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We are dedicating our new church faciliy this Sunday and I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas for the service. I have put together a slide show of the building of the new church and have a couple of songs in mind -- but really need some input on what you've seen or been a part of that...

It's been very interesting to me to read through all your arguments. You're a good scholar -- misinformed, but good nonetheless. I have struggled over this issue for years and still don't have a complete grasp on it. But I would like to respond to some of the Scriptures you use to defend your...

Thanks for the reply. It is a touchy issue. However, I do believe the issue is one of purity and holiness. It also becomes an issue of where do we draw the line? It's odd to me that we approach some sins in a relaxed, flippant manner. Am I saying that gambling is sin? Yes. I believe it...

Just read a great book I'd recommend. 'Hard to Believe' by John MacArthur. A must read for all who love and long for the purity of the church to return. mark.

Thanks for your reply. I'd like to address some of your comments. 1. I do believe that God is the owner of all things. "For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. If I were...

So Sharky, Do you think the miracle this woman received was an act of God? How could the two be justified? I agree with your thoughts on the rest of your reply. Thanks. mark.

I checked out world magazine on the net and did find a magazine that went by that name. It looked like what you described. The subscription was about $39 bucks. Is that the one? I found it at worldmag.com. Thanks for your help. mark.

Thanks for the reply. I would like some more information on World Magazine if possible. Are you a subscriber? Do they have a website? mark.

Had an interesting conversation with my Mother and Father-in-law the other day. They are believers (charismatic, but we'll save that for another thread) but they also go to Vegas regularly and gamble. While they were talking about their latest trip I asked them a question -- "Suppose you won...

Netpreacher -- are you saying that Christians never sin???? :scratch: mark

This is quite a thread. Almost like watching a tennis match. AVBunyan, what is your thoughts on the need for a Christian to confess and repent? Is there a need; does it effect our standing with God at all if we don't? It seems to me that you are saying the only consequences for sin is...

I don't want to make this thing walk on all fours but I really don't think the older brother issue is that big. He typifies the attitude of the religious hypocrite who will not recognize his own sin but will go completely overboard on the sins of others. His strength was his pride -- "I...

I agree. But how about the older brother????? Mark

Just wondering, was the younger son elect before he came back or after? You say that because he came back he was obviously elect. If the younger son would have died while in his state of rebellion would he still have been received by the Father as a son - spiritually speaking? I suppose the...

Where exactly did you get your information? A despot can be any ruler that has absolute authority. And of course, if you want to look at the human despots that have reigned, the vast majority of them would have been unjust. The difference is that God is a divine, benelovent, despot. That...

just a simple note that may help. "the command by Jesus does seem difficult at first reading. however, the 'hatred' called for here is actually a lesser love. Jesus was calling his disciples to cultivate such a devotion to him that their attachment to everything else, including their own...

Just wondering adam332 if you had any thoughts on Col. 1:16-17 -- "Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day -- things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ." Are you...

Point well taken. After reading what I wrote I was a bit embarrassed but I couldn't figure out how to change what I had said. What I meant to say was that the scriptures Gamecock was citing had nothing to do with the question of foreknowledge not predestination. My bad. Perhaps I'll learn...

I really can't believe some of the things I've just read. Are there no more conservative theologians out there? In the Christian realm there are those who are either for Chrsit or they are against Christ. For the most part liberal theolgians preach heresy not truth. Therefore they cannot be...

Thanks for your response. I am wondering if you think that Judas was at this time expressing a faith in Christ????? It's my opinion that the repentance he offers here is not to Christ but a sort of self serving repentance to soothe his guilt. If he was genuinely repentant he would have gone to...