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hoseasmate @hoseasmate (720) • United States 29 Nov 12

Where do you stand on playing the lottery? Is it gambling, harmless entertainment, or a vehicle for G-d's blessing? Actually the scripture says that the lot belongs to the L-rd. Does this mean that games of chance are divinely...

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livewyre I think our philosophies match - I wouldn't actively participate, but I wouldn't condemn others for doing so - there are more important issues. We had a motto in our church some years ago, which I think is still relevant today "Let's keep the main thing, the...

2 Dec 12

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19 Nov 12

Looking at it from a Buddhist perspective (remember, a Buddha IS NOT a God, he's just someone who obeys God long enough to lead others to the Truth), I see that Jesus Christ was a messenger-of-Allah whose friends made Him into...

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livewyre God made man in his own image means that man has a soul and is distinct from all other creatures. The statement 'Man is like God', is not the same as 'God is like man'. Man has a god-given similarity to God, this does not make him 'never-changing' except in...

29 Nov 12

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 25 Nov 12

"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not." KJV Transliterated directly from Koine Greek gives "In the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know...

cannot or did not

koine greek

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livewyre Is there a point there Samar? Didn't Mohammed write about Jesus? Are you saying you can't write about Jesus if you didn't meet him? Ibrahim Khalil knew Jesus? If this is a contest as to who lived at a time closest to when Jesus lived, John wins.... The...

29 Nov 12

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 27 Nov 12

Of course they are not but do they share some beliefs in common? all the best, urban

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muslims

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livewyre Hi Samar Christians have never worshipped Mary, The Roman Catholic church has made her a saint, but that means nothing to other Christians 'in general'. To non-Roman Catholics, Mary is just another bible character. Sculptures are not forbidden in the Bible,...

29 Nov 12

CloudXD @CloudXD (82) • Philippines 28 Nov 12

Heard this story from my 12 year old cousin when I was driving them. I was shocked to hear that Justin Bieber is G.a.y. I don't really listen to his music and I just know he's popular to kids. Rumor has it that he was a guest in...

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livewyre Make your mind up, in the question you said 'I was shocked'... now you say you were not shocked - to be fair, I couldn't name any of his songs - but if the girls were disillusioned enough to think they were 'in with a chance' then that just reflects the...

29 Nov 12

hoseasmate @hoseasmate (720) • United States 29 Nov 12

Where do you stand on playing the lottery? Is it gambling, harmless entertainment, or a vehicle for G-d's blessing? Actually the scripture says that the lot belongs to the L-rd. Does this mean that games of chance are divinely...

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livewyre I meant to say that I would not say that believers shouldn't play the lottery, I believe it's a personal choice, but one that I would never do myself. There is a growing tradition at weddings, for the bride and groom to buy tickets for all the guests...

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CloudXD @CloudXD (82) • Philippines 28 Nov 12

Heard this story from my 12 year old cousin when I was driving them. I was shocked to hear that Justin Bieber is G.a.y. I don't really listen to his music and I just know he's popular to kids. Rumor has it that he was a guest in...

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livewyre Whilst Justin and his music can be considered popular and something that kids latch onto, I don't think kids are that dumb that they will turn gay just because they like a singer/entertainer who turns out to be gay (otherwise we would probably all be...

28 Nov 12

stary1 @stary1 (6612) • United States 26 Nov 12

I have hardly ever taken the Bible readings literally. IMO the stories/lessons told are for our benefit in learning. The OT is full of symbolism and certany imo not to be taken literally. The NT has more to teach us directly..at...

bible interpretations

taking the bible literally

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livewyre I agree Mac, so we have to look at the context to work out what is literal and what is imagery - getting the balance right requires judgement, and there is the danger that some important stuff gets labelled as 'mere imagery' - and is open to mistake and abuse...

27 Nov 12

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 25 Nov 12

"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not." KJV Transliterated directly from Koine Greek gives "In the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know...

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livewyre Again, this is not in dispute, I was talking about the very concept of 'eternity' which as time-driven people, we struggle to get our heads around.

27 Nov 12

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19 Nov 12

Looking at it from a Buddhist perspective (remember, a Buddha IS NOT a God, he's just someone who obeys God long enough to lead others to the Truth), I see that Jesus Christ was a messenger-of-Allah whose friends made Him into...

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livewyre It's an interesting thought, but the Bible tells us that God is always the same, so either the Bible is right, or we should ignore it. What I am saying is that it is inconsistent to say you think of the Bible in a way that the Bible itself denies. The...

27 Nov 12

C @ShyBear88 (59347) • Sterling, Virginia 26 Nov 12

I'm having trouble finding the link to Captach Trade does anyone have it please do send me a private messages with the link. I use to love doing captaches and then my computer die and I haven't been able to find all of my old...

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livewyre Ha Ha - agreed, they are a pain, but they are there for a reason, and if you have ever had a website with a form on it for people to fill in, you will know why people use security... The spammers use 'bots' that roam the web looking for forms to fill in, in...

26 Nov 12

natliegleb @natliegleb (5175) • India 11 Nov 12

I am planning to upgrade from windows xp operating system to a windows 8 operating system (OS) ,just because i heard from many of my friends it has many features and also it has more value and my friends suggested it highly.so how...

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livewyre You could download it, but be warned that windows 8 has been created with a touch-screen environment in mind, so is quite different from other versions of Windows in that respect. It's relatively cheap to get an upgrade, but read up on it first to ensure that...

26 Nov 12

stary1 @stary1 (6612) • United States 26 Nov 12

I have hardly ever taken the Bible readings literally. IMO the stories/lessons told are for our benefit in learning. The OT is full of symbolism and certany imo not to be taken literally. The NT has more to teach us directly..at...

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livewyre Barehugs - it is reported by (non-Christian) historians that Jesus was crucified by the Romans: [i]Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, .... He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles... And when Pilate, at the suggestion...

26 Nov 12

stary1 @stary1 (6612) • United States 26 Nov 12

I have hardly ever taken the Bible readings literally. IMO the stories/lessons told are for our benefit in learning. The OT is full of symbolism and certany imo not to be taken literally. The NT has more to teach us directly..at...

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livewyre Rog - there is a very important issue here that most people who hold the same opinion as you have completely missed: How do we measure a day? It is the time that the earth takes to revolve in relation to the 'heavenly' bodies, the other 'stuff' like the...

26 Nov 12

stary1 @stary1 (6612) • United States 25 Nov 12

I have never understood this part of the Lord's Prayer..How can God lead us into temptation? Is this a mistranslation of the original?? If it is, they need to fix it..just my opinion

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livewyre I agree Carmel, it is better to work out what the passage is saying rather than find a meaning you are happy with, but sometimes, the accepted phase just does not fit our understanding of God, and I believe that is what Stary has found here. I think this is...

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Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19 Nov 12

Looking at it from a Buddhist perspective (remember, a Buddha IS NOT a God, he's just someone who obeys God long enough to lead others to the Truth), I see that Jesus Christ was a messenger-of-Allah whose friends made Him into...

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livewyre Rob, you have only given two choices: A. You are all wrong and there is no GOD. B. You are all following the same GOD There is a third rather obvious choice: C. Some are right, and all the others are wrong... (this is Grap's point I think) There is a...

26 Nov 12

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 25 Nov 12

"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not." KJV Transliterated directly from Koine Greek gives "In the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know...

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livewyre Christians generally accept everything was created 'through' Jesus. God spoke creation into being 'Let there be light, and there was light' (Gen 1:3). Jesus is called the Word, and there is a connection between the Word being Jesus and the words of...

26 Nov 12

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 25 Nov 12

"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not." KJV Transliterated directly from Koine Greek gives "In the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know...

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livewyre Hi Samar - the point that God is eternal is not in question, what I was saying is that God is not 'restricted' by time, and does not have to view time in a linear sense in the same way that humans do. God is truly 'outside' time in my opinion, he can see ALL...

26 Nov 12

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 25 Nov 12

"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not." KJV Transliterated directly from Koine Greek gives "In the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know...

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livewyre I like to think this is encompassed in the idea of 'grace' in some way - my way of coming to terms with 'predestination' is to see it as though God is outside of time and can dip into any point in our lives. It's not 'interference' if God knows our reaction at...

26 Nov 12

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Nov 12

If I say that there is no such thing as God people will immediately say "oh yes there is." If I say there is such a thing as God, other people will say "no there isn't"". If I say there might be an god or there might not be a god....

good god

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livewyre Thanks for the best answer - that's quite a compliment considering the amount of replies you had.

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