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Recent content by dowthut

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    Is John mcarthur guilty of Heresy? #2 Revised Edition.

    What we don't know and won't know until Heaven is that we don't in what form Jesus existed before His visit to earth and in what form He is today. He came to earth as a human but that does not tell us what He was before coming and then after He ascended to Heaven.
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    Is John mcarthur guilty of Heresy? #2 Revised Edition.

    One huge problem in a certain denomination is that they hold up Mary to be more than human, which was not and is not. She was chosen and that's all. She would tell you herself not to raise her up above anyone else!
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    Are we God's "Experiment"?

    Maybe the Holy Spirit can help me see what I'm not seeing.
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    Are we God's "Experiment"?

    You said - "What makes you think that our creation was "an experiment" in the first place? "Experiment" suggests that someone doesn't know what will happen and they want to find out. God knows everything". That's what makes it so confusing. God knew even before He created us and knew that He...
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    Are we God's "Experiment"?

    That goes against the idea that the Word of God is perfect. 2 Timothy 3:16: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness". However, I've also been having trouble with that as I find contradictions and outright...
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    Are we God's "Experiment"?

    Thanks for the suggestions.
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    Are we God's "Experiment"?

    I'm sorry, but I just can't get away from the idea that mankind is God's "experiment". Look at the proof. First, Gods seems to be caught off guard when Adam and Eve sin and all of mankind from then on are considered by God to be sinners. Then comes the time of Noah (Genesis 6:6-7) 6 "The Lord...
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    Annialationism

    I'm not demonizing the Catholic Church of today. There are many evil things the Catholic Church has done over the centuries. I have a strong opinion about even today's Catholic Church, but that is not my discussion here.
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    Annialationism

    Thank you!
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    Annialationism

    I have been an evangelical Christian most of my life (I'm 77). About 10 years ago I read an article about Annialationism (The belief that sinners are annialated rather than experiencing eternal torment. I have become a solid believer in this theory for two reasons: #1 - I never could accept that...
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    Losing the fear of an eternal hell

    Ahhh. But Jesus would not have used the word Hell! The Jews spoke of Sheol "the grave", never Hell
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    Losing the fear of an eternal hell

    What do the Jews have to do with this discussion?
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    Losing the fear of an eternal hell

    I have been a "born again" Christian most of my life and have always had a problem with an eternal torment in Hell for unbelievers. It is just in the last few years that I have come to understand that "Hell" is not a word that even exists in the Bible. But this brings about a whole new complex...