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  1. Ben_Hur

    Pray for this Sinner

    Been away a long time. Guess you could say I'm a backslider. Please pray for my return and obedience.
  2. Ben_Hur

    Facebook and Marriage

    My wife accepted a friend request from an old highschool boyfriend (her first sexual experience and they had marriage plans but he dumped her). She and I have been married 23 years and I think she's going through a mid-life crisis. She's also not been close to God for quite a while and drinks...
  3. Ben_Hur

    Wife Thinks God Doesn't Love Her Because He Let Our Dog Die..

    What do I do? What do I tell her? She thinks if God cared about her feelings, He would have shown his love or provided something to ease her pain. Please help.
  4. Ben_Hur

    Mennonites?

    I was just curious. I go to a Calvary Chapel (non-denominational) church. I see people that I think are Mennonites attending the church. Actually, I've even seen them at other non-denominational churches in the area. Don't they have their own churches? Why wouldn't they be concerned that our...
  5. Ben_Hur

    Eucharist - What is it?

  6. Ben_Hur

    Our Son is Mildly Retarded

    We just found out (though we've suspected something was wrong for quite some time), that our 6-year old is mildly retarded (IQ=66). I've been looking for a support group for parents of mildly retarded - or developmentally delayed - children and have been unsuccessful. Anyone know of such a...
  7. Ben_Hur

    Did Adam Worship God?

    I don't understand the meaning or significance of the second sentence in Genesis 4:26: Gen 4:26 To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD. Does this mean "men" or people did NOT call upon the name of the LORD prior to...
  8. Ben_Hur

    Implication of Origins

    My Pastor (who is a YEC - I am Progressive Creationist) made the following statements which I have a big problem with. I don't mind people believing YEC, TE, or PC, but these two things should not be stated by a pastor. 1. Evolution is "specfically designed" to remove God from the equation...
  9. Ben_Hur

    The Pope and Performing Miracles

    The Pope is currently being considered for "sainthood" because he is alleged to have performed miracles. If it is proven that he indeed performed miracles, does that mean the Catholics are "right?" (as opposed to protestants)
  10. Ben_Hur

    Why Salvation Before Death?

    Ran across this question in the non-christian apologetics forum. I couldn't really provide a good answer other than because that is how God set it up. Since God is good and can do anything, non-christians don't seem to understand why they can't be saved after they are dead and FINALLY realize...
  11. Ben_Hur

    I have an aneurysm

    If you don't mind, I could use some prayers for my condition. I've been diagnosed with a 1mm anterior communicating artery aneurysm. I haven't been able to get into a neurosurgeon yet, but from what I've found on the web, it is kind of serious. Thank you.:wave:
  12. Ben_Hur

    Theology Identification

    I have a number of different commentaries from different people. I was wondering of people could post some classic statements of different theologies that might exist in commentaries. These would be statements found in a commentary that might identify the particular theology which the...
  13. Ben_Hur

    Instrumental Music

    I have a friend with a background in the Church of Christ denomination that believes there should be no instrumentatal music in the Church. I've read a few websites form The CofC and their explanation of why they believe Christ does not want us to worship with instrumental music. Their...
  14. Ben_Hur

    Read Dr. Laura's Care and Feeding of Husbands?

    Anyone read this book? My wife read it and then asked me to read it. I was leary of reading it because I didn't want to be able to hold anything against her. Well, I read it. And now I know more than I think I should and am worried - especially since my wife told me she thinks that since she...
  15. Ben_Hur

    Praise the Lord, Halleluiah

    Nope. This is not the kind of thread you think it is. I've been around some fellow christians where every other word is "praise the Lord" and "halleluiah". It seems really insincere, pseudo-religious, and, in a way, bizzarre...TBNish. Anyone else feel this way? Anyone here do that all the time...
  16. Ben_Hur

    Apocrypha and Luther

    Why exactly did Martin Luther pull the apocrypha from the Bible? It seems that based on some of the things Jesus and Paul said, they read those books and considered them scripture. It is also my understanding that the Jews pulled them from the OT because they wanted to not promote Christianity...
  17. Ben_Hur

    Repentance

    I hear Christians talking about being "granted" repentance. What is this about? We must be "granted" repentance? That almost doesn't make sense. And if we are not granted repentance, is that the explanation for continued sinning? Then, does it follow that if we continue sinning, that we...
  18. Ben_Hur

    Thy Kingdom Come

    Ok, by now y'all have guessed I know little about what preterism and dispensationalism means (but I've learned enough to scratch the surface). So in light of that, I hope this question doesn't seem silly. I think I've learned that pretrists think that God's Kindom is spiritual and is already...