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This is one of my fav redemption stories for sure. Solomon couldn't clean up the mess he made, but he showed in Ecclesiastes the very dangerous evil of pride. It's an amazing conclusion to the story of the guy with all the wisdom who became addicted to being the smartest to the point of crazy...

There has never been a philosophy capable of making absolute statements all the time. Why do people think Christianity defies this reality? The world is too complex for the Bible to rely on absolute statements. We are supposed to honor the government to keep the peace and rebel if they've become...

Excerpt from the Antinomian Bible: And after healing the man, Jesus said "Sin some more!"

I'm not sure if there's any type of person held tighter to their stereotype in the minds of the masses than the Christian. And then when you talk about something like this, they act like it's impossible that Christians get discriminated against. As if we never left the 1940s. I didn't become a...

So if God instead of eternally punishing people, had a system where sinners were punished for many years. Let's say 100 years. What would your criticism of that theoretical system be? Why would you say that God chose eternal punishment over that? When he had the power to make us non-eternal in...

I would assume they are worshipping God some of the time, demons other times. But it's hard to say how often they're really worshipping God. Because look at how popular Christianity is. The shame God felt for those that rejected him despite fulfilling the prophecies was bad, and as time passed...

When I think of demons, I don't think of frightening ghouls. I think the most common demon is a deceiver. They're not trying to destroy us, they're very satisfied with making us foolish and wasting our time. Because to God, that is the equivalent of destroying us. So these guys that fail to...

The story is just way too vague to me if they're not fallen angels. The only hints at what sins they were committing were a couple hints of some type of big violence. That short statement from that one guy talking about the mark of Cain. There's just one big statement of the humans being wicked...

It would not be good for me. I digest pork way easier than I do some forms of beef. Edit: I think the beauty of these laws was that God was trying to separate the Hebrews from other societies. Give them some special knowledge and advantages. Their hygiene wisdom helped them a ton. All that...

Moses of the Bible. I love his humility and how he used it to be the deliverer of the law. And I love his incredible perseverance. And I can relate a lot to him because I have speaking problems like he had speaking problems. I love how God slowly got him through that and how he became a great...

Seriously, look at how fallen this world is. Satan is excellent at leading us astray. And these guys want to simplify the fight and say "see, see, it's fake. I saw the video!" As if we don't live in a world that tries to monetize everything. And those that worship mammon will do anything for...

"There is nothing new under the sun." I guess God was wrong to say this because the world has changed so much that you gain more by following in the footsteps of timid questioners that went against Jesus than following in the footsteps of his disciples. Maybe if those ancient people had nicer...

If God doesn't value free will much.. then why did he make it sound like the Israelites were making a mistake begging for a kingdom? Why would God support something so odd like anarchy? If he doesn't value free will much, why would he in his perfection make people that do nothing but prepare...

And here we'll see Liberals ignore every rational explanation to hold on to their favorite horror story.

Every person should find the way that gets them more intimately connected to God. If there's a certain music style in worship you like.. listen to that more. If there are parts of the Bible that resonate extra for you, meditate on that, or read that more. Try the different ways of prayer, and...