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    Newer Man, is needed more than older lineage (ape or otherwise)

    Hi there, So the crux of this, is that you should take far lesser confidence in having come from anything, even if it seems more remarkable at first, that you did at all. What is needed is a newer you. This is hard, in and of itself. Even if you did come from apes, and it seemed even more...
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    The right selection pressure, and we would see "men" come from apes, *again*?

    Hi there, So this is not meant to make you feel uncomfortable, but: I mean the apes are just waiting, to be people, right? That's your contention?
  3. G

    Re: God wants to waste my life - to Him I say "in Jesus' Name Amen"?

    Hi there, So I have struggled with Evolution, a lot and what I have come to realise, is that - as an Evolutionist - God is not interested in "saving" my life. God is interested in "wasting" my life. He wants me, to come to the end of myself, to understand that my faith without Him, is nothing -...
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    You say "Why does God allow suffering?" I say "Why does God allow Himself to suffer?"

    Hi there, So I realised there is a really easy way to bring the discussion on suffering into focus: bring God into the picture! The question is typically "why does God allow suffering?", but the reality is that "why does God allow Himself to suffer?" is a deeper question. If you can't ask the...
  5. G

    Jesus knows your body temperature? Is that reason to believe - if knowing apes points to Evolution?

    Hi there, So there is a standard of evidence issue, here - right? We all want something to believe, or to discount something, whatever the case may be - doesn't holding a consistent standard of evidence, encourage a better result, than pinning it on chance? I mean if you could evolve Jesus...
  6. G

    This is what I don't get: you can transition into almost anything, till you are put straight back

    Hi there, So this is what I don't get: you can transition into almost anything, as a species, kind after kind after kind, and then due to selection pressures prevailing against you, you can be put straight back to the kind you were, but not less. How does that even make sense? I mean if I am...
  7. G

    Evolutionists: no idea is so good, that it can't be messed up in practice (receive?)

    Hi there, So this simple truth was on television, and I thought it was quite apt: What are you doing about that, in the context of Evolution? I thought about it for a moment, and imagined one of you saying "that's what we mean by mutation: when something mutates, it is getting messed up", but...
  8. G

    What about aphantasia? Is not being able to visualise, good or bad - according to Evolution?

    Hi there, So I really want to understand, how this works: take Aphantasia (the inability to visualise), which selection pressures influence whether it is a good or bad thing? Is someone who can't visualize freer to adapt? Or does it force Evolution to reboot - a bad thing? I mean if you believe...
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    The Dove, will ascend to higher heights - but will not reveal Himself doing so

    Hi there, So this is a Word for this hour, in the Church: the Dove will ascend to higher heights - but will not reveal Himself doing so. We will have to follow after Him, until we are in Him, at that higher point. This is what is meant by meeting the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17), but...
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    More and more convoluted, more and more Evolution: surely not!

    Hi there, So yes, it is Sunday and I am just looking at this as simply as I can. I tried to work out what Evolutionists would see in Jesus and it seemed to just drag and drag out. I am not sure if that is a sign of something or not. So now I am looking at it, without any real preconceptions and...
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    If you routinely removed all written theory - about 'Evolution' - from culture, it would reappear?

    Hi there, So this is quite an obscure question, really, but there is something really disturbing about 'Evolution' as a theory. Actually there are a number of things that are disturbing, but the picture that has developed for me, has started to point in one particular direction: that Evolution...
  12. G

    A sign of the end: there are different kinds of raptures

    Hi there, So this will be a new concept to you, at first, but after you have given it thought: it will give you broader spiritual horizons. A man can be raptured differently to a child; a child can be raptured differently to an animal. There are different orders and strengths and durations...
  13. G

    All theology is this: give your throne, to the Holy Spirit *and make it His*

    Hi there, So yes, I realised something profound about scripture and theology and revelation: when we become believers, we begin to repent, but when we become mature believers, we begin to trust the Holy Spirit's rule. The best way to honour the Holy Spirit's "rule", is to allow Him to take...
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    A change has to be actionable, targeted and reachievable, if it is to secure "Evolution"...but?

    Hi there, So yes I am showing extreme caution at this point, because I am literally translating "I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but by Me" into "change has to be actionable, targeted and reachievable; the exercise of Evolution can only be secured in the manner...
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    Ok. Question: in the Bible Jesus speaks in parables; what general statement does Evolution make?

    Hi there, So basically there is a difference between text and subtext. When Jesus went around preaching, He would speak in parables - sharing text with people, but keeping the subtext to Himself and His disciples. The point was, if you were dull of heart and hard of hearing, there was no point...
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    The false Church thinks forgiving the anti-Christ, means forgiving the Devil?

    Hi there, So this is the litmus test, for any believer (in principle): if you understood you were forgiven, even to the point that you forgave what the anti-Christ did, would you forgive the Devil? The problem is, if you would forgive the Devil, what would you forgive the Devil for? He doesn't...
  17. Pavel Mosko

    Bishop Barron on Catholics Misunderstanding the Eucharist

    Probably preaching to the choir for most of the regulars on the board, but good info 75% of the Church by a survey does not believe in the Church teaching on the Eucharist and the bishop explains why it is central to the Church.
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    Where to find Jesus and purpose in life?

    So short story, gave up a thing I shouldve let go off sooner and took a holiday from job to make more time for prayer. But now my concern is that I have no idea what to do with myself really. I thought once all the obstacles in my heart and time were gone, God would just show up and I'd have...
  19. Liam Wiebe

    Must My Career focus Directly on Sharing the Gospel?

    I have a question that I've been wondering for a while now... If my career doesn't focus on sharing the gospel, is it useless? Let me set the stage... I love motion design, (which is like graphic design and animation), and I want to pursue freelance motion design as my career. The problem...
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    Paul, the Apostle came to me in a dream- I'm confused

    I really would like some advice on what you guys think my recent dream meant. I dreamt that I was catching a charter bus somewhere (not sure where) and Paul was the bus driver. When I walked on the bus and paid my fare I didn't recognize him (I have heard of him but have never really known who...
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