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Recent content by Alchemist

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    The "H" word

    Hi guys, As one who is inquiring into Orthodoxy, it does seem a little odd posting in this part of TAW, but as I am not yet part of the Church and it is a somewhat controversial topic (at least outside of Orthodoxy) I thought it the best place to discuss this. Growing up a conservative (though...
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    Proving Creationism is false

    Fantastic video :) thanks! Nick
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    Using Law in Witnessing

    Because if that sinner repents of his sin and comes to Christ, then he will not go to Hell, but spend eternity in communion with God... :)
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    Using Law in Witnessing

    Certainly, we must talk about salvation when we are explaining the Gospel - for the Gospel is that Christ died for us; without it our faith is nothing! That said, we as Christians are not "under the law"; we are under grace, and without grace no man can come to God. So to tell someone they are a...
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    Other Cultures

    Hey Justin, It's hard! Well, because people are not united. Since Adam and Eve there have been divisions amongst humans; that is not to say that human culture is evil, as God works through many influential people in many cultures, but it stems from this. Atheist point of view? But really...
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Hey heymikey, :) True, most churches have authorities of some kind. Well, I think could be at most partially true. In an Orthodox worship service, priests, deacons and other members of the congregation have specific roles - for example, never would anyone but a priest serve the Eucharist apart...
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Of course :). The question is, how do you know you are being guided by the Holy Spirit and not being deceived when you read the Bible? Because the Bible says so? The circular logic in that argument aside, Scripture is pretty clear: "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide...
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Brad, I thought that us (according to you) being heretical, idolatrous, spiritually dead pagans who pray to saints, bow down to graven images and worship a "pantheon of gods" would make us unchristian enough without taking into consideration our soteriology, but anyway! Still waiting for an...
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    Darwin died Muslim?

    I should forward this to the editors of the young-earth creationist newsletter I get... :)
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    Islam , Christianity and Judaism

    Hi Abdurrahim :), Do not Muslims believe that the Bible has been corrupted and hence cannot be trusted? If so, it is really pointless answering your question, because you will just claim it has been altered anyway! But really, Catholics and Orthodox reject Islam not because we believe Christ...
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Hi wnwall :), It's not a perfect analogy, you are right. But basically, it comes back to what God said to Adam and Eve about the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden - "the day you eat of it, you will die". As you already believe (as far as I know), when Adam and Eve sinned, it was not just a...
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Haha it's OK, Rick, I'm not here to eat you ^_^
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Very true, Brad. I guess the point is that some people get overly dogmatic over trivial issues which really aren't important in the greater scheme of things, and instead of trying to work through their differences, they simply go and found a new church based on their own theology. This is fair...
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    Is Lee going to rid the SDA's from Foru.ms?

    Hi NightEternal, I'm a non-SDA Christian, so maybe I don't understand your concerns, but I don't think you need be worried. Certainly, there has been a lot of polemic fired against you by Christians of other denominations, but from what I can tell from the "official beliefs" stickied in your...
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    Eastern Orthodoxy

    Oh, I always thought that was the Creation / Evolution was the bear pit ;). You are correct in a sense; we accept that there are things that only God can know, and don't attempt to scholastically explain things such as the "transformation" of the Eucharist, as the RCC does; it's a sort of...
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