Jas 3.1

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I'm a born-again Christian, active member of the body of Christ, husband and father, and Bible teacher. I love to study Scripture, and firmly believe it is the only credible standard for truth.

Aside from my devotion to God, His people, and His word, I don't really have any loyalty to a particular doctrine or creed.

(The guy in the picture is Zhuge Liang from the movie Red Cliff.)

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Jun 11	revised	What is the Biblical view of “the spiritual gift of leadership”? Corrected a word
Jun 10	revised	Why did God make the “Forbidden Fruit” available in Eden? added 9 characters in body
Jun 10	comment	Why did God make the “Forbidden Fruit” available in Eden? @MarcGravell It is not that they "knew nothing of" right and wrong in the modern sense of the word "know", but rather, that they did not "know" evil in the sense of the Hebrew word that is used there for "know"; They did not have a personal, experiential understanding of it. And man never should have had that kind of "knowledge" of evil. But God did make it clear to them that it was wrong and bad to eat the fruit. So in English, they "knew right from wrong", but had not "experienced both good and evil."
Jun 10	answered	Why did God make the “Forbidden Fruit” available in Eden?
Jun 6	comment	What is fundamentalism? It seems like your question is, "What is John Piper's definition of fundamentalism?" ...a question which seems too "local" to be useful.
Jun 4	answered	Missing verse of the bible? Acts 8:37
Jun 2	revised	What is the biblical basis for restitution? Spelling & grammar
May 31	awarded	Nice Answer
May 27	comment	What is the biblical basis for restitution? Sorry no references yet - gotta jet.
May 27	answered	What is the biblical basis for restitution?
May 25	awarded	Nice Answer
May 23	answered	Why didn't Jesus allow demons to say he was God?
May 22	comment	How can one overcome lustful desires? Interesting take on Luke 6... I've never heard that before. I'm not sure whether the context supports it though... take a look at the entire passage and the parallel in Matthew and let me know if you change your mind. Also, if you are hungry I'm not sure "praying more" is going to fix that... at some point you need to eat. (I'm not sure sexual craving is the same sort of thing as hunger, but nonetheless...) Either way, I think your conclusion is sound.
May 22	comment	How can one overcome lustful desires? I wholeheartedly agree that amputation is not the answer and marriage is offered as a way to appease lust without sinning. However, I'm hesitant to vote up because this offers little instruction for the young, the single, the handicapped, the "undesirable", those in unhealthy marriages, etc. (Not to mention those who are married and still struggling with lust for whatever reason.)
May 22	comment	How can one overcome lustful desires? (+1) I couldn't agree more with this answer. In Proverbs we learn about the foolishness of walking down the path where immorality is waiting to ambush us... in Psalms we learn not to set anything unclean before our eyes... in Romans we learn to focus our thoughts on the things of the Spirit and not the flesh... Paul urges us to practice discipline in our lives for the purpose of Godliness. Too often we stumble because we wander down the foolish path, filling our head with stumbling blocks, and then rely on our ability to "resist the Devil" at the last minute. We need maturity & discipline.
May 22	revised	How can one overcome lustful desires? added 1 characters in body
May 22	comment	Is masturbation a sin? @NathanWheeler I think the elements to focus in on would be "own selves", "natural affection" and "pleasures", rather than "lovers of".
May 22	revised	Is masturbation a sin? Grammar
May 22	revised	Is masturbation a sin? Corrected grammar
May 22	comment	Is masturbation a sin? (-1) For what it's worth, here is the reason I'm down-voting: (1) The question was not whether lust is a sin, yet this is the only thing you provided evidence for in your answer. (2) Regarding the *actual* question, you state your position without any references or justification other than "I would say". (3) You didn't address the opposing argument he mentioned, which is that "it's a sin because Jesus commands us to deny the desires of our flesh".