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461 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21193 | ||
Personal Note ................................. Dear Schwartzkm, While I of course appreciate the honor of your nomination, I must respectfully decline. I am considering going through a book, however, I would probably prefer one a little less ... well, you know what I mean :) |
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462 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21167 | ||
Personal Note ................................... Dear Waldo, Thank you for sharing your sincere and heartfelt experiences. I would appreciate your thoughts about my idea to have people go through individual books of the Bible? |
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463 | Muselim Religious | Eph 2:8 | Sir Pent | 21165 | ||
Question Answered .................. I am not sure that Islam is the fastest growing religion worldwide, but I'll give my idea as to what Islam has to offer that Christianity doesn't. C.S. Lewis once wrote about how the problem with Christianity was that it was too easy. The whole salvation being a free gift from God doesn't make much sense to us humans. We have an innate desire to try to earn everything that we receive. This is one thing that Islam is able to provide. A Muslim's salvation is completely dependant on themselves and their good works. They have to pray a certain number of times each day, in a certain way. They have to attempt a pilgramage to Mecca at some point in their life. They have to fast during the day at a certain time of the year, etc. If they do all these things then they earn their salvation. This system of "rubbing the magic lamp in just the right way" so to speak, is very attractive to human pride. And that is why I think that so many people are drawn to that religion over Christianity. |
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464 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21162 | ||
Personal Note .................................. Dear Hank, I would just like to say thanks. You have been here since practically the beginning of this forum, and I would like you to know that I appreciate all of the time and effort that you have put into it. You will probably not know (until heaven) the difference that you have made in some people's lives. Thanks again for sticking around, and keep up the good work. |
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465 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21161 | ||
Personal Note ................................ Dear EdB, Thank you for such a helpful post. You seem to have a very complete list of reasons why people left. I am interested to hear what you think of my idea to combat some of these reasons. Also, since it seems that you have e-mail contact information for many of our lost contributors, do you think that you could invite them back? If we are able to make significant improvements, they might be interested in rejoining the group. |
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466 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21159 | ||
Dear Forumites, I have one idea that I think might help keep things fresh for long term members of our forum, while at the same time add significant value to this forum's usefulness. My idea is that individual members of the Forum could each volunteer to be responsible for one book of the Bible. Then over the next few months, they could each go through that book thouroughly adding comments and questions as they arise. This would help fill the void of so many verses that just haven't come up on their own. It would make a much more complete study aid for people looking for answers. And it would probably bring up a myriad of new thoughts and discussion topics that haven't been covered. I just think that we've been too REACTIVE on the forum so far, mainly responding to others questions and comments. Perhaps we should be more PROACTIVE by doing more complete and thorough Bible commentating. What does everybody think about this idea? Would anyone be willing to volunteer to take a book? |
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467 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21147 | ||
Dear Forumites, I think that there has been a slight frustration building for quite some time regarding our forum here. Reformer Joe has recently articulated it well. There are many threads which are either of minimal value (see Kalos' questionable question post), or which leave little room for discussion (like where is such-and-such). Then there are the neverending discussions on issues such as Calvinism vs. Arminianism (with the recent additionof Amyraldianism). While these are still threads that need to be addressed on the forum, I believe that some of the most regular members (especially who have been here for a while) could lose interest. I wonder if this partially explains a trend that I discovered while looking at the history of the forum. There are some members who have been here forever like Kalos, Charis, and Hank. However, there are also many people who are very active and supportive for a time and then just kind of disappear. Some of these RCScroll, RElderCascade, Brent Douglass, Xapis, Heir of God, KBurgee, Melchizedekau, Reformedreader, Jim, InHzsvc, and GMsmith101. And there's also our most prolific poster Nolan Keck, who has been on sabatical for over a month. I think that it is worth addressing to discover a way that we could continue to improve the forum so that people will want to stay. Their experience and valuable input is sorely missed when they leave. What does everyone think? For those of you who have been here a long time, do you remember why some people left? Why have you stayed? Are people really frustrated, or do I interpret Reformer Joe and others incorrectly? |
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468 | God repented | Rom 1:18 | Sir Pent | 21139 | ||
Personal Note .................................. Dear Lionstrong, I'm pretty impressed that in just over a week, just the two of us have been able to take a thread into the realm of being mocked in other posts. It took about 50 people, several months to do that with the "wife of Cain" posts. Please don't be offended by others who think that the rationality of animals thread is superfluous. I must say that I can see their perspective. However, I linger, in the hopes that this will eventually get somewhere of significance. This seems to be an important issue for you, Lionstrong. And I respect you enough to assume that therefore, it must have some relevance. |
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469 | Animal Intelligence Isn't Rational | Gen 3:1 | Sir Pent | 21138 | ||
Contrary View .................................. Dear Lionstrong, I respect you personally, but your post is based on purely circular reasoning. You say that animals don't communicate, because communication requires thought, and animals don't think. But your fundamental assumption "animals don't think" is the very thing that is being debated. It is not logical to prove an idea by using something completely based on the idea itself. Secondly, you are using a different definition of communication than the dictionary. The true definition of communication is simply "an exchange of information". It is a proven fact that animals are able to do this. Finally, you said that animals are intellegent but not rational. Yet earlier in this thread, you agreed that those words were synonymous, which would be in agreement with the dictionary. It definately appears that you (and perhaps certain Bible verses) are using the word "rational" to have a special meaning beyond the standard definition. Do you mean "self-awareness"? |
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470 | God repented | Rom 1:18 | Sir Pent | 21136 | ||
Personal Note ................................. Dear Joe, I think you bring about some good thoughts here. There are many threads which are either of minimal value (see Kalos' questionable question post), or which leave little room for discussion. I think I will start a new thread to work through this problem. I have some ideas, but they don't really relate to this thread's original purpose. Thanks for provoking my thinking though. |
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471 | What does dying once mean figuratively? | Heb 9:27 | Sir Pent | 21135 | ||
Dear Forumites, In keeping with the idea that all verses are literal until proven figurative by contradiction with other scriptures, I have a qeustion about Hebrews 9:27. The literal meaning is obviously contradicted by people such as Lazarus, Jairus' daughter and Dorcus. They all died once, were resurrected, and then died a second time. So what are we to take this verse to mean? |
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472 | Who were the witnesses? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21134 | ||
Personal Note ............................... Dear Angel-7, Don't worry about it. I was actually hoping you had an idea about how to reconcile those verses, as I have wondered about them for a while. Perhaps I'll start a new thread on that subject since it is not really the point of this thread. |
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473 | Where are muslims in the Bible? | Ex 20:3 | Sir Pent | 21133 | ||
Contrary View ................................. Dear Searcher Steve, I appreciate your answer of mincc's question. I agree with everyone else that Islam is not specifically in the Bible, but it was good of you to point out the indirect connections that exist. I would like to disagree with one statement that you made. You said, "the view of God was changed slightly to be Allah." I would say that the word SLIGHTLY is a large understatement. The Muslim idea of Allah is very different from the Christian idea of God. Christians believe God is in 3 persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Muslims believe Allah is only 1 person (denying the deity of Jesus, and existance of the Holy Spirit). Also, Christians believe that God is loving and desires a relationship with human beings. Muslims believe that Allah desires merely to be submitted to. They believe Allah is very impersonal. In my opinion, these are major differences. In fact, they are so important, that I believe that Allah cannot be considered compatible with the true God at all. To imply that these discrepancies are SLIGHT can be dangerous. That belief is what has misled many into believing that Muslims will also be saved, due to their worshipping the same god, by a different name. |
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474 | Who were the witnesses? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 21056 | ||
Support and Question ........................... Dear Angel-7, Welcome to the Forum :) I agree with your hypothosis that the two witnesses are Elijah and Enoch. I have thought the same thing for a long time. However, I also have a question regarding your suggestion that each person can literally only die once before the "judgement". How do you reconcile that belief with people like Lazarus, Jairus' daughter, and Dorcus? Each of them died, was ressurrected, and assumedly died a second time. I am curious what you think about them. |
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475 | The Genealogy of Jesus? | Matt 1:1 | Sir Pent | 21020 | ||
Question answered ............................ Dear All4Jesus, Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke contain geneologies of Jesus, however they are distinct from each other. It is generally accepted that one is Jesus biological lineage through His mother Mary, and the other is his legal lineage through His father Joeseph. Both can be traced back to King David. If you do a search (upper right part of the screen), you'll find more information on this. |
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476 | Animal Intelligence Isn't Rational | Gen 3:1 | Sir Pent | 21016 | ||
Clarification .................................. Dear Lionstrong, The never-ending struggle to find common ground continues :) In your last post, you talk about rationality in terms of "appreciation for her personal history" and "fear of death or non-being". This seems to me like you are talking about being self-aware, which is defined by the dictionary as "an awareness of one's own personality or individuality". If this is what you are talking about, then I also agree with you. Humans have an ability to recognize their unique existance, seperate from the rest of the universe. They are able to perceive that "I" am something other than just stuff (tissue and electric currents). They are also therefore concerned about what happens to "I" after the stuff ceases to function. I do not believe that animals have this ability, and I don't know of any experiments to the contrary. However, I would reiterate that this is "self-awareness", and that is beyond mere intellegence. You seem to agree that animals can communicate to some degree. I think that communication requires some level of intellegence and rationality; don't you? |
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477 | Looking for verses on Spiritual Gifts | NT general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 20934 | ||
Personal Note ................................... Dear Nolan, I completely agree with Hank. You have been sorely missed during your "forum vacation" by both the forum at large, as well as myself in particular. I hope that the time away has been refreshing for you, and that you have a renewed vigor for being perhaps the most consistent voice God uses to make a difference on this forum. Welcome back! Your friend always, Sir Pent |
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478 | Is there an 'online' study guide | Ephesians | Sir Pent | 20914 | ||
Clarification .................................... Dear Ontario, I did some more searching and found the site below. It contains John Wesley's commentary on all of the books in the Bible (including Ephesians). Although it is not specifically Free Methodist, there are probably not any significant discrepancies between the two. I hope that this helps. http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/WesleysExplanatoryNotes/ |
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479 | Is there an 'online' study guide | Ephesians | Sir Pent | 20909 | ||
Welcome to the Forum ............................. Dear Ontario, I searched around on the web for a Free Methodist study guide for Ephesians, to no avail. However, if you have any specific questions, I would be glad to try to help you. I have been a member of the Free Methodist Church for many years, and am relatively well-versed in their history and perspectives. Once again, I'm glad that you have come to our forum, and I look forward to interacting with you in the future. |
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480 | Animal Intelligence Isn't Rational | Gen 3:1 | Sir Pent | 20899 | ||
Clarification .................................... Dear Lionstrong, I think that I am beginning to see what you are meaning when you talk about being "rational". In your last post, you said there was a "line of the personal. Now, what we have above the line is God, men and angels, and below the line everything else." On that point, I completely agree with you. God has personality, angels have personalities (I think), and humans have personalities. Animals DO NOT have personalities. An animal (especially a pet) may appear to have a personality, but I believe that it is not real. Rather, I believe that it is merely instincts and learned behaviors that we associate with personality traits and therefore project onto the animal. This description seems to fit what you are calling "rationality", and if that is what you mean, then we really have no disagreement, other than definitions. In any case, we agree that humans are in the image of God, animals are not, and that is what totally seperates us from them. P.S. Dear Charis, I would have to do some research to know for sure, but I'm relatively certain that some animals (dolphins, gorillas, etc.) have been taught to complete three tasks in a row on command. |
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