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Recent content by Archaenfel

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    144,000

    I would agree with DaRev, except for one point of clarification. '144,000' does not represent the number of people to be saved. The gathering of the 144,000 is a single symbol representing all the people that will be saved, however many that will be. I think that's what DaRev was trying to...
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    Female Lectors

    Well, the reading of the OT and the Epistles wouldn't be considered a sacrament, and thus would be more open to performance by the general public. The Gospel is considered the direct word of the Lord, and thus is elevated from other similar activities. That, of course, is a layman's pov. Your...
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    Think I'll sit down here for a bit... (13)

    And ... another job opportunity goes down the drain, while another seems to be spinning about it slowly. Meanwhile what work I do have has dried up, which may bring about a furlough just in time for Christmas ... which would push me one step closer to going bankrupt. My head knows that God's...
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    anyone excited

    Does this mean I've actually found two other people besides myself who prefer the classic Divine Services to 'Contemporary Worship'?
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    The meaning of the word disillusionment

    That would be a correct assessment, and we cannot deny that they often have logic on their side. It is a fair cop to say that 'Blessings from God' are indistinguishable from simple good luck. I have, over the years, grown to accept that there is no effective logical argument to support faith -...
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    The meaning of the word disillusionment

    1) Based on your description, you were deceived. Disillusionment comes from within; it is not something that someone can teach you. 2) Disillusionment is similar, but it is the result of personal experiences rather than from someone teaching you things. Your explanation suggests that...
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    The Ethics of Physical Punishment

    Just a personal musing ... I have seen shepherding only briefly, but from what I have seen the shepherd uses his tools - the staff and the rod - not at all violently. Both are used gently; to guide and to re-direct softly and not with pain. From my own experience with being spanked, I learned...
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    Question on Marriage

    30 and well past anything resembling my prime. Well; understand that I don't believe in any 'one'. Life is choices, and marriage shouldn't be about finding your 'one and only'. It should be about dedicating yourself to the well-being of another person, and declaring them to be your one and...
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    Hello!

    Konichi wa.
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    Nervous about Church

    Which Concordia are you looking at - Wisconsin, Minnesota, or one I'm not aware of?
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    Arogance of assumption

    You asked about evil - I answered about evil. I trust you are not using natural disasters as a means to refute what I presented, because they do not apply. Now: in regards to natural disasters, keep in mind that they are exactly that - forces of nature. In an imperfect world we can hardly...
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    Think I'll sit down here for a bit... (13)

    What Christmas shopping? With my salary, I'll be happy to keep food on the table this year.
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    Should Christians should consider leaving their 'church?'

    TSA: while your fervor may seem extreme, your meaning is important. The congregants of any denomination must be willing to examine their priest/pastor/minister within the tenets of that specific denomination. The servant of the Lord must be doing the Lord's work, and not the work of man. I...
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    Did Jesus have a ministry of condemnation of sinners?

    This is an important observation if properly applied. We must confront sin, but the who, when, and how is extremely important. The goal is not to belittle or drive away, but to help a soul come closer to God. I don't believe that the methods of Westboro Baptist Church is at all effective.
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    Arogance of assumption

    You put me in a quandry. You see ... if you look to the top of the page in the sub-heading of "Theology", you should see the caption ( Christians Only ). This technically means that ( by my own personal rules that I set for myself when I started writing in the theology forum ) I shouldn't be...