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Recent content by johnThree16

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    rich christians attitude to poor

    I think we should always be careful when using a social/humanistic measure in determining someone's true character. Only God really knows someone's heart. Remember it's the fruit of the spirit that's important. Gal 5:13-26. Judging fellow believers can be thorny issue - Matt 7:1-6. Having...
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    Bio-enginering as a hobby. Would you?

    Bio-engineering in the hands of fallen man. Great. Not saying there won't be any good things to come out of it. Just that eventually - not if, but when, we'll end up creating things we really shouldn't. Bringing back nephilim to play in the NFL or NBA would be interesting and all, but that...
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    Calling all roboticists!

    Know absolutely nothing about robotics. Know a bit of programming. But, I am somewhat curious. From what I can ascertain (please correct me if I'm wrong on anything), for the most part commercially viable consumer grade AI seems heavily titled towards "scripted" responses. The scope and...
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    The End of South Africa

    As a Kiwi, having met several White Africans (mostly from the republic, few Afrikaners), it always puzzled me why people with such a (seemingly) strong faith were never able to influence (i.e. successfully share the gospel) with Black Africans. Ironic that Ethopia was one of the first nations to...
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    What Teams Do You Root For?

    All Blacks Kia kaha
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    Historical issues with Christian communities

    Excellent. Thank you very much.
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    Historical issues with Christian communities

    I've realized this is possibly in the wrong sub-forum, as my question doesn't actually relate to theology as such. Although, I don't know where this question should belong - sorry. Whoever moderates, please feel free to move to the appropriate sub-forum.
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    Historical issues with Christian communities

    Greetings, Can anyone point me to historical references that document common issues encountered in Christian communities please? Someone I know is living in a "community". It's not a closed community, and the situation can best be described as a group of Christians living in close proximity...