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Re: Is this love?

loiner2...@methodistchristian.co.uk (loiner2003) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 17:17:12 UT

If you want to argue like that, then you also need to recognise that
there is no such single thing as "Christianity", but that there are many
beliefs, related but not identical, that come under that name.

Re: Outrage as Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman

loiner2...@methodistchristian.co.uk (loiner2003) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 17:05:45 UT

Er, Ruth? Are you sure?

Re: Outrage as Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman

loiner2...@methodistchristian.co.uk (loiner2003) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 16:49:23 UT

Watch out for the tsunamis, then!
A friend of mine is there as a mission partner. Her house is 100 feet
from the sea. Fortunately her island was not hit, but others nearby were!

Silent Confidence

salvat...@salvation.sal (Hiscoming) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:49 UT

Silent Confidence
"When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; And went
again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But
Jesus gave him no answer." John 19:8-9
Confidence. It is expressed by many through brash actions, arrogance, and
not caring what others think or say. But in His confrontation with Pilate,

Re: Outrage as Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman

al...@dircon.co.uk (Alwyn) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 15:50:59 UT

Oh right, the consensus seems to be that Cain married one of his sisters.
Answers in Genesis have compiled a substantial article on the subject.
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By the way, I maintain that those Christians who refuse to take Genesis
literally have trouble explaining how the Fall occurred. Do you agree?

Re: Is this love?

al...@dircon.co.uk (Alwyn) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 15:43:18 UT

Sounds like the 'no true Scotsman' argument to me.
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Alwyn

Re: Is this love?

ripo...@spam.net (John R (Ripon43)) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 14:13:53 UT

On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:47:07 GMT, "Hermeneutika"
An excellent point. Good post Michael, thanks.
John

Re: Outrage as Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman

ripo...@spam.net (John R (Ripon43)) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:58 UT

Ooops, sorry. For many years it was always Ruth that I had in mind.
(not the one the book is named after)
To my shame I read the early chapters again a few weeks ago.
Yes I was a bit ambiguous above. I know he had many children but at
that point in time there was only mention of Cain and Abel, then Cain

Re: Afghanistan and Texas shootings

frederick.willia...@tesco.net (Frederick Williams) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 13:12:11 UT

The Taliban were armed by the US and the UK to support them in their
fight against the Russians. When the Russians withdrew we lost
interest.

Re: Afghanistan and Texas shootings

s...@chezmarshall.freeserve.co.uk (Robert Marshall) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 12:34:09 UT

Precisely
Certainly in Afghanistan!! The moot point is whether that worseness would
infect the rest of the region
But your original point was:
'leaving them to it' is not IMHO going to solve anything. If various
idiot politicians hadn't decided an Iraq war was a good thing and
thereby given the impression to the Muslim world that the West really

Re: Afghanistan and Texas shootings

frederick.willia...@tesco.net (Frederick Williams) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 13:03:28 UT

That would deprive many poor people of their livelihood. They shouldn't
be blamed or punished for the habits of our youth.

Re: Moral improvement, doctrine, and experiment

mjduse...@trustsof.co.uk (Michael J Davis) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 11:59:56 UT

Kendall K Down <webmas...@diggingsonline.com> was inspired to say
But, Ken, sometimes God may *even* use vicars and preachers. Who knows?
;-)
Mike

Re: Is this love?

mjduse...@trustsof.co.uk (Michael J Davis) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 11:57:34 UT

Hermeneutika <hermeneutika...@ntlworld.com> was inspired to say
Well said, Michael.
Mike

Re: Substance abuse and the eternally lost.

mjduse...@trustsof.co.uk (Michael J Davis) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 11:56:06 UT

Hermeneutika <hermeneutika...@ntlworld.com> was inspired to say
We all want to see people released from their addictions, just as we
want to see people released from their crippling illnesses, and like
Steve, I know of people who have been released by prayer from both.
My first reaction to your post (and I think I've said something similar

Re: Outrage as Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman

al...@dircon.co.uk (Alwyn) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 10:50:01 UT

Where did you read that? I thought Adam and Eve had many children,
including Seth, and Boaz married Ruth.
Alwyn