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    The Apparent Contradiction Between a Loving God and Eternal Punishment

    My interpretation of "damnation" or lake of fire, as used in the bible, is that the eternal and just God will destroy the unrighteous by throwing them in a lake of fire. What will happen to these people? They will die, and cease to exist for eternity (not feel pain for eternity), just as Jesus...
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    Just needing some questions answered.

    I've read these verses. I believe my statement was in line with these verses. If possible, the kid should try to acquire a wife as suggested by 1 Thes 4-4, but that can be difficult for a 20 year old, especially today.
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    Just needing some questions answered.

    Here is John 3:19-21. I think these are good verses explaining salvation--although I would still suggest people to read Mathew-through John in their entirety, and then proceed to Acts and Romans. from the NIV version 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness...
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    Just needing some questions answered.

    Thanks for you open and honest letter. I think many people have those thoughts, so I'll give my (hopefully scripture based) opinion. As for the music, there is no prohibition against any style of music in the bible. If people want to bang on the guitar and scream, that's totally OK. You have...
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    Fox News

    LOL! I'm really enjoying you euphemisms. But I honestly don't like Fox (or CNN very much, but that's a separate thread). Rupert Murdoch is a Zionist and a pornographer (search for the article "Rupert Murdoch's Growing Porn Empire"). I believe in free speech, but at the same time its rediculous...
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    End Times

    This might be an overly broad question, but what are the Restoration movement's views on the so-called "End Times". Many fundamentalists (I consider my self a fundamentalist) claim that the 'end' times will be like what we see in the "Left Behind" series (with the UN being the bad guys and...
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    Who will be saved on Judgment Day?

    Hello, I suggest reading the Gospels, perhaps Mathew and John, from front to cover. This will help answer your question. Basically, the correct answer is mainly (3), but many in category (5) can obtain grace too. By the way, this might seem like small thing, but it is actually very...
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    Christian Peacemaker Teams

    Hi TG123, I've moved away from them and haven't been in contact with them for several years so I don't know their e-mail currently. I knew them casually when I was in the peace movement a few years back. I would try e-mailing CPT, you could probably find multiple sites, and I'm sure you'd find...
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    Hell-Fire

    I just read the book of Daniel, and it (he) stated that in "many" would be resurrected after death, some to everlasting life and some to punishment. This old testament chapter is in line with what Jesus taught in the Gospels. I doubt that all condemned will burn eternally (the translated word...
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    What does praying actually accomplish?

    Strictly speaking, prayer (often) does not 'accomplish' anything in the earthly sense. We do live in a physical world governed by natural laws, and apart from a couple sporadic miracles (like those that Jesus did), there is not much we can do in this life time. Remember that Jesus, God himself...
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    Christian Peacemaker Teams

    I think this is a great opportunity, and I've always wanted to go myself but I haven't yet had the chance. I think all of the places you mentioned have their own challenges. I can't provide a very good answer to you questions since I haven't actually gone with CPT, but I know people who have...
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    Do you fight hypocrisy within yourself when getting involved in politics?

    I struggle with hypocrisy all the time. Don't forget that politics can be a trap that causes nasty and sometimes unnecessary divisions. My view of politics is that every system is imperfect, but we can still work for the greater good to improve the lot of mankind. I also think that people...
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    God & Allah?

    Hi Simon_Templar, When I say all of God's sheep will come to him, I think I'm talking about a form of "predestination". Personally though, I don't think that God created one group of people to be with him forever, and another group to be destroyed. There is a parable Jesus gives talking about...
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    God & Allah?

    This is an important issue. But is there a proper forum or thread to continue this discussion? What I have said is not incorrect from a biblical point of view. Of course, all of "God's lost sheep" will eventually hear his voice and come to him, and grow in his word. Not everybody has perfect...
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    God & Allah?

    I've read much of the Koran and I agree that the God in the Koran is different in many ways from the Christian God since Muhammad obviously contradicts several of Jesus' teachings. However, a "Muslim" that follows Jesus' teachings of mercy and compassion is more of a Christian than a Christian...
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