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    Shared Death Experiences: A Higher Level of Evidence for NDEs

    Dr. Ray Moody and Dr. Paul Perry share their research on shared death experiences, a higher level of evidential NDE that decisively refutes the claim that NDEs can be dismissed as a reassuring defensive fantasy of a dying brain: shared death experiences youtube - Bing video These 2 doctors...
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    What are your guardian angels up to?

    The righteous can receive guidance and protection from angels: "Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation (Hebrew 1:14)?" "For He [God] will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways (Psalm 91:11)." And children have personal...
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    10 of the Biggest Questions

    [Note: The end of (4) apparently got erased and has now been corrected.] (1) Why does God allow so many people to be born under atheistic Communism or in cultures in which they will never hear about Jesus? Can these people be saved apart from formal expression of faith in Christ? If not...
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    Does Jesus have a human soul?

    Did Jesus have a human "soul" just like we do? If so, when was His soul created? Does His human soul survive now? If so, is the risen Jesus human now in a way that He was not prior to His soul's creation? If so, does His current mode of being differ from what it was prior to His soul's...
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    The Bible's Compatibility with Theistic Evolution

    Before you read the rest of this OP, please watch this short video in which Dr. Kenneth Miller, author of standard high school and college text books on evolution, provides a simple but compelling example of just how convincing the evidence for human evolution from lower primates really is...
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    A Personal Relationship with Christ: Misconceptions and Problems

    Before I retired as a Theology professor and UMC pastor, I read about a disturbing survey of evangelical megachurch pastors. On average, these pastors estimated that 1/3 of their regular church attenders were not true Christians. Now I prefer to let God be the Judge of what His minimal...
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    Finding God on the Las Vegas Strip

    On my first vacation to Las Vegas, I encountered God's grace in 3 coincidental experiences. (1) I made the long walk by all the hotels, but when I reached the CircusCircus from the Tropicana (my hotel), I felt dizzy from the heat and walked into the CircusCircus to cool off at the Poker Bar. I...
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    The Best New Principles for Health Care Reform

    I'm interested in your reaction to my 2 health care reform proposals: (1) Reform medical malpractice laws, so that doctors don't have to pay such high insurance premiums and then pass the cost along to their patients. Malpractice victims might receive lesser settlements, but offending doctors...
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    Practical Consequences of Christian Doctrines and Beliefs

    Please don't engage in doctrinal debate on this thread. The thread is intended to focus on unintentional practical consequences of specific doctrines and beliefs that may well be toxic or at least unconstuctive. Add your own examples and reactions to these 5 doctrinal issues: (1) One of the...
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    THE BEST EVER MOVIES UNDER 3 CATEGORIES

    I ask you to refrain from posting here unless you either react to my favorites under these 3 categories or post your own favorites movies under each of the 3 categories. (1) BEST EVER SECULAR MOVIE: "Schindler's List" (Liam Neeson) Winner of several Academy Awards this movie is based on the...
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    Bernie Sanders' Religious Litmus Test for Public Office

    Stay with this video after the commentary, so you can watch Bernie's entire interrogation: bernie sander religious litmus test youtube - Bing video So do you agree that Sanders has seriously violated the Constitution by rejecting this nominee for being a conservative evangelical alumnus of...
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    Soul Retrievals in the Bible

    The Bible often implies the possibility of a second chance for the evil dead who lack a relationship with Christ. I will begin with 4 biblical examples of soul retrievals from Hades and then expand on these in future threads with several other relevant texts. (1) "He (Christ) went and made a...
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    Are you a blessing machine?

    Jesus issues this command: "Bless those who curse you (Lukr 6;27)." Are you a blessing machine? Is it part of your lifestyle to bless everyone you encounter in a potentially meaningful way? Or do you even know what I'm talking about? Numbers 6:22-26 offers an elegant model for this blessed...
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    Divine Omiscience vs. Divine Regret and Change of Mind

    Does the creation of the universe and its laws by an omnipotent, omniscient God not make God ultimately responsible for natural disasters that cause great hardship and loss of human life? If so, how can we worship Him as a God of love who takes care of His children? And if God is ultimately in...
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    Slain in the Spirit

    When I was 11, I was pressured to go forward in a large Pentecostal camp meeting for prayer. Everyone fell down when Rev. Bloomfield touched them--except me! A hush filled the auditorium and I was totally embarrassed to stick out in this way. The surprised evangelist touched me again, this...
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    The Need to Speak in Tongues at Home

    For more coherent discussion, I have lettered and numbered the points of my case, so readers can refer to them in their response. A. The tongues (glossolalia) in Acts 2 are neither definitive nor normative for succeeding manifestations of this spiritual gift. 1 Most commentaries agree that...
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    God's Defining Self-Disclosure

    Though God reveals Himself to earlier Patriarchs like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, it is His revelation through Moses that primarily marks the beginning of Judaism. Thus, Moses, feeling confused and inadequate at the Burning Bush, asks God how he should identify the god who sends him back to...
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    The Best Bible Translation: Specific Texts as Test Cases

    rn this thread, I will consider specific texts as test cases for assessing texts and translations of the Bible. These analyses will demonstrate why I am opposed to the KJV and why I favor the NIV. Hopefully, the specificity of my analysis will help readers determine which translations they...
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    Trump's Spiritual Advisor on His Spirituality

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    Did Humans Encounter Dinosaurs?

    The Myth of Dinosaur Destruction 65 Million Years Ago: If the conventional wisdom is correct that homo sapiens evolved about 100,000 years ago, then humans and dinosaurs have coexisted for at least 71,OOO years.
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