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Originally Posted By: fccoolOriginally Posted By: John317[quote=fccool] But I do recognize the necessity of nations being able to defend themselves against bombings and attack, and I support their right to do it, and that includes the right of Israe
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Originally Posted By: Luke Adam GossHello everyone, I can see the Biblical sense for a Sunday Law, but it looks so unreal in todays world. In Australia--we will never have a National Day of Rest--I can not see it happening. In Australia people love w
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Thanks for that, Messenger. Actually I restudied the posts involved and didn't see anything there that would have resulted in banning in most of the forums. Glad to hear that at least if you wanted to, you could go back.
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Interesting thoughts John317, I never really thought about it, but that does make sense to me too!
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Just want to update my last reply, not that it matters, but a friend in the other forum was concerned that the admin. banned me without just cause and sent him a PM email. And the admin. replied and said that I was not banned from their site, that my
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Originally Posted By: melvin mccartyIf they were just ordinary humans why mention it?....mel They're in the Bible because the godly line of humans (Seth's descendants) started mating with the ungodly line (Cain's) and these produced "giants,&qu
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"We base our conduct on what we recognize as useful... the most useful thing we can do is to repudiate - and so we repudiate" Right?
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Originally Posted By: melvin mccartyIF... the situation at creation was VERY good and it was not good for man to be alone why is it going to be different in the new earth? ....mel Good question. Humans won't be alone on the new earth, but they als
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I'm more of a computer and film guy. So, I could not justify spending 5 grand on a tv when something like Cannon 5d mkII cost 3k, with 2k left for decent glass, or a quad core machine. But, I guess... to each their own.
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Originally Posted By: Luke Adam GossI was raised as a Pentecostal Christian, so the mark of the beast was said to be a mark 666 and actually placed on the back of our hand or our forehead--pretty much like a barcode. They are already doing that right
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Originally Posted By: ichabodThe topic of this thread is "Sources of Morality and Ethics." Neither the survival nor demise of your hypothetical society without morality tells us nothing about the sources of morality and ethics--only about
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Originally Posted By: jasd Quote:jasd (Darby Translation) 12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God<< I think a proper translation may best lie with a need to harmonize “hasting” with the preceding phrase; that is, “Looking fo
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Originally Posted By: olgerHad a few motorcyle "accidents" myself. Which bones did you break? Common cycling break - broken collar bone and I messed up some of my ribs and my shoulder. Year and half later I still have nerve damage in che
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Originally Posted By: ichabodQuote:Well the god of the Bible simply sounds like a tantrum throwing 5 year old going around destroying anyone who gets in his way. The only right that god has to do what he is reported to be doing is through power. Ign
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Your interest in penalties is simply beside the point. As already demonstrated, "failure to carry out the penalty in now way nullifies the law. You may drive faster than the speed limit and not be apprehended or ticketed, but that doesn't chang
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The topic of this thread is "Sources of Morality and Ethics." Neither the survival nor demise of your hypothetical society without morality tells us nothing about the sources of morality and ethics--only about the consequences of their abs
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Quote:Sorry, mistaken. The laws of the Jewish nation were, by definition, 'civil laws.' The Ten Commandments were an expression of moral and cultic law, but they specified no penalties, which is what you are concerned about. In a theocracy all thes
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Originally Posted By: ichabodQuote: Lets say we have a theoretical society that has no moral guidelines. We would have to 'say' that, because no examples can be cited. Thank you for making the point. Whether they would survive or not says nothing a
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Originally Posted By: John317[quote=fccool] But I do recognize the necessity of nations being able to defend themselves against bombings and attack, and I support their right to do it, and that includes the right of Israel to do what they have to in
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Quote:Well the god of the Bible simply sounds like a tantrum throwing 5 year old going around destroying anyone who gets in his way. The only right that god has to do what he is reported to be doing is through power. Ignoring your mischarachterizati
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Quote:And so punishing everyone but David is considered to be just? Please, tell us on what grounds you consider it unjust? Quote:They weren't worshipping "pagan" gods, but were essentially a different denomination of monotheists. What J
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If they were just ordinary humans why mention it?....mel
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Originally Posted By: AmeliaWhy do guys feel the need to purchase huge tv's? Probably sort of the same reason women think they need 50 pairs of shoes when they can only wear one pair at a time on their two feet...
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Originally Posted By: jasd Quote:jasd Per the “vast majority of translations” – I suppose there is reason I prefer the KJV and YLT. I do, too. And they agree with the vast majority of translations, as shown below. They both read "hasting&q
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