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Phat
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Message 76 of 530 (712196)
11-28-2013 7:08 PM
Reply to: Message 75 by ringo
11-17-2013 2:07 PM


Re: Belief and Sanity
Ringo writes:
I don't see how humility and obedience go together.
Jesus is a perfect example.

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jar
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Message 77 of 530 (712202)
11-28-2013 8:26 PM
Reply to: Message 76 by Phat
11-28-2013 7:08 PM


Re: Belief and Sanity
Ah, the Synoptic Jesus and not the John/Paul Jesus. Got it.

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

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Phat
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Message 78 of 530 (712211)
11-29-2013 5:00 AM
Reply to: Message 77 by jar
11-28-2013 8:26 PM


Re: Belief and Sanity
Both are the same person.

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Message 79 of 530 (712217)
11-29-2013 8:59 AM
Reply to: Message 78 by Phat
11-29-2013 5:00 AM


Re: Belief and Sanity
I know that you say that but is that what the stories say?

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

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ringo
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Message 80 of 530 (712227)
11-29-2013 11:09 AM
Reply to: Message 76 by Phat
11-28-2013 7:08 PM


Re: Belief and Sanity
Phat writes:
ringo writes:
I don't see how humility and obedience go together.
Jesus is a perfect example.
Jesus claimed to be the son of God - not very humble. He went to the cross reluctantly - not very obedient.

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Phat
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Message 81 of 530 (825970)
12-20-2017 9:28 AM
Reply to: Message 48 by Faith
11-11-2013 5:23 PM


Re: Doubt is healthy...keep doubting
Faith writes:
There's nothing "healthy" about doubt, nothing admirable either; doubt is simply our natural state, a legacy from the Fall. You all keep trying to make it into a virtue it just isn't.
Is doubt the same as questioning? Are you saying that for a believer to be strongest is when they dont question and doubt?
Would you say that God, as you know Him, would rather have us simply ignore any questions and/or doubts and simply believe?

Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
Paul was probably SO soaked in prayer nobody else has ever equaled him.~Faith

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Message 82 of 530 (826000)
12-20-2017 2:33 PM
Reply to: Message 81 by Phat
12-20-2017 9:28 AM


Re: Doubt is healthy...keep doubting
Phat writes:
Are you saying that for a believer to be strongest is when they dont question and doubt?
Believers often mistake "strong belief" for not bothering to think it through. They demonstrate "strong belief" by:
1. Saying something off the top of their head.
2. Calling people "itrrational" when they're proven wrong.
3. Screaming insults.
4. Running away.
That may be "strong belief' but who wants it?

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Phat
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Message 83 of 530 (884463)
02-20-2021 3:57 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Phat
12-31-2006 12:51 PM


Charismatic Chaos Revisited
Phat in 2008 writes:
To the average American, Protestant Charismatic Christianity is that which is broadcast daily by the Televangelists such as Joel Osteen and Benny Hinn. The radio preachers are better, but by and large, the message that we see resembles more of a huge infomercial, a warped prosperity gospel, and a form of self congratulatory exclusivity.
Were Jesus to return tomorrow, would He find contemporary public Christianity to be applauded or would He see it as reprehensible?
Revising this topic, I would now say:
The average American,should they choose to embrace Christianity, has many options and flavors open to them. Though Joel Osteen and Benny Hinn are still around, they have been discredited as serious contenders for the best messages (or examples) marketed.
Television and the internet have their share of marketers, and HOW to hear Gods voice - Is this MY thoughts or God speaking!? isw a good talk and sermon regarding how to test the spirits regarding the possibility of Gods impression.
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.
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"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
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far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.- Dr.John Lennox
The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe.
- Criss Jami, Killo
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him. Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).

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Message 84 of 530 (884464)
02-20-2021 8:09 PM
Reply to: Message 83 by Phat
02-20-2021 3:57 PM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
Sorry, but FUCK YOUR BALD LINK!!!!
Give us a summary! IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!
You serve as an Admin and yet you post a FUCKING BALD LINK!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!
What better way to signal that you have absolutely nothing of any worth to mention than to post a FUCKING BALD LINK?

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Message 85 of 530 (884465)
02-20-2021 11:38 PM
Reply to: Message 84 by dwise1
02-20-2021 8:09 PM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
What, five hours later and still no summary IN YOUR OWN WORDS?
If you refuse to maintain your own standards, then you maintain NO standards.
That is all we need to know about your religion.

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Phat
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Message 86 of 530 (884466)
02-21-2021 1:47 AM
Reply to: Message 84 by dwise1
02-20-2021 8:09 PM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
You've been drinking again, haven't you. There is no other reason why you would react so strongly And for the record, no--I'm not going to say in my own words what the speaker can and does say far more eloquently. If you angrily refuse to peruse it, its your loss. Even at your age you can still learn something. Chill out.
Edited by Phat, : weighing my response to be more polite

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.- Dr.John Lennox
The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe.
- Criss Jami, Killo
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him. Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).

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Message 87 of 530 (884469)
02-21-2021 10:49 AM
Reply to: Message 86 by Phat
02-21-2021 1:47 AM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
And for the record, no--I'm not going to say in my own words what the speaker can and does say far more eloquently.
Thanks for confirming that it is not worth watching.
If you angrily refuse to peruse it, its your loss.
No anger here. However, communication via youtube video seems a horribly ineffective method, in addition to wasting a lot of time.
Sure, I watch some videos when I think I can learn from them. But when the title suggests Christian Apologetics, I will give it a pass.

Fundamentalism - the anti-American, anti-Christian branch of American Christianity

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jar
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Message 88 of 530 (884470)
02-21-2021 12:14 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by nwr
02-21-2021 10:49 AM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
Especially when the Snake-Oil salesman presents a to-buy list even before offering ANYTHING of substance.
Just another example of the worthlessness of the Christian Apologist.

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Phat
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Message 89 of 530 (884477)
02-21-2021 2:05 PM
Reply to: Message 88 by jar
02-21-2021 12:14 PM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
You guys are hopeless. professing yourselves wise, you are but fools. Reality will show you what all of the "evidence" that you worship has failed to do. Even then, you likely will deny the truth.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.- Dr.John Lennox
The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe.
- Criss Jami, Killo
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him. Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).

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Phat
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Message 90 of 530 (884478)
02-21-2021 2:15 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by nwr
02-21-2021 10:49 AM


Re: Charismatic Chaos Revisited
nwr writes:
However, communication via youtube video seems a horribly ineffective method, in addition to wasting a lot of time.
Sure, I watch some videos when I think I can learn from them. But when the title suggests Christian Apologetics, I will give it a pass.
Let me get your beliefs clear. Are you of similar mind as jar, who states that there has never been any evidence that God can talk to us or that we can listen and hear Him?
Furthermore, are you, like jar, unconcerned about it?

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.- Dr.John Lennox
The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe.
- Criss Jami, Killo
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him. Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).

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