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Comment on Part 6 Leading Edge of Tyranny by Church Colson by Steve

Steve — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:32:41 +0000

Tom,
From the magazine “Salvo.”
When Stephen Douglas proposed that the debate over slavery be decided by having the states vote, Abraham Lincoln rejected the idea. He believed, as columnist Star Parker has notes, “there are core truths; truths that define right and wrong, good and evil, that precede the democratic process.”

If you are for the vote of the majority then you believe in “might makes right.” Then you cannot say what Hitler did was not wrong in murdering over 6 million Jews. Are you favor of genocide by countries that convince the majority it is a good thing? Are you in favor of countries, where you have a Muslim majority, that want us dead? These are logical conclusions if you think morality is determined by the majority.

Plus polls like this are dependent on how the questions are asked. If they ask, “are you in favor of forcing religious institutions to provide information about drugs that kill their unborn?” I bet the numbers would change drastically.

Steve

Comment on Part 3 Archbishop of Chicago opposes Obama Adminstrative actions by Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:19:58 +0000

Tom,
Hobby Lobby has filed a lawsuit in a lower court. I haven’t done the research to see if others have. Why is this important?

Steve

Comment on Part 2 Catholic Church refutes Obama religious “accommodation” clause by Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:13:09 +0000

Tom,
The non-believing employee can either opt out of the insurance policy offered by the religious institution or pay for those services personally. They are not being hindered if those services (abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception) are not offered. To force a religious institution to go against their beliefs violates the first amendment.

When you say protecting reproductive rights don’t you basically mean the right to kill a precious unborn human person by drugs. The killing of an unborn human goes against the teachings of most religions. To force institutions to provide this service is a travesty. If a woman wants to kill her unborn child she can pay for that herself. The government should not be forcing religious organizations to be take part in this killing. Even if the Obama accommodation says they don’t have to pay for it they still have to offer it. Again this violates the 1st amendment.

Steve

Comment on Part 1 Obama Administration refuses to provide religious exemptions by Steve

Steve — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:38:32 +0000

Tom,
Great question!

To worship means it can be done by anyone, anywhere without any structure provided by an organized religion. Under freedom to worship there are no sets of beliefs or organized religions that would be protected; just personal freedoms of expression.

Freedom of religion allows the belief system to set-up walls of protection for groups of people to practice their beliefs under an organizational structure. Freedom to worship doesn’t recognize religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, etc. It just recognizes personal expressions of belief. Freedom of religion protects groups or organized belief systems from government control.

This is why the constitution provides the wording “freedom of religion” to protect the pluralistic beliefs of organized religions. The first Amendment right to freedom of religion must be protected at all costs. This is why we live in a country that protects those beliefs. Freedom to worship could undo those liberties and protection. This why the left wants to change the wording.

Steve

Comment on Part 1 Obama Administration refuses to provide religious exemptions by Tom Wright

Tom Wright — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:47:34 +0000

Steve;
What’s the difference between:
freedom to worship.
and: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof?

Please explain: Freedom to worship is an effort to privatize all religious practice and remove all vestiges of religious symbols and practice from the public square.
Thanks.
Tom

Comment on Part 6 Leading Edge of Tyranny by Church Colson by Tom Wright

Tom Wright — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:42:58 +0000

Steve;
“Even worse, this intentional and vicious misinformation campaign is working. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that 63% of Americans support requiring insurers to cover contraception, while 33% oppose. How sad is it the American public is so easily duped.”
If you can’t win the argument, insult the intelligence of Americans. Looks to me like, once again, organized religion is on the wrong side of public opinion….
Tom

Comment on Part 3 Archbishop of Chicago opposes Obama Adminstrative actions by Tom Wright

Tom Wright — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:29:42 +0000

Steve;
Have there been any lawsuits brought against the gov’t?

Tom

Comment on Part 2 Catholic Church refutes Obama religious “accommodation” clause by Tom Wright

Tom Wright — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:26:41 +0000

Steve;
What about the reproductive rights for non-believing employees?
Tom

Comment on Can You Lose Your Salvation? Part 4 by Steve

Steve — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:28:27 +0000

Jim,
First don’t let education titles cloud your opinion. The only thing that counts is who makes the best argument. If his argument convinces you then go with him. I reread my post and stand with the logic of my arguments. Where in the Bible does it say everyone born is in the book of life? The obvious answer is nowhere. Second, we are born in the flesh (sin nature) and we are in rebellion against God from birth. Why would God put sinners’ names into the book of life, only to later take them out again? It doesn’t make sense. And where is that taught? If billions of people have had their names erased for the book of life then why don’t we have one example of someone in the New Testament getting their name erased? Why didn’t the Apostles warn people they are in danger of having their name erased? Why didn’t Jesus warn people? Only the righteous have their names in the Book of Life. Third, Philippians 4:3 [in my post] and Daniel 12:1 indicate believers names are written in the book of life. Daniel 12:1 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.” Here we see believers during the end times being rescued or saved.

Revelation 17:8 “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come.” Here we have men on earth whose names haven’t been written in the book of life. If they had at one time then it would have said, “Those men on earth whose names were erased from the book of life.” It didn’t say that. It just said they never had their names in the book of life from eternity past [foundations of the earth].

Revelation 13:8 writes about unbelievers who live on the earth and worship the anti-Christ. Their names are not written in the Book of Life. Only believers’ names are written in the Book of Life from eternity past. Revelation 13:8 “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.”

Pastor and scholar John MacArthur writes: As noted previously in the discussion of verse 4, all who dwell on the earth will worship the Antichrist. (John here shifts from past tenses to future tenses.) The phrase all who dwell on the earth is used throughout Revelation to describe unbelievers (vv. 12, 14; 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 17:2, 8) and does not include everyone who will be alive at that time. Here the limiting factor is specifically stated; it is everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain that will worship Antichrist. Unbelievers, those whose names are not recorded in the book of life, will “perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved” (2 Thess. 2:10). Scripture also teaches that the faithless will be judged because they “did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness” (2 Thess. 2:12). While the eternally elect are saved through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 5:24; Acts 13:39; 16:31; Rom. 3:22-30; 4:5; 10:9-10; Gal. 3:22-26; Eph. 2:8-9), the nonelect are lost because they refuse to believe the gospel (John 3:36; Rom. 1:18-32; 2:8; 2 Thess. 1:8-9; 1 Pet. 2:8; 4:17). Unbelief and rejection always indicate those persons whose names were not written… in the book of life.

Seven times in the New Testament, believers are identified as those whose names are written in the book of life (cf. 3:5; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27; Phil. 4:3). The book of life belonging to the Lamb, the Lord Jesus, is the registry in which God inscribed the names of those chosen for salvation before the foundation of the world. MacArthur New Testament Commentary – Revelation 12-22.

Thanks,
Steve

Comment on Can You Lose Your Salvation? Part 4 by jim webb

jim webb — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:50:25 +0000

HELLO.
I am always looking for biblical truth, and after studying apologetics years ago in Bible College, and preaching for over 30 years, now out of the ministry I am trying to write a commentary on the book of Revelation. I have looked at so many answers and some say the book of life has names of every one ever born, but when they die if not saved their name is blotted out of that book. One scholar is John Wallford Not sure how to spell his name but He said totally different of what you said, and I believe that his education from the great Dallas Theological Seminary should carry some weight. What say you?
Thank you,
Jim Webb