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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (2)

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Should Christians Support Guns?

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Letters to My Kids: Be Who You Are- Ascension Day

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Does Paul's Christ Require a Historical Adam

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Blessed Ascension Day!

Posted by Phil James on May 9, 2013 at 10:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes (1)

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Spiritual Maturity

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Desire Runs Deep

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PROVING JESUS DIVINITY WITHOUT TRINITY

Posted by John Vesly on May 6, 2013 at 3:30am 14 Comments 0 Likes

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes - Preview

Posted by Scott on May 5, 2013 at 7:58am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Interpretation, Shmerpretation

Posted by Scott on May 1, 2013 at 8:00am 2 Comments 0 Likes

Accomplishments In Life

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Letters to My Kids: Same Sex Marriage VIII- Why I'm Not Heterosexual and I Hope You Aren't Either.

Posted by Phil James on April 17, 2013 at 3:00pm 9 Comments 1 Like

What Christians Should Know (And Do) About the Gosnell Case

Posted by Rey Reynoso on April 15, 2013 at 10:00am 4 Comments 0 Likes

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Ann Sam posted a discussion

Why does bad things happen to good people

We see scores of people living their life out there in immorality and lust, yet they do not seem to be suffering.However people who stick on to God, people who are helpless and needy are seen to be in the clutches of deadly diseases often without cure.Is this just? Of course we cannot question the almighty, however from a human point of view it looks like injustice..We can comfort them by saying - its all according to God's plan and purpose/a blessing in disguise.. But if we are in their shoes,…See More

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Addai replied to Addai's discussion Deconstructing Theodicy article

" Thanks for that Peter. I would say that as a traditional (Nicean) Christian, Iv'e been very interested in other points of view possibly because of my past studying psychology etc. It occurs to me that much…"

10 hours ago

JRKH replied to Maurice Edwards's discussion "Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

"I suppose the simplest answer to this question would be "Pride". When something escalates to the point of "arguing" (as separate from discussion or debate) it becomes more a matter of "winning", of…"

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Peter John Ellway replied to Addai's discussion Deconstructing Theodicy article

"I am partly just wanting to get this off first base (probably an inappropriate baseball phrase - I am British you know!) It certainly shows me the subtlety of thought possible in a point of view totally alien to me - the notion that God must in fact…"

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Peter John Ellway replied to Maurice Edwards's discussion "Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

"I can only praise you, Maurice, for what you say. I think there is very little that anyone can really know, and to go to war over belief is indeed insane. Unfortunately the insane people sometimes get to be the ones who make the decisions"

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Maurice Edwards posted a discussion

"Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

I've had the pleasure of participating in many discussions, debates, and down right arguments over things I or anyone else could "prove". History, religion, theology... etc. Many of the things we study and argue about are things we can only believe. Most of the things we argue about and even go to war over are things we can only believe or fail to believe. We can't prove, disprove, or even know most of the things we argue and go to war over. SMH! It's insane when you think about it. As a…See More

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Peter John Ellway replied to Peter John Ellway's discussion William Lane Craig

"I thought I would resurrect this old thread, partly as Robert and Phil T may not have been on this forum at the time. Robert especially will already very probably be aware of the issues, but the text below is a repeat of a post from me which…"

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Robert Atwood replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"Ah, Peter, there you are. I think Phi is dissuaded in his messianic aspirations, so you need not worry. In any case, Peter, you Brits gave us the American "Bible belt" by dumping hundreds of thousands of Scots-Irish…"

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Robert Atwood replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"Not to be argumentative, Phil, but I think your notion that human beings have a strong need to know things requires some qualification. After spending much of the past four years being the "primary caregiver" for two grandchildren…"

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Peter John Ellway replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"Ellway - Ellofaway - the way to Hell: some of the playful stuff based on my name I suffered when young! So maybe I am the Antichrist that obsesses David? The to-be-lynched Messiah with Phil Tanny as my mouthpiece! What a fate -…"

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Maurice Edwards replied to Maurice Edwards's discussion "The Evidence"

"I like your comment but Pentecostals and many others believe tongues is the "official" "sole" representative/evidence of being filled with the Holy Ghost. Men were filled with the Holy Ghost before tongues became a gift…"

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Robert Atwood replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"You present an interesting puzzle Phil. As a former Catholic I would expect that you know that Christ is substantially present each time the mass is celebrated. If you were a Protestant, you would know that Christ is…"

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Robert Atwood replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"Hi Phil, You write, "Perhaps we might declare the speakers irrelevant? " Generally, from the standpoint of reason, the truth or falsity of a claim is judged independently of the person making the claim. Your suggestion that the…"

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Robert Atwood replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"Yes, "legend" is a commonly proposed 4th possibility. There might be others, but one can't think of them because they don't begin with the letter "L"."

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Peter John Ellway replied to David Oldham's discussion Foxe's Book of Martyrs

"I see there is a conference next weekend in London called "Jesus: Liar, Lunatic, Legend... or Lord?" - so that's another option for a start! "

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JRKH replied to Dave Z's discussion Fixing the Megachurch Problem

"Phil, Agree with your assessment of "ning". I'm not a fan of it either. (but then I tend to be computer challenged as it is. On to matters of buildings and such... In determining what sort of building (if any) will…"

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JRKH replied to Phil Tanny's discussion Walking The Walk: A Project

"Phil, To answer your question above....it is the degree to which we can make Agape the center of our efforts in every aspect of the project. Your example of the tornado is a good one for in such a case it is an unselfish love, that we call…"

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Why does bad things happen to good people

Started by Ann Sam in Misc 1 hour ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Tags: good, people, to, happen, things

William Lane Craig

Started by Peter John Ellway in Theology (General). Last reply by Phil Tanny 8 hours ago. 182 Replies 0 Likes

Is anyone else interested in Craig, the Xian philosopher whom Richard Dawkins seems to avoid? Craig's Divine Command Theory leads him to justify the slaughter of the Canaanites by the Israelites, and…Continue

Deconstructing Theodicy article

Started by Addai in Theology (General). Last reply by Addai 10 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Due to my own personal issues the last 20+ years, I've done a lot of reading on the topic and I'm really excited what I've read so far by this author. I got his book on my amazon wish list. So…Continue

"Why Do We Argue With People About Things We Can Only Believe?"

Started by Maurice Edwards in Theology (General). Last reply by JRKH 13 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

Started by David Oldham in Church History. Last reply by Robert Atwood 18 hours ago. 61 Replies 0 Likes

How many have read even the small edition of John Foxe's Acts and Monuments or more commonly known as the Book of Martyrs? I have only read a few selections of the small edition. I have heard…Continue

Tags: faith, persecution, church, early, martyrs

"The Evidence"

Started by Maurice Edwards in Theology (General). Last reply by Maurice Edwards yesterday. 22 Replies 0 Likes

Pentecostals and others claim they've been filled with the Holy Ghost with the "evidence" of speaking in tongues. Many would agree that the first people who spoke in other tongues were the people of…Continue

Walking The Walk: A Project

Started by Phil Tanny in Theology (General). Last reply by Phil Tanny yesterday. 13 Replies 0 Likes

In other threads I've been talking rather a lot of talk about walking the Christian walk. I'm starting to bore even myself, so we might shift some focus from theory to action.If it interests you,…Continue

Fixing the Megachurch Problem

Started by Dave Z in Evangelical Issues. Last reply by Phil Tanny yesterday. 65 Replies 0 Likes

Here (from another thread) is one of the more common complaints about American Churchianity:To me, the most public example of Christian materialism are the fancy multi-million dollar Christian church…Continue

Tags: Megachurch

Xianity?

Started by Phil Tanny in Theology (General). Last reply by Phil Tanny on Thursday. 60 Replies 0 Likes

It seems I've been seeing Christianity spelled Xianity, and Christians spelled Xians around the net. At first I thought it was yet another way atheist jihadists had come up with to insult…Continue