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Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of predestination is that certain people (elect) are predestined for salvation, while others are predestined to be condemned to Hell. What does that mean though? When you say "come to God", to me that sounds like having faith in Christ. Well we...

I believe we must have some place in biblical prophecy concerning the end times. Jesus did say that the last days would be like the days of Noah, aka really really bad that you start wondering why God has not destroyed it already. They also were blindsided by the flood, not because Noah never...

I have always had trouble with predestination. Because logically how can I be held accountable for whatever outcome I receive? And if that outcome is Hell, how is it just that God predestined me to be condemned to Hell? If we have free will in some matters, why wouldn't we have it in this most...

Well if someone gives you a command, do you have the will to obey it or disobey? Or is that answer already decided and whether it was the one you desired or not, you simply cannot change it?

It is obvious based on the context of this discussion that when I say "avoiding pregnancy" I am referring to avoiding pregnancy while still having sex. There's no such thing as "partial abstinence" either, that's called contraception techniques aka still contraception. It is perfectly...

How could contraception be a sin while "avoiding pregnancy" is not? They are the exact same thing. That is what contraception is, methods to avoid pregnancy and still have sex. Start another thread if you want to talk about rape and polygamy. This is contraception we're talking about, and as I...

For all the nice and civil criminals you claim to know, the one featured in the arizona video is the only one I've seen. I actually don't agree with the cop demanding to hold the ice tea, and the judge on this case ruled appropriately. If there are any cases where the cop gets away with that...

The first step to coming to Christ is repentance. To repent means to change your mind, which leads to a change of heart. It sounds like you may be starting to do that already. I'm not talking about "saying the sinner's prayer" or "confessing sins", but you are realizing in your mind the...

You have it backwards. You are the one who needs to prove to me the Bible says avoiding pregnancy is a sin. Otherwise there are very practical, logical reasons to do it. So I am the one who asks you, "Where does the Bible say that?" I indicated Onan was condemned for practicing withdrawal...

No I am saying if you are an A-hole about it chances are you have something to hide or are the kind of person to cause trouble. Barging into someone's house without a warrant and demanding to search the place is a very far cry from a routine traffic stop. When it gets to that point then we can...

As I said I sympathize with the dude and agree the cop shouldn't have arrested him. Also I am pretty sure with this footage the judge will have ruled in the black man's favor and against the cop. But I am talking about a general principle where people feel the need to resist the police and be...

Hahahahahaha that is fantastic. They should seriously do that I could imagine that becoming a viral thing. Unfortunately I think most of them would interpret that as submission instead of seeing the wit behind it.

I could give a hoot what "Catholic Tradition" says, God's Word has the final say for me. Also the vast majority of Scripture does not follow "tradition", especially when it's not based in God's Word, so you'll have to do better than Scripture picking a single verse that is most likely out of...

I actually think this article has pretty legitimate points. Most churches I've been to do seem like oppressive social clubs that are anti-science rather than groups that rightly divide God's Word. Of course that is a topic for a wholly different thread.

Here's a more recent but still slightly outdated one. http://www.gallup.com/poll/170822/believe-creationist-view-human-origins.aspx

Had to like this just for the use of "bovine excrement."

I think most of the people here agree YE Creationism does not hold water. We know there is scientific evidence the earth is much older than YEC would assume (both geological evidence and images of the vastness of space, some planets and galaxies would take millions of lightyears for us to see...

I think in the video it's found out the guy wasn't hiding alcohol just being belligerent. On one hand I do think this sucks that the cop arrested him for basically no reason. But I just can't help but also feel this dude should have just given him the can and proved his innocence, then got on...

I am aware it's taught in schools, but I believe that to be a small minority of schools. We can use Scripture to prove that they are not correct, I agree it is stubborn fundamentalism of not wanting to admit they were wrong about Scripture. However I maintain evolution is not conclusively...

Ok you need to make the distinction between Young Earth Creationism and Old Earth Creationism. Because that "Creationist" museum I bet is actually Young Earth. Which of course does not fit with the scientific record, and I already stated way back that Scripture does not definitively state that...