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Recent content by Dok Bantis

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    'Suicide by cop': Verdict splinters Republicans' trust in FBI

    Hodgkinson had a list of Republicans in his pocket. He asked someone in the area where the Republicans were playing ball. Then he shot at the Republicans. His Facebook page was all about Bernie Sanders, according to screenshots taken before it was taken down.
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    What's the Most 'Conservative' Mainline Church?

    @PloverWing yes, my experience was different. Perhaps because I was looking at the websites of the churches in my area, not the official governing bodies.
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    'Suicide by cop': Verdict splinters Republicans' trust in FBI

    Folks "barely remember" a Liberal Bernie Sanders supporter purposely seeking out Republican politicians to kill while they played baseball, but our grandchildren will forever remember the name of an overdosed porn star/patron saint of Fentanyl. This your brain on the mainstream media...
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    What's the Most 'Conservative' Mainline Church?

    I didn't mean to leave the impression that there was nowhere to turn. As I mentioned, I have found faithful teachers online to help me and I have narrowed my search for a church home to a few small local non-denominational churches.
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    What's the Most 'Conservative' Mainline Church?

    For clarity, what I consider to be "Conservative" as regards a Christian church or denomination is that they affirm certain things such as the reliability of the Bible, the need of every human to accept Christ, and to deny both the possibility of same-sex marriage and to deny the ability of any...
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    Very confused new Christian here, seeking greater understanding.

    @The Righterzpen thank you much for such an informative post. I've read it once, but know that I'll need to read it more than once in order to understand it more fully. I will share with you the fact that I have spent decades searching everywhere but in Christ for what I know I need. What made...
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    Very confused new Christian here, seeking greater understanding.

    Thanks for the replies thus far. From what I'm seeing elsewhere, the debate over the five points seems to require one to be quite theologically knowledgeable. I'd be embarrassed to even wade into those waters. For example, my simple and naïve understanding sees no conflict between the issues...
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    New Old Member

    Welcome back. I am also a new-old member. I used to post here over a decade ago and I'm finding the place changed quite a bit, seeming to reflect the larger-scale changes in American culture of late (there's even a "social justice ministries" subforum now). Depressing in many ways.
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    I need some help understanding Reformed and non-Reformed Christianity

    Some folks already think that this thread doesn't belong in this subforum; I'm afraid that if I answered your question that I really would be straying into territory more appropriate for the Reformed subforum.
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    Very confused new Christian here, seeking greater understanding.

    Greetings, everyone. I've recently rededicated myself to Christ and am admittedly still quite ignorant regarding many points of Christian theology. In my search for faithful, Bible-believing Christian teachers, I've found some folks on YouTube whom I've come to have a great deal of respect...
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    I need some help understanding Reformed and non-Reformed Christianity

    Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I purposely did not post in the Reformed subforum because I wanted a broader understanding of the Reformed/Non-Reformed conversation than simply an explanation of Reformed theology. I may, however, proceed there after what I've read here. I'm still a...
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    I need some help understanding Reformed and non-Reformed Christianity

    Greetings, everyone. I have rededicated myself to Christ and find myself encountering some points of confusion. I have found some good teachers via YouTube and books who seem to be good and faithful Bible-believing Christians. It was only after spending time with some of their videos that I...
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    A Question About Baptism

    I'm not certain how to take your post. If taken at face value, I must object strenuously. I am seeking objective truth. There is one Christ, one Gospel, and one Bible. We must be able to ascertain objective truth from that Bible or all hope is lost.
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    A Question About Baptism

    Confusion, strife, and discord seem to be all that I find whenever I seriously investigate just about any point of Christian doctrine or belief. Everyone prays until they discern the correct answer, but everyone's answer contradicts everyone else's. And the stakes of these doctrinal arguments...
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    Ten Reasons I'm a Sabbatarian [moved thread]

    Thanks very much for your kind and patient words, Icyspark. While I'm definitely not a "one issue" Christian, the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath seems to be a non-minor point. Thanks for offering to discuss any questions I may have. I'm looking up some info on the SDA church and will PM...