Recent content by carp614

My wife is disconnecting herself from everyone who cares for her. Everything I say and do makes it worse. She will not listen to me in any way. She will not allow me to bring a counselor or pastor into the situation and if I do she will perceive it as a fatal marriage ending breech of trust that...

I don't know. I'm sure I am periodically taken advantage of. But it has not been anything so abusive that I have felt strongly it should come to an end. I don't give or help in hope of a direct reward anymore. I will do whatever I can not because God loves me but because God loves you. Full...

In my case, addiction has been sin. When addiction is elevated in importance above all other earthy and spiritual matters, it becomes an idol. Addiction to alcohol & drugs, inappropriate contentography, gaming, nicotine, and other things have had the same characteristic in my life. At times in my life, they...

Here it is again. Why do people have this misconception that Christians dislike people who commit homosexual acts? Any Christian who actually dislikes a class or category of people for basically any reason at all is acting/speaking outside the bounds of scripture. Christ's guidance to...

Do you see that happening a lot? Conservative Christians poking themselves into other people's business where it is not wanted? Are they interjecting themselves into conversations or just saying something that is not well liked? I don't see how this qualifies. I don't know who complained, but...

What is a "tolerant Christian" in this context?

I'm sorry this is such an fruitless discussion. This definition of homophobia is simply ridiculous. I've made a clear case with parallels that match exactly the criteria in the definition you gave showing what it might be like if we all decided that anything we dislike, as in this silly...

I eventually had to severely curtail my gaming. I have a few apps on my phone now that are basically puzzle games, that's it. For a long time I was gaming during time I should have used on more productive pursuits. In hindsight I can see that gaming has been an idol for me. Like a drug I used to...

I usually hate this kind of argument. The one I am making I mean. It feels like semantic nonsense. But in this case, your suggesting that it is reasonable and appropriate to fundamentally alter the meaning of a word ("phobia" I mean) from fear to dislike. This word and it's Greek origin have...

I wish I could change the definition, the meaning, of words to fit my desires. I can't do that though. And if I can't do it, I won't accept other attempts at it either. I will be sticking to Webster's on this one. I wish we all could. Phobias are an exaggerated usually inexplicable and...

This is demonstrably false. Christianity does not preach contempt for people. I honestly cannot imagine how you could make such ridiculous statement, a bold faced lie really, in this forum and expect to be taken seriously. Provide one piece of New Testament scripture the guides Christian to...

Wow. I'm so sorry for this difficulty. Isn't it troubling how we can see the mistakes we were making in hindsight, but not when we needed to see it the most. So many chances to change the outcome are missed because we are blind to what the evidence is trying to show us.

No punitive judgement has ever made the aggrieved party whole again. The person who believes it is morally right for someone who did nothing wrong to pay another person who was not personally wronged for a wrong committed by some other party at some point in the past against another person has...

There is a biblical case to be made that women should not be in church leadership. There is also a biblical case that it is ok. Scripture is used extensively on both sides of the argument. Examining this today has led me to a realization I don't like; I'm seeing that one of my biggest reasons...

The heart of the matter. Isn't it interesting how strongly people feel about this issue? So many interpretations of different parts of scripture, delving into the Greek, reviewing context. It's fascinating. It also makes my head spin. I guess I have two thoughts that might be worth sharing...