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Re: Alan Chambers’ Exodus from Religious Slavery

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Re: Prophets, Priests, Heretics, Nones and Becoming Truly Human

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Re: Not “That Kind” of Christian

Brandon Roberts — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:01:23 -0000

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Re: Talking Sex with Invisibilia’s Hanna Rosin

Brandon Roberts — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 03:01:48 -0000

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Re: Leaving A-Holiness Behind

Zeigler John — Thu, 21 May 2020 21:08:28 -0000

Thanks for a fun romp. As a Presbyterian minister, I would have welcomed you gladly into my youth group! Usually, it is impossible to get anyone to discuss anything of depth. Bravo to you, and may your tribe increase!

Re: Letter From a “Demon Possessed” Woman

Amazingaljicrowley3679 — Wed, 20 May 2020 14:39:18 -0000

Dear Sarah and Christian,
I'm sorry for what has happened to you and your mother and I have Aspergers too. I can't say I went through the same exact thing with these evangelical Christians that I've encountered but it is somewhat simliar for I told a Christian woman who used to give me rides to her church and is a prayer adminsitor there that I'm feeling really irritable towards people who were mean to me and she laid her hand on my head saying in the name of Jesus I cast out this spirt of irritablity and I've told her that my irritablity is an emotion not an evil spirit and she said yes it is an evil spirit and she yells at me that you're not within the holy spirit as well as another "evangelical exorcism" for a mistake that I did that I don't want to talk about. I haven't told her that I have Aspergers and I'm not planning too. I don't believe that prayers can change people but I hope that your mother and her church will see the error of their ways.

Re: Five Ways “Representative Democracy” is Failing Us

Bob Shiloh — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:42:28 -0000

This blog is dated March 2016. It wasn't that good then and it's no better now.

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Re: Christian Panders, Fundies for Sanders, Bible Slanders (CultureCast)

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Re: 25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading

Sean Lewis — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:00:12 -0000

I believe taking calculated risk are super important. having the faith that it will work out and leave it up to god is so important..Bible Verses are the key to keeping me on the straight and narrow.

Re: 25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading (Readers’ Choice, 2013)

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Re: Religious Haters, Stunned Red-Staters and Pop Culture Raters

Brandon Roberts — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 03:01:31 -0000

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Re: Ten Cliches Christians Should Never Use

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goodness, some pple shld just learn not to speak at all

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Re: 10 Cliches Christians Should Never Use

NineOneOne America — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:01:14 -0000

In reading this list, I'm almost certain Christian Pratt is a not Christian... well, in name only. I can counter everything he said with scripture, but I got the idea from this "cliche list" that he doesn't really care about scripture as much as his cheeky nuanced post-modernism.

Re: 25 Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading

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Re: 10 Cliches Christians Should Never Use

Stephen Gulas — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:35:06 -0000

Duh,It's an atheist website

Re: 10 Cliches Christians Should Never Use

Spirit Plumber — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 04:28:41 -0000

Warmer climate?

Re: 10 Cliches Christians Should Never Use

Spirit Plumber — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 04:18:41 -0000

I am familiar with Christian Protestantism :)

Please know that your offer is appreciated and please know that it would be against both absolute morality, and my own personal and professional ethics, to accept it. I could not accept that offer with a clean conscience. I can tell you why if you like.

But let me ask you this: why do you disparage the Creator's power and benevolence?

Also, I encourage you to read Matthew 25:30 and keep reading for a few verses after that.

As for sciencing the Hell out of Hell, you're wrong, sorry. We have done that before, we can do it again. With an eternity of time available, it is a mathematical inevitability. I suggest that you learn now rather than later to live with the simple, brute fact that if your Hell exists, it will one day have a culture and an economy, because it is the fate of all environments that the human mind touches. And probably airconditioning and wi-fi, because we are clever like that.

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, sure, but then people will get to work. It's not only what we do, it's who we are.

Re: 10 Cliches Christians Should Never Use

Not Fooled — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:19:54 -0000

Spirit Plumber,
First and most important thing you must realize that God loves you and wants you to trust Him and the free gift of salvation He has given. We cannot pay for, or earn it. Trying to earn or pay for salvation only shows we do not have the faith in what Christ did for us. Instead, we are showing that we have faith in our own goodness and good works.
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"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.", quoting (1 John 4:10)
-- Sadly, if you believe the way you say, you are placing your hope of eternal life in Heaven on the work you have done helping the poor, etc. That is good for the people you help, but not good enough earn forgiveness of your sins; there is absolutely nothing we as sinful humans can do to merit salvation. Apart from trusting Christ, we cannot please God.
-- Justification is the legal act where God declares the sinner to be innocent of his or her sins. It is not that the sinner is now sinless, but that he is "declared" sinless. This declaration of righteousness is being justified before God. This justification is based on the shed blood of Jesus, " . . . having now been justified by His blood . . . " (Romans 5:9) where Jesus was crucified, died, was buried, and rose again (1 Cor. 15:1-4). God imputed (reckoned to our account) the righteousness of Christ at the same time our sins were imputed to Christ when he was on the cross. That is why it says in 1 Peter 2:24, "and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed." Also, 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." Additionally, we are justified by faith (Romans 5:1) apart from works of the Law (Romans 3:28).

God is righteous and just (as in justice). All sin has to be punished. His gift to us was His Son, Jesus Christ, who being God in the flesh, took our sin and the punishment for our sin himself, on the cross. To be saved means that God has delivered us (saved us) from His righteous wrathful judgment due us because of our sins against Him. It means that we will not be judged for our sins and be therefore sentenced to eternal damnation. To be saved means that we are justified before God. We can only receive that salvation/justification by having faith in Christ and His shed blood for our sins.
-- As for believing in the "Christian God", so do the demons, "You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!", quoting James 2:19. Your belief that God exists helps you no more than it helps the demons.
-- As for doing good works, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.", quoting Romans 11:6, and "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.", quoting Galatians 2:16, and many more passages in God's Word showing that we do not, and cannot obtain salvation by doing good works.
Good works done in Christ's name, for His Glory are good and are the result of His Holy Spirt in us, which is in all Christians (see Romans 8:9-11)

-- Man’s Need for Salvation --
If you died today, and upon meeting God...
...He asked you why you should be admitted into heaven, what would you say?
Let us explore the Bible’s answer to that question.

In the beginning, man was good.
Man was created by God in His own image as the crowning work of His creation. In the beginning, man was good and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. By his free choice, man sinned against God. Every person afterward inherited a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. As soon as they are capable of moral action, they, too, become sinners and are condemned.
The Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

Salvation -- How God deals with sin
Salvation is God’s way of forgiving sin and providing a means for man to receive eternal life now and in heaven. Salvation, by definition, means to be delivered from evil. In this sense, salvation is deliverance from sin and its penalty. On the cross, Jesus Christ made the once-for-all sacrifice for man’s sin and its penalty, which is death. The Bible says, “Not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption” (Heb. 9:12). This salvation was and is offered to everyone on God’s own initiative, as an expression of His love for sinners (we are ALL sinners). His offer of eternal life is not a life that only begins after death of our temporal, fleshly body. It is that quality of life that is eternal, beginning at the moment one starts trusting in God's gift of salvation in Jesus, and continuing into eternity.
-- The Bible says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16).

Eternal life is a free gift.
Eternal life in heaven is a free gift that is based on the grace of God.
As a free gift, it cannot be earned or deserved. Man cannot save himself by good works or any other means. God loves you and wants you to have this free gift of eternal life in heaven.
The Bible says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

How do I receive this free gift?
We cannot understand God's will with out the hope of His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth. “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.”, quoting John 14:16-17
You must have saving faith in Christ. What does saving faith mean? Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. No one becomes completely sinless in this life but repentance is change directions so that we are moving in the right direction. As soon as we have a saving faith in Christ we receive his Holy Spirit (see Romans 8:9-11) which helps us Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and confessing Him as your personal Lord and Savior. God, in turn, responds to this commitment by forgiving all your sins by the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The Bible says, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12).

Consider this suggested prayer to help you express the desire of your heart, when it is the true desire of your heart:
“God, thank you for your gift of eternal life. I know that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. I am willing to turn from my sins (repent). I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He died for my sins on the cross, and that He rose from the dead. I now put my complete trust in you alone, Lord Jesus, as my Savior and for eternal life. I invite you to come into my heart and life. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

How can I be sure that I have eternal life?
You may wonder how you can be assured of eternal life. If you have repented of your sins and believed in the Gospel in response to God’s invitation, the Bible says you can know that you have eternal life.
-- Do not trust in your feelings, but trust God now because of His absolute integrity, the righteousness of His character, and the truthfulness of His Word. The Bible says, “And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not
have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” (1 John 5:11-13).

What do I do now?
You may wonder what comes next now that you are a Christian. First, God’s Word instructs you
to find a church that teaches the Bible (which excludes Roman Catholics, Seventh-day Adventists, Mormon/LDS) where you can learn the Word of God and fellowship with other Christians. The Bible says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope
without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to
stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling
together ...” (Hebrews 10:23-25).

Also, you should be baptized in obedience to Jesus Christ and as a testimony to your faith. “And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and
on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age’” (Matthew
28:18-20).

As for "Extra difficulty:", which isn't actually a question....
If you do not accept God's free gift of salvation in Christ, you will spend eternity in the lake of fire, the place of eternal torment. You will not be able to "science the hell out of it". You will be weeping and gnashing your teeth, being tormented for ever ∞. God reveals to us in His Word, the Bible, that in hell, there is no fun, joy, entertainment, satisfaction, love, light, water or any type of comfort or mercy, there is only torment and suffering.
-- II Thessalonians 1:9 “And these will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.”
-- Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
-- Without Christ, we are as guilty before God as murders. "For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.", quoting James 2:10.
-- Matthew 25:41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.”
-- Revelation 20:10 “And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
-- Matthew 13:41-42 “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

How many times have I heard someone say, "A loving God wouldn't put His creation in hell." I have news for you, friend; God doesn't put anyone in hell--their sin of unbelief puts them there! Hell was created for the devil and his angels--it is also the eternal dwelling place for al who die without salvation. "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS. (Matthew 25:41)

Men and women go to hell because they choose the devil's way and reject the Lord Jesus. God is holy and cannot allow any sin into His kingdom. As a result, when people die in their sins they are forever banished from the presence of God to a place called hell. Incidentally, Satan won't be ruling in the lake of fire. He'll be screamin' and hollerin' just like everybody else-- the devil...shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:10)

I sincerely hope and pray that you and others read this and come to a saving knowledge and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
-- If you have read this far and want a better understanding of Jesus, I will suggest that you read the Gospel of John three (3) times, then read all four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John). Then read the entire New Testament.
-- I suggest using a good accurate modern English translation of the Bible, such as the English Standard Version (ESV). All of the links above are to the ESV.
█ Here is a link to the Gospel of John, chapter 1 at the BibleGateway.com. The BibleGateway.com has the entire Bible and many other resources for learning what God has revealed to us.

Re: 10 Cliches Christians Should Never Use

Not Fooled — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:17:35 -0000

OK, then why do all those Yankees retire and go to hell???