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. . . who don't see eye to eye and who don't get along? It's like they're speaking different languages and are from different worlds entirely! Sometimes I feel caught in the middle or feel compelled to side with one side or another or to act as a peacemaker but I also don't want my own views...

Church leaders/pastors are supposed to be called by God, but not all of them are--some are called by themselves: "Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: But the...

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"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did...

Thanks for the cite! It's directly on point and speaks of differences among Christians in terms of flexibility of schedules, rules and regulations, etc. It also seems to say that we should be flexible . . . about whether other people are flexible, although it also suggests that stronger...

I agree that we should do "whatever it takes" and that that is the bottom line. And I don't want people to think that by "flexible" I meant spend less time with God--rather, by flexible I meant there are many different ways to spend time with God and in terms of schedule we may come up with a...

I agree that we need to spend quality time with God. But what I am getting at--to use your analogy of a best friend--is what if you were told that this friend of yours you needed to see him/her in person no more nor no less than once a week and always on the same day and that you were to call...

I agree, but "stagger" is probably not the best choice of words because it has a rather negative connotation. I would liken the walk to a journey. Depending upon the terrain, sometimes you should walk, other times you should sprint, yet other times you should climb or crawl and unfortunately...

A personality trait which many Christians are not known for is FLEXIBILITY. I'm not saying that Christians ought to compromise on their basic values, but rather, that it is beneficial and wise to be flexible about the FORM in which those values are expressed. For example, I believe that it is...

Question: Does God as described in the Bible care about property rights or provisions for the poor? Answer: BOTH. On the one hand, the Law levied mandatory taxes to pay for the needs of the poor, as well as giving them need-based loans and providing for loan forgiveness and foreclosure relief...

Yup, you said it in a nutshell!

I do want to say for the record that while I have no problem with hate crime bills, I do oppose criminalizing hate speech or penalizing people for being politically incorrect. I do believe that freedom of speech is ultimately beneficial for everyone, and that even a racist has a greater chance...

It's definitely not the "death knell" of free speech, but I understand the concerns of some conservatives that it could lead to legislation that punishes "hate speech." Regarding the specific issue of whether it is fair and beneficial to punish the same act of violence more severely if it is...

That may have been the case and may still be at least in part, but I asked the moderators for clarification in my post "Moderators, please clarify what this forum is about" and the one moderator who responded said that "moderate" for purposes of this forum does relate to conservative versus...

I agree with you about the law being written within in fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy, and about Christian morality hanging upon love for others. I don't think though that the Sabbath was one of those ceremonial laws that was abolished with the coming of Christ--I think that applies more to...