Caleb

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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.

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Apr 6	comment	Does believing in Jesus Christ save me, or do I have to do something more? We've come a long way in our understanding of what works in this site format and what doesn't since this was asked. 12 answers which are all over the map is actually a pretty good indication that this question wasn't scoped well enough to be concretely answerable. It's certainly a relevant topic, but we can't arrive at truth here, only represent Christianity and to do that well this would need to be aimed at a specific theological tradition.
Apr 4	comment	Are the gospel authors who we believe them to be? Great question and welcome to Christianity SE! You might find this very closely related question interesting: When and how did the names Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John get attached to the gospels? In fact, the answer there that shows where the attributions come might answer your question. Does it?
Apr 3	comment	Praying BOLDLY: Praying for personal achievement vs. praying for selfless achievement Hello nikeunltd and thank you for your question. The mission of our site is to answer factual questions about Christianity. We are not able to answer more personal questions. We invite you to consult your local church, pastor, priest, mentor, or other trustworthy counselor.
Mar 31	comment	Are these historical records about Jesus' appearance accurate? If you want to ask a question specifically about how this source is viewed, please make your question about that. The question of Jesus looks has already been asked, and it would be the scope of answers to bring up this source if applicable. Right now your question is half and half. Decide what you want it to be about and ask a direct question about that. Thanks.
Mar 31	comment	Which Christianity branch allows gay marriage? As David pointed out, questions that boil down to nothing more than asking for a list of denominations that believe X are not considered constructive. Please keep your questions to things that are answerable inside of specific limited scopes to that allow referencable sources. This sort of list would be better serviced by Wikipedia and we cannot hope to make the internet a better place by taking it on here.
Mar 29	comment	Sarah laughed at God and He did not mind Moderator notice: Time out guys. This comment thread was getting way off track. I have removed the bulk of it back to where it was still about the post. @caseyr547 please do understand that comments (or this site as a whole) is not a place to make things personal; they should be reserved for addressing the issues of the original post. If you would like to solicit more feedback that's fine, but carrying on a theological discussion is not what comments are for, and certainly not for accusing other people of sin.
Mar 29	comment	Were humans worshipped as gods in Biblical times? I'm really glad you narrowed this question down to "Biblical times". Now we know to look for instances of humans being worshiped as gods dating eternity past to eternity future. Realistically post-creation is probably the zone you are looking for. Or did you mean during the Israelite captivity in Egypt?
Mar 27	comment	Does God's omnipresence extend to hell? I agree proof texting is not appropriate, but presuppositions are something all views, including yours here, work under. It's also based on several points unique to dispensationalism and its resulting eschatology.
Mar 27	comment	Does God's omnipresence extend to hell? I'm going to assemble a proper treatment of this issue, but it's not going to happen until after Easter.
Mar 27	comment	Does God's omnipresence extend to hell? In regard to your accepted answer, how you read Revelation 14:10?
Mar 27	comment	Does God's omnipresence extend to hell? Really? I think your missing the point of that verse. How would you interpret this description of hell? "he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb." It kind of sounds like God's pretty closely involved in what goes on in Hell to me.
Mar 25	comment	If God is omnipresent, is he also in hell? Welcome to Christianity.SE. This answer is a bit spartan (if you'll excuse the pun). How does the first part represent Christianity? This site is not about truth but about Christianity and we expect our answers to be referencable against Christian sources. What ancient Greeks believed really isn't relevant to the question. And how do we know that the last statement you make is even held by Christians? You might review some of the advice on our meta site about questions for tips on how to answer here.
Mar 25	comment	Why Are Jehovah's Witnesses Holding a Memorial Service for Jesus on Tuesday, March 26th? @Nicholas: Please consider this question as directed at you! It's tagged JW and calls for an answer from the JW perspective. We really want to see answers from JW's that can explain the teaching on issues like this. You can even link and quote JW resources when doing so. The only thing we ask (and insist on) is that the answer include at least a summary of the main points in your own words. Quotes and references are great, but answers should be self contained and not plagerized. Please consider contributing answers to questions calling for the perspective of jehovahs-witnesses!
Mar 25	comment	Why Are Jehovah's Witnesses Holding a Memorial Service for Jesus on Tuesday, March 26th? Kurt we really do want to see quality content here explaining the JW perspective on issues like this, but we do need them to live up to our basic guidelines such as having at least a summary of the answer in your own words and attributing quotes where appropriate. Was I not clear in my previous comment (before you added the copy/paste?)? Do you intend to add at least a summary in your own words or are we going to have to delete this (as some of your other previous answers have been)?
Mar 25	comment	How did Reformed Theologians view works-based “Heavenly Rewards”? Great question, well stated and clear! Welcome to Christianity.SE.
Mar 25	comment	Why Are Jehovah's Witnesses Holding a Memorial Service for Jesus on Tuesday, March 26th? That link may be relevant, but on StackExchange sites, we really want to see the content of an answer actually contain the answer to the question. We're not a link directory or forum, we're a QnA site and expect our answers to actually answer the question. I would encourage you to edit this with (at the very least) a summary in your own words of what the answer is, optionally a quote (attributed) of any relevant material and the link as reference for further reading. The answer should still convey something meaningful if the link ever dies, and having something in your own words is required.
Mar 24	comment	Who is responsible for my life? You have somewhere between 4 and 10 questions in here. It's hard to even figure out what your question is. The are related, but all over the map. Questions here should stick to asking 1 main thing, and if necessary you can ask more than one question. If they are related, start with 1 and then go from there after you have an answer. What is your main question here?
Mar 24	comment	Does the spiritual life require faliure or can it be a continual ascent? Both the original and the edited version of this have varying degrees of issue with either being pastoral in nature or being open end discussion starters. Either way, not really what we deal with here. The question about it getting easier not to sin might make an ok stand alone question, although it will need a little bit of framework to hang on.
Mar 23	comment	What is the difference between Calvinist “nature” and “nature” in the sense of the Hypostatic union? Your edit, I'm afraid, made this question worse. Initially it was just confused on the topic and looking for what a specific perspective says on the issue. There is nothing wrong with that. This however drags in piles of doctrine of your own (most of which is fine) but it leaves answerers in the position of possibly having to refute your views rather than just give their own. Please take it back to roughly what it was and save that kind of content for answers. Your original question was fine. If you have further questions as your own knowledge of the issue grows, please ask new questions.
Mar 21	comment	Why were the Israelites not circumcised in the desert? Normally straight up cross posting is something we discourage. If anything the one on Judaism is probably going to be closer to what you are looking for. Can you think of any way to make this question specific to Christianity?