Quote That is not why I accuse others of having a religious spirit. It is because you teach that God hates it and that is according to your persuasion yet you cannot prove with scripture that something is evil simply because it is a man made tradition or that it is similar to something that pagans do. If it were simply “similar” to pagan customs,…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ Mar. 11 2012,18:52)David,If you believe eggs and rabbits are pagan objects then to you they are.  I was not taught such things.On Easter I have payed a search and find game for eggs.  It did not have anything to do with fertility.I was taught the Easter Bunny was a cuddly creature that brought eggs and candy.  Nothing about fe…[Read more]

I am not imitating pagan practices–lighten upThen, why the eggs and rabbits (both symbols of fertility) on that particular day? You could have randomly picked anything: pickles and doves, or bananas and porcupine. WHY those things?Or, why the tree? Why the lights? Why the exchanging of gifts? Why that particular date? You could have…[Read more]

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Quote If you do something that is not profitable then don't do it David, but if others like to decorate eggs, don't be the pagan hunter with a religious spirit and push your religious spirit of things on them. Realize that they have the freedom to do such things. No one I know colors eggs in honor of some pagan goddess…good grief! I almost never…[Read more]

Quote David,What passage says that God hates dying eggs or eating chocolate bunnies?Lightenup, what passage is there that says God would hate it if I microwaved a puppy?NONE.But there are scriptures that speak of kindness, etc, right? There are BIBLE PRINCIPLES, right?And in this case, there are scriptures that show he hates it when we learn the…[Read more]

INTRINSICALLY!

Quote People can choose to be pagan hunters and paganize what God has made good, i.e. a tree, sex, eggs, bunnies…the list goes on and on. Lightenup, no one here believes bunnies are “intrinsically” bad.  INTRINSICALLY!  No one here believe eggs are INTRINSICALLY bad.  No one here is saying that!What people here are asking is what I often ask an…[Read more]

My thoughts are that “Christ” means “annointed one.” When was he annointed? I take this to mean annointed with holy spirit? but what do I know. I almost always spell annointed wrong.david.

Quote The Bible doesn't say anything about there being relatives to stay with. It is likely that where they stayed was in a cave with some animals. Also, there was no mention in the Bible that Mary had to ride a donkey. I've been pregnant five times and if my husband, if he was a carpenter and didn't make me a donkey cart, I would be kinda ticked…[Read more]

Quote David,The Bible doesn't say anything about there being relatives to stay with.Lightenup, True,but it does say where he was going and why he was going.Maybe it's just me, but I have this perception that family was larger and more important back then and that people relied on family more. And I know that if I didn't have a lot of money, as…[Read more]

Quote God made eggs and God made bunnies. Christians can take back things that the pagans have stolenThis argument upsets me greatly.Yes, God made all these things.But that isn't the issue. The issue is: WHY MIMIC OR COPY PAGANISM, OR PAGAN PRACTICES ON THE DATE THAT PAGANS DID, IN THE WAY THAT PAGANS DID?Lightenup, here is the one question I…[Read more]

Hey, remember when they were worshipping the calf idol and called it a “festival to Jehovah.”How did that go? Trying to put a good spin on paganism doesn't change how God feels about it. How did those people fare?

Also the trip to Bethlehem with no room at the inn. How do we know it was an inn? The word used is “lodging room” which is the exact same word as “guest room.” Since they had to travel there because that is where Joseph was from, wouldn't he have family he could stay with? Ah, but the guest room was full, so they had to lay Jesus in a manger.…[Read more]

Quote Hey StuIf a type writer or lawn mower was found to be on some distant planet how would you assume it got there? Stu, I'll help you out.BD, if something much much much more complex than a lawn mower was found to exist, would we have to say it was created? The universe is complex. But I would say that as complex as the universe is, God would…[Read more]

Do the experiment Ed.Do it tomorrow.

Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 08 2012,16:17)Hi David,Where does Scripture equate lying to Jesus with Lying to God? No-where that I know of?You don't present a very good counterargument to Acts 5:3-4 using Jesus, because…                                                  Scripture also says this…Luke 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the…[Read more]

I would almost feel sorry for you T8, if you didn't live in one of the nicest places on the planet.

Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 08 2012,15:50)Hi David,Jesus is the “HolySpirit's son(Matt.1:18, 1:20 / Luke 1:35), so of course he will be like his father. How exactlydo you figure(?) that disproves Acts 5:3-4?God blessEd J (Joshua 22:34)http://www.holycitybiblecode.orgEd, I don't think it “disproves” it, but simply makes it much weaker.If that is proof that…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,11:19)Quote (david @ Mar. 05 2012,03:59)Now, if Ed thinks that the God is the holy spirit in the same sense that my finger is me, then….I guess he's not as wrong as I previously thought ABOUT HIS IDEA,  …Hi David,Then I believe we are making progress! The topic is:HolySpirit is “GOD: The Father” of Jesus ChristGod…[Read more]