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Originally posted by KellyJay
No, I don't think she saying that.
Then you haven't been reading all her posts spread out across these forums.

Suzianne is a liberal. She believes in liberal causes and its politics. She has attempted to justify and reconcile her liberal political agenda with her so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures.

Now she's really going to be mad at me. 😲 😉

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Originally posted by josephw
Then you haven't been reading all her posts spread out across these forums.

Suzianne is a liberal. She believes in liberal causes and its politics. She has attempted to justify and reconcile her liberal political agenda with her so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures.

Now she's really going to be mad at me. 😲 😉
I only read a few topics not everyone, from my experience with her I enjoy most of what I read. I know we disagree on politics, but I believe she loves the Lord and even with our disagreements I think of her as a sister in Christ.

There are a large number I can respectfully disagree with and still count them as a brother or sister in Christ. Agreeing with me isn't the prerequisite for being a Christian, it makes me feel better, but loving God and each other stands as most important. Where we each can be wrong about some topics will work themselves out in grace over time I hope.

I may need her wisdom from time to time as I may need yours!

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Originally posted by KellyJay
I only read a few topics not everyone, from my experience with her I enjoy most of what I read. I know we disagree on politics, but I believe she loves the Lord and even with our disagreements I think of her as a sister in Christ.

There are a large number I can respectfully disagree with and still count them as a brother or sister in Christ. Agreeing wi ...[text shortened]... s out in grace over time I hope.

I may need her wisdom from time to time as I may need yours!
What about the definition of sin?

What about thr idea that one can live a life in willful sin and still expect to be found righteous?

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Originally posted by Eladar
What about the definition of sin?

What about thr idea that one can live a life in willful sin and still expect to be found righteous?
There are topics such as that, I agree that we need to put Jesus above our sinful nature. Turning our lives over to God in Christ is to put God before our sinful nature.

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Originally posted by josephw
Then you haven't been reading all her posts spread out across these forums.

Suzianne is a liberal. She believes in liberal causes and its politics. She has attempted to justify and reconcile her liberal political agenda with her so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures.

Now she's really going to be mad at me. 😲 😉
Josephw is a conservative. He believes in conservative causes and its politics. He has attempted to justify and reconcile his conservative political agenda with his so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures.

The fact is the Bible is widely open to interpretation because it is a metaphorical and esoteric work that contains inconsistencies, discrepancies and outright contradictions. It is what it is. As such, people end up choosing verses and passages that support their beliefs and end up dismissing those that don't. If you can be honest with yourself, you know that this is true.

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Originally posted by KellyJay
There are topics such as that, I agree that we need to put Jesus above our sinful nature. Turning our lives over to God in Christ is to put God before our sinful nature.
One of those areas is sexual immorality.

To which suzi and her ilk see as either not being sinful at all or acceptable behavior.

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Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Josephw is a conservative. He believes in conservative causes and its politics. He has attempted to justify and reconcile his conservative political agenda with his so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures.

The fact is the Bible is widely open to interpretation because it is a metaphorical and esoteric work t ...[text shortened]... up dismissing those that don't. If you can be honest with yourself, you know that this is true.
Are YOU the author of that article in your thread? 😉

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Originally posted by chaney3
Are YOU the author of that article in your thread? 😉
No. While his views seem to be built much more upon reason than dogma, he still seems to have some dogma in his core beliefs.

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Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Josephw is a conservative. He believes in conservative causes and its politics. He has attempted to justify and reconcile his conservative political agenda with his so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures.

The fact is the Bible is widely open to interpretation because it is a metaphorical and esoteric work t ...[text shortened]... up dismissing those that don't. If you can be honest with yourself, you know that this is true.
"The fact is the Bible is widely open to interpretation because it is a metaphorical and esoteric work that contains inconsistencies, discrepancies and outright contradictions."

The real fact is that it is man that "contains inconsistencies, discrepancies and outright contradictions."

You believe a lie. When you disparage God's Word in such a way you are calling God a liar, and because you don't realize that's what you're doing tells me you're void of The Truth.

"He has attempted to justify and reconcile his conservative political agenda with his so-called Christian beliefs without regard for the clear teachings of the scriptures."

On the contrary, you blithering mouthpiece, I have never done any such thing. Prove otherwise or shut your lying mouth.

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Originally posted by sonship
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Did you just erase the Bible?

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Did you just erase the Bible?

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The following statement is true. The previous statement is false.

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Did you just erase the Bible?

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No.

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Originally posted by sonship
No.
If you could, would ya?

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
If you could, would ya?
No.

God has spoken to us in the Bible.
We need that very much.

And God still speaks to us when His living Spirit enlightens to the heart the words of the Bible. This is called the rhema or the word. The previous is called the logos.

No, Ghost, I would rather let the word of God erase in me those sins, transgressions, iniquities, wrongdoings, and foreign godless things of the fallen Adamic humanity.

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