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  1. Albion

    Why is this diversity not worrying Christians?

    What's called the 'Doctrine of Penal Substitution' appears to be the predominant view of the matter among Christians, so I wonder if you'd comment (critically, I would expect) on the following article, which is similar to others that are available from sources usually considered reliable...
  2. Albion

    Why is this diversity not worrying Christians?

    If any of us--or any human anywhere--is completely innocent of any transgressions against other people or against God's order, standards, and expectations...if he or she is perfect, in other words... then please identify him or for us. And here's a hint...the Bible teaches us that there is...
  3. Albion

    Why is this diversity not worrying Christians?

    The question here concerned "diversity" among Christians...and that it might be worrisome. When it is pointed out that Protestants and Orthodox Christian both believe that Christ died for us, that's unity, not diversity. But as for your question, our colleague "Prepared," took it on by saying...
  4. Albion

    Genesis chapter one.

    Maybe you won't get over it after all. :unsure:
  5. Albion

    Genesis chapter one.

    According to what you wrote, you missed the most obvious reason for your confusion...and did so right after you yourself spelled it out for the readers! That's all. I'm sure you'll get over it.
  6. Albion

    Genesis chapter one.

    Right. I was simply agreeing with that. It's when you went on to add that therefore you think the other poster's intention was to confuse you that your thinking went astray. You'd already stated a reason...probably the most likely reason, when you admitted the following: ("I don't know exactly...
  7. Albion

    Why is this diversity not worrying Christians?

    It doesn't just mean less important. It means less important than something else that is identified. Second degree murder is less "important" than first degree murder, therefore, but it's certainly not one of the "minor" offenses. I could give you scores of examples. But let's take several in...
  8. Albion

    Actors you won't watch?

    Interesting question. Maybe Robert De Niro, Jim Carrey, and Rosie O'Donnell.
  9. Albion

    Genesis chapter one.

    On the contrary, you could assume that you weren't able to identify the post he was referring to. :rolleyes:
  10. Albion

    Besides Preaching the Gospel, what does your church do right?

    For one thing, the church tries to be a 'good neighbor' to all the residents on the nearby streets, regardless of those folks' own religious beliefs or affiliations. To that end, the church invites the neighbors to attend the church's non-religious (and non-fundraising) celebrations like the...
  11. Albion

    Prison

    I agree. And there is no doubt that fear of punishment does deter crime, bearing in mind that that also depends on the nature of the particular crime, what the punishment is, and how likely it is to be applied to the violator. Obviously, a $20 overtime parking ticket doesn't deter as well as a...
  12. Albion

    Prison

    Certainly, And that would be better than treating these offenses like we do parking violations, no? I do not contend that such crimes will be "prevented" by strong punishments. What I was saying was that stern punishments such as those under discussion in ValleyGal's post, DO, yes, provide a...
  13. Albion

    Prison

    Well, it isn't a false sense of security for law-abiding citizens if death or a lifetime of incarceration is what awaits the person who is convicted of murdering someone. In the case of petty and many nonviolent crimes, your point here is worth studying. But for murder, which you were also...
  14. Albion

    What or Who is the Church?

    I doubt that very many would use it that way. But I was pointing out that when you wrote this-- ...you were talking about the origin of the word, not the way it came to be used and understood by almost everyone (to mean a church gathering). The word is used there in a loose or slang sense...
  15. Albion

    What do (all) religions have in common?

    At a glance, that seems like a good observation, but I wonder... It may be possible to identify some characteristic that is so common that it isn't about religion in particular. Whatever it is would then be just something that is typical or normal with humans.
  16. Albion

    What do (all) religions have in common?

    Without thinking about the question for a long time, I suspect that you're right about this. We can fairly easily identify certain beliefs or practices that MOST religions have in common... but there do seem to be a few exceptions no matter what the belief or practice is. It could be...
  17. Albion

    Pieces are Falling in Place

    That's true. And they've all been mistaken in their predictions. Today's version will join them, and yet all of these people imagined that they had found evidence in the Bible that the era in which they were living was the one prophesized. There are whole denominations, in fact, that are still...
  18. Albion

    Pieces are Falling in Place

    It seems so. And each one of them has something or other to point to as "proof." ...and it has been so for 3/4 of a century now! Actually, Europe is worried (or relieved) that its nations are separating from the unity that they thought they had in place until recently. Britain voted for...
  19. Albion

    Why is this diversity not worrying Christians?

    For what it's worth, I tend to agree with the point Lees made. We know about God what we have been given to know. We do not know everything in the universe or everything that is about God or his intentions. For that matter, we are not capable of understanding how and why God does everything he...
  20. Albion

    How come every time we take communion at church, they say we’re taking the “elements”?

    Referring to the communion bread and wine as the "elements" is a common and handy way of speaking about all of that with a single word. Many churches, but mostly the older ones, use this terminology although there's nothing wrong with using more complicated language. However, it doesn't refer...
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