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    Accountability of Ministries

    First off, I'm not an anti-Pentecostal. I was Pentecostal for years and still have Charismatic beliefs. But why is it that Pentecostal ministries have such an abysmal record of fiscal accountability? Holiness organizations on the other hand have the top 2 spots. This comes from...
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    There's nothing in the stated purpose of the forum that specifically says it's limited to POLITICAL conservatives. They show mostly a RELIGIOUS conservative viewpoint. Conservative Christians - a forum for all Conservative Christians to discuss and fellowship. A few things to know...
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    A Stupid & Pointless Question........

    "Where's your birth certificate?" (Just kidding. A little humor for the birthers :) ). He'd say "I love you. I'd like you to meet my Son"
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    To what degree do you view America as being godless.....

    Look at it this way. Imagine that you are a 3 dimensional being in a 2 dimensional universe. It doesn't matter whether one of the 2 dimensional beings like 3Der's or hate them, the fact is all of the 2Der's are in the same boat because they're 2D. The only way for a 2Der to become a 3Der would...
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    To what degree do you view America as being godless.....

    Every country is godless because it's part of the world system. No government will accept true Christianity, they will try to create an in-the-world civil religion that looks (outwardly in ritual and dogma) "Christian". The reason for that is because only a child of God can be Godly. The most...
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    Dinosaurs and the Bible

    One of Adam's grandkids was going to write a book on dinosaurs until he found that t-rex's could run faster than he could. :)
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    To what degree do you view America as being godless.....

    That's a good question. If anything like Katrina had happened in ancient Israel, they'd be on their knees in repentance. But of course with our scientific worldview we know better than to believe such things. But that leads to the question, if God wanted to get our attention today, how would He...
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    What would be the definition of a "spiritual song"

    I don't know. When I'm singing in tongues it always seems more praise than anything else, but Psalms is the songbook of the Bible and it certainly includes more than just praise. It will be interesting to get to heaven and hear some of the things we've been praying and singing in tongues while...
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    What would be the definition of a "spiritual song"

    Praying in the Spirit includes quietly waiting for the Holy Spirit to direct you what to pray for and how to pray for it. One paragraph of praise at a time, one petition at a time, one item at a time. Allowing the Spirit to direct you in prayer, step by step. You can pray in the Spirit in...
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    Patches, Cinnamon Sticks & Breath Spray

    I quit 8 years ago this August. I used the nicotine patch along with 2 other things to help when the going got rough. First I used cinnamon sticks that I puffed on like a cigarette. That helps you with the physical routine of smoking. Second I had read an article that the people who made...
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    Wow, I've never actually met a Ferengi before. I bet you have Rush's version of the Rules of Acquisition memorized by heart!
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    What would be the definition of a "spiritual song"

    Personally, I don't care if you talk in tongues until your lips fall off, but it does mean more than just tongues.
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    What would be the definition of a "spiritual song"

    Pneumatikos is an adjective that is almost exclusively Pauline. In Pauline usage it means belonging to or pertaining to the Holy Spirit. So Spiritual songs would be impromptu songs under the direction of the Holy Spirit, just like praying in the Spirit would be praying under the guidance of the...
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    NLT Blog for 4/1/11

    I am excited to announce a new Bible from Tyndale that has been over ten years in the making: The LifeTime Bible. Many Christians set a goal to read every word in the Bible, but often it just seems like an enormous task. So many pages! So many books! For some, the One Year Bible has proved...
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    Go ahead and worship your exploitive system. Maybe if you worship it hard enough it won't collapse for a few more years.
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    The purpose of capitalism is to keep the elite in power at the expense of the workers. The top 1% has a larger share of the wealth than at any time in our history. The middle class is vanishing and the disparity between the rich and the poor has never been greater. In France that led to a...
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    And thus you have shown from your own words that capitalism is an unjust exploitative system that favors the the rich at the expense of the workers - until they revolt.
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    "helping the poor with money that has been stolen is immoral and wealth redistribution by coercive means is a foundation of all statist systems." This year GE payed ZERO taxes. Also 60% of all large corporations in America pay no taxes. Instead the tax burden is placed on the middle class, and...
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    Any government system can be an idol, any one can engage in institutional theft, any one can encourage covetousness, and encourage allegiance to the state. On the other hand socialist and communist governments can be used by Christians as an instrument to help the poor and provide equality to...
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    Can someone be a ____ and still a Christian?

    Sounds like America to me, so someone can't believe in capitalism and be a true Christian?