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I would agree with DaRev, except for one point of clarification. '144,000' does not represent the number of people to be saved. The gathering of the 144,000 is a single symbol representing all the people that will be saved, however many that will be. I think that's what DaRev was trying to...

Well, the reading of the OT and the Epistles wouldn't be considered a sacrament, and thus would be more open to performance by the general public. The Gospel is considered the direct word of the Lord, and thus is elevated from other similar activities. That, of course, is a layman's pov. Your...

And ... another job opportunity goes down the drain, while another seems to be spinning about it slowly. Meanwhile what work I do have has dried up, which may bring about a furlough just in time for Christmas ... which would push me one step closer to going bankrupt. My head knows that God's...

Does this mean I've actually found two other people besides myself who prefer the classic Divine Services to 'Contemporary Worship'?

That would be a correct assessment, and we cannot deny that they often have logic on their side. It is a fair cop to say that 'Blessings from God' are indistinguishable from simple good luck. I have, over the years, grown to accept that there is no effective logical argument to support faith -...

1) Based on your description, you were deceived. Disillusionment comes from within; it is not something that someone can teach you. 2) Disillusionment is similar, but it is the result of personal experiences rather than from someone teaching you things. Your explanation suggests that...

Just a personal musing ... I have seen shepherding only briefly, but from what I have seen the shepherd uses his tools - the staff and the rod - not at all violently. Both are used gently; to guide and to re-direct softly and not with pain. From my own experience with being spanked, I learned...

30 and well past anything resembling my prime. Well; understand that I don't believe in any 'one'. Life is choices, and marriage shouldn't be about finding your 'one and only'. It should be about dedicating yourself to the well-being of another person, and declaring them to be your one and...

Konichi wa.

Which Concordia are you looking at - Wisconsin, Minnesota, or one I'm not aware of?

You asked about evil - I answered about evil. I trust you are not using natural disasters as a means to refute what I presented, because they do not apply. Now: in regards to natural disasters, keep in mind that they are exactly that - forces of nature. In an imperfect world we can hardly...

What Christmas shopping? With my salary, I'll be happy to keep food on the table this year.

TSA: while your fervor may seem extreme, your meaning is important. The congregants of any denomination must be willing to examine their priest/pastor/minister within the tenets of that specific denomination. The servant of the Lord must be doing the Lord's work, and not the work of man. I...

This is an important observation if properly applied. We must confront sin, but the who, when, and how is extremely important. The goal is not to belittle or drive away, but to help a soul come closer to God. I don't believe that the methods of Westboro Baptist Church is at all effective.

You put me in a quandry. You see ... if you look to the top of the page in the sub-heading of "Theology", you should see the caption ( Christians Only ). This technically means that ( by my own personal rules that I set for myself when I started writing in the theology forum ) I shouldn't be...

Oh, heavens no! :) Indeed we can. Let me try to summarize, and we'll see. You're saying that to embrace monogamy ( or more specifically, enforce monogamy on others ) because we see it as a relationship which will avoid sins of jealousy is inappropriate, because the presence or...

As a Lutheran with an Orthodox wife, I would always pay the Eucharist respect that the Orthodox church advocates. This is primarily out of respect for our fellow Christians, but also because it would be a disrespect to Christ. I do not practice Orthodoxy, so I do not participate in their...

Well - if the followers of the tradition adhere to their tenets, then the one with the fewest jealousy issues would be the former. That tradition teaches that a husband should focus his amorous affections on his wife, and abstain from considering any other partner. The same goes for the wife...

( bows ) Please forgive my most unworthy self. I was obviously distracted for a moment, and thought that I had completed the statement. Please allow me to complete the thought now. Jealousy in affection is common; by forming a tradition which avoids that conflict, sins rooted in that jealousy...

Interesting ... I thought this forum was 'Christians only'. My mistake. With that said, I will dispute one statement you made. Faith is the belief in something in the absence of evidence, otherwise referred to as 'the proof of things unseen'.