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Dec 25 |
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Does an understanding of how the Bible was written, play a strong role in any Christian sect? @Drew It did. Thanks. I was just waiting to see if there would be other responses. |
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Dec 14 |
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Does an understanding of how the Bible was written, play a strong role in any Christian sect? Peter may not have written this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Epistle_of_Peter |
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Sep 26 |
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Which Christian sects promote faith healing? Thanks for the clarification. It sounds like you're expressing a bias however. "They may believe that God can and does grant healing and our faith plays a role in that, but the idea that's probably in your head from TV evangelists" Shouldn't we assume that the "idea" is real for the followers and not from TV evangelists? |
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Mar 27 |
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If Christianity speaks out against the use of “magic” does this mean “magic” is literally real? @MasonWheeler "It's not magic to you because you know how it works. But 2000 years ago, it would have been magic to everyone." Couldn't the same be said about the origin of the species? |
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Mar 26 |
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If Christianity speaks out against the use of “magic” does this mean “magic” is literally real? @MasonWheeler I work in the technology field so no, it doesn't sound magical... However, thanks for being honest and saying you don't know if such "power" actually exists. Does this mean you doubt the claim of existence as according to the bible? |
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Mar 26 |
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If Christianity speaks out against the use of “magic” does this mean “magic” is literally real? "to use supernatural means to acquire power". If that's how it's defined, is there any proof for the existence of magic according to your definition? |
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Mar 26 |
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If Christianity speaks out against the use of “magic” does this mean “magic” is literally real? Help me understand, from your interpretation, "magic" is just the pursuit of power and nothing more? |
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Feb 26 |
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Is there a christian perspective on the matter of “delusion”? I think this brings up the question of whether someone who makes any religious claims is ever capable of being "delusional". Unfortunately since the DSM gives religious exemption, it puts professionals in a position where they are not allowed to ever call any religious claim as a sign of deluded, irrationality. I believe this poses serious consequences to any semblance of rational, theistic belief (if there is any) because we can not (or are not allowed to) separate them from the irrational theists. |
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Feb 25 |
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Is there a christian perspective on the matter of “delusion”? "Does this mean that the scientists that didn't understand quantum physics were "delusional"?" Based on your argument, those scientists were NOT facing overwhelming evidence to contrary, so the answer is "no". However you're proposing that new science, brought about by new evidence, has answer closer to truth. This is the argument (obviously) that atheists use against the bible. |
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Feb 25 |
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Is there a christian perspective on the matter of “delusion”? Also, I need to ask, is your answer definitive? Are you making this claim as true for all Christians? I'm really curious to hear other opinions. |
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Feb 25 |
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Is there a christian perspective on the matter of “delusion”? I appreciate your response. I wasn't going to take this question to the matter of "God" because that's not interesting to me. I sincerely wanted to know if there's an opinion in the Christian community about "delusion". I was wondering if a delusion is often attributed to magic and spirits in the religious realm. |
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Feb 25 |
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Are there any common themes in the dreams so many Muslims have that prompt them to come to Jesus? Why and how to you infer that dreams are reliable? |
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Feb 9 |
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How did Noah preserve fresh water fish? @rpeg my question was specifically about how saved those fish but I understand some people are arguing that Noah didn't actually save those fish at all. Which raises the question of whether or not these fish evolved over time and whether this evolution contradicts some Christian doctrine. |
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Feb 8 |
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How did Noah preserve fresh water fish? Oh okay. So the claim is that Noah only preserves/saves animals that are above ground? Were fresh water fish created after the floods? |
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Feb 8 |
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How did Noah preserve fresh water fish? @warren I might be mistaken but isn't the claim that Noah got every animal to save them for after the supposed flood? |
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Jan 25 |
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Can I just sin my whole life and in the end receive forgiveness and go to heaven? I don't believe that's correct. Doesn't depend on which doctrine he's referring to and doesn't also depend on how sincere the person's desire for forgiveness is? |
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Jan 6 |
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Is paganism compatible with Christianity? Well, clearly this is a wonderfully complicated topic. Thanks for the responses. |
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Dec 30 |
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Is paganism compatible with Christianity? Oh okay. Well, I guess my follow up question, for another post, will be, why do many Christian doctrines follow pagan beliefs. |
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Dec 21 |
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses exclude pagan influences from their doctrine? @JoelCoehoorn: Is it that simple? Obviously a mouse is in danger when around a cat. However that is not open to interpretation. Do you feel Christians are committing sin when celebrating Pagan customs? I assumed this had to do more with the interpretation from Jehovah's Witnesses. You're painting it in more black and white terms. |
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Dec 16 |
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Is Christianity functionally polytheistic? @styfle, I actually had to spend most of my time explaining my question before a received a clear answer from flimzy. I conceded some points along the way. Frankly I think most people here don't like difficult questions. This is proving not to be an open community (big surprise). |
