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Ransom replied to the thread Let's talk about the word "standards".I'd have just asked him why he was so foolish as to wear a suit coat on a ski hill. Would he wear a suit coat while scuba diving? Coal... -
Ransom replied to the thread Parable of the tares."The saints" is a common name for Christians, i.e. the church. How come that isn't "saying so"? It comes down to whether you need to...
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FSSL replied to the thread Let's talk about the word "standards".I hosted a ski trip with multiple churches. One youth group, all the girls wore skirts over ski pants. The youth pastor wore a suit... -
Bbiscuit1953 replied to the thread Parable of the tares.If it was the Church, it would say so. It comes down to whether God has a future plan for Israel or not. I believe that to be the case.
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Ransom replied to the thread Parable of the tares.Where does the author of Revelation inform us that he is using "saints" differently than in the rest of the New Testament?
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ALAYMAN replied to the thread Parable of the tares.I think the nature of the doctrine of church discipline, among other things, is the strongest argument against the interpretation that... -
I grew up in a church that was so legalistic that they wouldn't let a man who smoked teach a SS class, sing in the choir, sing a...
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Scripture says to "live by the Spirit." It does not tell us to "have standards." The emphasis on "standards" to the exclusion of "live...
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ALAYMAN replied to the thread Franklin Graham’s evangelism in his commercials.I totally agree we need to be careful and patient before judging somebody merely prayed a prayer. The Billy Graham Crusades, however, is...
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ALAYMAN replied to the thread Locking Out Latecomers.Yes, what you describe is worthy of a personal talking-to for disrupting the solemnity of the assembly. If the Elder or leaders...
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thank you to all who were praying for us... .. not long after i made that previous post the hurricane gained strength and turn north...
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Bbiscuit1953 replied to the thread Parable of the tares.They aren't the NT Church. They are tribulation saints. The 144,000 Jews that are sealed are described as being from the twelve tribes...
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Ransom replied to the thread Parable of the tares.Who are the "saints" mentioned 13 times from Revelation 5 to Revelation 20?
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Some of his answers and attitudes make me think that he's eating funny spinach! Maybe he's been eating "special brownies!"
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ALAYMAN replied to the thread Parable of the tares.Maybe a better question is why should we (hermeneutically speaking) interpret the parable to be Jesus teaching a chronology of...
