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    Christians, who are they?

    I think most Christians of all denominations would agree that a Christian is one that has accepted Christ as his lord and savior. All of the other--doctrine, theology, rituals, etc.--have some clear Biblical authority, some less so--but since only God can judge the heart, a person's behavior...
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    The Bible and Homosexuality

    To the Christians in this post: This is a no-win situation. There is not one reliable study suggesting homosexuality is outcome-determinative based on genetics or any congenital factor. The most reliable scientific evidence suggests its origins are envrionmental and psychological, but this...
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    Original Sin

    Perhaps this will help you, from the Wesminster Confession of Faith, which seeks to explain Biblical precepts: Westminster Confession of Faith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter VI: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin and of the Punishment...
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    Do Atheists get into heaven?

    This is the most interesting part. The younger son squanders his inheritance and gets forgiven. The older son does not yet resents the party thrown for his wayard brother who returns. First, this demonstrates so clearly that we are saved by grace, not by works. The older son's works do...
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    The Bible and Homosexuality

    QUOTE Does that also include the Levitiacal (18:22) injunction against a man lying with a man as with a woman? That commandment is "smack-dab" in the middle of the sexual activity list just below the prohibition of have sex during menses. END QUOTE Many of the verses you refer to have to do...
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    The Bible and Homosexuality

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    The Bible and Homosexuality

    I'll answer you. First, you quote no verses, so you are out of context at the very least. But, of course, I can say with certainty that adultery is still wrong, children who disobey their parents are still wrong, and witchcraft is still wrong. In fact, as a disturbing number of our youngsters...
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    The Bible and Homosexuality

    That's fine. But your conundrum is clearly a red herring--as heterosexuality is necessary for reproduction, it will never be "looked down upon" for long, or the society you suggest would cease to exist within a generation. Furhter, you never address my heterosexual example--why am I not to...
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    Is the Trinity Biblical?

    The Westminster Confession quote above covers it, but if you want to see the Trinity mentioned in the Bible in the same sentence, well, here you go: Matthew 28 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[1] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy...
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    Is the Trinity Biblical?

    Here is 1 Tim 1:5-- 5The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. What verse are you trying to quote?
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    The Bible and Homosexuality

    The ceremonial law of the Old Testament has been fulfilled in Christ, which is why we today can eat pork, do not need to be circumsized, do not offer animal sacrifices, may stay in the same room with a menstruating woman, etc. The Ultimate Sacrfice has been made. This is commonly understood...
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    The 'Trinity' of Religious Contradiction

    The ultimate end of God and his creation is greater glory and fellowship--in fact, there is no reason for the plural but unified God (the trinity) to create man in his image but to create greater glory and fellowship. Real fellowship cannot exist without free moral choice, and there is the...
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    Forgiven of Sins

    There are no "good" people--we are all sinners, and incapable of doing good on our own, as we have all inherited Adam's sin-nature. Until we are "born again", we are corruped by our sin. Read this from Ephesians 2--it provides a good theological basis for your understanding of Christian...
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    How reliable is the Bible?

    SEE CAPS BELOW FINE--BUT DID ANY OF THOSE DIETIES DIE TO SAVE MANKIND FROM ITSELF? NO, THEY DID NOT. HERE IS WHERE CHRISTIANITY IS UNIQUE. IN FACT, IN GREEK TRADEGY, WHEN ONE OF THE IMMORTALS' PART-HUMAN OFFSPRING SUFFERED IN SOME WAY, THE CAPRICIOUS GODS TOOK IT OUT ON MANKIND, CONTRA TO...
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    Do Atheists get into heaven?

    The Bible seems quite clear--any time in this earthly life is sufficient. For example, when Christ was on the cross, one of the two thieves crucified with Jesus accepted Christ as his savior shortly before the thief died, and Christ made it quite clear that this was sufficient for his...
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    How reliable is the Bible?

    This idea was started by Catholics in the Middle Ages, so they could charge their parishoners money in order to acheive said 'grace'. THE FELLOW SAID CHRITIANS NOT CATHOLICS AND IT STARTED AT PENTECOST "THE AGE OF GRACE" ALTHOUGH I AGREE ON YOUR ASSEMENT OF THE CATHOLICS Actually, you have...
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    Only Atheists can be Truly Moral

    This is not what I "believe", as what I believe has no sway on anyone. It is what the Word says, which is why I posted the long quote from Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Did you read it? Finite beings living in an infinite universe are probably incapable of defining what is "good" and...
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    Was Jesus dark skinned?

    There is much more to these genealogies than first appears. Luke really addresses Mary's genealogy, in a backhanded way, and it goes through David, too. Please see: http://home.inreach.com/bstanley/geneal.htm Absolutely all men could have begun with Adam. If two people contained our...
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    Only Atheists can be Truly Moral

    The mistake you make in your analysis is to assume the Christian has "earned" something through his Charity. He has not, as we are saved by grace, not by works. Our "works" are ordained by God in advance, and are merely evidence of God's grace at work. In fact, no one does any true good works...
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    Was Jesus dark skinned?

    Literally, you are correct, but as a general reference, the traditionally "Semitic" peoples meet the physical characteristics I suggested, and Jews are often referred to as "Semites". Here is a textbook definition: 1. A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Near East and...
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