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I like this guy. I believe world views are formulated by the way we are cultivated socially. This seems obvious, but many social studies seem to ignore this fact and treat them as though they are just there from birth. People in general learn by example. I doubt seriously that there are many...

A worthy point. Racism has been responsible for horrendous atrocities to the Black culture and population. That said I don't think anyone can say that this hasn't lead to a sense of entitlement of retribution. Laws such as affirmative action have their use, but I've personally been turned down...

I said the Satan worshiper WOULD NOT be in heaven. And you say you don't understand my point, but you are illustrating it perfectly. How can you say that that person was never saved in the first place? You are implying that once you have "achieved salvation" you are no longer capable of...

I don't think the issue is whether it's morally right from Christianities perspective. I think the issue is that the law of the US government shouldn't judge that its morally wrong based on any religious perspective. The first amendment is clear. We don't ban Muslims from going to mosques...

I don't think true or not true is an appropriate dichotomy to describe my view of some scriptures. It's more like the difference between realizing that something is a parable and not a direct witness account. I've studied the Bible in school and church since I could read. I went to a christian...

Who could see the head angel in heaven falling? but it happened. This false sense of security and entitlement is Satan's entire battle strategy. Convincing people that they are fine, that they are safe. That "Its OK if you commit a small sin like lying to your wife, once saved, always saved"...

The Bible has probably hundred of verses which say "do (this) to be saved." I think that the best approach is to follow all of them not pick one and think you are saved. The scripture does say that works are required, and never says that they are not. Here: "Not every one that saith unto me...

Hypothetical: You speak of this sense of conviction and describe it as the holy spirit. Put yourself in the shoes of someone who doesn't believe you for a minute. People who devote themselves fully to a cause or religion always have an extreme conviction. There is a book called "when prophecy...

Well at least candle glow gets the point. There is a fine line between being conservative and rejecting progress out of dogma. That line often gets blurred.

I challenge your entire premise. Explain to me how a one world government would have any more power than any other government. What is absolute power? Law in general is an illusion of boundaries meant to guide behavior in the population. People can always resist. Revolutions happen. There is...

Well I don't know any Muslims who worship Muhammad. In the modern Muslim faith they simply believe he was a prophet through which complete revelation was given through the qu'ran, they believe that the Bible has been corrupted by man, though ultimately one could say that at least at one time...

Interesting. So for your reasoning in why you are to believe that scripture is infallible you are not saying that it's because the scripture claims this, but because you believe it's from God and can't be corrupted? Just clarifying. I basically what to know what defines the SOF. Is it just a...

I see that some bantering has gone on. Here, and I appreciate you speaking up for me. I too, witness that I stir up commotion. In this particular discussion that might somewhat illustrate the point. I fear that the world in the coming years will face the opportunity for progression and many...

That's not entirely true. The Muslim faith is essentially a rhetorical retelling of the Jewish faith. Go back far enough and the origins are the same, the differences are in the divergences that occurred in their histories.

Precisely, (the first part.) I believe the Bible doesn't talk about America because no one even knew the continent was there are the time. I identify all world problems and wars as ultimately a segregation of culture and race. A world Government works against these things. In a more...

You don't know what the mark of the beast is. And this is prophecy we are talking about. Perhaps the prophet was given a vision of the distant future when everyone does have all that information somehow in their body. Perhaps, people just did it for a convenience. But not knowing what credit...

On another note, this forum has progressed to the point that people are now saying it's ok to go against the Bible if the Holy spirit is guiding you? That sounds like cognitive dissonance to me. And it's a scary notion at that. I'm 0% confident that any other person has the ability to...

That's a matter of definition. Technically,choosing to believe something is work.

Well church is such a political thing these days. We must remember that the Bible is hundreds or even thousands of years old and written by men in a 100% different social and cultural context. Because of this, many verses have a certain level of ambiguity to them. Unfortunately, the first...

Again, I illuminate the dilemma you face. My whole ideology is that I do not hold the Bible ABOVE God. MY metaphor there wasn't talking about Satan in disguise. I theorize that if Jesus himself were to tell you that there was a mistake in the Bible, your faith would reject it so that you would...