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    What Did Jesus Mean When He Said...

    =================================================================================== For those of us that recite the “Lord’s Prayer” regularly, whether during personal devotions, during corporate worship, or both: 1. What do we as individuals mean when we pray, “Thy will be done in/on earth, as...
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    Should Psalms be used to support doctrine?

    =================================================================================== Of course the one important thing that I could have missed (but I don’t think I have), is a definitive explanation from the seminarians and other experts among us, regarding the spiritual future of the little...
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    Should Psalms be used to support doctrine?

    =================================================================================== So “a supposed 1000-year physical kingdom of Christ on earth” was close in some ways, but not quite an example of the type of which we were seeking, I have a dyslexic memory (incredible disability to handle...
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    Should Psalms be used to support doctrine?

    =================================================================================== atpollard makes a good point in saying: I get nervous any time someone suggests an important TRUTH that is based exclusively on a singe verse (or worse, part of a verse)... I suspect it would be helpful for...
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    Should Psalms be used to support doctrine?

    =================================================================================== Should We Pray the Imprecatory Psalms? Once again I suggest that simply asking the right questions can clarify things markedly, and cut through mountains of waffle. Consider the following...
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    Should Psalms be used to support doctrine?

    =================================================================================== Sometimes simply asking the right question clarifies things markedly. For instance, we may ask which Holy Scriptures are being referred to in the following: 1. Acts 17:11: These were more noble than those in...
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    What do you think is the meaning behind the number 666?

    =================================================================================== I fully understand the comment in Post #12: “That is why it is very hard for me to find a church I can stand attending for very long.” An important question when evaluating the acceptability of a church or...
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    What do you think is the meaning behind the number 666?

    =================================================================================== My apologies for being unclear. In my younger years, I heard from a number of sources, that “The Church of Rome” was a term used by “Reformers” (think “Reformation”), to refer to the Roman Catholic Church. I...
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    What do you think is the meaning behind the number 666?

    =================================================================================== Regarding thoughts expressed in Post #8: 1. I may need new glasses, but I don’t think I see mention of 2000 years anywhere in my Post #7. 2. That doesn’t mean that there are no references to a future, being...
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    World Could the law be changed to have atheists and agnostics barred from holding political office?

    ============================================================================= 1. Wouldn’t business acumen be more important than acceptability of faith, in running a country? 2. How would we (how can we now?) discern between genuine faith and artificial faith? 3. Are there any religions or...
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    What do you think is the meaning behind the number 666?

    =================================================================================== Gematria is a term used to describe the use of letters to represent numbers. It was common among the ancient cultures. As an example, Roman numerals, which used to be employed to date older films, are second...
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    Why The Shepherds?

    =================================================================================== Why the shepherds? The appearance to the shepherds shows that the baby being referred to was born when the night time temperature was temperate. Other Scripture may pinpoint the time of year with greater...
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    Did they hear the voice or not?

    =================================================================================== Another possibility relates to language, and the poor situational translation of Greek words into English. =================================================================================== As an example...
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    Cross dressing pastors!

    =============================================================================== When pastors are dressing while cross, they sometimes put their collars on back to front. ===============================================================================
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    Santa Claus is real

    ========================================================================= I keep having problems sourcing insurance to cover my Emergency Services calls when Santa gets stuck in my chimney. =========================================================================
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    From Whence Will It Come?

    =================================================================================== Does everyone agree with the explanation offered in Post #2? (For which I thank Awaiting Transport.) Do other thoughts exist? It would be helpful to have a broader spectrum of understandings tabled (assuming...
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    From Whence Will It Come?

    =================================================================================== Matthew 26:29: But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. Mark 14:25: Verily I say unto you, I will drink no...
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    Living in pain daily

    =============================================================================== I’d love to know if Krissy Cakes has found anything helpful. ===============================================================================
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    Is it possible to believe in both evolution and biblical creation?

    =================================================================================== Post #11: Were human beings standing upright when they were first created? Or were they hunched over like an ape? The Bible says that man and woman were standing upright from the very beginning. So do the...
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    Jesus' I AMs

    ========================================================================= From memory, I have had occasion in the past to highlight some superficial and illogical techniques used as attempts to invalidate information considered disquieting, and to diminish the credibility of people presenting...
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