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by Shirtless
Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:32 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Doings of the Spirit
Replies: 8
Views: 2941

To show fear and worry is to show that you do not trust it completely. Good point. I always thought that loyalty would best describe it best (at least in the early stages, then it becomes real trust) - that makes me think you might enjoy the audio file called "How Faith Works" found here:...
by Shirtless
Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:20 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Doings of the Spirit
Replies: 8
Views: 2941

Anyway, I think you should be applauding yourself. It takes guts to do what you did. Gee, thanks! But I'll applaud when I exceed my expectations, not go below them. I've tried the reverse psychology already to no avail. I just don't understand how the Spirit could forsake me :shock: while I'm, of a...
by Shirtless
Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:46 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Doings of the Spirit
Replies: 8
Views: 2941

Wow. You mods should cut back on the censoring. What I ment to say was I felt like a complete

"I - D - I - O - T"!!
by Shirtless
Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:40 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Doings of the Spirit
Replies: 8
Views: 2941

Doings of the Spirit

Until a few days ago when I read the article on the Holy Spirit, I had no idea what the Spirit was, or what his purpose was (as of a year ago, I was an Atheist, so be kind :wink: ). But now I know that the Spirit is the part of the Trinity you're filled with as a Christian, and it can guide you thro...
by Shirtless
Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:38 pm
Forum: End Times
Topic: Preterism
Replies: 177
Views: 49152

I agree there are many Anti-Christs but there will be one that will have so much Evil that he will be called the ANTI_CHRIST. If I only had an Echo Machine! It would give it so much more dramatic Effect!!! To be honest, I think that the only reason why the later Church Fathers endorsed the end time...
by Shirtless
Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:11 am
Forum: End Times
Topic: Preterism
Replies: 177
Views: 49152

As far as I can tell, the reason Jesus says "...because your redemption is drawing near." is because we're talking about three ages. You see, according to preterists, the events of 70 AD was the beginning of the age of the Messiah. This would be best explained with an email exchange I had ...
by Shirtless
Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:14 pm
Forum: End Times
Topic: Preterism
Replies: 177
Views: 49152

Ahh.. finally a doctrine you bring up I'd be congenial too :wink: Thanks! Funny how all this time I thought you were a huge fan of polygamous, homosexual, pre-marital relationships where swinging is common, and they euthanize their family members while working at abortion clinics part-time. :wink:
by Shirtless
Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:56 pm
Forum: End Times
Topic: Preterism
Replies: 177
Views: 49152

Well, I had been totally oblivious to anything having to do with Christianity up until a year ago, and the End Times was something I never got around to. So I don't know any specifics about the End of Days. But I will say that one of the points made in an essay was that references to the moon lookin...
by Shirtless
Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:24 pm
Forum: Christian Chit-chat
Topic: Jewish Christianity
Replies: 9
Views: 2910

Well, I don't mean we should adopt Jewish culture for ourselves, what I mean is... *that we constantly debate about what the Bible says or what it doesn't say in the Old Testament, without taking into acount the vast amount of knowledge and studying that countless Rabbis and Jewish scholars have don...
by Shirtless
Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:38 pm
Forum: Christian Chit-chat
Topic: Jewish Christianity
Replies: 9
Views: 2910

Not "our" roots..."it's" roots. Meaning, Christianity's roots. When you think about it, Christianity is a sect of Judaism.
by Shirtless
Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:07 pm
Forum: End Times
Topic: Preterism
Replies: 177
Views: 49152

Preterism

Here's a link to essays on Preterism.

http://www.tektonics.org/esch/pretsum.html

I'm not an expert on it, but from what I've read so far, and when it comes to interpretations of the End Times, I've found it quite logical, accurate, and refreshing!!
by Shirtless
Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:55 pm
Forum: Christian Chit-chat
Topic: Jewish Christianity
Replies: 9
Views: 2910

Jewish Christianity

Hey guys! A while back I posted an article on abortion written by a Rabbi. The article talked about how a fetus is traditionally a "partial life" until birth. But Rabbis also have a strong belief against abortion, unless the fetus will cause the death of the mother. I found the article ref...
by Shirtless
Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:02 am
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: The DaVinci Code is a GOOD thing!
Replies: 40
Views: 11538

Amen! I thought it was stupid to think it would work too.
by Shirtless
Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:11 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: The DaVinci Code is a GOOD thing!
Replies: 40
Views: 11538

They've already tried...well, there was an organization that wanted to clone Jesus, to make a fourth part of the Trinity. It never happened though--thank God (pardon the pun). And we thought cloning dinosaurs would be an abomination! I think the burden of proof lies solely on the person who is defyi...
by Shirtless
Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:45 pm
Forum: Creation Talk
Topic: Reasons to Believe
Replies: 16
Views: 5751

Wow, and I thought MY change was unique! I agree with MM about how anything can be measured with science--like how every chemical and protein and element in our bodies exists in the Earth's soil...so the creation of Adam isn't too far off. I wish I had a pastor like that. All my Atheist friends woul...