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Recent content by elman

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    What liberal beliefs/leanings brought you here?

    I don't believe in universal salvation. If the destiny of the wicked and the righteous is the same, what was the point of all the suffering? I do believe however that eternal life will be gifted to all who do the right thing, and not based on any mental beliefs or religious rules.
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    priests, pastors and self defense

    Are you saying I am misinterpreting It?
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    priests, pastors and self defense

    Defense of an innocent from harm is a loving action. It may be one of these actions that result in our passing from death of our soul as the result of our own sin to life that is gifted to us by Jesus.
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    priests, pastors and self defense

    I don't think Jesus telling Peter to put up his sword on this occasion was a general command for all time to everyone not to ever use a sword on human beings.
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    Is this right? Need advice

    Everything else is details.
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    Ghost hunting

    I don't believe in Ghosts or demons. I think the only spiritual being is God who is good.
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    The book of Enoch, your thoughts?

    I don't see it displeasing God for us to seek Him. The bible is simply a book that men determined to be acceptable by vote. Majority does not determine truth. I don't find much in the book of Enoch to interest me, but it was quoted I believe by Jude.
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    priests, pastors and self defense

    Peter seemed to be ready with a sword on him. You cannot strike back in the extreme case when it is justified if you do not have the weapon to strike back with.
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    Is this right? Need advice

    God wants you to be loving and kind. What is it about that you cannot be?
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    Who is your inspiration to be liberal?

    Lewis would have said that also, in the 1950s.
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    priests, pastors and self defense

    Might work sometimes, does not work every time. It is simply not true in every situation that if you do not show fear you will not get attacked.
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    priests, pastors and self defense

    Yes and nothing is wrong for a priest that is not wrong for all of us.
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    Who is your inspiration to be liberal?

    not unless it was the Oklahoma club. The professor I was referring to was Lemoine Lewis. Did you ever hear of him?
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    Who is your inspiration to be liberal?

    Abilene Christian, Abilene, Texas