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    How do we read and interpret the Bible.

    "How do we read the Bible"? Can its' dates, lineage etc agree with Historical and Archeological and Geological theory. Did the flood really happen is there scientific proof? Do we think and accept the Bible as the Literal Truth, a God inspired Book, or a collection of some literal historical...
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    Can one still be save and learn the right teachings of God without being a church mem

    I ask the title question, 'Can one still be saved and learn the right teachings of God without being a church member'. One member, asked on another thread why I was not a member of a church. so I have started this thread to see what people thoughts are in relation to my belief. I have been...
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    Are The Ten Commandments still an issue for our Salvation?

    I ask this question of all, "Are The Ten Commandments, still an issue for our Salvation?" I would like to know what you think and why. What Biblical refrences you use, to justify your answers. What your particular denomination or pastor etc, teach. If you think, some or all have been changed...
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    WHAT, do you think, is hell?

    Christians believe emphatically that there is a literal heaven. They also believe emphatically that there is a literal hell. While we are given a brief description of heaven in the Bible (streets of gold, walls of jasper, etc.) hell is presented in rather vague terms. As long as Christians...
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    Is THIS What Christians Believe?

    God creates hell, a place of eternal punishment. Right? Since humans have only been given two options - saved or lost - God then assigns to the followers of Christ (the saved) the mammoth task of trying to prevent others (the lost) from finishing up in this place of eternal punishment. Right...
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    For the Trekker, "Are You Among The 'few'?"

    A very sobering thought for all of us is that FEW will find the road that leads to (eternal) life (Matthew 7:13-14). While I realize that 'few' is relative to the vast number of people that have lived since the beginning of time, how many of us - I wonder - will be among the few? We all have our...
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    All We Have Is the Old Testament, The 4 Gospels & Revelation

    All We Have Is the Old Testament, The 4 Gospels & Revelation We are marooned an a desert island and among our meager belongings is a worn out Bible. It is so worn out, in fact, that most of the New Testament is gone ...the pages are missing. Most of the Bible is intact ...I mean, we DO...