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  1. JohnDB

    History of the Bible

    Well, without the explanation of what the New Testament means and why things happened the way they did....it doesn't have a lot of importance. Like how Jesus fulfilled the prophecy, became our atoning sacrifice, and was God.
  2. JohnDB

    Which pill for you?

    You aren't wrong in that the whole student loan program is handled incorrectly and increasing in being handled wrong. And that keeping people paying after their forgiveness date was also wrong.... The whole "blanket forgiveness" part was yet another step in the wrong direction without giving...
  3. JohnDB

    Share Your Interests, Hobbies, Collections

    Gardening is fun this time of year. I got blooms already on my tomato plants. 3 types of basil growing too. Ginger is sprouting....shallots and garlic are close to being harvested. Grape vines are doing well for being planted in February. All in all things look good.
  4. JohnDB

    History of the Bible

    The New Testament is the Old Testament REVEALED and the Old Testament is the New Testament EXPLAINED. You can't have one without the other. They go together. And the people who live by them both those who lived solely by the Old Testament and those who have the New Testament TOGETHER are the...
  5. JohnDB

    Which pill for you?

    But the Government was in default of the contracts.... The red tape they can throw at average people is insane. The people did the time at low wages paying the whole time and their loans were not forgiven according to the contract. Basically in violation of the law. But it's this same...
  6. JohnDB

    Teen modesty....

    Perfectly fine....it's exactly what young ladies your age are supposed to wear. These days media of all sorts are making physical attributes and sexuality the "end all, be all" of life. Nothing could be further from the truth. Building a family and complete life has requirements that go...
  7. JohnDB

    Which pill for you?

    And I agree that people can make this political.... But who wants to admit they are wrong? When you had to admit to God that you were a whole life failure.... Was it pleasant? (Absolutely not) Most people experience anger, disgust, frustration, horror, and deep regret. Nobody enjoys those...
  8. JohnDB

    Which pill for you?

    Now see....you take the blue pill and you can take the red pill later. So most people take both. But I'm firmly in the red pill camp.
  9. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    So you endorse the actions of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock Arkansas. They stayed open during quarantines....and everyone got sick....many died....but they stayed open and functioning. (Kinda) Well....currently the school is closed due to not one but two (one female and one male)...
  10. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    I never once heard leadership ever say online was equivalent....never.
  11. JohnDB

    Can I Be a Christian if I Occasionally Smoke Cigarettes

    Well.... I do like what you said.... But Some actions or sins are not the same as smoking. Especially ones involving moral turpitude. (Corrupting other people)
  12. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    Not even Christian Concerts are doing well these days. Some artists are surviving by doing large church venues instead of concert halls. Concert halls are a waste of money for them. Nobody wants to be in a huge crowd anymore due to antivaxxers and covid carriers in their midst. They dont...
  13. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    The behavior of people today is worse than pre-pandemic. Cancel culture is still being practiced... A certain amount of "normalicy" stems from people interacting with each other and learning what to do vx not to do. A lot of that got erased by the long isolation of quarantines. People...
  14. JohnDB

    How did Peter walk on water

    Ok....so WHY did he do it?
  15. JohnDB

    Just say NO to easter!

    Some people enjoy giving and some do not. These are the sort that use Christmas and Easter as license to give....not as an obligation to get themselves into debt. Either your world is centered on giving or it isn't. People always calculate living to the extent of their budget...and if you...
  16. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    And that attitude is why they aren't coming back. I know that you believe that you hold all the right information about Covid-19. But the reason the people aren't coming back is that they absolutely do not believe what you do about Covid....at least not enough to bet their families lives on...
  17. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    Actually just the opposite if you look at the right metrics.
  18. JohnDB

    ~Chuckle for the Day~

    A Pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The Pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again and it won again. The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT. The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Pastor not to enter the donkey...
  19. JohnDB

    Pastoral requirements

    Yeah, Seen something similar to this often. Pastors don't always share the same theologies as the church denominations they preach at. I know of some that preach Calvinistic sermons because the congregation wants to hear that....but don't actually believe that system. And vice versa...
  20. JohnDB

    Do stillborns and deceased babies go to 'hell'

    The truth of Hell can be seen by Jesus's attitude towards it and how He describes it. Especially since most all people are going there when they die. Jesus uses the exact same metaphoric expression continuously throughout EVERY sermon that broached the subject.... Gehinnom. Gehinnom was...