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<t>Att: Yaaarrrgg 
 
 
 
God doesn't need our money for himself, but he needs to use it, to spread his word on earth and bless us, as we finance his project. He uses our money to help us and not to pay his bills in heaven. And he cannot introduce money from heaven, into the earth ...

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<t>Att: LittleCJelkton 
 
 
 
God doesn't need anything from us. He created the entire universe and all it's resources. Whatever he does, is simply for our good. If you had read the Bible, you would know, what God thinks, needs or wants. In the Bible, God has clearly stated, who he ...

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<t>Att: yaaarrrgg 
 
Matthew 23:23(NIV) - You give a tenth of............ 
 
Hebrews 7:8(AMP) - In the levitical priesthood(Old Covenant) tithes were received by men, who were subject to death; while in the Melchizedek priesthood(New Covenant), tithes are received by one(Jesus ...

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Att: Ted

I agree, Jesus is the word and the word is God. And I understand, that some statements in the Bible did not necessarily come from the mouth of God, but nevertheless the entire Bible is popularly or generally refered to as the word of God.

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<t>Att: You all 
 
According to the bible tithes or 10% are mandatory, both under the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, but offerings are optional. And the offering amount is entirely up to the individual. 
 
God needs our earthly currency to spread the gospel. Just before, Jesus ...

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<r>Hebrews 11:1(NKJV) - Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen. 
 
What is the substance, evidence or proof of the things not seen? Or what guarantee is there, that what we believe will come to pass? What is faith really based on? 
 
The ...

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<t>Att: LittleCJelkton 
 
 
 
Thanks for the beautiful images. I really love megachurches. But there is nothing wrong with megachurches. Times have changed. Populations have grown and so have the number of believers. The megachurches have a large membership, that they couldn't ...

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Tithing in it's true sense is like investing in God, we just don't call it investing. I used the term investing, for this forum, but of course no christain would call it investing.

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<t>Att: yaaarrrgg 
 
God never asks anyone to give 100% of their income to the church. But God has commanded, that a specific amount be given to the church. 
 
Leviticus 27:30(AMP) - All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's ...

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<t>Att: yaaarrrgg 
 
 
 
The people in the Old Testament, may have been of a different religion, but it is the very same God, that christians serve today. The 'God of Israel' under the Old Covenant, is the very same God, who Under the New Covenant became the God of the christians ...

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<t>Romans 10:9-10(AMP) - If you acknowledge and confess(speak) with your lips, that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe, that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. 
 
For with the heart a person believes and so is justified and with the mouth he confesses(speaks) and ...

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<t>Att: yaaarrrgg 
 
 
 
Numbers 22:12(AMP) - And God said to Balaam, you shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people(Israelites), for they are blessed. 
 
According to Genesis 1:26, mankind was created to operate like God. The people in the Old Testament knew ...

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<t>Att: yaaarrrgg 
 
 
 
Luke 18:29-30(NKJV) - Assuredly, I(Jesus) say to you, there is no one, who has left house, parents, brothers, wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom, who will not receive many times more, in this present time and in the age to come eternal life.<br ...

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<t>John 8:58(AMP) - I(Jesus) assure you, most solemnly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I am. 
 
If Jesus existed before Abraham was born, does that mean he was there, in the beginning with God? And was Jesus part of God, in the Godhead? 
 
John 3:3(AMP) - I(Jesus) assure you ...

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Att: yaaarrrgg

May you provide the scripture or scriptures, that talk about killing mouthy children, so I can examine the context, in which that statement was made.

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Att: yaaarrrgg

It would be very helpful, if you could cite the biblical scriptures, associated with the bible stories you are refering to.

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<t>Att: Ted 
 
You have complained, that I haven't responded to information, from various sources outside the bible, which I have yet to examine. How can I react to something I haven't looked at? 
 
On the other hand, you have claimed, that Jesus was poor, without presenting a ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
1 John 4:12(AMP) - No man has at any time seen God 
 
No man includes everyone. 
 
Exodus 33:20(AMP) - But, he(God) said, you can not see my face, for no man shall see me and live 
 
Again, no one has seen or knows what God looks like.<br ...

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Att: Ted

I will be examining the sources you have referenced.

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<t>Att: LittleCJelkton 
 
 
 
No realistic and productive debate about christianity, can honestly take place without referencing biblical scriptures. You can't have christianity without biblical scriptures and you can't have apple pie without apples. Any debate that excludes ...

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<t>Att: LittleCJelkton 
 
 
 
Impressive diagram! You really got technical. The bible doesn't provide any record, of how high this tower was or which level of the atmosphere it reached. But in everyday language, as opposed to scientific jargon, people do not refer to the space ...

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<t>Proverbs 18:21(AMP) - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it, for death or life. 
 
You can speak negative or death words or you can speak positive or life words. Whatever words you speak set in motion or trigger, a chain of ...

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<t>Att: Ahso! 
 
 
 
If you really contend, that the bible is fiction, then you should take the trouble to demostrate or explain, why you hold that view. Because why should anyone accept your opinion of the bible? 
 
 
 
Att: Ted 
 
 
 
How is ...

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<t>Att: Ted 
 
 
 
If you are going to seriously attempt to discredit my position, that is supported by evidence or scripture, you will have to do more than claim, that it 'needs no elaboration'. Why should anyone believe you and not me? 
 
Your emotional attachment to ...

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<t>Att: Ahso! 
 
 
 
How can you arrogantly claim, that my post is fiction, without presenting a single shred of evidence or scripture to butress your claim? My case is supported by scripture. What is your case supported by. 
 
If the bible is part fact and part fiction ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
How can you equate the space above your head to the space high up in the sky? Do you really think, that's the same thing? And the sky doesn't meet the earth. The two do not touch. 
 
 
 
Ted: 
 
 
 
How can you declare something ...

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What exactly is rubbish? Can you be more specific? Point out, whatever you think is not true, according to you. Just because you claim, something is a myth without explaining why, does not make it so. And there is a difference between a biblical account backed by ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
If you disagree with a particular viewpoint and would like to be taken seriously, you have a responsibility to present evidence or facts to the contrary. Take a close look at the available evidence, forget about what you think or what everyone you know thinks or ...

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<t>Then opening their treasure bags, they(the wisemen) presented to him(Jesus) gifts - gold, frankincense and myrrh - Matthew 2:11(AMP) 
 
While still a child, Jesus was given treasure of very high value by the wisemen. This was wealth. This treasure could have been converted into a huge sum ...

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<t>Att: Ted 
 
 
 
The story is fact and not myth. Why would God participate in a myth? What would be the motivation on his part? 
 
 
 
Att: Koan 
 
If you had some kind of authority in a particular location and one day you decided to extend your authority ...

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<t>Att: xyz 
 
 
 
I agree, people only want to hear, what they want hear. But in christianity, there is no reason for bitter controversy, because the whole issue can easily be settled, by reading the first four books in the New Testament, that cover the life and ministry of Jesus ...

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Att: Aikenjones

Death may be natural, but you can slow down and delay, it's visit in your life by many, many years by simply speaking or reading 'protection' and 'long life' scriptures aloud, daily.

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<t>Att: xyz 
 
 
 
Genesis 13:55-57(AMP) - Is not this(Jesus) the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 
 
And do not all his sisters live here among us? Where then did this man get all this? And they took ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
Genesis 11:4(AMP) - And they said, come let us build us a city and a tower, whose top reaches into the sky........ 
 
These people really knew, who they were and what they were capable of. They knew, that they had been created in God's image, after God's ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
You are missing the point. Indeed, God did not intervene, in so many instances. This is not because, he did not want to intervene, but the fact is no one asked him or demanded of him. God can't just intervene in the earth, without the permission of mankind. If ...

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<t>Att: Xyz 
 
 
 
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my post. I used the term 'middle class' for lack of a better word. The Joseph family may not have been rich, but they certainly weren't at the very bottom of society. 
 
Is not this(Jesus) the carpenter's son ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
You can't understand the New Testament, without understanding the Old Testament. They are connected. Infact, the whole life of Jesus on earth is part of the Old Testament - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The New Testament or Covenant could not begin, while Jesus ...

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<t>And while, they were there, the time came for her(Mary) delivery. And she gave birth to her son(Jesus), her firstborn; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn(hotel) - Luke 2:6-7(AMP) 
 
Joseph and his pregnant wife ...

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<t>Att: Koan 
 
 
 
John 1:1-3(AMP) - In the beginning, before all time, was the word, Christ, and the word was with God, and the word was God himself. He, Christ was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through him(Christ); and without him was ...

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<t>Leviticus 26:29 - You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters... 
 
In Leviticus 26:1-13 God outlined the benefits of obedience and in Leviticus 26:14-29 and beyond God listed the consequences of disobedience. Now, the Israelites were presented with both sides of ...

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<t>It appears, you are making two separate arguments, at the same time. If you are questioning, whether the bible is the word of God, I won't argue with you further, because that debate has no end and futile. But if you want to debate specific scriptures and what they mean, then I say, bring it on ...

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<t>Ted, with all due respect, your post #17, has already been answered sufficiently in post #4 & 10. Did you read them? 
 
Numbers 31 - 'The Lord said to moses, avenge the Israelites on the Midianites.........execute the Lord's vengeance on the Midianites for seducing Israel.........<br ...

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<t>If my interpretation is incorrect, point out why scripturally. You cannot honestly debate christianity or the bible without quoting specific scripture to illustrate your point. 
 
I have already abundantly addressed the issue of God not changing his mind. If you need further ...

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<t>I, the Lord, do not change - Malachi 3:6(NIV) 
 
If God himself says, he never changes, who should we believe, you, someone else or God himself? 
 
God who cannot lie - Titus 1:2(NKJV) 
 
If God were to change, that means he would have lied. But the Bible says God cannot ...

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<t>Any meaningful debate or argument regarding Christianity or the Bible, must be centered and backed by scripture. I haven't claimed that my interpretation is the ultimate answer. I have simply presented my case supported by scripture. And you do not have to accept it. I never expected everyone to ...

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<t>Study to present yourself to God approved, a workman who has no cause, to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing, the word of truth - 2 Timothy 2:15(AMP) 
 
The scripture above, cautions us to correctly analyze and accurately divide the word, that means there is a ...

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<t>The Bible isn't just about salvation or going to heaven. For the most part, the Bible deals with the situations or circumstances, that confront us, while we are still here on earth. The Bible is really a 'how to' manual. Besides teaching us how to get saved, it instructs us, how to get healed ...

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Like it or not, all of us, at some point in our lives, have or will deal with death. Having seen so many die, so young, I feel a responsibility to share what I have learned regarding life and death, and how one can avoid an early exit - Protection

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