I think I've made the point before that Canaanite religion is full of this kind of thing, as is the worship of Cybele by its transgendered priests, which spead across the world from the east to Rome eventually. This kind of thing is by no means novel, and is what biblical religion, or faith in...
Unnatural urges, by which I mean urges contrary to natural law, are clearly mentioned in Romans 1.
It's not defined as an illness but as a punishment for idoltary. See Romans 1.
No, you're the one whose lying. It really is necessary to distinguish deism from Christianity, and personal from state religion. Christ never taught Christianity as a State religion, so stop talking about it as if it was.
As to politics and the State, let me repeat the evidence:
A treaty of...
No, I'm not disputing your subjective testimony or evidence. I'm saying your subjective testimony does not equate to an objective spiritual truth. The point about God is that his ways are higher than the ways of men - much higher. (I also speak for myself. I find myself thinking, how naive I was...
Matt 12:37 shows that words are very important. The vocabulary of transgenderism is not of God, and IMO does not measure up to biblical standards. If it does, prove it. You've not posted one evidence that serves to reconcile Christianity and transgenderism. Doubtless you've got many in the...
Your definition of evil is not necessarily the bible's. Why should we accept your definition of evil? If one adds the Christian and Muslim world populations together, as compared to Baha'is, you're in a very small minority with your views.
I don't agree. Not everything that is taught is mandatory. Not all law is mandatory. Only what is directly commanded on pain of penal sanction is mandatory. Thus the selling of merchandize in the temple precints was taught as acceptable by them, but it didn't involve an injunction on anyone to...
I'm telling you your insistence on using terms like "trans kids" and your imputation of trans-sexualism to small children does not come from the bible, so I would be very grateful if you would stop pretending that it does. It is a humanistic endeavour, and a misrepresentation of Christianity to...
A treaty of peace and friendship between the United States and Tripoli that was approved by George Washington explicitly stated: “The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion…”
I think you'll find Christianity has had little influence on a...
It's not for you to say who is wrong and who is right.
It seems that there is endemic corruption in Lebanon, and this likely extends to the official religious bodies, both Christian and Muslim. What one must hope is that good (i.e. the overthrow of a corrupt political system and class) will...
??? May be you need to seriously think about the origination of law. Law always comes from one's religion, widely defined. A person's religion is known by their law. Law doesn't emerge from a vacuum, but from principles, which will be based on atheism or belief in some philosophy, or from some...
Too vague. I never said all illnesses were caused by demons.Clearly one's own body is the centre of spiritual / material fusion, or bridge, where both the spiritual and material are causal to actions.
Some illness are caused entirely by oneself as they are entirely foreseeable (as acknowledged...
I'm not saying that there are not physical ways of alleviating such things. Saul the Old Testament king found that listening to the harp cured his depression on a temporary basis. But equally there is prayer, which is available for all things.
I do not belong to any cult, am not a JW, and would...
Illnesses of all sorts were recognized.
It certainly recognizes man-man and women-women relations and the desire to engage in the same (Romans 1), but it doesn't classify them as medical conditions but as the wrath of God imposed on mankind for unspiritual idolatry, where those who engage in...
I'm not going to touch on heaven and its opposite, because that would entirely counterproductive in this particular thread.
It's not even a question of right or wrong (although that is a material point but I am not even raising it). The only point I am trying to make is that trans-sexualism is...
You're preaching pure humanism. Nowhere is what you say ever seen in the bible. There will always be a problem with reconciling the bible to your humanist philosophy. If you don't recognize trans-sexualism as humanist, you have a real problem with integrity as well as with credibility. There is...
Asking for proof is definitely not blasphemy. Proof is a constant theme in the bible. Blasphemy is when proof stares you in the face, like it did those who witnessed the miracles of Christ, only for them to allege that the miracles were done by the power of Satan (Mark 3:28–29, Matthew 12:31–32...
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It's also called being under the control of sin. See Romans 7:23 "But I see a different law in the parts of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body." and Romans 7:7 onwards. In acute cases it is what is known as demonic...
I assumed no such thing. I was simply making the point that children of a young age are ruled by their parents and do not make such choices as were being alleged to have been made by them in respect of transgenderism. They are not moral agents. They cannot be prosecuted under criminal law. They...