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That is just not true. Certainly any and all Lutherans, like any actual Christians, can give up meat, for one day in a week, or just a series of days in a year, if not choosing to give it up from now on. And there certainly would be a whole lot of reason...

Sure there is N.T. manuscript evidence of changes. Change and addition is found in Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, Luke 22:17-21, Luke 22:42-43, and 1 John 5:7-8.

The new testament of the Bible is known to have gone through changes to it. The evidence is good that essential things we need we still have intact in it. The best we can have is comparative studies. And where old testament passages of the Bible are repeated in the new testament of the Bible, we...

I am glad to hear you really do go and observe these things yourself. I do too. I mean that if you use social media with many contacts from many places even far away, with chat available, it can be checked that while you see that the sun is up, in another place in the world the sun is down and...

So did you go out for any observations? Have you seen a lunar eclipse? I have. That would not happen from the moon giving its own light. I have seen the curved shadow on the moon too. Have you seen a ship going away, or approaching, on the horizon yet? Have you chatted with anyone in a timezone...

We may not be aware of it now, but in the scenario of the end times before Jesus Christ returns to be king in this world, the distinction between believers and the rest of all the people who are nonbelievers will be as great as ever, it will not be as it is now where there are great differences...

Yes. We who are believers want God's Spirit working in us. Apart from that there is no change for what is truly better in us. The change for what is better in us is desirable. Sin continuing is not better, sin is exactly what there should be change from, that change would be toward godliness...

I don't feel need to argue with a dismissive claim to indicate I have not read the Bible much, but why not show the conclusive passages that show I should believe that the moon is its own source of light? As the information on earth's shape is irrelevant to the important Bible messages, why...

Certainly, Jesus told us these things and it for us to grow with changing to do these things more. I agree, these things are important, and love being the greatest is important in all this.

I am older and these days get little for exercise, and it would be difficult for me to get exercise equipment. I still don't drive but walk to places, half an hour away or so, and I walk briskly, and that is working for some exercise for me. With concern for an issue to my breathing I am not...

I don't accept the apocrypha as Bible scripture, because there are ungodly things shown for godliness. Such as God promoting lying to further ends.

Right. We fail, at times, having our fallen natures still. God is gracious toward us, with God's goodness and love. I find need to clarify what Jesus was saying what is shown in the last passage of Matthew 5, it is not that Jesus commanded us to be perfect, just as much as the heavenly Father is...

I do not claim I know or have certainty. I think that life on this earth, and the form to it, is thousands but not billions (American or British meaning) of years old, but the universe with the unformed planet that is now the Earth for us could actually be thousands of millions of years old. I...

I understand that. That is valid as well. My point is that Christian believers generally are failing that too. We can read the commandments in the Bible and see that actually. This is not condemning them, observing this should be encouragement for spiritual growth we should be open to, for not...

Equality is still desirable for the rights of all. While the Bible emphasizes responsibilities, fairness was a value shown in it.

I did already figure that if I talk on at length about love, someone seeing the communication would express some disagreement, eventually. Christian believers should know about love, it still includes caring and compassion, and nonbelievers are not totally ignorant of that. The old song They...

I did not think I should speak for them. But from a reference just one time to a church organization it is involved with I saw at the time that it split from the American Baptist organization over a biblical position about homosexuality being addressed, but it would be against the law now for it...

It used to be said, as it was in a song, they shall know we are Christians by our love. Very long ago Christians could have been known by their love, and it really was a testimony for Christianity. But in these times there are no nonchristians saying Christians can be known by their love...

Enemies! What about loving when we have enemies?? This is actually where any real loving from us would make a great difference. One of my friends wrote this... I can be the biggest hypocrite sometimes. I'm often not very good at practicing what I preach. It's not that I want to be hypocritical...

Jesus shows mercy, love, compassion, patience, and caring for others in many ways. This is an example to us. The downtrodden are not to be neglected. As the model for us he never limited compassion. No one is more compassionate than Jesus, Jesus is more compassionate. If we follow Jesus indeed...