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  1. M

    My Departure

    I wanted to let everyone know I am departing from the message board. God bless.
  2. M

    Poll: earring(s) for one, or both, his ears?

    Within the system I have proposed, the responsible parent would be involved in the decision making process. They would ask questions, point out problems, and encourage the child to think through things. The responsible parent would necessarily do these things to gauge the child's maturity and...
  3. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    Agreed, but I had a specific goal coming into this particular discussion. I wanted to critique and refine my own perspective on the issue of decision making and the will of God. I have covered the surface issues. I do not wish to review them. I want to move beyond and look at the deeper issues...
  4. M

    Poll: earring(s) for one, or both, his ears?

    Again, not really. I agree with years lived often comes maturity, but this does not hold consistently enough to be helpful. Thus, I think an arbitrary number which delineates the "age of maturity" is advisable. Thus, if I have a 10-year old child capable to engaging on the level described above...
  5. M

    Poll: earring(s) for one, or both, his ears?

    When I say "showing awareness of the consequences," I am not simply talking about immediate and short-term consequences. I am talking about all the consequences relevant to the decision (e.g., social, financial, long-term, etc.). Any child capable of making decisions based on such awareness is...
  6. M

    Poll: earring(s) for one, or both, his ears?

    Nah. It's more about maturity (i.e., the ability to make well thought-out decisions showing awareness of the consequences).
  7. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    Not really. Take a high school ballplayer. Few will go on to be major leaguers, and those who are good enough rarely go straight from high school ball to pitching the big leagues. They need time to develop in the minors before they can play at the competitive level of the majors. It's the...
  8. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    I make a distinction between intelligence and education. Intelligence is difficult to assess even with formal tests. Thus, I am not making any judgment on the intelligence of anyone. Education level is much easier to assess. And it's quite clear most of the people engaging in discussion on this...
  9. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    On second thought, I am bored of this discussion. Thus, you need not bother with the framework. I'm going to move on to other discussions for the time being.
  10. M

    File Sharing

    Though I agree most file-sharing is the unauthorized sharing of copyrighted material, I disagree that it's rare for people to share open source software and other copyrighted material for which people are authorized to share. There are many websites which host torrents for ISOs of open source...
  11. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    I pointed to a study on cases of decision making and God's will in the book of Acts and a verse from Romans. These support my point. They do not make an explicit statement to that end, but it can be easily inferred. This becomes even easier when we take the whole of Scripture into consideration...
  12. M

    Church of God - New Cult?

    World Mission Society Church of God. They qualify as heretical, but I'm not sure if they qualify as a cult.
  13. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    The Bible does not plainly state, "God gives every person a special calling." The Bible does not plainly state, "God does not give every person a special calling." This should be evidenced by the fact that neither your perspective nor my perspective have produced passages which have clearly been...
  14. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    All His children? That is the point of contention.
  15. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    I am baffled. How is my post nasty and hateful? Is disagreement now considered nasty and hateful?
  16. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    Where is the "need" component of your statement taught in the Ephesians passage? It looks to me like you're doing a little reading into the passage something which isn't there. Yes, but how do you know a person has correctly understood the Bible? You guys are completely skipping the part of...
  17. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    I do not see how they are rebelling. It is God's will for us to choose our path according to wisdom if we have no received a special calling. You do realize the book presents three different perspectives, right? And one of those perspectives happens to be the one you and most others are...
  18. M

    Poll: earring(s) for one, or both, his ears?

    Complete non-issue. If my son (or daughter) wanted to go the complete nine yards (e.g., tats head-to-toe, nose piercings, tongue piercings, etc.) , they're free to go ahead.
  19. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    It is not a general calling, agreed. However, some, following the "way of wisdom," may choose to be a pastor without receiving a special call from God. We do not choose "out of thin air." We choose according to wisdom. That is, unless we have received a calling to do a special task like Paul...
  20. M

    Decision Making and the Will of God

    I think He can.
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