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    Beliefs matter more because they are prior to and motivate actions, By their fruit you shall know their heart.
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    Good points. Yes, some people pretend to walk by certainty, and other try to prove their faith. Atheists also walk by faith/doubt. The...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    I lean toward conception as the eventual goal but sentience as more immediately attainable. References to quickening imply sentience...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    Well, I am glad we agree on what we disagree about, and now that you shared your affirmation, I agree with that as saying what I have...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    So, do you think the church's mission should NOT include wielding power to promote morality? I understand you still do not discern that...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    My answer/proposal is that society should recognize civil rights at least when life becomes sentient. Your answer is that human life...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    I think we differ regarding whose inference is supported by BOTH the actual Spirit AND text, so yes, we must test them, but I do not...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    Questions do not need to be identical in order to be part of One Truth. The key question remains, "when do living human cells (which can...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    Okay, I will respond beginning where you differ: Apparently you conclude/infer that Christians are NOT "to use civil power to enforce...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    But I have cited both Scripture and good reasons to believe civil rights begin at least by the time of quickening and sentience.
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    Again, you must ask the Holy Spirit to supply missing link sausage, if you think Rom. 13:1-5 is not sufficient inference. The burden is...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    Do you believe Truth is One? If so, then do not divorce the carrot and stick. The same Jesus who suffered on the cross will return to...
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    GWH replied to the thread 60's / 70's Favorites.
    Nice music; here are the lyrics: Sweet surrender on the quayside You remember we used to run and hide In the shadow of the cargoes I...
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    GWH replied to the thread Applying God's Word to Politics.
    Do you understand the analogy of carrot and stick? Persuasion/heaven is the carrot; punishment/hell is the stick. Romans 13:1-5 marries...
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    GWH replied to the thread A KISSed History of Beliefs.
    From c. 100-1000 AD it appears that God was allowing three main things to occur: 1. Most of the world remained ignorant of the OT-NT...