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by CThomas
Wed May 20, 2009 2:47 pm
Forum: Roman Catholicism
Topic: Sedevacantism
Replies: 7
Views: 9397

Sedevacantism

I was hoping A Catholic on this board might help me with something about sedevacantism. This is a question I've asked elsewhere, but have not yet been able to figure out. I'm thinking at the moment of Gerry Matatics, who has adopted this view. I'm reproducing his nutshell sketch of his arguments bel...
by CThomas
Mon May 18, 2009 10:29 pm
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Bible Translations
Replies: 19
Views: 9454

Re: Bible Translations

Thanks very much for all the helpful responses. What a great group you guys have here!

Best regards.

CThomas
by CThomas
Sun May 17, 2009 7:54 pm
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Bible Translations
Replies: 19
Views: 9454

Bible Translations

In working through recordings of Mr. Gregg's presentations, I frequently notice asides criticizing the NIV translation. I was curious what the big-picture problem is with the NIV. My church uses the NIV, and while I know little about Bible translations, I had the sense that NIV was generally a good ...
by CThomas
Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:51 am
Forum: The Pentateuch
Topic: Consulting or calling up the dead
Replies: 139
Views: 45870

Re: Consulting or calling up the dead

I'm very late to this party, but the topic of the interim disembodied state in heaven raises a question I have often thought about, and I'm curious what the answer is. I hold to the ordinary view that the disembodied soul enters heaven before the general resurrection, but I'm trying to figure out ho...
by CThomas
Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:15 pm
Forum: Ethics
Topic: Consistency and Christian Living
Replies: 11
Views: 5670

Re: Consistency and Christian Living

Thanks very much, Paidion and Steve, for the encouraging responses. They were much appreciated. I'll keep striving -- and praying -- for my own improvement, and Steve's recorded messages are an enormous help to me in doing so.

Best regards,

CThomas
by CThomas
Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:49 pm
Forum: Ethics
Topic: Consistency and Christian Living
Replies: 11
Views: 5670

Re: Consistency and Christian Living

If it's any comfort, Jason, you're one big step ahead of me. I've been a Christian for a grand total of less than six years, and I grew up in a highly secular, non-Christian family. So I started very far -- probably much farther than most of you -- from where I needed to be as a mature Christian in ...

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