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    Christ the Savior Brotherhood/HOOM

    Greetings. For some time I have been researching the Christ the Savior Brotherhood/Holy Order of Manns. My research has led me to a home church in Indianapolis, IN, under the denomination of "Church of Christ." (Not to be confused with the UCoC) It would appear that CSB is not an Orthodox...
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    Out of Nothing - Where did that come from?

    Yes, I know the def. of the term. And I know that the only place it can be found is in Maccabees. This should trouble Protestants, as Maccabees is not part of their canon. This would then make this idea outside "Biblical Christianity." For a Protestant, creation ex nihilo is NOT Biblical...
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    Out of Nothing - Where did that come from?

    Many Christians hold that God created ex nihilo, or out of nothing. Would someone care to comment on where this idea comes from?
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    Bible: by whose authority?

    Take Benoni's advice, ignore him.
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    The Virgin Birth

    It is possible to have a sister who is not of one's own father and mother. I have one. Oh, and someone care to deal with the above Calvinist view?
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    The Virgin Birth

    No, it is not. It is translated that Joseph did not know her until the birth of the child. The word "until" must be understood as the ancients understood it, not as we define it today. From John Calvin's commentary on the passage: 25. And knew her not This passage afforded the pretext for...
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    Trying to define the one Body of Christ

    The term Christian means "little Christ." The word Christ is an English transliteration of the Greek word Christos. The Greek word Christos is the equal to the Hebrew word Messhiach, or Messiah. As Jesus called us to "go and make disciples" it would not be offensive to be called a "little...
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    Putting the Shroud of Turin to Rest

    Big difference between concluded and proved. The shroud, like many other religous objects, are usually brought under examination for proof by those who either don't believe or want to prove them fakes. These peope are either atheists or Protestants. Atheists want to discredit for obvious...
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    Putting the Shroud of Turin to Rest

    The OP says the shroud couldn't possibly have been at Christ's tomb because it isn't specificly mentioned in scripture. My post, tongue firmly in cheek, points out that the shroud could have been present in the "linens" mentioned generally.
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    How old is your church and who founded it?

    Zilam's response underscores my point. Liberal. When we stand for nothing, we fall for anything.
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    How old is your church and who founded it?

    All Protestants are liberal.
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    Wedding ring finger..........

    I wear mine on a chain around my neck. Much better symbolism, that, yes?;)
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    Theology of Architecture

    I keep asking this, but no one responds. Why? Did you build your church without thinking about waht it says about God? Did you build it with people in mind or God in mind? What theology guided your build team? C'mon folks, this isn't rocket science.
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    The Virgin Birth

    Ah, the old "until" defense. You mean like when Christ said He was with us "until the end of the earth"? You cannot use a modern definition for an ancient word. It won't work. The Greek word translated "until" meant the time from a certain action to the next action. In other words, Joseph did...
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    How old is your church and who founded it?

    Out of curiosity, why then are you Southern Baptist. Is it because it "fits you" or because it's the truth? As a former Baptist, I see the Protestant view of what the Church is as just too liberal.
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    Putting the Shroud of Turin to Rest

    So, after wrapping the body, it is impossible to put the whole body into a single piece of cloth? Yeah, I see your point. Had there been another piece of cloth it surely would have been mentioned, becaue every deatail is clearly revealed inscripture. And there's no way on earth that "the linen...
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    Luther's Bible editing

    You asked!
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    Luther's Bible editing

    My own journey into the Orthodox Church has come after years of study. I am a former Calvinist who took my vows of church membership seriously ("Do you promise to study the doctrines of the church?"). And there are literally hundreds, nay thousands, who have taken the same journey. I questioned...
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    Mormonism & the (Non-)Virgin Birth

    And yet this is the original definition of the virgin birth. Any other definition is an inovation and is not orthodox (or Orthodox).
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    Luther's Bible editing

    The LXX has VERY strong Messiah language. This was toned down considerably in the Masoretic texts. (ie. "A vigin shall conceive" became "A young girl shall conceive.") The EO do follow the LXX. The Reformers, in their zeal, decided they didn't want anything to do with a Latin text for the OT...