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It's so refreshing to see someone who admits they don't understand instead of people who claim to know the answers and then try to fit "religion" into what they have decided already. People do refer to themselves as Christians with the purpose of putting a person at ease so they can loot and...

One of the really big problems is diagnosis. People go through years and doctors before diagnosis and the last study I saw said 1/3 of the people diagnosed with fibro didn't have it. Part of the problem is most docs can't perform the test properly. So they do blood work, if they find...

mjar, While you never know about the individual people in a congregation, it would be rather unusual for you to be looked down upon. Most would probably even assume that an 8 month old has been baptized and it wouldn't come up unless you bring it up. As for baptizing against the wishes of a...

Hi Jon, Part of the reason that some view Lutherans as antinomians is that some who go by the label Lutherans do indeed seem to be antinomians. Some are even universalists claiming that Jesus is not the only way to be saved. I know one pastor close to here that believes that. As far as the...

My suggestion is to find a medical professional who will work with you and actually monitor you. Giving you a prescription and saying come back in 6 months and tell me how it's going is not monitoring. You are right to be concerned. The meds you are taking and your conditions make it more...

There are several sufferers around the board. I've been diagnosed for about 15 years now. Had full symptoms for a long time before that. Got diagnosed because one doctor decided to not ignore what I said and he said he didn't know what it was but he knew a doctor that would so he sent me to...

It's pretty easy, a prophet will tell you exactly what God wants you to do. Usually that means giving the prophet all your money. If you ever disagree with the prophet that means you are directly contradicting God and thus not a Christian at all. So basically just look for lots of self...

The Greek and Hebrew are unecessary and untrustworthy. The translation most like the KJV, which is the standard, is the KJV. Case closed.

I would have to wonder why you are writing about Family Constellation in a beginning childhood class? I wouldn't think that would fit in that level of class at all. Especially, after the professor gave you the heads up on the first paper that it wasn't a good topic. You seem to have thought...

I wouldn't get in a rush. Many changes in life are difficult at first. Take a bit of getting used to and up to speed. Just because something is tough doesn't mean it's not worth sticking out. Give it some time, it's difficult to get a good relationship with the teacher going if you are...

It's never very surprising to me that amateurs misread Luther. It is a bit surprising, though not very, that such an amateur is teaching a college course using Luther. The thing you should really note is that the college you are attending doesn't have the best teachers in the world...

Seems strange that the ritual will now have been changed several times in the last 30 years after being stable for hundreds.

The thing that amazes me is after all this counseling that is supposedly taking place, after hearing everyone confess their sins that is supposedly taking place and so on, that the priests perform all these marriages that only years later does it come out that there were all these problems that...

Predestination is a part of the gospel, which saves us. It is not a part of the law, which condemns us. Radix, do you understand that?

Amyraldism tries to hold onto irresistable grace while recognizing universal atonement, which makes no sense at all. If grace is not resistable, and we are universally atoned, then it would only be logical to be a universalist. Calvinism cannot stand with universal atonement, because it is a...

The truth is the truth. Things happen everyday that are so strange that if you were a writer of fiction and put them in a story people would hate your writing because it's unbelievable. The story of Jesus is indeed unbelievable. It's not true because I say it is. Can one be offered proof...

We believe that it does. What about an infant would prevent God from saving him? Did God leave the infants of Israel in Egypt? No, they too received the working of God through the water as it rained on them in the baptism unto Moses. Did he tell people to keep the children away because they...

First, faith doesn't work that way. It's not just fill in the blanks and boing people are saved. But of course do share the truth and pray for them, things do happen, it's just not that simple. As for your feelings, going and unburdening yourself by telling her what you are feeling is pretty...

Is your girlfriend a sinner? Why do you ask? Of course she breaks God's law, that is a major point of the law. We do not live as Christians under the law. However, it seems you have a great desire to do so instead of living by faith under grace. You should really examine yourself over...

Luther simply followed practices of his reference works. For instance, one of the Latin translations he used had them in a separate section, the other one clearly labeled them as nonscripture. The glossa Ordinaria he used had them clearly labeled as nonscripture. The Vulgate talked of them...