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Comment on Evolution by responder 1

responder 1 — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:28:13 +0000

I guess speculation would be a better choice of words than faith, I’ll give you that.I would also say to you that there are many people that just close there eyes and ears and believe what some science teacher taught them. This great debate has gone on for so long between some of the greatest minds in science and religion. In the end it all boils down to what YOU WANT to believe.

Comment on Evolution by Responder 2

Responder 2 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:03:51 +0000

“Faith’s got nothing to do with it, buddy. It’s about looking at the evidence and using logic and rational thought to come up with reasonable explanations. “Faith” is covering your eyes and ears and attributing all that you dont understand to an invisible being that your mom and dad told you to believe in.

Comment on Evolution by Responder 1

Responder 1 — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:25:23 +0000

Very good post. The fact remains, that macro-evolution, requires as much “faith” as any religion. Most unbiased scientists will agree.
I have not heard or seen a concrete account of any fossil being genuinely determined to be transitional. Many, many,
so called transitional fossils have been proved to be either hoax or non-transitional. That kind of find would be the “Holy Grail” of scientific
discovery and would be posted as front page news on every publication around the world. Even if a so-called “transitional” were to be discovered,
it wouldn’t be enough to prove evolution beyond a shadow of a doubt. It would just make atheists even harder people to deal with. Scientist
would still have the ugly problem of explaining the existence of the universe itself. This is a battle that more and more is becoming a problem for
scientist lately. Almost all reputable scientist now believe in the “Big Bang” which more of a win for theists than most people realize. The idea
that the universe was infinitely old, a common theory known as “stasis theory”, was at the core of explaining some of the mathematical problems that
(micro) evolution presents. Think about it. If life had an eternity to evolve through tiny single step processes, evolution would have more merit. The simple fact that most reputable cosmologist believe that the universe has a definite beginning, places the probability of micro-evolution into serious question. A great example of this is found in the 50 to 60 years of research with the malaria and AIDS virus. Scientist have witnessed the reproduction of the virus in numbers greater than the combined total of all the organisms since the beginning of time and have not witnessed it evolve into anything other then malaria. There have been some single gene mutations, but nothing that would even hint that micro-evolution is possible. But thats a discussion for another time.

Comment on Armor of God by The Desires of Your Heart: Hallowed Ground, Part 2

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Comment on Test Your Knowledge by Test 8

Test 8 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:13:57 +0000

TEST 8
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1. The tree, the fruit of which man was forbidden to eat, was the tree of
A. knowledge of good and evil
B. knowledge of evil
C. evil
D. life
(Gen 2:9, 17)
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2. The descent of Joseph, the husband of Mary (mother of Jesus), was from Jacob through
A. Reuben
B. Judas
C. Joseph
D. Dan
(Matt 1:1-3)
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3. The Lord expressed His attitude toward divorce as one of
A. hatred
B. scorn
C. tolerance
D. acceptance
(Mal 2:16)
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4. “Ask, and it shall be given you,” said Jesus, after illustrating the relative power of
A. friendship
B. insolence
C. importunity
D. forgetfulness
(Luke 11:5-9)
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5. They do not use doctors, medicine, or immunizations. Practitioners are used to help people through the false reality of their illness.
A. Protestants
B. Roman Catholics
C. Pentecostals
D. Christian Scientists
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6. Jesus’ parable of the rich man who would build greater barns to store his excess produce showed how fruitless this plan was, since
A. each greater barn excites a desire for one still greater
B. many more smaller barns spread the risk
C. rich men copy each other
D. he would not live to enjoy his produce
(Luke 12:13-21)
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7. Among those who will not inherit the Kingdom of God, Paul does not name
A. fornicators
B. effeminate men
C. abusers of themselves
D. masculine women
(1 Cor 6:9-10)
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8. “For it is better to marry,” said Paul, “than to
A. freeze”
B. yearn”
C. burn”
D. hunt”
(1 Cor 7:8-9)
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9. The founder of Christian Science Church
A. Martin Luther
B. Mary Baker Eddy
C. Joseph Smith
D. Charles Taze Russell
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10. The number of the beast is
A. 13
B. 40
C. 666
D. 777
(Rev 13:18)
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Comment on Test Your Knowledge by Test 7

Test 7 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:49:24 +0000

TEST 7

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1. 666 is the number

A. of demons that roam the earth

B. of the antichrist

C. of the address in Hell

D. of demons in the highest rank that fight in the battle of armageddon

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2. Believing in Christ is based on faith because

A. there is no evidence
B. He never really appeared to people
C. you cannot see God
D. God doesn’t want believers to think

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3. On the sixth day, God

A. said, “Let fowl fly above the earth”
B. created herbs and fruit trees
C. created man
D. rested

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4. God formed man of
A. clay
B. mud
C. dust
D. detritus

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5. Those who hold to Darwinian evolution believe

A. God used lightning to strike a puddle and inorganic matter to convert it into living matter

B. lighting struck a puddle and inorganic matter was converted into living matter

C. to this day the organic living cell is nothing more than a blob of jello

D. millions of small tiny intricate parts work together to maintain, repair, reproduce and adapt the cell, which point to an intelligent designer; God
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6. “My God, my God, why hast though forsaken me?” cried

A. Jesus
B. Mary
C. Peter
D. a soldier
(Matt 27:46)

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7. What Psalm did Jesus quote to draw people’s attention to the fact that He was fulfilling Scripture on the cross?

A. Psalm 7
B. Psalm 24
C. Psalm 22
D. Pslam 53

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8. Thereupon a man ran, took a sponge, put it on a reed, and gave it to Jesus to drink, after having filled it with

A. wine mixed with gall
B. vinegar
C. water
D. new wine
(Matt 27:48)
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9. The swoon hypothesis refers to a number of theories that aim to explain

A. the resurrection of Christ and how He didn’t really die on the cross

B. the resurrection of Christ and how He finished defeating Satan in Hell

C. the resurrection of Christ and his non-physical return

D. the resurrection of Christ and physical return

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10. We know that believers may be martyred for what they believe to be true, but nobody dies

A. for the God they believe in

B. to get rewards in Heaven

C. for a religious leader

D. for what they know to be a lie
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Comment on Test Your Knowledge by TEST 6

TEST 6 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:38:46 +0000

TEST 6
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1. Which one of the following statements best defines the law of cause and effect
A. the idea that the universe needs a Cause is a product of wishful thinking
B. the universe cannot spring into being out of nothing.
C. people like to see things organized so they have to believe in a Creator
D. evolution within species is a proven fact
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2. Some Christians don’t believe in ghosts because of the following statement
A. there are no examples of ghosts in the bible
B. absent from the body means present with the Lord
C. ghosts are fallen angels or demons
D. the third person of the trinity is the only ghost
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3. Jesus gave to His twelve disciples the power to
A. cast out unclean spirits
B. calm the winds and the sea
C. forgive sins
D. grant divorces
(Matt 10:1)
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4. The twelve disciples included
A. two brothers
B. two sets of two brothers
C. three brothers
C. three sets of two brothers
(Matt 10:2-4)
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3. The only Apostle for certain never said to have been martyred is
A. Matthew
B. Thomas
C. John
D. Thomas
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4. “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue with that; I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now.” …Who made this statement?
A. Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad (President of Iran)
B. Shimon Peres (President of Israel)
C. John Lennon (Lead singer of The Beatles)
D. Richard Dawkins (Evolutionary biologist & militant atheist)
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5. Jesus said that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for
A. a sinner to exit from hell
B. any man to observe all 10 commandments
C. a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
D. the disciples to judge all men rightly
(Matt 19:24)
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6. Jesus entered the temple of God and overthrew the
A. seats of those who sold doves
B. tables of the moneychangers
C. tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves
D. seats of the moneychangers
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7. The belief of reincarnation cannot be harmonized with
A. Christianity
B. Buddhism
C. Hinduism
D. Greek Philosophy
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8. “Ye blind guides! which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel,” said jesus, referring to the Pharisees’
A. unseemly eating habits
B. doctrinal hairsplitting
C. tithing while neglecting weightier matters
D. penny-pinching at the cost of poor quality
(Matt 23:16-24)
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9. Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream was, to the king personally,
A. terrifying
B. banal
C. chaotic
D. gratifying
(Dan 2:36-46)
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10. As it turned out,
A. Daniel slew the lions
B. the lions ate Daniel
C. it was a hard-fought draw
D. the lions let Daniel alone
(Dan 6:16)
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Comment on Test Your Knowledge by Test 5

Test 5 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:16:30 +0000

TEST 5
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1. When John reported to Jesus that the disciples had ordered a certain man to cease his casting out demons in Jesus’ name, because he was not following the disciples, Jesus
A. approved
B. disapproved
C. inquired further
D. offered no comment
(Mark 9:38-41)
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2. Transubstantiation means
A. bread and wine are symbols of Christ’s body and blood during Mass
B. bread and wine literally become Christ’s body and blood during the Mass
C. bread and wine changed meaning after the 16th Century
D. bread and wine are symbols of Jerusalem and the chosen people
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3. When Jesus, watching the people cast money into the treasury, saw many that were rich cast in much and a poor widow throw in two mites (a farthing), He remarked that the widow’s contribution was
A. less than the others’
B. equal to the others’
C. more than the others’
D. in no way comparable to the others’
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4. In the book of revelation, the wall of the city was built of jasper, and the city itself, like unto clear glass, was pure
A. gold
B. diamonds
C. quartz
D. ice
(Rev 21:18)
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5. He who sat on the throne declared to John that He was Alpha and Omega, that is, the
A. beginning and the end B. end and the beginning
C. first and second end D. first and second beginning
(Rev 21:5-6)
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6. John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Calvin believed
A. in total freewill and rejected election
B. in unconditional election and free will
C. believers save the unsaved
D. people have free will unless they are the elect
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7. The following Scripture is quoted in support the pro life movement
A. At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt
B. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground
C. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you
D. Therefore in your midst fathers will eat their children
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8. On the third day God
A. created the great whales
B. said, “Let the earth bring forth grass
C. created cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth
D. created man
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9. Christian Apologetics is
A. an apology for all the people Christians killed over the years
B. Confessing sin to God
C. a defense of the Christian faith
D. an apology for the Christian faith
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10. When Roman Catholics pray to Mary, they ask her to
A. to receive worship and forgive their sins
B. intercede with prayer to God for them
C. turn the bread to flesh
D. turn the wine to blood
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Comment on Attributes of Deity by Michael

Michael — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:39:07 +0000

I heard bible teacher Steve Brown once say, “If you’ve never stood before God and been totally confused, you’ve been worshipping an idol.”

Comment on Attributes of Deity by responder 4

responder 4 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:37:53 +0000

Michael, I think your statements make a little more sense than those of the respondent. However, this is an area where we are getting beyond the capacity of humans to comprehend. How is it possible for someone to be God and the son of God at the same time? I do believe it, because the Bible clearly states it, but I don’t claim to be able to understand it or explain it. Theologians spend a lot of time and energy trying to comprehend and explain things that are incomprehensible and unexplainable. The Bible says,”lean not on your own understanding.” That doesn’t mean that we can’t understand anything, or that we shouldn’t try to understand. It means that our capacity to understand has a limit, and beyond that limit we have to lean on faith.

I remember when I was in high school our Sunday school class spent some time studying the Westminster Confession of Faith. That is the creed subscribed to by the Presbyterian Church, which I grew up in. I came to realize that it was more complicated than the Bible itself, which it was trying to explain. I’m now a member of a denomination, the Southern Baptists, which has no written creed. However, it has some unwritten rules which would cause me a lot of problems if my particular congregation tried to enforce them, which it doesn’t.

Has my response sufficiently added to the confusion?