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  1. elbato

    Question about Gift of Prophecy

    When Paul said "I wish that you all had the gift of prophecy" he wasn't referring to the ability to fore tell the future. He was referring to the gift of preaching and spreading the gospel.
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    I am an atheist. Please convince me that Christianity is the answer

    Why do you think Jesus used the analogy of birth when he told Nicodemus he must be born again? What contribution did you have to your first birth? Nothing! What contribution do you have to your second birth? Nothing (other than asking for it)! It's the Holy Spirit that stirs in man to accept...
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    Is Minecraft Evil or Spiritual Dangerous? Can Christians Play Minecraft?

    Everything has a spirit behind it if it was made by a human being. Especially movies, music, books, games, etc. My advice is to look at from that perspective and pray about it
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    Will Hitler Get Justice or Annihilation?

    Total annihilation is not biblical. it is a belief of Jehovah Witnesses and I always bring up the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. I see hell as the absence of God so degrees or levels of hell is a moot topic.
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    Miracles, demons and the supernatural

    Jesus preformed miracles to authenticate his ministry. As for his belief that any super natural events should be considered metaphors, he is discrediting creation because creation was and is the biggest super natural event ever.
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    Mormons Keep Affiliation With Boy Scouts Despite Decision Allowing Gay Leaders

    The first mistake most people in this forum are making, is to think of the Mormons as Christians. They are a cult, plain and simple. They put more belief in their book of Mormon than they do in the Bible. In my eyes they closely resemble Jehovah witness's. That being said, why should it come as...
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    so, Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door....

    Concerning the state of the soul after death: 2 Corinthians 5:8 says "to be absent from the body is to be present with the lord"
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    so, Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door....

    The thing that concerns me about JW's and Mormons is that they put more weight on their own publications (Watchtower, book of Mormon) than they do on the Bible. The first thing you need to do is question their version of the Bible. NWT translation was translated by a committee of people with...
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    The Trinity

    I've had this debate with Jehovah witness's a few weeks ago regarding the Trinity. I believe the Trinity is Bible based. But then I wondered does it really matter in relation to my salvation? I'm not sure of the answer, I think in most part because as humans we cannot fully understand the...
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    Once Saved Always Saved: Fact or Fiction?

    I've been studying this question for a few months now. I was raised to think you could loose your salvation, but then I always thought that you weren't truly saved in the first place. Jesus said "many will come to me on that day and say lord, lord.........." Jesus replies by saying "I never knew...