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  1. Albion

    American Evangelical Accretions

    That's a toughie, but I might say "no" despite the similarities. But also, if we were talking about someone having had a "beer" a thousand or more years ago, I'd have to think that it was a beer basically like the ones we consider to be beer today, not something that could pass for beer.
  2. Albion

    Self-Righteous Celebrities?

    There may not be too much to discuss, though. When celebrities, particularly actors or musicians, engage in charitable work, everyone respects that. But when they start lecturing the world as though their fame makes them experts on all things, they come across as ridiculous. Except, that is...
  3. Albion

    Not Happy

    Nothing. Your pastor is right. What you are worried about is not considered by your church to be a belief that is expected of anyone who holds membership in the church. And you can certainly trust the pastor to be levelling with you and to know his own church's position with regard to this...
  4. Albion

    Accretions

    "really sinning?" We know what you mean. It's called "actual sin," but sin is defined as any falling short of God's standard, which is why it's safe to say that everyone is a sinner in need of God's mercy. The Bible also testifies that there is another category of sin besides "actual sin." We...
  5. Albion

    Accretions

    According to the Bible, all men are born in sin, and all of us need the Savior. If each person born throughout history was completely on his own, to live sinlessly or not, there would not have been any need for the Son of God to become man, suffer, and die on a cross in order to reconcile...
  6. Albion

    Accretions

    The "problem" here is that it is always possible to find some abnormality somewhere among the hundreds of thousands of Christian congregations that exist. If we say that a certain denomination believes in X, there probably is some oddity, some small exception somewhere (such as the one you...
  7. Albion

    Difference in theology of infant baptism

    ...a couple of thoughts: There are other churches that baptize infants--the Eastern Orthodox and related churches, the Reformed, United Methodists, and the Congregationalists/UCC, for example. And my offhand answer to all three of your "Do all ____" questions would be "yes," although that last...
  8. Albion

    3rd grader allowed to wear Jesus Loves Me mask, finally

    The forces of "Woke," whatever we think they represent--Communism, Fascism, Nihilism, Progressivism, or whatever--are determined to dismantle our existing societies and rebuild ones made up of obedient workers. Almost everything they are planning on fits that goal. As a result, every bit of...
  9. Albion

    Faith

    You did, however, reply to that other member's comments about Thomas and started off by saying that your response came with the assumption that you'd correctly understood what she wrote (about Thomas).
  10. Albion

    Accretions

    It wasn't condescending, my friend. Consider the two points in my post that you highlighted. First, I pointed out that your reservation concerned only a single--and "small"--Lutheran congregation. That dispute (and I'll take your word for it being as you reported) only involved a handful of...
  11. Albion

    American Evangelical Accretions

    Is "non-alcoholic wine" actually wine, though? ;) Anyway, insisting upon the use of grape juice still does qualify as a recent "accretion" IMHO. You know, I've never heard anything about it, one way or the other; but if it had been prohibited, I'm sure there would be many stories about how...
  12. Albion

    Is Infant Baptism and Accretion?

    And those of us here who hold to the traditional understanding of baptism have stated our reasons, too, and have referred to the Scriptural and historic evidence that supports it. Therefore, I do welcome the suggestion of us all considering this topic exhausted rather than engaging in even one...
  13. Albion

    Faith

    No. There is no indication that Thomas didn't believe in Jehovah God as did other Jews.
  14. Albion

    USA Fair Tax Act 2023

    The current system is a disaster, that's true. However, the proposal referred to in the Original Post will be "dead on arrival" when and if it is taken up by a Congressional committee. It's simply too full of unacceptable consequences, even if the basic idea evokes some sympathy. For example...
  15. Albion

    American Evangelical Accretions

    1. The sacraments are merely gestures (and worthy of only being called "ordinances") 2. Whether or not to be baptized is completely optional with the church member. 3. The "Oneness" movement that denies the Trinity. 4. Acceptance of individuals setting themselves up as pastors without the...
  16. Albion

    Accretions

    If we're being forthright about the matter, we'll have to admit that the isolated dust-up you refer to as having happened in one "small Lutheran" congregation is not indicative of any wider dispute. All the other examples of doctrinal disagreements that I referred to in my previous post are...
  17. Albion

    Accretions

    There are all sorts of spiritual truths and realities. In the case of a sacrament, the ceremony imparts forgiveness and grace (which are spiritual values often referred to in Scripture) in addition to all that the person being baptized vows as a part of the ceremony. No. (unless I am...
  18. Albion

    Faith

    Please don't misunderstand what I'm going to point out. When Christians say "Faith," it doesn't mean just trusting in something or other to be true. With religion, it doesn't mean thinking that your choice of religion or a certain church organization was right or even the basic idea of there...
  19. Albion

    First Baptist Church members

    Nothing too unusual there as Christian theology goes, but I guess we need to also know what prompted this rather unusual action on the part of the church. Was there an incident among the members of that congregation itself, as opposed to society at large? Or something else, like a step taken by...
  20. Albion

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Yes, I can, and that verse--which you chose as a proof text--teaches something other than what you assumed. But I've explained it already and I doubt that going over it one more time will make any difference to someone who's going to reply "can't you read?" in preference to giving the...
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