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Recent content by Stephen Mendes

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    The reason for Christian Controversy

    Let's step back from the emotional ..... and the firmly held "beliefs" of certain faiths that we accepted without question (possibly even as children) Jesus observed the people and told them they were like "children in the market place, we piped and you did not dance ..... we did a dirge and...
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    a Short Weekly Bible exposition

    "Five minutes with the Word of God" is an ongoing (weekly) series of Youtube videos that I was led to create on my channel. Here are the details along with a link, in case anybody may find it helpful. 1. I noticed that sermons from my church were not holding viewers because the average...
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    Five minutes with the Word of God

    I started this weekly Youtube video program on my channel and I wondered if anybody would be interested in it.... or like to offer suggestions that might be helpful. I am somewhat overwhelmed by the number of forums.... and have no idea if this the right place for this posting .... or even if...
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    Millennial Considerations

    When was this prophecy fulfilled on earth ?..... cause it certainly does not refer to the eternal state. '... and they shall bring thy sons in their arms; and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nursing mothers; they shall...
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    Millennial Considerations

    For all who commented on my last post. I know that God is working today.... everyday I see His hand on my life.... I believe that God can do anything (I don't know if other Baptists limit Him but I do not) You all are correct in this case on two counts.... one, things are happening that I am...
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    Millennial Considerations

    Those Christians are not representative of the ones living today. And you could think about why people simply do not have that power today..... in fact the spiritual power of the church today is at an all time low..... I do not know of any currently living Christians who have the power of the...
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    Millennial Considerations

    Sorry to interrupt..... but why do we need to reign over demons and angels ? ..... angels don't need us to reign over them..... and demons wont need any reigning over once they are finally confined. And as for our current authority over the Devil..... I don't see much evidence of that working...
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    Millennial Considerations

    Hello afishamongmany, Yes it would not surprise me if NONE of these various 'positions' was entirely accurate. I rather think there is some error in all of these doctrines...... no one group has the 'total truth about everything' ...... actually that was a post I made on my blog last week...
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    Millennial Considerations

    This video below debunks the 'Left Behind or Led Astray' that BABerean2 was pushing....
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    Millennial Considerations

    LastSeven, I thank you for the detailed point by point breakdown. But there is not a chance I will ever convert to Amil.... none. For starters, I understand that Jesus has existed since the beginning (John 1:1) as part of the Godhead (all things were created by Him and without Him was...
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    Millennial Considerations

    I would also add that I was very naive..... when I made the original post that became this 'featured thread', I had no idea that 'Christian Forums' Eschatology department had in so many Amils willing to argue their case with such vigor. Not only that, but I really did not understand Amil...
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    Millennial Considerations

    Apart from the fact that the posting was becoming too time consuming...... here are the other reasons why I left... 1. I seen enough of Amils postings to realize that what an earlier poster told me "if you think you are going to get anywhere with these Amils you are fooling yourself" is 100%...
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    Millennial Considerations

    David committed adultery and murder yet he was a man after God's own heart...... and as for Samson, God used him inspite of his sordid sex life... so Matthew 7:18 needs a little more exegesis ..... maybe there is more than trees and fruit.... or maybe that has a different meaning entirely...
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    Millennial Considerations

    Binding for a specific purpose ? I admit is creative and ingenious..... bound but not bound all at the same time.... wow Did you make that up yourself ? Did you learn it along with the rest of the Amil doctrine ? could it have come from 'you know who' ? Just wondering.....
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    Millennial Considerations

    Amazing ! ...... you all have REALLY been busy ! we are down to #284 already ..... in less than one day..... this is growing faster than the Bitcoin ! I tried to read and digest everything since my last visit but my head is spinning..... so you can imagine the confusion that must be reigning...