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I am a scripting language connoisseur, regular expression aficionado, network geek, general lover of Linux and a frequent contributor to open source software. I transitioned to programming from other work because I was too busy automating my own work environment to actually do the other work. I have a hobby interest in cartography. For more see my personal site. Most importantly, my life is defined by the grace of God given to men through Jesus Christ. It is my ambition that everything I do would reflect His glory and point people towards Him.


Sep
17
awarded  Promoter
Sep
17
comment Why do OEC discount the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis?
<obsolete comments cleaned up> Good job hashing out this question guys. @JonathonByrd: Votes will expire in a few days, but if a 5th vote comes along and closes this, flag it and I'll re-open it knowing some of the original votes no longer apply.
Sep
17
comment Why is it a sin to eat an apple?
Later in Scripture we find Adam discussed as a literal single man in parallel with Christ as a literal single man.
Sep
16
comment How does LDS doctrine reconcile monotheism with men becoming gods?
<friendly reminder that comments are disposable> David & @WhatAboutJohn3_17: Don't forget to take action on these and either edit your answer or ask new questions as appropriate.
Sep
16
comment How do human rights and Christianity relate to each other?
@vonjd I'm interested in getting this question re-opened. Besides having an answer cooking, I think there might be more interesting ones lurking out there in Christianity. How would you feel if I do a re-write to try to scope this in a way that it would be a good SE question?
Sep
16
comment How can the Son not know what the Father knows?
Actually there is at least a third option...
Sep
16
awarded  Deputy
Sep
16
comment Can people speak in tongues today?
<removed comments that were not related to the OP's post> If you have your own answers, add them as answers not comments.
Sep
16
comment What happens to unborn, unbaptized babies who die?
Welcome to Christanity.SE! Thanks for finding relevant content, but for your information SE sites try not to become link repositories or just an engine to scrape other people's content. You can link to an external answer, but at the very least you need to summarize the relevant parts of the content in your answer. Thank you! See also Answers copied from an external source
Sep
16
comment Can I believe in evolution and still be a Christian?
This answer starts to address the actual question asked in that it brings it 'round to the problems raised by being an evolutionist and a Christian. Perhaps this could be expanded to more fully address that particular angle, which is what the question ask driving at...
Sep
16
answered Were the Jews expecting God Incarnate?
Sep
14
comment Are our consciences trustworthy?
Back to your answer: how do you tell your conscience from your passion? It sounds like this answer is "yes, but no."
Sep
14
comment Are our consciences trustworthy?
I'm still (honestly) confused about the wording here. Doesn't it then become the authority of the priest rather than the authority of the word?
Sep
14
comment Are our consciences trustworthy?
(In a purely baffled but not at all sarcastic tone...) How can you teach something on the authority of a text that you don't approve of using as an authority on a topic?
Sep
14
comment Are our consciences trustworthy?
Can you touch on the idea of total depravity and/or bring Scripture into this? How is one to tell what is conscience that is trustable and passion which isn't?
Sep
14
comment Does this verse squash “once saved, always saved?”
I agree on the previous comment, but since I don't get to VTC any more, how about this. Could you re-word this question to ask for an exegesis of the text in relation to the assurance of salvation issue? That's basically what you seem to be after anyway but the way it's worded is just headed for the same question as before, how about focusing on how this verse fits into the picture?
Sep
14
awarded  Enlightened
Sep
13
awarded  Nice Question
Sep
13
comment Why did G.K. Chesterton convert to Catholicism?
As a very influential author I think this is reasonably on topic. Besides I've wondered this myself. Frankly in some of his works he outright villainizes the Reformation but, while I know there are some legitimate reasons for criticizing it, his apparent reason for doing so don't seem founded in reality to me. If anybody know what his real beef was that would be very interesting material.
Sep
13
awarded  Enlightened