Recent content by Bollweevil

God has allowed men to have free will and to establish governments with authority. These governments are not God's main ministers, the church is. My point is as Christians just because an earthly authority is a minister of God does not mean that we have justification to follow that authority...

I agree with you, good points.

You affirmed what I said when you pointed out I know that's not what is being discussed. I said "the heart of the matter is how we treat others". Killing others falls directly into what I said. A Christian choosing the profession in the military is coming close to the temptation of being...

Absolutely correct. The heart of the matter is how we directly treat others. Can one be in the military and not harm another; yes.

Jesus' words and actions carry more weight than any other man. Jesus did not defend the defenseless. He warned His disciples what would happen to them spreading the gospel. Jesus could have protected the disciples yet He didn't, they were imprisoned, beaten and murdered.

Let go of any guilt. Jesus is extremely clear regarding this issue; unfortunately most Americans and all people for that matter find it extremely hard to accept this principle of Jesus, that we are never justified in harming another. You are to be commended that you have let God's Word (Jesus)...

Yes, God used and still uses all people to be His messenger. He also never condoned violence and actually spoke quite clear regarding His expectations of us to be loving to all and not return evil for evil. These are absolute principles with no exceptions.

Very well put. Good points and obviously many more that could be added. Thanks for your response. I don't identify with Anabaptists; however concerning this issue I believe the same. I simply follow the principles of Jesus. Very hard to do at times which is why so many people that claim to...

Again I simply see the scripture giving a narrative that different people understood other languages and Peter absolutely preached to the crowd about Jesus and the crowd understood Peter in their own language. They knew about Jesus, everyone had heard about this man whether they believed in him...

I've never heard of credible examples nor seen any raising the dead, instant miraculous healing, or speaking in tongues. The following scripture seems to me to address this issue as only applicable to the apostles in the first century. 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 8 Love never fails. But where...

1 Corinthians 13:8-10 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. You...

"If this is the case then why do we not have any examples within the Scriptures where tongues has ever been used to communicate to others who do not speak our language, surely Paul would have discussed this idea if it were possible, but of course neither Paul nor any other Biblical writer gives...

When people spoke in different languages in the first century it was for the purpose of others to understand what was being said to spread the Gospel, it was not gibberish. Also the miracles of the apostles ended with them passing that gift to others; therefore that gift is not present in God's...