Hi Shania,Here are some scriptures that you can meditate on to help you answer your questions if you would like:Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?Prov 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Mar. 15 2012,20:29)Quote David,I think the problem is with our different PERSPECTIVES. I see what the Christians do as REPLACING pagan customs and you see what Christians do as IMITATING pagan customs.Do you remember the story of when God told Gideon to tear down the altar of Baal and to replace it with an altar to the LORD? Yes, I…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ Mar. 15 2012,18:44)Hi Gene,The day that Jesus died is debatable. If I were walking with you on a Sunday late afternoon and said that my brother was killed and that this was the third day since it happened…what day did my brother get killed? If you can answer that correctly, then you will know what day Jesus died. Just read…[Read more]

Annie,I think we have to go with our convictions. I do not share your conviction that Christmas and Easter are wrong. We are commanded to preach the gospel and Christmas and Easter are the two most attended days that people go to church. Many un-churched people attend church at that time as well as choir performances, etc. that might otherwise not…[Read more]

Quote (Shania @ Mar. 20 2012,02:10)i'm so done with theory.  This is real life.  Any thoughts/tips?Hi Shania,Sounds like you are fed up and need a new direction. It is unlikely that you will find that on the internet. I think that having fellowship with people in person, who are grounded in their faith in Jesus is important. The internet can be a…[Read more]

People all over the world can sing this from their heart but not many here. This is a major problem here. I can't imagine why anyone that believes in Jesus' name wouldn't celebrate His birth and resurrection, it truly is beyond me.

Nick,His flesh was conceived. Spirit is not conceived. The sperm and egg make up the flesh. Do you have a 'spirit' genotype?

Marty,I didn't write the Targums so why would you say that it is I that is substituting the 'Word of the Lord' for God? I am merely pointing out that the Jews were very familiar with the term 'Word of the Lord' and it was not used for a plan. So when John wrote that “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”…[Read more]

David,Are you done?You have spent quite a lot of time on the internet today for someone who claims to be above being 'a part of the world.' I am going to be quite busy for the next few days at a retreat with the women from my church. I will address your questions later, although it may take me till Easter or even Christmas since you have so many,…

Hi Gene,The day that Jesus died is debatable. If I were walking with you on a Sunday late afternoon and said that my brother was killed and that this was the third day since it happened…what day did my brother get killed? If you can answer that correctly, then you will know what day Jesus died. Just read this bit about the story of the Road to…[Read more]

David,you said:Quote First, people on here kept repeatedly saying that Eggs (for example) aren't bad.WELL NO ONE IS SAYING THEY ARE (intrinsically) bad, just as no one is saying a knife is intrinsically bad.  It is how the thing is used.Now you are making it appear as if we are saying that the story of Jesus' birth isn't in the Bible.NO ONE IS…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Mar. 15 2012,07:19)LU………..Even the word Easter comes from the ancient Pagan Word Estar , She was the pagan GODDESS  of  sex and Fertility (easter eggs and bunny rabbits) . David is right those ancient pagan day were incorporated into Christianity by the Greeks and ROMAN Pagans The pagans  Emperors like Constantine  a…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Mar. 11 2012,20:28)Quote There is a VAST difference between what Christians do and what pagans do but there are also similarities. You want to claim some are evil based on the idea that pagans do certain customs, but then why not include all the things that pagans do that are similar to what Christians do or what God's people in the…[Read more]

Pierre,I support what I say with scripture.

Pierre,If you speak of my foolish words which are quotations of scripture then they are not my words but God's words…and so you say that God's words are foolish?? No fear, Pierre?? Is that wise?? Look at the interlinear of the original text, study and learn.Who is the Lord of all Pierre?

Kerwin,The verse means that if you are a slave to a man, do not seek to be released when God calls you to faith in Him. If He calls you when you are not a slave to a man, then He says to not become a slave to men. Your theory doesn't line up with this verse because you believe we are to be a slave of the man Jesus. His identity is not merely a man…[Read more]

Marty, The Targums tell us that the Jews that John wrote to were very familiar with the term 'the Word of the Lord.' That is my point. The Targums show that the Jews did not think that the 'Word of the Lord' was a plan.Marty do you believe that Jesus is the Lord of all? Is that what you are saying in response to my question. Please answer…[Read more]

That is amazing to say that Christmas and Easter/Resurrection Day are precepts of men and not the doctrine of God. Really? The story surrounding the birth of Christ is not found in the Bible? Men just established the whole celebration…there were no angels rejoicing in heaven? Of course the story is in the Bible  and of course a multitude of…[Read more]

Pierre, You will be held accountable for your sarcastic and foolish words.