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  1. Albion

    Pastors who endorse Political candidates?

    That's why I took care to use as my examples only developments that are clearly the doing of the current president. I know, but you said that certain problems were especially concerning to you-- True enough, but with the surge of violence seen with the "Defund the Police" movement, and with...
  2. Albion

    Does your church have Confirmation?

    That would simply represent preparation for becoming part of a new church with its particular beliefs and practices. Confirmation, which is similar in some ways, is considered to be a sacrament in some churches and in others is considered a "sacramental" ceremony. There, it involves...
  3. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    Our friend owns a couple of dictionaries but has no apparent understanding of any expression or statement that is not to be taken in a super-literal sense. And yet much of the Bible was written and is properly understood in a figurative or colloquial way. Even worse, the translation of a single...
  4. Albion

    Pastors who endorse Political candidates?

    I know but, for myself, how much our food and gasoline cost, how close we are drifting towards World War III, whether or not we will still be allowed to raise our own children, and how much theft and violence we can ignore and still hope to have a stable society...these and other policies count...
  5. Albion

    Pastors who endorse Political candidates?

    Okay, so you're neither able nor willing to name even one issue that you said means so much to you. I accept that. And I'm not interested in debating anything; I never intended to do so. It was just a simple question that was raised by my reading of your post. But the reply to my question does...
  6. Albion

    Pastors who endorse Political candidates?

    How many of those other issues (would you estimate) directly violate one of the Ten Commandments? I'm just curious, since hiking the national debt, excusing student loans, arming Ukraine, or closing down oil and gas production wouldn't do that, no matter how strongly we might feel for or...
  7. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    What do you have against verbs?
  8. Albion

    Medical marijuana

    If only that were the issue here. But you know as well as I do that it's not.
  9. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    Do you also insist that if the person you describe did not then come to Christ but instead remained an atheist or pagan, that he still would be guaranteed salvation?? Or is it your view that this would be impossible, and all the entreaties made by Jesus and his Apostles, as recorded in the...
  10. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    ...which is why I was careful to note that his contention was that this is ALL that Faith is or does. There is no doubt that it's an error to say that Faith is "but" the evidence of...justification. And yet that's what the claim here was.
  11. Albion

    Medical marijuana

    What happened to your escape clause about the stunt being safe if it were in "the west?" and you're now talking as though, in West Virginia (!), there are no possible dangers other than the speed, such as an animal darting into the road unexpectedly or foliage/structures that could interfere...
  12. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    So that's your guess. Now here is what the word of God says on the subject-- Romans 3:22: “...This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe." Nothing in the passage you cited says that "Faith is but [i.e. only, merely] the evidence to the soul of its justification."
  13. Albion

    Political Commercials have begun

    Unfortunately, yes. And that includes commercials for people who haven't yet declared as candidates! There is an awful lot of money being spent these days on the campaigns of individuals (as opposed to parties or causes), most notably for President of the U.S.
  14. Albion

    Medical marijuana

    What I remember is that you told me a tale of a very unlikely event and I just went with it for the sake of the discussion. Of course, circumstances matter. But what the circumstances happen to be is what really counts, and I was pointing out that a "one in a billion" event that, even if it...
  15. Albion

    Pastors who endorse Political candidates?

    I cannot remember that happening in any church while I was there, and it's widely understood that sermonizing about partisan politics is unwise. However, the general political leanings of the pastor are a different matter, as is any controversy that has arisen over a government policy that goes...
  16. Albion

    Does your church have Confirmation?

    Yes. Confirmation is the follow-up to Baptism if we understand the point of it. When we're baptized as young children, vows are made for us by our sponsors, and we begin a life of being raised in the faith. Later, however, it makes sense to have the same person affirm all of that on his own and...
  17. Albion

    Faith

    No one said that it was inherent in them. Not me, and not anyone else in this thread. But your habit of "reading thoughts into" what other people write is becoming quite stale. Either this is what you think you need to do when you're looking to launch a new attack against orthodox Christian...
  18. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    We all agree to that, but the point about us beneficiaries needing to accept God's sacrifice and the offer of salvation describes a two-way process. After all, it's been contended here that Christ died for ALL, for the whole world, yet we are not universalists. Why not? Because we believe that...
  19. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    The inability of our detractor to defend his guesswork--or even to try to explain his theory after having been given our answers in addition to Bible verses that clearly show where he went wrong--really does say it all. He wants to believe what he wants to believe. Period.
  20. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    One more time... that was explained earlier in Paul's letter to the Romans! Read it for yourself, or else read my explanation of it along with the relevant Bible verses. There is nothing more we can do for you if you refuse to inform yourself.
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