Recent content by JustHereToTalk

In my experience, those who call themselves "Apostolic" are quite often the opposite of Universalists. Are we thinking of the same thing? :scratch:

I have experienced a number of things which others have called "paranormal" by whatever terms, but I don't call them that.

Perhaps the non-religious don't need Google? ;)

There's nothing wrong with cards, any more than there is anything wrong with bones, cups, crystals, stars in the sky, or whatever else. But *divination* is something that would be hard to justify in the Christian faith, and the reasons should be obvious to anyone who reads the Bible. For me, a...

Agreed.

I experienced the Kubler-Ross model's "five stages," not necessarily in order: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression (of sorts) Acceptance I happened to be aware of this during the process, and that helped. I often looked around and felt that other people were doing much the same thing, and...

I don't think the world that you describe is in the Bible. I see it as a modern, recently-invented Christian tradition, not a Biblical worldview. I respect the Bible and Christianity. I have less respect for the political, profit-motivated, ever-tweaking, and ever-failing propaganda that comes...

Unless, of course, that proof conflicts with your narrative.

It seems the only thing that is futile here is expecting you to involve some level reading comprehension in this discussion. Jesus used EXACTLY the same phrase to relate his desire to that a hen gathering her young, as the angels did to relate Jesus' going with his coming. I've already explained...

When has AI put anyone out of work?

By referencing a dictionary? Okie dokes. OK, good. I find that phrase to be interesting, hon tropon, translated "in like manner" in the KJV. Did you know that Acts 1:11 is not the only place in the New Testament where it is used? The exact same phrase is used here: Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem...

Actually, @FrankDux already argued that the actual words of the text don't do that. You jumped to another text without addressing it. Acts 1 says that *Christ* physically ascended into the sky. Where does Acts 1 say that "the righteous" will physically ascend into the sky?

Well, let's not cloud the issue by observing what was actually the real point ;)

I find it highly common that, when faced with the unbelief of a loved one, the religious will often try to diagnose them, and in doing so will turn to any difference in doctrine from their own as a source of blame. Bombarding them with shrink-wrapped indoctrination media only serves to alienate...

You can say that's the real meaning all day long, but your insistence doesn't make it so. You didn't address the points made by @FrankDux on that passage, but rather went over to another which didn't make any mention of any ascension of "the righteous," only Jesus. That's why I asked the...