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Was this a result of replacement theology and/or a form of superseccionism and when did it occur? If we consider that Jesus attended the feast of dedication in John 10:22-23 which directly comes from Jewish teachings 1 Macc 4:52-59; 2 Macc 10:5 where worship was restored after Antiochus put a...

SPF posted the following in another thread and it got me thinking... so I asked if it would be ok to spin this off in another thread, including the quote text and was given the go ahead. One seeker guy who comes to our Bible studies has real issues with the genocide God advocated in the old...

My late wife was Catholic, and despite being bed confined was crazy about daily mass and Eucharistic Adoration... so I picked up a retired ambulance gurney, and off we'd go. When she'd have a really good day, she could spend 4-5 hours in front of the Eucharist. Me, not being a Catholic would...

"The Court’s decision acknowledges that we can – and should – expect all children with disabilities to make meaningful academic progress. NCLD joined with several other advocacy organizations in an amicus brief urging the Court to uphold a high standard. Building on the requirements of the...

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From the solid declaration The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord -- Original Sin 22] 6. Or that original sin is not a despoliation or deficiency, but only an external impediment to these spiritual good powers, as when a magnet is smeared with garlic-juice, whereby its natural power...

I'm way way way behind, just got the leaders guide a few weeks ago... but I think its pretty cool. For those who have done so, how has it worked, how has it been received?

I remember reading about this in the predecessor's of the ELCA... but it was in an old book from the 1800's, and I had to send it back via interlibrary loan. I've searched the net high and low, and can't seem to find the issues of dispute, nor the resolution. I know it was over the specific...

Apparently we have the issues of politicians with values counter to the values of the school triggering protests as well. The choice of Rep. Erik Paulsen as commencement speaker at St. Olaf College in Northfield has prompted students there to engage in a silent demonstration against the...

Ok, we are about finished with the jobs... They will be in the nav bar within the next 30 minutes. :) 3 issues remain 1. We need descriptions for the top 3 jobs, rather than placeholder text. This can be added at anytime, but we thought it best to get the function out there, rather than...

Feel free to ask questions here. :) Q&A over the Armory should be asked here. - Mini FAQ - Question: When will the upgrade take place? How long will it be down for? Answer: Estimated downtime is from Sunday evening to Monday evening, this is all estimated, things can go wrong! Question...

Members and staff, Lee has set out his vision for CF. The new site motto will be: "Where Two or Three are Gathered." The vision for CF will be heavily focused on inreach, uplifting and encouraging Christians in faith, with slight emphasis on outreach. Some of the keywords Lee used to describe...

Please welcome our three new advisors Arborvita is now an advisor :) Profmom is now an advisor :) meh is now an advisor :) Constance and I will remain. Arbor and I have yet to figure out how to split up the Grand Poobah title. 1000 blessings to the most creative way of splitting...

First, we had a major database crash, compounded with some issues with the datacenter and server. That was rebuilt, albeit the time stamps are likely still messed up, and likely will be that way until CF is upgraded. Going forward, CF has been replicated on a second system, including a copy of...

One of the things staff does from time to time, are major prayer sessions. Last weeked, we ran a 24 hour prayer session, where staffers took a half hour slot to pray for CF. We'd like to encourage all to offer up prayers for one another and for CF. Being this announcement encompasses all forums...

New Rule: You will not promote any faith, belief, or religion other than Nicene Christianity. Promotion of Satanism or occultism is strictly prohibited. Promotion is defined as encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something including advertising and publicity. Clarifying...

[1] Non-Nicene Theology is renamed Unorthodox Theology and moved to the Theology forum category; [2] A fellowship forum is created for unorthodox members as a sub-forum of Unorthodox Theology; [3] All existing unorthodox theology discussion threads are moved to the Unorthodox Theology forum...

CF will be reverting to a stucture somewhat similiar to the '05 staff structure in a few days. Some of the highlights are: [1] No longer assign a set of forum categories to teams. Teams would be there for staff support and mentorship. [2] Staff would be able to select their forums, site-wide...

Members and staff, The following is being added to the site-wide rules: You will not promote any faith, belief, or religion other than Nicene Christianity. Promotion of Satanism is strictly prohibited. Promotion is defined as encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something...