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| bio | website | johansens.us |
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| location | Michigan | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 7 months |
| seen | Feb 17 at 21:51 | |
| stats | profile views | 62 |
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Oct 12 |
answered | What Place was Jesus going to prepare |
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Oct 12 |
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Sons of God begat famous people? @SonicTheHedgehog How do you know that angels do not have genders? I don't know of any Bible verse that says that. Yes, Jesus said that angels don't marry, but that doesn't necessarily mean they don't have sex. Perhaps God has some different provision for sex in Heaven. Note that context of that statement is that Jesus says that after the resurrection people will not marry. Does that mean we will cease to be male and female? Maybe, but the text doesn't say that. |
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Oct 12 |
answered | Sons of God begat famous people? |
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Oct 11 |
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Do people in non-Christian cultures use swear words related to the dominant religion? Hmm, I'm asking for a comparison between Christianity and other religions. If it's not appropriate to compare Christianity to, say, Islam on a Christian forum, then by the same reasoning it would be inappropriate to compare Islam to Christianity on a Muslim forum, etc, and the question is rendered unaskable. I specifically said in my question that I am seeking to know whether this phenomenon is "unique to Christian cultures". That was the purpose of my question. |
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Oct 11 |
asked | Do people in non-Christian cultures use swear words related to the dominant religion? |
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Oct 11 |
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What Scriptural basis has been used in Christianity to support the idea that a fetus posseses the soul? ... Look up just a couple of verses to 21:18. If two men fight and one is injured but not killed, the person who caused the injury must compensate for his lost income until he recovers. That is, physical injury to a person is penalized by a fine. That doesn't mean the person is considered anyone's property. |
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Oct 11 |
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What Scriptural basis has been used in Christianity to support the idea that a fetus posseses the soul? @AffableGeek As Brilliant and Clockwork note, you appear to be assuming that "injury" refers to injury to the mother rather than to the baby. If it means injury to the baby, then this law calls for very severe penalties on someone who harms an unborn baby. In any case, the fact that in some cases the penalty is a fine rather than retribution does not at all prove that the unborn baby is considered property. ... |
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Oct 11 |
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Why are Independent Baptist Fundamentalists labelled Protestants? Ok. I haven't used the chat before so I'm trying to figure it out. But I created a chat room called "Fundamentalism". I was trying to figure out how to invite someone into chat room or send a link but I don't see how to do that. |
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Oct 10 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Oct 3 |
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What Scriptural basis has been used in Christianity to support the idea that a fetus posseses the soul? Where do you get the idea that that verse treats the unborn child as property? Because the parents must press the suit on the child's behalf? But what would you expect? If a 2-year-old was injured, would you expect him to fight for recompense himself? |
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Oct 3 |
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Why are Independent Baptist Fundamentalists labelled Protestants? @JamesT I'm reminded of a conversation I once had with a Chinese woman who was having difficulty learning English grammar. I asked her about Chinese grammar and she said, "We don't have grammar in Chinese. You just say what you want to say." I don't know Chinese, but I'm pretty sure that statement wasn't true. She was just so used to speaking Chinese, it just came naturally to her, and she didn't realize all the rules she was following. |
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Oct 3 |
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Why are Independent Baptist Fundamentalists labelled Protestants? The word "cult" is essentially a pejorative today. If you respect a group, you call it a "church" or a "denomination". If you don't, you call it a "cult". I've heard Catholics call Protestantism a cult. I wouldn't be surprised if Jews called Christianity a cult, though I can't say I've ever heard it. |
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Oct 3 |
answered | Why are Independent Baptist Fundamentalists labelled Protestants? |
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Oct 3 |
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What could persuade a presumably otherwise-rational Satan to turn on God? Actually I don't know anywhere that says that Satan is smart. But let's assume he is. Being smart isn't the same as being infallible. Lots of very smart people have made huge mistakes. I presume that Satan thought that he could win in a battle against God. |
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Oct 3 |
answered | Why do we like to do what is called to be a sin? |
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Oct 3 |
answered | Ruth, Solomon, Boaz |
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Sep 28 |
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How to compare Christian pastor credentials? Hmm, I don't see what's wrong with the question. Surely if one did the resource one could build a chart that said "Denomination #1 - 4 years of seminary plus 2 year internship; Denomination #2 - bachelor's degree or better; Denomination #3 - no specific educational requirements but must pass an interview with an ordination committee", etc. |
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Sep 28 |
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Are other religions treated differently by any major branch of Christianity? Are there Christians who hate Jews? Yes. Personally, though, I've met lots of Christians, and I can only think of one person I've ever known who called himself a Christian but spoke disparagingly of Judaism. Okay, not a scientific sample, but I think it's pretty rare. |
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Sep 27 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Sep 27 |
answered | What is the Christian perspective on survival needs not met? |
