wrote: You say that the laying on of hands is an unbroken chain that goes all the way back to the Lord. Who did the Lord ordain with the laying on of hands? 
 
 
The Lord ordained the 12 Apostles by the laying on of hands. When Judus killed himself he was replaced by Mathius ...

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