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Recent content by Endbag

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    Unintelligent Design?

    GRASPING AFTER THE WIND The argument might be strange coming from a Presbyterian, but it is still a valid question, one which I continue to grapple with. I posited it to get feedback and ideas from other Christians about how they might answer.
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    Unintelligent Design?

    IAMBEEMAN - So you are saying that God compromised when he designed the human body? What a decidedly human characteristic to ascribe to the omnipotent, omnipresent, sovereign creator!
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    Unintelligent Design?

    Anyone ever wonder why much of creation seems to be made by a very poor designer? Take for instance the human body: why would God place a procreation/entertainment system (penis, vagina) with a sewage system (urinary tract)? Why would God not give us different orifices to breath and...
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    I don't believe in the fire torment pit of hell.

    HENTENZA: See, the same verses completely out of context. In this chapter Paul is talking strictly to believers (verse 1- 1 Now I make known to you, brethren,.....). Of course all IN Christ will be made alive. Where in 1 Cor. 15 does it teach the fate of those NOT in Christ? All of Paul's...
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    Is fundamentalism good?

    If fundamentalism leads a person to seek God and enter into the loving fellowship of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, it is good. If fundamentalism leads a person to participate in a community of believers that model the early church, i.e. praying and worshipping together, looking after the...
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    I don't believe in the fire torment pit of hell.

    How is eternal torture in any way proportionate to a few decades of disobedience?
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    Do babies who die go to heaven?

    A New Dawn said: Context. Context. Context. There is really only one verse that suggests that it is all as in 'everyone'. Most verses speak to all believers or all nations, but not everyone ever born. It is very true that context is important, but everyone of the verses I listed, taken in...
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    Do babies who die go to heaven?

    Interesting topic. However, to take it one step further, beyond just children, I believe the Bible teaches that everyone will be participating in the New Heaven and the New Earth on the other side of the veil. Jesus saved all humanity, not just a chosen few, or those who believe on this side of...
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    Why everyone!

    CGL1023 Are you reducing Christianity to a "moral code"?
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    Why everyone!

    Kmdickinson: The fact that Hovind is in prison does not in and of itself invalidate what he has to say about evolution. My point, which I guess you failed to grasp, is that he doesn't appear to be an honest man which is clear from his prison sentence for tax fraud and obstruction, and that he...
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    Why everyone!

    I suppose Hovind is in jail because the scientific community has conspired to shut him up because he is exposing their evolutionary fraud? No, he's in jail for breaking the law. Tax evasion in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. This speaks to the man's character. And that character has proven...
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    Salvation Question

    Grubal Muruch: I am not a ultra-Calvinist. If you have read my posts you will see that I am as close to being a Universalist, without actually being a Universalist. I believe that Jesus' death and resurrection was the one act that saved and saves all mankind. Salvation is not "offered" to...
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    Salvation Question

    Grubal Muruch: First of all, God does not "Deny" anyone His Salvation through Jesus His Son, it is offered to ALL who will place their faith in Christ. Please provide scripture that says Jesus "offers" his salvation to all. BTW, the NIV translation of Titus 2:11 is the only translation on...
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    Salvation Question

    Phoenixdem, I'm not trying to bait you or anything, I genuinely want to know your interpretation. Do believe Hell is eternal torture, or just eternal separation from God? I'm guessing you don't believe in annihilation.
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    Salvation Question

    Phoenixdem: Eternal rewards in the Kingdom of God is true and so is eternal damnation in the Lake of Fire. What would you describe this eternal damnation in the lake of fire to be like?