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by Different_Name
Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:06 am
Forum: Aberrant Christianity
Topic: Good argument against Deism?
Replies: 30
Views: 21282

Re: Good argument against Deism?

To answer the original question... Well, the first replier hits the mark pretty well. The way to argue against deism is to give evidence that God interfered with the world. The records of Jesus' claims and miracles are evidence of this. Also, note how the three Abrahamic religions (including Christi...
by Different_Name
Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:02 am
Forum: Aberrant Christianity
Topic: What needs to be done in order to be saved
Replies: 67
Views: 24707

Re: What needs to be done in order to be saved

I'm sorry to be late to the party, but it seems to me that the framing of the original question and title of this thread assumes that we need to "do" something as a basis of salvation. As I understand, all that is required for salvation to be provided was done by Christ and cannot be done...
by Different_Name
Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:38 pm
Forum: Aberrant Christianity
Topic: What needs to be done in order to be saved
Replies: 67
Views: 24707

Re: What needs to be done in order to be saved

Well, I've been out of town for the past couple days, and now I notice there's 3 pages of responses. Thank you all for your responses; they'll take a bit of time to get through, but I'm sure they will be insightful. :)
by Different_Name
Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:01 am
Forum: Aberrant Christianity
Topic: What needs to be done in order to be saved
Replies: 67
Views: 24707

What needs to be done in order to be saved

When we have all these 'heretical' denominations of Christianity that have various beliefs about Jesus, we need to decide exactly what one needs to believe to be saved. In John 3:16, it says "whoever believes in [the Son] shall be saved." However, here, believe does not merely mean acknowl...
by Different_Name
Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:19 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: evil and suffering
Replies: 43
Views: 7154

Re: evil and suffering

Gravity is something that happens. Evolution, that is, the change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations, is something that happens. However, there is a theory that is derived from the process of evolution that all life on earth is descended from a single...
by Different_Name
Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:50 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: If babies automatically go to heaven...
Replies: 38
Views: 8441

Re: If babies automatically go to heaven...

Wow, and I thought my topic was finished. Well, since I'm this topic's creator, I might as well give my input on a few of these issues. Regarding "soul sleep", I don't remember seeing Luke 23:43 mentioned, where Jesus said to the criminal that was being executed with him "This day, yo...
by Different_Name
Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: The Bible and Scripture
Topic: The use of "Elohim" and the Tetragrammaton in the OT
Replies: 4
Views: 2151

The use of "Elohim" and the Tetragrammaton in the OT

I was having a few questions regarding this, especially considering Moses' authorship of the Pentateuch. First of all, if Exodus 6:3 means that the Tetragrammaton was not revealed until Moses' time, then why would Moses add it to Genesis so often? (unless God was doing something rhetorical like sayi...
by Different_Name
Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:29 am
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: If babies automatically go to heaven...
Replies: 38
Views: 8441

Re: If babies automatically go to heaven...

Thank you for all your responses. The one that caught my eye was the one that said how it is removing the individual's free will. And to God, free will is more important than a lot of things. I had not thought of that aspect before. Not to mention that it is removing the individual's opportunity to ...
by Different_Name
Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:33 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: If babies automatically go to heaven...
Replies: 38
Views: 8441

If babies automatically go to heaven...

Then wouldn't abortion be doing the aborted fetuses a great favor by giving them a free ticket to heaven without them having the chance to deny Jesus?