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Hi Hevosmies, its a great book. More importantly, John Bunyan was a simple man, a tinker actually who some how managed to produce one of the greatest Christian books of all time. It is presented in such a way as a dream on his journey to reach the right way in Christ. What is more remarkable, is...

Not helped by Richard Dawkins "giving away" copies of the God Delusion to Arab and Muslim communities - you could say he "protests too much". After all, so called religion is not the only reason for war. I grew up with the very real results of the IRA attacks in England which was over politics...

Hey Mii. This is true indeed. Jesus even pointed this out on Sabbath keeping, saying "is it wrong to heal on the Sabbath"? Because many have to work, look after elderly people or sick people and cannot keep it as they would like. But man is Lord of the Sabbath and not the Sabbath Lord over man...

Pay attention to the source of everything. John Bunyans book is the first hand information of his story and I wouldn't rely on "movies".

It is strange how Richard Dawkins talks about the "character" of someone he thinks doesn't even exist. Its like a man who hates his father, then insults him, then says "I have no father".

Hi Jaumel, Seek and ye shall find are the keywords here. I grew up in the 60s as well and yes, there was never any way to find out things like you can nowadays. In present times though, the light is given to all to see clearly if they only look. Because of the internet “the Gospel is...

I think some sense has to be used here; according to your faith so be it. In other words, if you don't see evil in letting kids cut out pumpkins etc, then its surely harmless. Yes some people go too far and its actually just a giant marketing campaign to get people to spend money on useless junk...

I think praying before we eat and drink is representative to drinking the Living Water and eating of the Bread of Life, but only if we do it with this in mind. "After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft...

There are many times when there are too many choices to make at a crossroads in life, not always being able to decide which path is the right one. I think casting lots in the case of Matthias was probably a wise way to decide things as they were all of one mind and praying on it no doubt. In...

Like any father on earth, being forgiven isn't the same thing as getting a life lesson to learn from things we have done wrong. Also, forgiveness for others is only true if we do not lie to ourselves. A lot of people wake up everyday and start lying to themselves. Some say they have forgiven...

So what is the Urim and the Thummim and what would that be called in todays language?

' Haha. Reminds me the film "Diceman"? A man determines what actions to take in life by rolling a set of dice.

Eternal life is a gift but like all gifts they are not “gifted” unless accepted. You can have a birthday“gift” for someone but it isn't really “gifted” until you give it to them and they receive it. I see the gift of eternal life the same way. You either receive it or you don't and it's a...

Hey Nehemiah6. Thanks for that. I think a coin tossed split two ways is too random, but the casting of lots (straws?) seems a sensible way to decide something and it was used to pick Matthias. I guess if they all had faith it would be Gods answer - it must have been the way to decide things for...

Thanks for the links!

That's so true - we can keep going sometimes trying to get the answer we want in anything in life sometimes. I am not sure if what some call "fate" is at work or "chance" whatever that is, but there are always times (like Jonah) when there can be an answer we are seeking out of many choices and...

The custom of deciding questions by lot is found in antiquity; both Jews and non - Jews would appeal to the Almighty through various lots to reach a decision. What they were not used for is to divine the future. The word lot Heb. goral, a "pebble"; hebel, "measuring line, portion"; Gr...

Sure I know he knew then, but maybe his character was obvious by then as it usually is. But I wondered if Jesus knew from the start, in which case Judas was always evil from the start with no hope, therefore made for destruction from the start. If this is true then it must be true in all ways...

So he knew he would betray him at the time of choosing him?

The strange thing also is, the Good Samaritan would have had a hard time finding an "Innkeeper" even if he paid. I tried that a few times but no one would take the person concerned as they viewed the situation suspiciously. They always said "but we have a business to run and cannot have people...