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Recent content by IndependenceCommand

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    What is it?

    ttreg: Gnostic, Gnosticism: from the Greek gnosis ("knowledge"); a belief system that flousrished in Hellenistic culture. It had a profound influence on Christianity, particularly in the Johannine tradition (i.e., the gospel of John, the letters of John, the gospel of Thomas). Gnostics held...
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    Popular Heresies

    Catholic Dude: I believe that the "reference to the truth" to which the teachings of different denominations should be first and foremost the written Word of God which itself is truth (2 Timothy 3:16) and not some man made fallible religious institution many of whose views, I believe...
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    Answer this because I am stuck

    frusteratedblonde: The power isn't in the water or ceremony so much as the faith that you come with that is outward expression of your inward beliefs or your inward joy about Christ, in my huble opinion. The water or ceremony itself has no power to help you stop sinning (it is merely...
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    Just Like To Say 'Thanks'...

    ... to the two (I think) anon persons who have blessed me with 100 and 1000 blessings over the past few days! I really appreciate it! :clap: Once again thanks, and may God also bless you (in different real life ways)!! :amen: From, IndependenceCommand.
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    Free Press? the google/yahoo delima

    Theophorus: I don't think that Google will. Some weeks ago I thought that Google was the only search engine that didn't give records of what people had been searching for to some US organisation that was attempting to crack down on child pornography or something like that. I'm not quite sure...
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    Can Humans forgive God?

    Sun2: I don't see why we would need to forgive God considering that He never lets us down or hurts us.
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    Why People Leave Christianity

    Rae: I'm not quite sure what "God's Word" you've been reading, but the Bible has entirely everything to do with the grace of God and Him displaying His love by sending His Son to die for the sins of the world... The Bible does not glorify man but God. All the heroes of the faith have their...
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    Why People Leave Christianity

    Please list some of these "endless contradictions and scientific mistakes"... I haven't researched the Koran, but I'm sure that others have and we'll see what they say later when I've looked it over. I'm not sure what you're attempting to disprove. The Bible was originally written in two...
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    What Great People said about the Prophet Muhammad PBUH

    LightOfEyes: I actually think of it as evidence for the divine authorship of the Bible and the truth of Christianity. :) It is clear that from what Paul writes in Romans 3:23 - "All have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God" - and Romans 3:10 - "There is no one righteous, not even one"...
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    What Great People said about the Prophet Muhammad PBUH

    LightOfEyes: Quotes don't really prove anything. Muhammad may have been a 'good person' or he may not have. I don't really know, but you have to consider the flip side of this thread - respectable and knowledgeable objective people saying exactly the opposite. Does their opinion or views...
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    Was Bishop Andrew Smith Right To Remove This Priest?

    catlover: Just wait a minute. I voted before I actually read the article based on what was already presented and I think I voted for the wrong thing. :blush: I'm confused now over what this whole issue is about. Is it about homosxual clergy or some sabatical thing? :eek: The article was...
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    Why don't we start off in Heaven?

    AlekM: From my understanding of Scripture we never actually reside in heaven per se. John talks about a new heaven and new earth being created in Revelation 21-22 and God will reside with us there. And I agree that heaven and free will are not contradictions. The devil was in heaven and he...
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    The Christian dilema

    swdee: Simple: It is not our place to judge - that is God's 'job'. Personally, however, I believe that they will be shown mercy so long as they have never heard of the Gospel message and had no way of informing themselves about it - of course, in these days of modern technology it is next...
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    Can't believe in god

    amyriadlifeform: Well, you said that you are very interested in science and given all the complexity and design that we see in nature all around us, there is enough evidence to believe in some all powerful Creator. In fact, the apostle Paul catches onto this idea in Romans 1:20 (TNIV)...