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In post-millennialist thought it is recognized that there are periods in history of declension in Church and State, 3 steps forward, one step back, over and over. The last 100 years or so have seen a great deterioration in Church and State, gradually over time, and it has been brought about by...

Since this question about Dick's support for abortion is in a Bible Discussion Forum, I'll suggest a different take on the topic, from the bible. The LORD of hosts commanded the death of child and infant: "Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did in opposing...

An article in the Oxford Study Bible - REB reads: "Although people taught to read English can easily read this Revised English Bible, if they were to do so as though it were a modern English text coming out of contemporary social experience, they would be seriously mis-reading the ancient...

I believe that chapters 1-3 are introduction and letters to the churches, then existing. Chapters 4-11 I believe prophecy the destruction of the temple and the end of the Jewish state. Chapters 12-19 are the fall of Rome. I see in chapter 20 the millennium, which I believe exists now and the...

Runningman, as I've stated several times, I consider historic pre-mil, a-mil and post-mil views that genuine and sincere Christians have held down through the years, so I do not fall out with anyone on these views. My concern is with the modernistic idea of dispensationalism. But as to your...

If you are going to use words of psychology, which did not exist in biblical times, use them correctly. "Sexual orientation describes patterns of sexual, romantic, and emotional attraction—and one's sense of identity based on those attractions. Sexual orientation is distinct from gender...

How does a Pastor shepherd the 1 who silently sits beside the 99 in the pews, who is in that small minority who is only attracted to and loves their own gender? That is how I understood the spirit of the OP. It is about conduct or actions, not about the names one calls this person. The more...

Satan was bound at the 1st advent and it was made sure at the resurrection of Christ? Does that match the beginning of the 1000 years of Revelation 20? How shall I study this out for my own satisfaction? I study as follows. Jesus referring to himself in context as binding Satan states: "Or...

Beckie, this just shows that great minds work alike! :) I probably read that somewhere and it stuck in the back of my mind. Or, as you said, when I read an article about the giant sequoias the parables of the mustard seed and leaven naturally came to mind. Then again, maybe our mature age...

Every translation of the Holy Bible has a bias and is influenced by the culture and times of its writing. It is important to understand this when using the various translations. The Translators to the Readers in the KJV explains a lot about their approach, but most have never read that...

Musical instruments in the New Covenant assembly of Christ is definitely added. We are to go only by what we receive from Christ as commands to observe, not what David did in his additions to the OT worship.

Dino, I'll just reply to your statement about electricity and that is a common misunderstanding of the regulative principle of worship. I'll quote from the Westminster Confession of Faith and underline where such things as lighting, AC, etc. come in. "6. The whole counsel of God concerning all...

Many current translations not only render as those who practive homosexuality in 1 Cor. 6:9, they also have the word in 1 Tim. 1:10. I do not recall spending any time in study on 1 Tim.1:10 and that section, and this mornng I found it surprising. I take these from the...

I'm aware of the Greek, and rapists or sodomites can commit their crime on a bed. But as to Leviticus, I do not go there as a Christian, I look for my directions in the New Testament. I'm going to post something I found this morning that I'd never seen before. But not as an answer to anyone...

I'm not sure what you had in mind, Dino, but I had reference to the 'regulative principle of worship' as described in the Presbyterian and early Baptist confessions. My view is as follows. God told Moses, concerning the Old Covenant: "You must diligently observe everything that I command you...

I will agree with you here, "sexual orientation" does miss the mark. It just seems that a very slim minority of people actually love their own gender and it is a much broader matter than sex. When you read the two verses that many translations translate as homosexual practice in the KJV and...

It is also important to stick with the older Bible translations such as the KJV, RV, ASV and even the YLT. It is also important to distinguish between a sodomite and a homosexual person. Is a homosexual person merely a heterosexual person with temptation for loving their own gender? It may be...

Is a movement is genuinely Christian, would you not find it in the historic creeds, confessions, catechisms and various other documents of the church down through history. What do you mean by a genuine Christian movement that began more recently? "Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to...

"New York Judge Sol Wachtler said in 1985, 'If a district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich.' Grand juries are the prosecutor’s babies. They decide who gets picked, what evidence gets presented, and what gets left out. There’s no judge, no defense attorney, and generally...

R. L. Dabney (1820-1898), American Christian theologian, Southern Presbyterian pastor https://www.grace-ebooks.com/library/Robert%20Dabney/RLD_Systematic%20Theology.pdf Millennium and Second Advent The wisdom and modesty of the Westminster Assembly are displayed in the caution with which they...