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1 | Believing in the Bible and E.T.'s | Eph 2:2 | Brent Douglass | 2746 | ||
This is an interesting question, and I appreciate your posting it to the list. I hope my diversion to side topics doesn't offend you. I "believe" there is a significant distinction between two different meanings for "believe" that are being used. There is another thread (that started after this one and may relate to it) about the question, "What does it mean to believe?" which I'd encourage people to peruse carefully. This is a significant consideration with regard to this idea. Believing in Christ involves trust -- which results in action by its very nature. (See Ja 2:17-26; Matthew 7:15-29). This is very different from "believing in" ET's (or from believing in energy conservation, democracy, etc.) Christ is not merely a concept (e.g. energy conservation or democracy) that one supports and joins as a good thing; nor is He merely a theory that some think is probably true (e.g. extraterrestrials). There is a relational aspect where Christ rules in our hearts interactively. Likewise, the Bible, as the Word of God, carries an authority, for those who believe, that makes it the central guiding teaching of our lives (see 2 Tim 3:16; Heb 4:12; 2 Pe 1:20,21) and something to be studied carefully for understanding, insight and direction. It's probable that you're not considering these "beliefs" comparable (or suggesting that you've placed some significant faith in the existence of ET's) but that you're simply wondering whether the idea of ET's directly contradicts the teaching of the Scriptures. To be honest, I've never studied the Scriptures with this question in mind, and I can't help you with an answer to your actual question. There's nothing wrong with your question the way it was asked, but I wanted to clarify these things (above), since this is a public forum. |
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2 | Todays fashions | Eph 2:2 | Dan58 | 82263 | ||
What are the three most deadly fashions of today, in your experience? Eph 2:2 Amplified | ||||||
3 | Todays fashions | Eph 2:2 | Brent Douglass | 82298 | ||
Hmm... my perception of the 3 most deadly worldly tendencies of the present age? That's a question for reflection. I'll have to think about that and get back to you. The passage is clearly referring to tendencies these Christians were following before trusting in Christ and that they should have been released from, so I would want to consider the same parallel for our present time. It sounds like you have been thinking about this already, Dan. What do you think they may be? |
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4 | Todays fashions | Eph 2:2 | Dan58 | 82305 | ||
I hadn't thought about it really. I am thinking about understanding and aplying the passage. Your Ideas are the most important. But since you asked. . . 1. Nothing moral is absolute (specially the bible) 2. entertainment/comfort is life's goal 3. man is not created but evolved |
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