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James is described in the text as "the brother of Jesus." But the letter attributed to James makes no claim that it was a biological relationship. Try looking at Mark 3:31. "Then his brothers and his mother came, and standing outside... Jesus answered them, "Who is my mother or my brothers?"...

______________ I was more curious about.... well, in Christian homes with small children, when the parents read these passages and the children ask, "Did Jesus really talk to Satan?", how do the parents answer? Personally, it took me a very long time before i caught on, and decided it...

This question came up in a discussion of Mel Gibson's "The Passion," described as a serious attempt to put the Gospel account on film. So, it seems to be that the Devil (Satan) has a speaking role and would appear as.... what? (This is Young's Literal from biola's unbound bible) Luke...

I went to Google and hit the News button. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=437511 http://news.google.com/news?num=30&hl=en&edition=us&q=cluster:www%2ektre%2ecom%2fGlobal%2fstory%2easp%3fS%3d1414950 news.google.com Google lists 368 other links for the same...

One of the debates in Christianity is whether there is actually a being called "Satan" - or "The Adversary" - or is it a generic term for evil in the world. a verse on point is: Luke 22:1 And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover, Luke 22:2 and the...

Okay, you might ask, "How is a discussion of exorcism relevant to Christianity today?" Not only are exorcisms still being performed in Christian churches today, there are instances where children die from the practice: By Andrew Buncombe in Washington 27 August 2003 Police are...

_____________ Of course, it is noble and good to aspire to great things... but I don't understand the connection between... (a) human life leads somewhere and the road climbs upward (b) a man who claimed to be an exorcist died in agony on a cross after assaulting moneychangers in a...

This article appeared in the Washington Post on Wednesday, August 20, on page B1. Headline: No Woman Dreamed Up This Hocus-Pocus By Courtland Milloy Have you heard about the African sex "cleanser" scam? It goes like this: Widows and unmarried women in rural villages inevitably...

________________ I have no idea what this means. But your attempt to deny the evidence by saying it's "only" external evidence... wow! That's one way to get around it, I suppose.

___________________ Since we're talking about evidence, just a couple of small corrections to the above. First, there was no Great Flood. Second, there never was a man named Adam. Adam is a fictional creation of the myths in Genesis, and perhaps drawing on earlier myths, but there...

____________ The problem is... the world did NOT end. That's not a matter of personal belief. It is a fact that does invalidate the text of Peter's sermons. And it does have a logical extension into the current Church - IF peter had no credibility, if he started an End of the...

I found an interesting article over on MSNBC. It deals with a religious belief in Kenya and other African nations, the idea that when a man dies, his widow is haunted by evil spirits and she must be "cleansed" so the rest of her village won't be cursed with bad crops. Hmmm. _______________...

But is your belief based on evidence? Or closing your eyes and ignoring the evidence? Sorry, the quotes you posted didn't come up. But here are some others, from a letter that claims, in the text, to have been dictated by Peter himself: 1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a...

Thanks for the reply, Brian... let me respond: - "As for the original question as to whether Christianity was an "End of the World" cult - it has already been indicated that it was likely just one of many aspects of the early belief." Answer: And my follow-up question was, what are the...

____________ That's one possibility. But.... isn't it also possible that men can claim they are speaking for God, even thought God has NOT ordained them? How do we tell the difference? What's the test? If we don't have a test, then we are vulnerable to con games and deceptions...

_____________ OK, quite frankly, I don't understand what this means. A single point of view did dominate the early church. Peter's. The day of judgment was approaching. That meant in time, not... what did you say? In spirit? I don't know what it means to say something is...

Finally, an interesting question. Is Peter talking about the End of the World? Or is he using metaphors to talk about the end of the "Jewish kingdom"...? Well, let's look at the text: 2 Peter 3:7 and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept...

___________________ 1. It would be incorrect to assume that people who know a great deal about Christianity are unfamiliar with other religions. Doesn't make much sense, actually. the ties between Christianity, Judaism and Islam are numerous... however, because the title of this thread is...

_______________________ 1. Didn't say it was a personal attack. Was merely pointing out that nothing in MY posts could or should be interpreted as an attack on any person posting on these boards. I'm talking about the topic - Christianity - and posting MY personal opinions based on what I...

____________ That would be a good thing, right? Not to believe in something that can't be seen or measured. There is a line between a discussion of the issues and a personal attack. This thread is WAAAY on the discussion of issues side of that line. Heaven's Gate, the Committee...