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In response to my suggestion that Act 19.5 provides as much of a "specific instance of a recorded baptism" as does Matthew 28.19, you now reply that the "methods" of the two passages are "the same thing." If they're the same thing, the…
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What "actual method" description of a baptism is present in Matthew 28.19, but missing in Acts 19.15? The only "method" I see in Matthew 28.19 is that the baptism is to be done "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."…
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In your view, what's the difference between a baptism simply occurring, and the baptism reported in Acts 19.1-5? The passage seems like a clear description of the chain of events that led to the event of the baptism of some Ephesian di…
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Hi, reformed. Welcome to the forums.
I don't know which post you're referring to via the adjective "cesspool." Could you be more specific? If you don't want to identify the post out of consideration for the person(s) who create…
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The proverbial elephant in the room of this issue, Jan, is the fact that only a few people regularly contribute to these forums. At least one former participant in a post made clear his reasons for leaving, and another seemed to hint a…
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In my view, the political discussions in these forums for the most part have been pointed and sharply partisan - an amplified reflection of the long-established aphorism, "Politics ain't bean-bag."
Some of our political discuss…
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This sounds like a thoughtful and cautionary addition to our discussion in this thread, Gao Lu. Thanks.
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The most common explanation of today's pardon is that the president is sending a message to his minions - especially Paul Manafort - that he will pardon them after they are convicted.
Another aspect of the pardon might be to un…
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What I'm very happy about, Wolfgang, is that our system, however flawed and inelegant, is working. That means our president WILL ultimately be held accountable for his failures and misconduct.
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An excellent choice, Dave, but the Trump administration's scandals are so varied and far-reaching, I doubt any single word can do justice to their injustice.
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The president is not going to change. For decades he has been an instinctive, impulsive, emotionally immature, intellectually incurious person. Today he evidences that same collection of weaknesses, which makes him, when coupled with h…
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In a word, yes.
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I believe Jesus was a human being like you and me, one who accepted God's call upon his life, and as a result was the Christ, God's chosen one. Jesus' miracle-working power was not his own, but God's (Acts 2.22). Such is no small statu…
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Your post reminds me of a debate we held frequently in American politics in previous decades, but not nearly so often these days: the debate as to whether the United States is a "Christian nation." I've long believed that we're a nati…
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Another distinction with which I agree. Jesus was not God when he did God's will any more than we are God when we do God's will.
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The directive to "Criticize ideas, not people," which was part of the expectations of the previous version of CD, and IS part of the expectations of this current version of the forums, seeks exactly the outcome you propose to Gao Lu, C…
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I think many of us expected the president would conduct himself in office in ways capable of producing outcomes in the reality you cite, CM, but only the most pessimistic among us thought the moral and ethical "swamp" he'd create would…
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First you claimed Michael Flynn was guilty of unintentional lying. Now you claim the author of this Bible study is guilty of "borderline" lying. Who knew there were so many varieties?!
in A take on the creation story in Genesis Comment by Bill_Coley April 2018
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Isn't it true that we ALL come to Scripture with assumptions and premises, some of which can't be proven by sources or evidence? For example, you assume the Babylonian creation myths came after the creation accounts in Genesis. The stu…
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I've read lots of literature that makes the study's point about Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and have taught the same throughout my years in ministry. But it would have been more accurate and inclusive for the author to have re…
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I encourage you to look up the word "lie," David. By definition, there is no such thing as an unintentional lie.
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The record clearly shows that President Trump doesn't lie just at the margins, or that his are lies only by a "technicalities" standard. He lies at any time, about almost everything. I am confident, David, that if we ever see the trans…
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Thousands of people testify under oath every day in this country without being charged with perjury. The reason? They tell the truth. Were he to testify in the Mueller probe (as if he's going to have a choice!) the president would all …
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I think Dallet's double-digit win in Wisconsin - a state Trump won - might be the most telling sign yet that a massive blue wave is coming in this November's mid-terms.
Screnock had the state's governor's strong support, and hi…
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I think you win the prize for unexpected word pairing of the month, CM! An "investigative abortion" I certainly understand - and agree with - the intention of your words, but what a way to get there!
in What President Trump Have To Hide? Comment by Bill_Coley April 2018
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That is, you confirmed to Wolfgang that "some information" has recently been released that Mueller has "found nothing against the president." So certain were you of the accuracy of his post that you told Wolfgang he had summarized "exa…
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I hold my points of view for reasons likely similar to the reasons you hold your points of view: because I believe they're valid, reasonable, logical, fact-based, and certainly NOT "untenable without apparent cause."
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CM, I encourage you to read the Washington Post article to which I linked in a previous post. From that article I believe you will conclude there is no factual basis to believe the president has yet been cleared by the Mueller investig…
