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3rd November 2007, 01:50 AM
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Maybe this forum is the one where we'll treat each other like we would in rl. I mean, when we disagree, we won't flame, we'll be interested and curious about the other point of view. We'll ask questions, clarify, and then answer questions too if there are any. THe goal is not to all thing alike, according to some "SofF", but to get to know each other, where we're similar, where we disagree.
I would never go out with a Baptist and Catholic friend and spend the evening berating them about communion and baptism!!! But it would be a potentially awesome conversation to talk about those things in a friendly manner.
ANd we'll become friends. We won't agree on a lot of different things, but we'll understand the others' viewpoints just a little better. Our lives will be enriched by our association with each other.
I'm excited about this fourm.    
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3rd November 2007, 03:15 AM
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Let it be so!
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No guilt of life, no fear of death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
‘Til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
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3rd November 2007, 03:16 AM
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Reps: 65,835,079,149,364,024 (power: 65,835,079,149,385) | | Originally Posted by higgs2  Maybe this forum is the one where we'll treat each other like we would in rl. I mean, when we disagree, we won't flame, we'll be interested and curious about the other point of view. We'll ask questions, clarify, and then answer questions too if there are any. THe goal is not to all thing alike, according to some "SofF", but to get to know each other, where we're similar, where we disagree.
I would never go out with a Baptist and Catholic friend and spend the evening berating them about communion and baptism!!! But it would be a potentially awesome conversation to talk about those things in a friendly manner.
ANd we'll become friends. We won't agree on a lot of different things, but we'll understand the others' viewpoints just a little better. Our lives will be enriched by our association with each other.
I'm excited about this fourm.
I think thats a brilliant idea
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What we do in life echos in eternity
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3rd November 2007, 04:58 AM
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That's exactly what is needed!
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3rd November 2007, 07:20 AM
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3rd November 2007, 09:42 AM
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God knows all. He has known everything from the beginning. Nothing is a surprise to God, nor does He ever come into possession of new knowledge. Did it ever occur to you that nothing occurs to God?
God gave us conscience. If the truth of God's Word opposes the world's wisdom on a certain issue, you must align yourself with God's Word.
Faith is from God, not from man. Man can do nothing to earn or receive it. Martin Luther
If we take our doctrines into our hearts where they belong, they can cause upheavals of emotion and sleepless nights. This is far better than toying with academic ideas that never touch life. John Piper
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3rd November 2007, 10:01 AM
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3rd November 2007, 12:01 PM
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3rd November 2007, 01:20 PM
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But in RL...I usually pull out a metal bat...
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3rd November 2007, 02:08 PM
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Reps: 3,035,574,497,327,204,352 (power: 3,035,574,497,327,273) | | Originally Posted by Łamb Agreed...
But in RL...I usually pull out a metal bat...
That's OK - I never go out without my hard hat!! | | |
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