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  1. Monna

    DID GOD DIE ON THE CROSS?

    I think there is a logical element that could solve it, if anyone were willing to accept it. We can all agree that: A cow is an animal, but an animal is not a cow. How many can accept the equivalent? Jesus is God, but God is not Jesus. As to the question of whether or not Jesus "died"...
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    Wishing or praying for enemies to lose

    God hates the evil, but loves the evil doer. When such a one repents, there's a party in heaven! :clap: Sometimes we find it hard to see how this works. God is doing amazing things in high security prisons, bringing repentance and changing hearts, lives and behaviour, even among the hardest...
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    Wishing or praying for enemies to lose

    Ezekiel 18:23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live? Ezekiel 18:32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live! Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them...
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    Does Anyone Have Absolute Faith in God Without a Curiosity of Some of its Elements?

    The faith "I have" in Jesus Christ was/is a gift from God Himself. Is that "absolute" enough?
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    Except that on our planet this is not one rotation in all locations - certainly not in the polar regions. o_O And not all planets rotate on an axis. (The moon is not a planet, but it does not rotate on its axis. One side always faces earth. At the same time the sun does shine on different...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    Probably a lot more in common than either of us realise! :) See you there, if not before!
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    I'm not sure that the two statements above are logically linked. If I am serious about giving my life to following Jesus, I am to deny myself. I belong to Him. I cease to have free will in the sense that most people seem to mean that term. And it's doubtful that anyone who has not submitted to...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    I'm pretty sure I haven't said what I believe, in this thread. Basically I am seeing multiple interpretations of one chapter of the first book in the Bible, and I'm asking myself "so what?" How relevant is your argument to your daily behaviour as a human being, and if you'r a Christian, to your...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    Taking you literally, "totally" must mean that you disagree with everything in the quoted statement, including the part stating that the person it presents as its focus is living and is the very source of life, and that the Living Word of God is Jesus. Even the Bible maintains that. ;)
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    So let's take this passage in its totality and be very literal. Genesis 1:3-5 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    The Living Word of God is Jesus. Even the Bible maintains that. The Bible is a collection of sacred writings (yes), a literary work, that we have in the form of a book. That is the literal truth. That book, as a book, is not living, and without the work of the Holy Spirit it doesn't give life...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    Apparently they do. Otherwise you wouldn't be running this survey or having this discussion.
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    My integrity is not dependent on any arguments about Genesis 1. My integrity is more closely related to my life, my daily behaviour in relation to others. And in the long term, it is not my integrity that counts. It is my faith in God and the work of His Son. I don't stand before God on the...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    1. It could be - but there are still a variety of "literal" interpretations. My question was - how does holding a particular interpretation equip you for "every good work" - the good work being defined from God's perspective? 2. Different people will have different answers to this question...
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    Voting in favor of your Bible POV - God's Word

    Or just maybe we're all missing the point of Genesis 1-3. Those who insist on literal interpretation of the scriptures often like to quote 2 Tim 3:16 as evidence, and since they are "God breathed" they are literally true. However, this is taking individual statements out of their context. 2...
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    According to the CDC, 94% of covid deaths had 2.6 other comorbidities

    Two ways of labeling "CoVid-19 deaths:" Died of CoVid-19; Died with CoVid-19. CoVid-19 can also kill indirectly - people without CoVid-19 may refuse to go to hospital even in a critical event, because they are afraid of catching CoVid-19 at the hospital - their death may be due indirectly to...
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    Why was the cross necessary?

    The ultimate (or "last") enemy is death. One cannot defeat death by delaying or avoiding it. One must die, then defeat death by rising to life again. Only then can you know that death has been defeated. Jesus died, "took the keys to death" from the prince of death, and rose again. In doing so...
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    A pact with God

    Jesus said "without me you can do NOTHING!" And that is literally true. It's not a good idea to think you can bargain with God. You cannot even digest your own food! - you depend on bacteria for that. Your health depends on billions of various forms of beneficial microbes - you cannot manage...
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    What does this mean?

    Is this in any way related to the practice of praying to the saints, rather than directly to God? I have also heard people tell children that when someone they love has died "s/he has become an angel." So the concept of "angel" in different contexts seems to vary ... a sign perhaps that we...
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    I want to know God’s purpose for this struggle

    You're welcome, Jordan. God cares for you, Seek his rule (his kingdom) and His righteousness, and "all these other things" will be thrown in for good measure! It will definitely be worth it! God bless you, and give you peace of mind.
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