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Okay, boys and girls, let a legalist weigh in on this too! Please remember the scariest, to me, verse in the Bible speaks directly to this issue. Let me somewhat paraphrased Matthew 7:21 - Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter in to the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who DO the...

As far as I can tell, the scriptures do NOT single gambling out as a sin in and of itself. I think that the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", is the only thing that applies here. In Christ, Pogo

Well, let me jump back in here with a few comments regarding what I've learned about the science of fermentation. Living in the 'Bible Belt' here in the Deep South, I just happen to reside in a 'dry' county, surrounded by 'dry' counties. It is a forty something mile drive, one way, for me to...

All of this has gotten over my head. Though, I am able to grasp the concept that the Theory of Evolution DOES conflict with the Laws of Thermal Dynamics! Or, am I wrong about even this? In Christ, Pogo

Ah...this is an excellent topic! The scriptures teach me that it is only intoxicated Christians that can be seen as stumbling blocks to others. If not, then you are saying that Jesus, Himself (Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:34) was a stumbling block! And, divinely inspired Paul to teach Timothy (1...

WOW, veteran, what great references! Thanks much for teaching me something that had elluded my studies! Additionally, as I've also posted in other threads, let me recommend one of Josh McDowell's books from the seventies, "Evidence that Demands a Verdict," not to also mention, "More Evidence...

anthony123 - You posted... Just as important is the question, "Can science disprove God's existence?" In Christ, Pogo

Hmmm... The passages which speak to women wearing a veil during prayer and prophesy are about properly glorifying God. So...IF properly glorifying God is now, in these modern times, unnecessary, then so is the need for women to wear a veil! In Christ, Pogo

I don't see that Christians have a choice in the matter! The scriptures tell me that the 'fruit of the vine' that Jesus partook of, and then commanded us to 'this do', was indeed fermented grape juice! So, I see it as bound on Christians to take at least one sip of fermented grape juice, wine...

Cornelius - It was only AFTER I stepped out in faith that Jesus is truly my savior, that I have felt safe. In Christ, Pogo

Hi, Cornelius - To your response... ...let me say that I definitely FEEL saved! I am definitely a different man than I was before I answered the call of Jesus' Gospel! I wasn't some emotional youth, impulsively responding to peer pressure. I was a skeptical 54 year old...agnostic...I...

Hi, Cornelius - You posted... I'm sure that it is just me...but I don't feel that my sin nature has been removed from me! Or, even lessened! If anything, it has been increased. Or, maybe a better explanation would be that the temptations that I'm exposed to seem to be greater, not that I'm...

As probably the most conservative interpreter, and follower, of the scriptures, visiting this site...I can comfortably say that one mans legalism is another mans liberalism. Each member here feels that their view, on any issue, is the correct one. Everyone else is seen as either a legalist or...

XTruth - Wow! What a great lesson! Your teaching on 'believe' deserves it's own thread. I've already clipped your post and saved it to share with my study group! All of us with no formal Greek training are truly crippled when we are trying to interpret many passages of scripture. Thanks...

When the scriptures tell us to 'believe', there are many who interpret it to mean a simple passive mental response. I, however, see the command to 'believe' as including physical obedience (works). Most will probably interpret the command to 'believe' in John 3:16, below, the same way that you...

turnorburn - Thanks for the response! The passage you have referenced seems to have it's own built in conflict with that interpretation. Jesus, Himself, is saying that He will not eat or drink until His church joins Him in Heaven. But...I don't see that He is telling His apostles, and...

Should Christians be observing communion during this dispensation? In a discussion recently about observing the communion rite, my view of when to partake of the Lord’s Supper...once, on the first day of each week... was challenged. The following passage was referenced as proof that the...

mutzrein - You asked... Correct! And, your own position on man choosing to be born would be...? In Christ, Pogo

Moot MOOT, v.t. [L. contra.] To debate; to discuss; to argue for and against. The word is applied chiefly to the disputes of students in law, who state a question and discuss it by way of exercise to qualify themselves for arguing causes in court. MOOT, v.i. To argue or plead on a supposed...

mutzrein - You asked... No, I don't. But, I do see man being RE-BORN as being entirely elective on his part. I see the scriptures as teaching of two births and two deaths. Once we experience our first birth (the physical one) we each are then facing two deaths ahead of us. One physical...