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    A question about adultery

    All sexual impurity is sin. But taking the impurity to an actual affair has many terrible consequences that you and your loved ones will endure in this life. Likewise, a pornography addiction has ugly consequences in this life. But spiritually, I believe it is just as bad to harbor secret lusts...
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    Autism healing

    Don’t give up. You will find others with a similar difficulty and you will find them to be very understanding. My daughter is on the spectrum but has friends with similar situations. They all get along quite well and do things together, in their quirky funny ways that they appreciate each other...
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    Pre-Destination, God's Foreknowledge and Choice

    Yes, the Jew first since they knew the scriptures that foretold the coming of Jesus as Messiah.
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    rocky picture horror show, totally inappropriate for christians?

    Answer: Yes totally inappropriate, given it's risque nature? No I have not seen it. Don't need to. When I pass by a plate of rotten meat, I will not eat it either, even though I have not tasted it.
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    The plan to destroy America

    At a minimum, the democrats are building a voting base of illegals. These illegitimate voters will in turn help build an illegitimate democracy, the beginning of a banana republic. Yes, they are destroying America!
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    Pre-Destination, God's Foreknowledge and Choice

    When it boils down to it, most pastors in supposedly Calvinist churches believe this as well. When you ask them, "Does God predestine some folks to hell?" they will always tell you "No!". Yeah, a few Calvinists in the congregation might say "Yes" but never the pastor. And I assume that you...
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    Pre-Destination, God's Foreknowledge and Choice

    What about when a person within the church kills himself or herself? Is that what God planned? Or perhaps it was a bad choice, not resisting the urging-on of satan? (Which is what I believe) The explanation I heard at such a funeral was that "there are some things beyond our understanding"...
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    Formal church membership

    I believe membership is good, but commitment and love should always accompany that membership. I know of at least one family in our church that are not “official” members, yet they are always first in line to help with things like AWANA and VBS and are also very loving and giving people. But to...
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    Formal church membership

    Is formal church membership (as in voted in, on a roster) a necessity? I see the benefit in it, as it generally brings with it commitment as opposed to church-hopping and/or only sporadic involvement.
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    Pre-Destination, God's Foreknowledge and Choice

    I have not researched everything about Molinism, but I do believe in “Middle Knowledge”. God knows all of our possible choices in life and all the resulting outcomes. We have free will, but God is always in complete control.
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    Do you think online dating goes against waiting on the Lord?

    If I were looking, it would not be online. Too many frauds these days. You can’t even trust the photo as there are filters to make a 50 year old look like they are 25. But assuming it could be safe and honest, sure I might try an online service, assuming there could be in-person dating as well.
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    The Sound of Freedom Movie

    Of the 4 people I know that saw the movie, 3 are not Trump supporters, and this movie did nothing to persuade them otherwise. One was already a Trump supporter, and no movie would sway him otherwise. I don't see the Trump connection. Not in the faintest. In the aftermath, however, I do see how...
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    The Sound of Freedom Movie

    Meanwhile, in Duluth, MN, a midwest town of barely 90,000: https://lakevoicenews.org/port-city-secrets-human-trafficking-hiding-amongst-duluth-2721fd819f70 And this site is hardly what you would call “right wing”.
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    The Sound of Freedom Movie

    I think what also really bugs the left about this movie is the portrayal of a man acting like a man as God intended. Courageous, faithful, strong, head of the family, and willing to sacrifice his own life for lives of others.
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    The Sound of Freedom Movie

    100 million in sales as of yesterday!
  16. M

    Wagu Steak w/ Rambo Knife

    I like a steak with a good amount of fat. But not for $250! Outback's bone-in ribeye works for me.
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    Whats the weather like where you are?

    We have not had much rain since spring either. But not terribly hot however. Garden is doing well with all the sun and we have plenty of water from our well to water the garden.
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    The Sound of Freedom Movie

    Well you are the first I have ever heard to call it boring. And it certainly did not come off as low budget to me or anyone else that saw it. It was based on a true story but I am sure there was some dramatic license taken. The shooting at the end was probably one instance.
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    How to love your family, when God hates the nonelects?

    I am a believer in Middle Knowledge. God knows all of our possible choices and determines all of the possible outcomes. This actually does not diminish God’s sovereignty but rather enhances it. And it bridges the gap between scriptures that support both Calvinism and Arminianism.
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    The Sound of Freedom Movie

    The star denies being part of Q-anon, but even if he has some sort of affiliation, Q-anon pales greatly as one spreading mis-information when compared to the giants CNN, ABC, CBS, …