but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matt 5:28
And your talking about actual touching which is way past the thought only.
Hello all, Both sides of this argument have been very entertaining so far. I can't recall just how much time I have sat here reading the whole thread.
Yes, us literal bible believing conservative creationists are not the sharpest tools in the tool shed. We don't really listen to much as...
Jesus believed Genesis to be literal.
"And he (Jesus) answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,"
The only biblical text that directly spoke of this is found in Gen 5:2
Peter believed that the world was young and...
Correct. But he was speaking in reference to the coming of Christ in Peter and it would be stretching it to apply that to creation. The earth was created on day one. God had created some light source on day one. He wasn't specific about it except to say that he divided the light from the...
If it doesn't mean what it says then it can mean anything. I just take it at face value without trying to add to or subtract from the text. God said he did it in seven days, then I believe him. He also backs up these statements in other portions of the old testament where the literal 7 day...
Genesis chapter 1.
One cannot call evolution a fact. He would have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that billions of years have existed. God has never made a claim to have used evolution. I am well aware of the claims that are made as to how people believe they can prove the time.
I...
When I read about Ananias and Sapphira, what is clear to me is that their crime was lying to the Holy Spirit and not holding out on the funds. If holding out were the case then God would have made that clear through out the New Testament. I like to make sure that my children completely...
You know this how exactly? Consider your accusations. I am not prideful. The only thing I have pride in is God who created all things and is Lord over all. When he says something, I take it as the truth. I base what I say off of what he has said. Parroting for brownie points, No. Standing...
I agree. Good science would lead you to God. But people don't understand who they are messing with when it comes to God. People believe that they can't possibly be being deceived by the 'scientific' conclusions they come to. God has stated "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will...
The complete answer to this question would take a long time to explain. It would require starting from a foundation in Christianity and building upon that foundation understanding of particular behaviors and moral concepts that are involved in making decisions like these. It depends entirely...
As a Christian, I believe that God stopped his communications with man in written form around AD 96 with the book of Revelation. I believe the bible, both old and new testaments to be the perfect Word of God. If you take away from it or add to it then it is no longer perfect. Therefore God...
What do "I" think about theistic evolution?
About the same as I do "the gap theory".
If one can believe Genesis 1:1 then the rest should be easy.
God is still creating things. Every time someone is reborn they are a new creation according to the bible.
The idea of evolution wasn't created...
I went and visited the website that you posted. I don't consider that website to be a credible place for divine understanding.
I used to be a Baptist. I was taught that salvation came by believing that Jesus died for me and that nothing else was necessary for salvation. Over time as I...
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
For Paul it wasn't about this life. Was he saved from sabotaging actions and addictions only to be beaten, ship wrecked, stoned, etc? The Christian life isn't designed to be a wonderful experience. For those who...
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
God is a communist (Not a Marxist). He supports voluntary communism. God hates capitalism. Capitalism supports the strongest and smartest to become the wealthiest while suppressing those who are weaker. God specifically gives gifts unto men for the benefit of others not self. Republicans...
The verses quoted above represent Jesus telling others that they misunderstand the scripture. No different than when he told the Sadducees that they erred not knowing the scriptures. While I agree with you that there is way to much picking apart the scripture to try and make it say what a...