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Originally Posted By: CoAspenquote]Your's or TWs own personal experience does not determine that that is what the Church actually teaches./quote] Never said it did, but that others within the church did teach. This is true; anyone can see this h
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Quote:Your's or TWs own personal experience does not determine that that is what the Church actually teaches. Never said it did, but that others within the church did teach. A big difference, since often the laity preach something different, believi
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I've answered that question in some detail over many pages in the 'not really a Christian' thread, but that answer seems not to have satisfied anyone, so I won't bother repeating it here: check it out there if you're interested. There *is* an answer,
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Believing that God created the universe ex nihilo is not the same as believing that something came from nothing because God is SOMETHING. Of course, creation begs the question "where did God come from?" and creationists do not have a satis
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No, I thought Humble was out on a limb unless he can prove it from the Bible....
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Originally Posted By: John317If you can't base your Sunday on clear Bible testimony, I want nothing to do with it. Originally Posted By: Robert lol I thought you would say something like this. But you evidently misunderstand what I'm say
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Maybe some are "posturing" at times, but it is not wrong to try to clarify the official Adventist position; which cannot be done without our official belief statement. Your's or TWs own personal experience does not determine that that is w
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Originally Posted By: rudywoofsOriginally Posted By: from wikipediaIn addition, Revelation 19:10 equates "the testimony of Jesus" to the "Spirit of prophecy", which Adventists believe is a reference to the ministry and writings of
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So yeah, apparently *everyone* believes in 'ex nihilo'. Professor Hawking had said in his earlier book something that might have suggested God was the First Cause of the Big Bang. In his latest book he said that this idea is not 'necessary', in that
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Originally Posted By: B Humble....Because you have a man made tradition totally fabricated by men, known as "sola scriptura", you will never see it. The bible doesn't teach scripture alone. OK, so you are admitting that you can't defen
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Originally Posted By: John317The question is not whether Pentecost fell on the first day of the week. The question is, so what if it did? How does the fact that Penecost fell on the first day of the week once a year make every first day forever af
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AWESOME!!! Thanks for the link! Sometimes we may feel like Elijah, but behold, there are thousands of others who have not bowed down to the day of the sun!
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Originally Posted By: DougIt takes a lot of faith to believe something came from nothing. Yes... Christians must have a lot of faith.
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What if I don't recognize Sunday? Will God get me...?
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Originally Posted By: John317If you can't base your Sunday on clear Bible testimony, I want nothing to do with it.
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Originally Posted By: John317Originally Posted By: John317 2) Where does the Bible say that Pentecost happening on the first day of the week confirmed it to be "the Christian Sabbath"? Originally Posted By: B Humble Apparently, you don't
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Originally Posted By: John3:17 Where does the Bible say that the first day of the week is "a standing memorial in his church" of "the two great blessings"? Originally Posted By: B Humble The bible doesn't have to say it, the Apo
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Originally Posted By: RobertNow, what if Abraham would have refused circumcision as a sign of "having no confidence in the flesh"? Would he have been "cutoff"? If so, why? Here's the context: Phil 3:2 Beware of the dogs, bewa
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It takes a lot of faith to believe something came from nothing.
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Originally Posted By: John317Originally Posted By: John317where does the Bible say that Christ's resurrection on the first day of the week was giving honor to that day? Originally Posted By: B Humble Only a hardened criminal would have such a callo
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Thanks for history lessons!!!!
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Ya, one way to try and discredit something is to label it 'activist', whatever that means, liberal, same thing, or conservative, same thing. Never find the proof that it is inaccurate. We all get so tied up in our own understanding of 'truths', that
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Well, you have Sunday keeping legalists and you have Saturday keeping legalists....
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Originally Posted By: John317What it comes down to is, if the Sabbath is not a part of the law of God, it is not a sin to ignore the Sabbath. Self-seeking is sin, but I don't see you speaking against that sin, but you do push the Sabbath. Why? T
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Originally Posted By: John317 2) Where does the Bible say that Pentecost happening on the first day of the week confirmed it to be "the Christian Sabbath"? Originally Posted By: B Humble Apparently, you don't know how to count to 50 start
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