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- Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:41 am
- Forum: The Pentateuch
- Topic: Is Genesis History?
- Replies: 57
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Re: Is Genesis History?
So I haven't watched the video yet, but it occurs to me that there are a number of hidden assumptions in this discussion. For example, if God created the world/everything 6000 years ago and told us how long it took, but people today see evidence of a much longer creation - God must be a deceiver? Ev...
- Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:56 pm
- Forum: The Kingdom
- Topic: Stumbling your brother
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14242
Re: Stumbling your brother
4. I personally think Paul's use of the terms 'strong' and 'weak' in this context are not original to him. We should keep in mind that, though Paul had likely never been to Rome when he wrote this letter, he does seem to be very aware of many of the people in the church and some of their current is...
- Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:40 am
- Forum: The Kingdom
- Topic: Stumbling your brother
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14242
Re: Stumbling your brother
Thanks TruthInLove (these names are great). Your response seems very reasonable to me.
- Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:29 am
- Forum: The Kingdom
- Topic: Stumbling your brother
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14242
Re: Stumbling your brother
Thanks Dwight! While I agree that Paul is instructing the two groups to stop holding one another in contempt, the passage goes beyond this. Not only should the meat eater not judge the vegetarian, he is instructed that he ought not to eat meat either if it will cause the vegetarian to stumble/fall. ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Kingdom
- Topic: Stumbling your brother
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14242
Stumbling your brother
Long time lurker, first time post (I think).... I'm hoping some of you can help me understand the intention behind Romans 14 and (and 1 Cor 8, but I will stick with Romans for brevity) where Paul talks about a brother who is weak in faith or weak in conscious being more restrictive in his activities...