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Thanks for bringing the thread to my attention. I'm sory for not reacting earlier. I have a legal dispute going on, and will have a minor surgery this week, so I've not had the time to follow everything in detail, much less to contribute anything…
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When I set up the forum a few months back, the general opinion seemed to be that "fewer categories" is better than "more categories", and the arguments presented for "fewer categories" were very sound, and convinced me of that setup.
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There's also a cultural aspect. in Middle Eastern culture, people defend their positions with zeal and passion. If you don't show the same, even if your argements are the better ones, you're not going to convince many. You still gotta …
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Cassius Clay was a good man (by worldly standards), who was tragically deceived by Islam in multiple ways. His case actually displays very well that Islam not only pretends to be a religion of peace, but also a religion for the "oppressed coloure…
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You're welcome. It doesn't require a lot of my time for maintenance at all.
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The only reason that Islam is still growing is the high birth rate among Muslims. In fact, the apostacy rate among Muslims is on an all-time high.
And now to the questions:
(Quote)We must distinguish between Islam as a religio…
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I just saw something of Noet Ebooks:
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"If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead."
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I believe John Piper doesn't have it right here. He doesn't solve the problem of theodicy (either God is not all-good -- omnibenevolent -- or he is not all-powerful -- omnipotent). If God, as Piper says, has ordained these 10,000 deaths, then he…
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Interesting thought. Maybe a simple history lesson culd clear up a lot of misunderstandings.
From my experience, Christmas is a universal festival throughout Asia, but many really have no idea what it really is about (just that…
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Since the Bible itself does not teach that it is inerrant, I have some problems accepting inerrancy on the sole basis of "doctrine". It would contradict "sola scriptura".
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Although Japanese people tend to be outwardly curious and somewhat open minded, at the end of the day, they are deeply sceptical against anything non Japanese.
In Cambodia I noticed they're forming their own small communities. They do the…
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Why does it have to account for 3 full days and 3 full nights? How do you know that this is the meaning? A day and a night, in Hebrew, might count as a single unit. Compare Esther 4:16 and Esther 5:1: On the third day is the same as af…
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It's not out of order at all. Hijacking a thread is (mildly) out of order though, especially if the original poster is already upset about it.
Anyway, my offer to split the thread stands. If you want productive and fruitful dis…
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Guys, please let me remind you to be respectful in your discussion. @davidtaylorjr didn't want the thread to go into the current direction. Since he is…
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I once had access to course MI102 ("Current Issues in Missions") as part of a Mobile Ed trial. It contains about 10 segments on contextualization. That course was a real eye opener, on a whole range of topics.
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I believe we might be looking at an ancient example of contextualization here. Quite possibly, several of the Easter symbols (bunnies, eggs, chickens) were originally pagan, but were re-defined to bear a Christian meaning now.
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During my time in Cambodia, one of my best friends was a medical doctor. Sadly, I was hearing this kind of thing happening about every two or three weeks. I'll definitely pray for this guy as well.
The much bigger prayer request should be…
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From my own understanding, not from Scripture, I'd argue that spirit and soul are distinct.
Es evidence I offer psychological sickness (depression, Alzheimer's syndrome, cognitive disorders, stroke etc.) which impacts your soul (psyche). In… -
I see a problem with it. Infant baptism means disobeying Matthew 28:19. Ideally one gets baptized when becoming a disciple.
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Sorry about the late reply, as I've been busy today. Two of your comments were flagged as spam. I've approved them and whtelisted you in the spam filter.
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No worries, this forum will stay. It can just sit on my server and serve as a fallback option every time CD is down.
However, I'm not going to invest into a "Sign in with Faithlife" module if CD is coming back. I can still do tha… -
According to Jewish tradition, Mel was the same person as Shem.
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Well spoken. And indeed, YEC teaching sadly can cause people to leave their faith. Or rather the teaching that YEC is a requirement for Christian orthodoxy is the issue.
Young people are taught in church that believing in a you…
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The problem of distant star light convinced me of OEC about a decade ago. The starlight we see today comes from stars and galaxies up to 13 billion light years away. Under present conditions and physical laws it would take that starlight up to 13…
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Jacob saw God and lived. He even named a place after the event.
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Thanks! That makes it clear that two divine persons are acting at the same time.
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Logo and forum name had to be changed since the original branding is owned by FL. I also received information that they're planning to bring the original CD back.
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With my kids attending a Roman-Catholic school, this is the kind of question I get confronted with... "Dad, why are there additional books in the Bible?" So I've researched this, to be able to answer, and found no single indication that these boo…
