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why do many Roman Catholic churches refuse to allow the laity to drink the wine? while i was working in Germany i attended mass several times - the part of the country i was in has very few protestant churches. every time, in various chapels of various orders, i received the bread but not the...

And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. (2 Kings 13:24)

this doesn't mean that when a person's spirit speaks with God it is unknowable, and it doesn't mean that muttering nonsense syllables is necessarily by the Spirit of God. it means what it says, that if a person speaks in a tongue no one understands, only God comprehends it. and please note...

what is the discernable evidence of forgiveness, since there is also a record of certain people being told at a certain time to pray to receive it?

Genesis 1:7 says the firmament divided the waters above (clouds) from the waters beneath (seas) so the sun, moon, planets and stars are all below the clouds. a vast worldwide satanic conspiracy clearly is at play when it appears these are behind the clouds.

*cough* gravimetric survey data *cough*

@SabbathBlessing it is not "immoral" to do work.

they are a testimony of the person and work of Christ. it is not by "doing" that we are saved, but by believing - believing in Him, Who He is and what He has done. All of the scripture speaks of Him, even the Law: search the scripture, finding Him in it.

not only Mark 7:19 but also Acts 10:9-16 & 11:1-10, Romans 14:14 and Colossians 2:16 1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

it is inevitable that those who know their salvation, and affirm their freedom, are accused of trying to justify sin.

i don't think that's what this verse says.. Isaiah 51:7 Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, You people in whose heart [is] My law: Do not fear the reproach of men, Nor be afraid of their insults. it indicates the Law is able to teach of righteousness: it does not define righteousness...

sabbath observence is a ceremonial command, not a moral principle. ((for example))

The scripture does not describe the Torah as bits and pieces you can obey some of and disregard other parts of. Both Christ and His disciples say if you are under the Law you are under all of it, and that if you break any part of it you are guilty of all of it. This idea of breaking the...

righteousness doesn't change, and the law is not for the righteous but for the disobedient and godless, the wicked and the sinner.

definitely history. and i agree Elihu is a good candidate for the author

it is contradictory to be saved by grace through faith in the work of Christ and to then make a list of things which believers "must do" for salvation. hence Galatians 3

does this mean we don't do righteousness? of course not. but righteousness isn't by the Law, it is also written - that if it were, there is no need for Christ, and He died for nothing.

they literally wrote a letter saying they heard some people had been telling the Gentile Christians they must keep the Law, but that they & the Holy Spirit thought it good not to lay any such burden on them.

there's a treasure to be found here, in discussions of iconoclasm. :) why was it the command of God that the temple be decorated with engraved images of angels, palm trees, and open flowers? what do angels look like, as described in the scripture? :coffee: :unsure:

at least, the debate was had in Jerusalem among the apostles only a few decades after Christ's ascension, and it was settled. :) it is wrong to impose the Law on Christians.