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To be perfectly honest, "King of Kings" moved me to tears far more than "The Passion of the Christ". Seeing the story of the whole life of Jesus culminating in his suffering, death, and resurrection, had a greater impact than having Jesus' suffering beginning within the first 10 minutes of the...

The feelings you felt will most certainly be felt by an overwhelming majority of us believers. But the movie does not go into WHY Jesus suffered and died... it only shows HOW. The message that He died for everyone's sins, including the Roman Centurions who tortured Him is not present in this...

I've just seen the film. It definitely packs a punch. But the claims that this is the most accurate portrayal of the Passion is not correct. Accuracy, (comparing this film to the Gospel accounts) is sorely lacking. While it is true that the beatings and crucifixion are technically more explicit...

We don't "celebrate" Halloween either... we take our kids to our Church's "Harvest Party"...they have a great time there. "Begging for candy"?! :D (That cracked me up!) At the risk of straying off-topic, a quick comment about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. I don't see a problem with...

Social dancing in-and-of-itself is not sinful. If the dancing includes lewd gestures, then it might. A husband and wife dancing at club, enjoying the time together, is a good thing. A couple on a date who are dancing, who are simply enjoying each other's company is also a good thing...

I look at the simplicity in which Jesus (and later, the apostles) preached. Simple...humble. No trappings of material wealth. Growing up Catholic, I always felt that it was hypocritical (or at least inconsistent) to attend a church where there were gold chalices, gold candlesticks, ornate...

inhisservicealways, have you prayed about it? If so, in what direction is the Holy Spirit guiding you? Search your heart... what is your motivation for wanting to tell your wife? What is your motivation for wanting to keep it from her? When King David committed adultery with Bathsheba, he...

FatherApe, I'm a programmer myself... 21 years with the same company. I can sympathize with your situation. In these uncertain times, I know that not even excellence in performance can guarantee continued employment. So I just "do my best, and commit the rest." In addition to praying for a...

Reformationist provides very solid advice and I agree. With all due respect to eldermike, Matt 18 isn't quite applicable here. The concept of "radical amputation" of Matt 18:8-9 to remove yourself totally from a sinful situation isn't warranted in this situation... unless he is advocating...

Could it be that you are being called to shift the focus of your life ...and it is manifesting itself as "burn out"? I know a few of my fellow Christians who attend church every opportunity they can. They have children and chose to attend church and serve at the church rather than spend...

okay... this will be my last comment on the subject. I've made my position clear...the mark is literal. You claim that because it isn't possible to stop all trade now at this moment in time, that means that the mark is symbolic. (or in your finite thinking, you cannot conceive of it ever...

I guess it boils down to shedding theologicial positions because they seem like the "right" ones to you and going straight back to what the Bible says. It is our weakness. Study leads to knowledge. Knowledge leads to Confidence. Confidence leads to Pride. Pride leads to.... And that is why...

In a nutshell, our human pride keeps surfacing and trying to get control. We Christians are instructed to study, to offer a reason for the hope that lies with in us in meekness and fear. We got the studying part down... but we kinda forget the "meekness and fear" part. ;) With study comes...

Nice try. :) Today, on ebay... not just anyone can buy or sell. You need to have a credit card and/or bank account. It isn't much of a stretch for ebay to change their policy to require buyers and sellers to have "the mark". The mark would either be entered manually via keyboard, or...

I don't believe so. Reviewing the original language text of that verse, "buy - ag-or-ad'-zo From G58; properly to go to market, that is, (by implication) to purchase; specifically to redeem: - buy, redeem." This means actually going to a market and buying something with currency. Your...

That can be used to show how well the KJV holds up. The KJV is still quite readable over 400 years later. And based on language usage 200 years ago, that Wycliffe translation wouldn't have been understood back then (200 years ago) either. :)

We need to be careful. Technically, the Catholic Church does not teach that she is on the same level as Jesus. Many Catholic practitioners have taken it farther than the Church teaches. That is the biggest problem that I've seen in discussing Christianity with Catholics. On the one hand...

Yes I have. ;) And it wouldn't prevent you from doing that. But that isn't the same thing. You can barter with your neighbor all you want, but you would still have to pay for your utilities like gas, electric, phone, etc. Certain foods, medication, gasoline, etc. I can't tell from the...

There is an important linguistic reason for holding on to "archaic" English. That is because our current modern English usage no longer conveys the nuances found in older usage. One example... The use of "thee" and "thou". It had fallen out of favor years (50-75?) before KJV was first...

Bruce, my anti-Catholic comment was not directed at anyone in this thread. It was a general observation I have of some of my fellow ex-Catholics. Sorry for the confusion.