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This goes waaaaaay out on Assumption's Branch. The Genesis creation accounts do NOT make such an assertion. Again, rules and morals can be related and overlap but in many instances are mutually exclusive. God's dietary laws for Sinai Israel weren't moral. Obeying them didn't make the people any...

Unfortunately, it seems that my point is being missed or glossed over by the majority of the respondents. gr8grace3 said: If we go back to Adam. And If Adam lived in Gods plan, remained in fellowship with the Lord and never ate that darn fruit.........There was no need for rules, regulations...

The op is both right and wrong at the same time IMO. John does say the word became flesh but that does mean that reading it verbatim in Englash conveys the message's context as written in the original language. Many scholars have made the case that this passage was poetic and the usage of the...

God's law trumps our morality. That is why it's okay for God to kill, command us to do what we would otherwise consider immoral, etc. He's GOD!

My counter would be that God has no morality because God has no peer. Morality is a function of peer relationships within a community or society. That is why the moral rules and protections are typically limited to those accepted as being part of the societal group. We can kill and eat animals...

For most of my life, I like most I'm sure, have believed that morality originates from God. Lately, my take on that has been shifting. As I consider both scripture and real world observation, I am more inclined to see morality as a human construct. God has the authority to be the arbitor of...

Further Musings....... We think about the sacrifice on Calvary made by the Lord, but that seems to me to be a small thing compared with sacrificing being the authority in Heaven to live as an ancient human on this tiny little rock in a small star system that's barely noticible in this vast...

Jim Parker, I like our explanation and how you incorporated what Paul taught in Romans about what worship is. We often overlook this aspect of worship and replace it with the hollywood star-gazing, praise heaping type of worship. It is that second type I was focusing on as it seemingly should be...

Why do you all think God desires human worship? What benefit does he draw from it?

I honestly don't know for certain what the scriptures mean as it relates to this topic. I can make a case both ways. I am certain I have been born again based on my obediance to the gospel's plan of salvation. Absolutely we love each other immensely and aside from the spiritual elephant in...

I've seen how conversations can veer when topics about "my church v your church" or "my faith v your faith" are at the crux, so I figured to be safe, that this was the section to post in.

Your right. The trick is finding that someone. Her circle of spiritual influences tend to be on the liberal side with views similar to her own with a lot of modern megachurch lack of theology. There are wonderful people who attended her church, but not many who are into book, chapter, and verse...

We don't always attend together. She is not a member where I worship. I do visit with her from time to time and she visits with me as well, just not as frequesntly as I'd like. I tend to go 3 times a week (twice on Sunday & Wednesday nights), while she will attend service once or twice a month...

The Lord's Church is another moniker for the church of Christ of which I am a member.

She's non-denominational and I am a member of the Lord's Church.

The idea that God is your master as opposed to your butler is something I feel i am always having to point out.

The studying is a cause of frustration for us as it seems that anytime there is a point of contention, she defaults to "everyone has their own personal interpretation" as if that makes not dealing with the issue okay. I have suggested that we attend bible classes at church together, but "Sunday...

The problem is that the Bible's words are not our starting point. We all bring some individual "baggage" to the table of faith. We come from communities and cultures that influence our thinking and we have our own unique life experences that colors our perspectives differently. These things tend...

There has been a real disconnect between my spouse and I spiritually for a while now and lately things have been boiling over. Though we both have claimed the Christian title, our beliefs do not often align. It's like we believe in 2 different Gods. My wife is a beautiful and giving person that...