Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 31 2008,05:46)Hi Tim4,If fundamentalist means bible believing servants of God then you know that faith in God and the bible does make us less knowledgeable about some matters because faith does not require expertise, but rather trust.  As children we do not believe because we understand everything.Nick,If you would but…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 31 2008,07:55)Hi Kj, I cannot believe there are folk who would take the bible and it's revelations about Godand then arrogantly try to apply moral judgements drawn from those writingsagainst the extraordinarily awesome God revealed there.It begs commonsense.Don't you do the same with the Koran?  A large portion of the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 31 2008,07:28)Hi cato, So God must submit to the logical moral reasonings of men?Then your god is not our God.Why would anyone try to fit our God into their ignorant moral framework?No, God does not submit to anything, but our understanding of such should.  I worship a God that is the Creator of the entire universe,…[Read more]

Quote (Samuel @ Mar. 31 2008,09:26)Because …Satan is influencing them thats why.That is a lame excuse.  Whenever someone reaches a dead-end in their reasoning or logic they fall back to the old line of “it is not written” and they are influenced by the devil, Satan, unclean spirits or whatever.  I could make the same claim to anyone who d…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ Mar. 30 2008,17:55)Quote (Cato @ Mar. 30 2008,16:54)No, God is incapable of sin, just as he is incapable of regret or jealousy.  What is wrong is God's description in the OT, it does not make sense.  If there is sin anywhere, it is in the ascribing to the Almighty traits of lesser beings.I agree that God is incapable of sin, the s…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ Mar. 30 2008,19:04)Quote (Is 1:18 @ Mar. 30 2008,18:58)In the end Judas made his own decisions, YHWH did not influence them.I don't think so.  It was prophesied that Judas (or one like him) would betray the Christ and do what he did.God's purposes are always carried out.  Someone had to do the dirty business.  My question is – wh…[Read more]

Quote (Samuel @ Mar. 30 2008,20:35)I think hes the Father of Rebellion, and lies, and hate, and well just about every bad thing you can think of.I think many give too much credit to Satan.  I believe evil comes from within, it is in essence, a desire for separation from God and his will.  It comes from souls trying, like foolish adolescents, to p…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 30 2008,10:56)Hi cato, Do you think God is a sinner because of how he is revealed in the OT?Perhaps Paul too? 2Cor111Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste…[Read more]

First of all there are many versions and translations of the Bible where the word wizard is never mentioned, ie., NIV, English Standard version, Darby, New Life, Holman standard, Wycliffe New Testament, Worldwide English NT, Todays New International Version, to name a few.Perhaps it is because the term wizard is in itself ambiguous, which is why…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Mar. 29 2008,13:19)Question cato.Is that a wizard you portray, with your avatar?  I don't know, but it just looks or feels like a wizard or something.  Do you see yourself that way?Gandalf the Grey (later the White) is a archtypical wizard from Tolkien, like Merlin in Arthurian romance.  In literature he is a strong force for go…[Read more]

Quote (Samuel @ Mar. 30 2008,08:57)With GOD all things are possible.He is not limited to this universe and the laws that govern it.He made it. He controls it…it don't control him.haha…sophisticationIts like less than common sense to GOD I would imagine.  He is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar greater then any feeble word we can make or come up…[Read more]

Samuel,It is oversimplification to say the Bible is right or wrong for a variety of reasons:Which Bible?  There are many versions.The Bible (of any version) is not a book but a collection of books, letters, songs, poems, and prophecies written by different, mostly anonymous authors in different languages over long periods of time and collected…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,05:21)Quote (Cato @ Mar. 25 2008,02:45)Doesn't it defy all logic that the Creator of everything, the entire universe, would have a favorite people in the first place?  Out of the entire universe, one planet, out of that planet, one small tribe of people?  If Christ died for all, it begs the question of there b…[Read more]

David,Biblical warnings do not cover the total of the occult but only a part.  I would in no way defend the black arts, necromancy, curses, etc., also I find that diviners are usually frauds and con-men out to fleece the gullable.  However there are other aspects that are noble in their goals and seek to advance the cause of God and humanity.  …[Read more]

Quote (Samuel @ Mar. 28 2008,11:11)I honestly think the “Church” will be “Caught-Up” in the Rapture before this actual Anti-Christ comes to Power in its full “Evilness”.The problem is which church, and when.  Everyone naturally feels their way is right and evidently narrow enough that the others are some how wrong, so you had better be in that…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 28 2008,07:07)Hi cato, How can you decide what is good or evil in the occult?  The same way we decide what is good or evil in anything in life by examining it through our God given conscience.  Nick and Seek, both of you are still confusing the total of occultism with its negative aspect as most see in popular fiction.  …[Read more]

Seek,You must learn to differentiate connotation from definition.  To many, occult implies devil worship and scenes from Rosemary's Baby and various other Hollywood movies.  It is in fact merely seeking hidden wisdom and includes many areas from alchemy to astrology.  I have studied some of what would be referred to as occult and find it a very di…[Read more]

Nick,From the site you provided the link to:  “Occultism is the study of occult or hidden wisdom. To the occultist it is the study of “Truth”, a deeper truth that exists beneath the surface: 'The truth is always hidden in plain sight'.”What evil is there in this?  Seeking truth or wisdom is not evil.  The three wisemen or magi would be co…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 27 2008,16:19)Hi mandy, Really?You know of a better way than faith?Nick,Faith without reason is a man standing on one leg; reason without faith can be sterile yet faith without reason is the germ of fanaticism and superstition.Faith is 1: firm belief in something for which there is no proof 2: complete trust3: something…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 26 2008,05:52)Quote (Cato @ Mar. 25 2008,22:31)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,10:05)Hi cato, The kingdom of God existed before earth and it's puny inhabitants were created. But vain men seem to think that it was ever all about men. Men are offered a lifeline in Jesus Christ.But we are owed nothing.Nick,Your point…[Read more]