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A person can know the Author and be saved without extensive systematic theology and biblical interpretation degrees with minors in Greek and Hebrew exegesis. Luke 18:17 says "...anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” Are children theological...

According to the Evangelical Manifesto, I am Evangelical (denomination: Mennonite Brethren). http://evangelicalmanifesto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Evangelical_Manifesto.pdf There are always going to be those who are biblically illiterate from every faith persuasion. The truth is, most of...

That's true - we are anabaptist. I do not see much difference between us and the Baptists, though. I went to a Baptist church for a short time growing up - of course, I was young and didn't know anything, and probably hardly listened. So what do I know. I know what I believe, and who I believe in.

I'm a Mennonite convert, and do not know any Mennonite denominations who believe in infant baptism or in transubstantiation (if that's what you mean by "Real Presence"). As well, I don't know what "open communion" means either, but in the Mennonite Brethren churches I've been to, anyone can take...

Wait... let's think about the bully for a minute. Where does bullying come from? My thinking is it comes from a few places, like seeing the family dynamics and figuring who is modeling the bullying behaviour. Shouldn't we also explore that if bullying behaviour is modeled at home, it would...

My son, age 25, is moving out on his own for the first time. Over the last few years for Christmas, I'd pick a room and get him gifts focused on that room. He has all he needs for a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining. He wants to see his new place before he gets any furniture, to gauge for size...

I shared a room with my sister till we were ages 5 and 6, at which time we got our own rooms. My best friend had 8 brothers and sisters. The boys shared a room. The older sisters had their room and the younger sisters shared another room. They always made do, and when we would have sleep-overs...

I had that record! Wow, flashback! I believe love is a decision that translates into action. But there is a lot of current underneath all that. There has to be a certain "feeling" behind the decision - motive - that comes from a place of goodness. After all, you can decide to do what is in...

I'm surprised to hear that bridal showers now include men. I knew that about baby showers - after all, it's his baby, too! But a bridal shower is akin to the stag party - and to my knowledge, they still don't invite women to those! I think these kinds of celebratory showers are different in...

While it's okay to call sin a sin, it's not okay to do it using insults or judgemental tones. Love must always be our motivator. It is possible to use tough love without calling someone names - or even insinuating that someone is a [name]. As well, it is never for self-gain, but rather to lead...

Wow. This just shed light on about half my life. Thanks for the new perspective!

I don't think it's ever okay to infer that anyone is a pig, a dog, or an unbeliever. Personally I find it quite insulting. The only time it would be okay (for me, at least) is if I were the one calling myself a pig or dog (I would not call myself an unbeliever). In Andrew's verse, I would be the...

Tango, that's a good idea to get it set up for email notifications. I'll see if they will do that for me. Even though I cut the limit in half, I will still likely use less than a third of it every month. I don't spend much. Lamb, that happened with me and a debit card. Someone got the...

I understand the basics. My card gives air miles at certain stores, and a few other little perks. I didn't want anything fancy, and I'm only going to use it for groceries and gas for my car. They offered me a fairly high limit, and I asked them to cut that in half - just in case my information...

Tango, the things you are saying make a lot of sense... I still don't like that I can't just use cash. I really need a vacation, so I suppose I need the card. I wonder why they won't take a debit card and then just reimburse the debit when they find no damage. But anyway, it is what it is, a...

tango I get what you are saying, and it makes sense, but if someone does a bunch of damage, what's to stop them from calling their credit card and putting a stop-payment on it, or reporting it stolen? @Lamb I also don't understand why there are all kinds of places that accept a credit card...

I am quite bothered by this because of the possibilities of identity theft, in addition to the issues that others have brought up about those who live in poverty and/or do not have bank accounts. The other thing is that I had a terribly unpleasant exchange with a hotel worker once a few years...

Yes, and for the most part, I still can. I have a lot of people I talk to at work, both clients and colleagues, and I have friends - we can discuss rationally and still feel good about the conversation and each other. Unfortunately, I see online - and I am guilty of this myself - that people...

That would be ME! I am pretty opinionated ... but not all the time, though. Just when I have an opinion.

I have a lot of personality traits I don't like... I swear too much, I lose my cool over bad drivers (and there are a lot of them here!), I can't cope with deliberate stupidity. I don't like it that I am like this... I used to be very patient, kind, and compassionate, and I'm losing those traits...