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Recent content by Savate

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    This Present Darkness

    I just posted a question on a seperate thread without having seen this post. :blush: I'm almost done with the first book and really enjoy it. I think it is a novel way to look at spirirtual warfare, and though I don't doubt there is some validity to possession and "demon intervention" to...
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    Anyone read "This Present Darkenss"?

    Has anyone read "This Present Darkness" Frank E. Peretti? I'm about 1/2 done with it. Wondered what y'all thought of it. I guess it was really popular about 15yrs ago?
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    The disputed Pastoral Letters?

    I'm glad I posted this...in my continued reading of NSRV I now see that apparently Hebrew's Pauline authorship is also called into question (actually, the wording is more to the effect that it is "obviously not written by Paul"..nothing about it being "in question") I also like to learn about...
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    The disputed Pastoral Letters?

    I too was surprised to read this, so that is why I'm asking. I'm using the NRSV for study, and it has several sidebars explaining that these aforementioned letters are (paraphrase) "generally accepted as not being written by Paul"... I thought that was kind of strange?
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    The disputed Pastoral Letters?

    :confused: First and Second Timothy and Titus are apparently not written by Paul(?) Why are they still included in the Canon? Are there things that are definitely in conflict with Paul's other writings?
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    Newsweek's "Politics of Jesus"

    Did anyone read the recent Newsweek with "Politics of Jesus" on the cover? Opinions?
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    Any scriptures related to Polygamy?

    Are there are any specific scripture that address the topic of polygamy? I realize there are references to various wives, but I wondering if there any scriptures specifically mentioning Polygamy.
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    Other Christian forums?

    This is true cavell, So much of what we want to discuss in our faith is not "easy" and its comforting to be able to talk to other Christian's about it...you'd hope without being "banned" or "flamed" for asking and/or contributing.
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    Other Christian forums?

    Not that there's anything wrong with ours here... :) I wondered if there were any other Christian forums that you'd all recommend? I'm just looking into exploring other forums, maybe even ones specifically oriented towards Methodists.
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    Comparing religion to the martial arts. Could this help in realizing Truth?

    <lipsyncing badly> My kung fu is better than yours! <more bad lipsyncing> Try my King Kong Palm! ...<leaps through air>
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    Any one from NC in here.???

    Howdy from Western North Carolina (Waynesville)
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    The Confessing Movement in the UMC

    I've been doing some reading on this movement (their website and their recommended reading list) and I was interested in meeting other like-minded folks. :wave:
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    What makes a Methodist a Methodist?

    No...more like "Eureka!" more information! I'm just hungry for all kinds of information, thanks!