Quote (942767 @ Oct. 20 2009,10:10)Hi Seekingtruth:You say:Quote Many churches teach on the evil of cards and forbid their adherents from even playing solitary.What churches do this?  Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments.  Therefore, whatever we do, we do out of love for God and for humanity.  When in authority in the church, I cannot fo…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Oct. 20 2009,10:17)ST……..The history of cards is chance, even the apostles drew straws, but the issue Here is engaging in “PAGAN” practices, hardly the same thing, anything can be used wrong even driving a vehicle, drinking to much alcohol, but its history did not come from Evil Satanic worship Practices, there is a difference.…[Read more]

Nick,I agree, my concern hasn't as much to do with halloween as with the judgments of character being made.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 20 2009,09:54)Hi ST, So because foolish people accept unlawful restrictions on their behaviour from religious people somehow this helps the case for pagan practces to be encouraged among christians?Nick,I posted this about 30 pages back:Quote Many have quoted scriptures supporting their view that halloween is evil, I'm…[Read more]

The history of cards is steeped in gambling, which has caused untold misery, suicides, and murders. Many churches teach on the evil of cards and forbid their adherents from even playing solitary.  Now, do those who believe the history of halloween necessitates that handing out candy to kids as being evil, then how is it at least some of you play…[Read more]

Many have quoted scriptures supporting their view that halloween is evil, I'm not here to defend halloween, but I would like to address the use of scriptures.Exodus states: “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest. But in Luke it states: 14Indignant because Jesus had…[Read more]

I believe that it is God's character that does not change, it is obvious that God has changed the way He deals with mankind.My opinion, Wm

Irene,If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that.

Mandy,Even some of the old classic hymns were put to tunes from bar songs

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 16 2009,01:46)Hi, If there was ever any doubt as to the hold of tradition look at the vigorous defence of this irrelevant pagan tradition.Actually I rejected anything to do with Halloween for two decades, but God dealt with me on adding to scripture by labeling items as evil when they are neutral in themselves. I believe…[Read more]

Irene,I believed in the trinity for nearly 25 years, and probably still would if not for the grace shown to me when I was given a revelation on Jesus as the begotten Son. For that 25 years I was born again although now I realize that I had been deceived by tradition. I do not see those within the assembly as evil, only deluded, I could rebuke them…[Read more]

Romans 14:19-21 (New International Version) sorry I should always post it

I was responding to your post claiming all mankind was vegetarian.as to what we can eat:19Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, [but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21It is better…[Read more]

Quote For humankind, the diet after the fall remained vegetarian.Really… “Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place. 32 At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.This is what I meant when I stated that some “add” to scripture by claiming…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Oct. 15 2009,00:21)WM……….It's not about condemning any one, I don't condemn any for Practicing any vain custom, that no my Job to do that, but to portray evil for good is not right either or to try to disguise it as good by saying nice things doesn't make it right either. If I told you it is alright to give your kids a loaded…[Read more]

However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. I believe that halloween falls in this same category and while we must never put traditions of man before the commandments of God, to imply associations by its having…[Read more]

When believers (consisting of all those born again), gather or assemble together we call it “church”. The word “church” as it is used in the NT is translated from a Greek word ekklasia meaning “those who assemble.” As God seems to define it, all believers within a definable region make a “church”, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the…[Read more]

For the most part I agree.Wm

Brother just don't give up.I found that remembering that what I do hurts the Father just as it does earthly fathers when their children are doing something that will end badly for them. He is not depriving us of a good time, He is looking out for us when He tells us to flee from temptation.Wm

bodhithartahallelujah, halleluiah or alleluia interjan exclamation of praise to God Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006Wikipedia Hallelujah, Halleluyah, or Alleluia, is a transliteration of the Hebrew word הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Standard Halleluya, Tiberian Halləlûyāh) meaning “praise (הַלְּלוּ) Y…[Read more]