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  1. PastorFreud

    Can curse and prayer kill someone?

    Funny that you think I haven't read the Bible. Studied it for years. Sometimes in the original languages. Did I ask about cursing weeds? What did Jesus have against that fig tree? What was the point? To show us how to garden? Or was there some larger purpose? I am not attacking someone...
  2. PastorFreud

    Can curse and prayer kill someone?

    While I applaud you for learning to hold your tongue, it is possible to learn this without believing in magical abilities. You are not Paul. Paul was an apostle. Do you also pick up snakes and shake them off in the fire? Have you survived being stoned? Broken out of prison by angels? It's...
  3. PastorFreud

    Can curse and prayer kill someone?

    What are spirits? How can I measure them or have proof of their existence. I lack data for this.
  4. PastorFreud

    Can curse and prayer kill someone?

    What is "negative energy" and "positive energy?" How can I measure these? Can I use positive energy to make my broken electronics work? Can I use negative energy to curse the weeds in my garden? This all smacks of Christian witchcraft.
  5. PastorFreud

    Can curse and prayer kill someone?

    Most Satanists don't "worship" anything. Certainly not like Christians conceive of worship. They also aren't enemies of the enemy. They don't even believe that an actual Satan exists. Instead, the followers of LaVey promote reason, encourage good works, and believe that you should do...
  6. PastorFreud

    Question about academic integrity

    So let me give an opinion that has nothing to do with your religious faith. I used to teach college classes and now I teach high school. Teacher KNOW that cheating happens. And there are different types of cheating. Studying test banks is not the kind of cheating we worry about. You know...
  7. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    I didn't mean to insult you by saying that I needed more facts. I need more facts because I am ignorant on these topics. I do know the general facts you have shared, but I don't know much about what is happening internationally. I had a friend who worked in the UAE, and he said that it was...
  8. PastorFreud

    Can curse and prayer kill someone?

    And the sad thing is that the trolling works. Christians jump in and start debating theology, never once noticing how odd the question is and what its true purpose might be.
  9. PastorFreud

    How do I know whether I have a calling to vocational ministry?

    What if you were going to live anyway and your father's vow was just foolish on his part? Did God require him to make this vow? It sounds like part of a horrible upbringing for you, and one that has caused you more distress than you should have been subjected to. I advise you to do neither...
  10. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    I open to arguments like the one you are making, but I would like to see more of the facts and data supporting them. If what you say is correct, then we paved the way for some of the fringe groups by removing Saddam Hussein from power. If what you say is correct, and I'm open to that evidence...
  11. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    When it comes to religions being corrupted by power, I think that the history is relevant. I've been clear that I'm not being an apologist for Islam. What I am in favor of is recognizing and encouraging those who would reform Islam. These are the same Muslims who condemn their fringe...
  12. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    I do see history as relevant. Silly me. I apologized for getting the Saba quote wrong before you posted this reply. I said I missed a paragraph and that I was sorry for that. You think Breitbart is a valid source now? So you were just promoting imminent violence only? It sure seemed like...
  13. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    Ok, so Saba Ahmed was on the panel. I missed a paragraph. It was Brigitte Gabriel who quoted the numbers, numbers which I could not find substantiated anywhere else. But I did find this: "The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a U.S. veterans group, refers to Gabriel as 'pathologically...
  14. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    It would appear you are not actually reading the posts but just responding to key words. You were the one making a proposition that Muslims are bent on destroying us based on your list from the Quran. I was showing how our OT bible and even the NT text can also be interpreted as violent. In...
  15. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    What a frightening misinterpretation of Revelation.
  16. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    These are all examples before Jesus. I think Jesus slaying those around Jerusalem sounds like an interpretation of Revelation? Not sure these examples are examples of what we should do.
  17. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    All that seems pretty reasonable. I can't wrap my head around the position of a couple of others here, but you make sense.
  18. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    Hey Jonathan, Thanks for that post. It is the first one I've seen in this thread (unless I missed something) that gives some clarity. You say we can use lethal force to prevent the imminent murder of an innocent, weaker person. Can you expand on this? How do we determine the "innocent" and...
  19. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    I am not sure if I am in agreement with this or not. It depends on what "as much as you can" means, and I have yet for anyone to give me some clear criteria. What is the line? How do I know if I have exhausted all means and now taking the life of another is the only viable solution? I really...
  20. PastorFreud

    Is it ever ok to kill our enemies in the name of Jesus?

    I am not making an appeal to hypocrisy, despite your bouncing about screaming "Tu Quoque." I'm trying to show how all religions have gone through a world domination phase. In context, I said, "You seem...." OR is it "....." and I went on with two other choices. And then asked you to clarify...