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So just what are these other gods? Where did they come from and what could they do? Are they created beings? If so, who created them and for what purpose? Was this a separate creation event from that recorded in Genesis? If not, on what day were these gods created? If so, who did the creating...

So just what are these other gods? Where did they come from and what could they do? Are they created beings? If so, who created them and for what purpose? Was this a separate creation event from that recorded in Genesis? If not, on what day were these gods created? If so, who did the creating...

I'm FAR AWAY from being any sort of expert on this topic and so maybe you can tell me whether what I've heard is right or wrong but what I've heard is that if you're one who likes to work out and lift weights then you need to make sure that you keep up a good intake of minerals while you're...

That's the archaic verb form of the word that I mentioned when I posted the definition. You're right that it also doesn't fit but I just didn't bring it up because practically no one uses the term to mean that anymore, including Catholics, and the point I was making is that we should strive to...

Who cares? What I'd prefer you use is the common meaning of common words, not some secret meaning that only the initiated understand. If this were a Catholic website where most everyone was familiar with the special meaning then productive discussion would be possible but here it's just a...

Which is precisely the reason I intentionally included the statement "so long as it isn't connected with a cult like Mormonism or the JW's". I mean that was the EXACT reason I put that in there! Why are you so impossible to have even a single iteration of productive conversation with? There...

Discussing doctrine is impossible with people who willfully redefine the meaning of common words. Penance: noun 1. voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong. There is also a verb form of the word but it's archaic and so isn't relevant to...

I don't and never have understood why the average person would care about such considerations. It just doesn't seem to matter much at all! There's not a single point of doctrine that I've ever seen anyone establish would be substantially different, based solely on which set of manuscripts where...

Umm, no. I've read some of his material and own a "Companion Bible" but no way would it be accurate to call me one of his disciples. I did not learn my doctrine from Bullinger and, in fact, I know very little about what his specific doctrine was. He was a contemporary of Calvin but was, in no...

Directly, not at all. Indirectly, as a matter of basic principle and as a general rule, it applies most of the time for most people. If I could find a body of people that fit the descriptor of "ourselves" in that verse, you couldn't hardly keep me out of the place! But just try to find someone...

The last couple of times I went to church, I went to listen to my son-in-law preach his first two sermons in a very tiny church that he helps lead. Both times were worth the time to attend. Prior to that, the previous several times I've been to a church, I got exactly nothing out of it other...

Ha! I'll take that as a, "No!" Hypocrite! It is not advisable to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.

No one is looking for perfection, this side of Heaven. All one should expect and insist upon is a doctrine that is both biblically and rationally sound. Both of which criteria would preclude any doctrine which is based on the philosophy of a pagan who worshiped a modified version of Zeus. So...

:unsure: Was Philip alive before or after the bible was complete? Yes, I'm quite certain it was before! Was Philip a Jew saved under the Dispensation of Circumcision? Yes! Definitely before the age of Grace. Your understanding the bible is so paper thin it's laughable and tragic at the same...

Whomever that was, it certainly was not the immutable god of Aristotle, Augustine and Calvin. What other alternative to do see? I confess that I do not understand what you're saying here. The analogy doesn't seem to fit at all. How many bottom-dwelling sea creatures have been created by, and...

Why didn't you just say so from the start? On what basis then should anyone, anywhere ever use anything other than the KJV? As though faith and wisdom are two unrelated things that do not spring from the same Fountainhead. Read the book of Proverbs much? Have ever backed, even a single inch...

You are just so lazy! The thread is all right for the entire world to read, Marke, and the question was asked less than two iterations of this conversation ago. You had said that you don't believe that the KJV is more inspired than manuscript copies of the original writings. That, I believe...

Yeah, sure. That's why its like pulling teeth to get you to admit even something so mundane as believing that the King James is the only bible worth reading. The reason you won't own up to it is because you know intuitively that it is an indefensible position to hold but can't bring yourself to...

@JudgeRightly Okay, so I failed to make 72 hours on my fast this weekend. I gave in after 48, which is still pretty good considering I lost another couple of pounds. I'm now down to 217 which is a total of 23 pounds lost since sometime in January when I started at 240 lbs. I can tell you that...

Anthropomorphisms are figures of speech. Figures of speech mean something. What does the figure of speech "God is moral." mean? That isn't merely a rhetorical point. That's a real question. A question, I suspect, you'll have no answer for. The assigning of the label "anthropomorphism" to it is...