Recent content by Elisha's Bear

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    The Sabbath of the TEN Commandments - for all mankind (V2)

    Hi, The new covenant was actually described and expressed as God's will for His people as early in the Bible as Deuteronomy, chapters 5 & 6. This is an excerpt from a paper I'm writing on the seal of God and the mark of the beast: The Bible says in Deuteronomy, chapter 5 that the children of...
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    The Sabbath of the TEN Commandments - for all mankind (V2)

    I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I normally have very little trouble sleeping.
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    Combating Inclusive/Progressive Christianity

    At the risk of diverging from the topic, I sympathize with and appreciate your position, but I think what often keeps us from productive discourse with each other is the absence of true candor. To claim that "Jesus had a stance on homosexual marriage" simply is not accurate at all. Words (like...
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    The Sabbath of the TEN Commandments - for all mankind (V2)

    There is no commonly accepted hermeneutic for this interpretation, even among scholars who reject the obligation of Sabbath-keeping. The word "שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) (H7676)" is translated "Sabbath" in this verse in every major English version of the Bible, and of the 28 featured on Biblehub.com...
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    The Sabbath of the TEN Commandments - for all mankind (V2)

    Eugene Prewitt covers this issue in a lecture that is available on Youtube. It seems that John Bunyan wrote an entire book refuting the necessity for Christians to keep the Sabbath. The main argument he gave was based on an experience he had in prison. He was evangelizing inside, of course, and...
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    Gay Reparations

    That would depend on your definition of "Christian" though, wouldn't it?
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    Gay Reparations

    That is an impressive whopper of a sweeping generalization you've got there.
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    Gay Reparations

    Foreign Trade - U.S. Trade with Canada Fact-checking is just as easy as biased rhetoric if one is so inclined.
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    Gay Reparations

    Yes, the serpent whispers down through the ages: "Ye shall not surely die."
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    Gay Reparations

    Yep, and from there you can still benefit from the values of U.S. trade and defense, which frees them up to provide state-funded Healthcare. Whoopee! You've got it made!
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    Gay Reparations

    I hope your values include a deep affection for cold weather. lol
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    Gay Reparations

    This thread is not about offering money. It's about demanding it. Apologies and reparations (if applicable) are required from offenders by Divine mandate.
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    Gay Reparations

    It also goes a long way toward defining utter balderdash.
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    Trump attacks Greta Thunberg for being Time's 'Person of the Year'

    Trump is Trump. What you see is what you get. He doesn't do speeches. He just talks. And the United States Government is the largest company in the world, I believe.