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Is there any difference between being anointed by the Holy Spirit and having the Spirit dwell within you? If there is could we all see supporting Scripture?

I am going to include in this and the following three posts my take on legalism, the Torah and what it all means for us as being God's children and Christ's bride. I hope you folks will keep an analytical mind free of emotion while reading them. Feel free to read each post one at a time. Too...

I've been acquainted with this one homeless person who begs on the street that I walk by almost every day. I once gave him directions from a church to a caring home. A few weeks to a month went by, and he didn't seem like he had changed anything in his life. He was still begging on the street...

So I heard that there was an ancient concept of seven heavens in Christianity somewhere around the Greek-Roman age and possibly around during Babylonia. What are these heavens? Why are there seven? What is the third heaven to which Saul of Tarsus was caught up to? Why was he only caught up to...

I really can't comment well on this as I haven't read much of the threads, but I just noticed that there were many threads on prayers and very few threads praising granted prayers. If anyone notices a prayer that is granted, please feel free to share it. Maybe there have been praises given to...

Hello, my fellow Christians. I'd like you to take a moment to read what Vampiress wrote at the following link: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/135605 She's not really a friend of mine - more of an acquaintance - but I hope you will spend some moments in prayer just to ask our...

There were two things that I was concerned about. One was the question of why some 'Jews' believed in a different Messiah than Christians. The other was the question of why some passages in Psalms and numerous other places are supposed to be prophetic of the Messiah when I clearly interpret them...

I came across this article, and I bet that it has been brought up before, but I'd like to read some input on it from you all: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abioprob/abioprob.html Any comments?

I was wondering how one would interpret the passage in Luke 22:36, 38 in light of the passage Matthew 5:38-42. Does Christ mean to say that we should kill with the sword or defend ourselves? Later in Luke, someone strikes off the ear of another and Christ seems to object to it strongly. Why...

Hello. I was wondering what everyone's thoughts on Exodus 22:18 are. What sort of witch is this? What is the word used for witch? What did these witches do that they were ordered to be killed?

I had a question about the Roman practice of crucifixion. I know in the Bible that it says that Christ's legs were not broken, but what about his feet or hands? We have bones in our feet and hands, so were the bones in Christ's feet not broken when they nailed them to the cross? If they were not...

I'm curious what arguments each of you would use if to get an Atheist to consider becoming a Christian you needed to win him over with logic instead of appealing to a leap of faith. This, in my mind, is the only sound way of conversion. And I believe it to be the only way, for the most part...

Points I should make before the discussion begins: 1. They did not use the Gregorian Calendar so many thousands of years ago. 2. I hold to the day-age interpretation of Genesis. 3. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that the world is 6000 years old. 4. There seem to be gaps in the...

Early civilization, I think, has been recorded at about 10,000 years ago. I'm, personally, one of the Christians that accepts the Genesis day-age interpretation of the account. However, I can't argue very well against something that out-right seems to contradict the Bible, showing that human...

http://debate.org.uk/topics/history/rohl-1.htm I don't know if any of you follow archaeology, but I found this to be interesting. Anyone want to state anything contrary to the information on that webpage or add anything?

The other day I was comparing the account of creation that Genesis gives with a timeline of evolution. On main points they generally did agree with one-another. But if Genesis is a systematic telling of creation, then it differs on when trees were created as to when they first supposedly...

Just let me begin with saying that I am heterosexual. Now... if someone could give me a reason as to why homosexuality is bad, a sin, or is evil, let me know and I will certainly consider it. I'm not going to say whether I object or accept homosexuality in society until someone has made at least...

Anyone care to take a stab at these in my absence? 8-) http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/ ... tions.html Just so you know, I was able to answer about 4 or so of those I looked into (which wasn't many - maybe 6-7). I'm just wondering if any of you can answer any of them for me or...

Here's a link to an interesting article I found: http://www.users.bigpond.com/MSN/gary_fletcher/ark.html Scroll down to the red heading, The Ark and Egypt. Then read it, and offer your thoughts on it. I'd say that there was also the Gilgamesh/Flood problem to contend with if other cultures...