Recent content by TheMatman

By the way, If (as you have stated on another board) God doesn't need the MRI of a child who has just been healed of brain cancer to demonstrate his glory... then why would he need the testimony of a woman who got a surprise inheritance? If one does not need an MRI to believe in miracles...

Have you ever heard of the post hoc logical fallacy? Just because I did something first does not necessarily mean that the blessing that followed resulted from my actions. That's like saying, "My grandmother got married in 1925. The stock market crashed in 1929. Therefore, my grandmother...

But the athiests on the other board do.

I speak from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate all of you. I realize that I am probably in the "merchants of death" category for which you speak, but I recognize that to the extent that I may be wrong, you only wish to correct me for the purposes of my edification. And to the extent that I...

OK then, how would a mature Christian have gotten proper documentation to support the transformation of this little girl? Unless you have a "before" picture, the "after" picture doesn't do much good.

Let's think this through.... American laws on descent and distribution are by and large derived from British law. If we assume the American model, here is how it would work. Either the deceased relative died testate (with a will) or intestate (without a will). If the former, then the will...

I am gonna have to side with ZZub on this one. In the Lord's prayer, we are told to pray that God forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors. Debts obviously mean our debts to God.... but they could include our debts to men as well.

"Death merchant"... Do you think I sell call options on famine?

Well, I must admit that that makes quite a bit of sense. And I appreciate your insight because I believe that it is correct. I should give to the level that my joy is complete. When it becomes begrudging, then stop. Thank you

I presume that you are referencing my post. My doctines are not based upon death or decay. They are based upon what I believe to be a correct exegisis of the Bible. God sometimes allows bad things to happen to advance a much greater good. For example, we have a neighbor who's eleven month...

"unexpected inheiritance" I suppose God let the rich relative die so that this poor person could be made whole? I mean, if there is a causation between planting the seed into your ministry and the unexpected inheritance, then ipso facto, God allowed the rich person to die for your ward to...

That works.

In this passage, even though this man believed so much in the promise that he never dwelt on the negative, his father still died. How then can this be a "beautiful demonstration of the importance of not keeping your eyes on the crisis?" Now, please don't misunderstand me. I am not calling...

I think the reason for this apparent focus is the improper scriptural exegisis of those who teach that suffering is not something for which God would ever allow under any circumstance. Take John 10:10, for instance. "The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that they may...

I hate to point out the obvious, but you skipped something in the Lord's prayer.... Between "Thy Kingdom come." and "give us each day our daily bread." is the phrase, "thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." I hope you left that out for a good reason.