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    Which hymn makes you tear up?

    =================================================================================== Tear up? Some hymns are so bad (so unscriptural) that they tear me up and make me want to tear off. ===================================================================================
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    “Eternal Salvation”

    =================================================================================== People tend to overlook (or want to overlook) 1 John 5:16: “If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not...
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    Why did you leave Facebook?

    =============================================================================== I left Facebook because I couldn’t face it any more. ===============================================================================
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    Diversity doesn't mean equality at all.

    ========================================================================= In fairness to Bouan Philippe, we should note that his initial post took the form of a "Green Paper" rather than a "White Paper". =========================================================================
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    Body randomly assigned at birth?

    =============================================================================== All told, the body of evidence supports Lämmchen’s ideas. ===============================================================================
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    Do you agree with Cancel Culture?

    =============================================================================== We have a form of “Cancel Culture” Down Under (in Australia) as well. It is being taught to young children at school in at least one of our states. Truly dangerous it is. I have dug around, but I have found no...
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    Is the Bible telling me to buy Dogecoin?

    =================================================================================== This is just to expand a little on thoughts already offered by others. =================================================================================== In the letters to the nominated churches in...
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    Clearing the Rubble Heap Between Jew and Gentile

    =================================================================================== The Hebrew Scriptures (called the “Old Testament” (OT) by Christendom) are acknowledged (superficially at least) by that same Christendom, to be equally inspired by God as what it terms the “New Testament” (NT)...
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    Do you think Mt. Sinai is in the Sinai Peninsula or in Saudi Arabia?

    =================================================================================== God has placed information in the Holy Scriptures for a purpose. “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might...
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    10 words or less

    ========================================================================= Off topic, but in 10 words or less: Stravinsk's pussy cat is much, much nicer than is mine. =========================================================================
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    Are aliens really just demons?

    ========================================================================= And here was I labouring under the mistaken belief that there really were aliens walking the Earth today. Life forms that are not strictly human. I refer of course to the Spirit-begotten. I'm not sure what colour they...
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    What is a "faith movement"?

    ================================================================================== What a pity. It could have been a real sauce (source) of enlightenment. ==================================================================================
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    How has church changed for you since this pandemic started?

    =================================================================================== I think I’ve mentioned before, somewhere, that I have found online Bible studies to be satisfying, and even stimulating. I attend studies on Skype and UberConference, and am aware of others on other platforms...
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    LCMS, Demons and Mental Illness

    =================================================================================== Hope1960 (Post #37): So in Jesus’ time they considered epilepsy to be a mental illness? That is not what I said. Not by a long stretch. [Staff Edit]...
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    Why does the KJV talk about a cockatrice?

    =================================================================================== pinacled (Post #30): “Was a widow visited with purity a jew in heart?” I’m having difficulty understanding the context of the question. I request that pinacled explain the relevance of the question, and/or...
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    LCMS, Demons and Mental Illness

    =================================================================================== Just because modern authorities choose to lump possible cases of demon possession into the convenient category of mental illness, doesn’t mean that the authorities in Jesus’ time were unaware of, or failed to...
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    Studying other denominations

    =================================================================================== Albion has hit the nail on the head. I used to work in the survey industry. Questionnaires are only as good as the questions within them are pertinent. I would suggest that any true seeker should ignore survey...
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    UFOs and LCMS

    =================================================================================== Lämmchen is correct. God selected the human race with whom to develop a special relationship so that a special purpose He had could be fulfilled. That purpose, though clearly revealed in Scripture, seems to be...
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    I'd Like To Be A Catholic

    =================================================================================== Of course, we must not overlook the fact that the denomination that calls itself “Catholic” keeps changing its teachings (doctrines) and practices. Now, either God has kept changing His mind and ordered the...
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    Why does the KJV talk about a cockatrice?

    =================================================================================== As has been pointed out, it is a translation problem. Translators are often guilty of three identifiable misdemeanours (to use a polite expression). (1) They simply make things up – sometimes stupidly...
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