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What is the mark? Well the mark Brian, is the barcode. The ubitiqous barcode that you'll find on every bog roll, and every packet of johnny's and every poxie-pot pie. And every [expletive-removed] barcode is divided into two parts by three markers and those three markers are always represented by the number six. Six-six-six.
-- Naked, a movie Directed by Mike Leigh, starring David Thewlis, 1993
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Filed by Jeremy Lile on Tuesday, May 13 @ 19:24:27 PDT (424 reads)
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Exclusive: Hospitality and Judgment in the Gospel of Matthew
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by Jeremy Lile
This is part two in a series aimed at reexamining the doctrine of hell. In
part one, Otherworld
Journey: The Origins of Hell in Christian Thought,i
we argued that from an early date the church had united underworld
mythology with futurist eschatology. Additionally, since the
eschatology of hell in a traditional framework presupposes futurism,
its very foundation is false. Therefore, hell should be reassessed in
light of preterism. Having considered the evidence for that
conclusion in part one, part two offers an alternative interpretation
of key judgment passages in Matthew that honors both the cultural and
historical contexts.
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Filed by Virgil Vaduva on Monday, May 12 @ 11:02:05 PDT (849 reads)
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Exclusive: ‘God of the gaps’ did my dead faith in
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by Virgil Vaduva
An article by my dear friend Jared Coleman was posted here recently and I promised a response in the spirit of generosity rather than criticism and debate. Jared’s article was more a description of his journey and the place where he is now, which is a place where he has become not only disenchanted with Christianity but has become convinced that God may not even exist at all. And while Jared’s article was not meant to be scholarly or not even an attempt by him to convince anyone of his position, I wanted to answer some of his concerns and issues he brought up in the hope that I can touch his heart and perhaps simply let him know that he is not the first or the only one to struggle with the problems he mentioned.
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Submitted by Davecollins on Monday, May 12 @ 06:43:49 PDT (207 reads)
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Do you see what I see?
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Dear Christian Leader,
Greetings in the matchless Name of Jesus!! I hope all is wonderful in your world. We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. What a great blessing we share as children of the King. I have always admired your dedication and commitment to the cause of Christ.
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Filed by Jared Coleman on Friday, May 09 @ 13:50:38 PDT (1148 reads)
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Exclusive: 'God of the gaps' did my faith in
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by Jared Coleman
In one of The Four Horsemen videos linked to below (I think it’s hour 1) Christopher Hitchens makes an observation about religious people that I think is quite true, at least I know it was of me. He says that most people keep two sets of books, meaning that there is one set of beliefs which they use to order their everyday lives and another set which they get from religion and use only occasionally. The first set we use when we eat breakfast, brush our teeth, commute to work (or stay home with the kids!), pick up the dry cleaning, etc. The second we use during holy times or when life starts to suck. I would add that religious people who do not do this, but rather keep only one set of books, we often label fanatical or radical – and most of us don’t like fanatics.
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Submitted by mazuur on Friday, May 09 @ 11:58:59 PDT (145 reads)
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The Eschatology of Being Born Again
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“There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.’
“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you [sing.], unless one [sing.] is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’
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Filed by Duncan McKenzie on Tuesday, May 06 @ 20:34:31 PDT (596 reads)
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Exclusive: When was the Kingdom of God Fully Established? (Part One)
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by Duncan McKenzie
OK time for a pop quiz. This is an open book test so you can use your Bible. I do not want to see anyone looking at their neighbor’s computer screen, however! There is only one question on this quiz and it is multiple-choice. How hard can it be?
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by John McPherson
27 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.
28 For the LORD loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off... 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall slide.…(Psalm 37:27-31, NKJV)
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Submitted by Norman Voss on Monday, May 05 @ 06:52:03 PDT (367 reads)
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Preterism: A Preterist Exposition of 1 Corinthians 15
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by Kurt Simmons
1 Cor. 15 is among the chief eschatological passages - any discussion on Christ's second coming sooner or later will end up here. Not surprisingly, there is a fair amount of disagreement about its meaning among Preterists. This article will attempt to help clear things up.
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Submitted by John Evans on Saturday, May 03 @ 20:27:56 PDT (226 reads)
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Preterism: The Prophecies of Daniel 2
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by John Evans
On June 14-15 a Bible Conference is to be held in Sparta, North Carolina that is to be built around the theme of understanding the marriage motif that is found in the Old Testament and finds its fulfillment in the New Testament, which indicates that God chose the Christian church to be the bride for His son and that the marriage took place following the completion of a betrothal period that ran from approximately AD 30 to 70. In addition to presentations that center around the marriage theme, there will be some discussion of how the Book of Daniel fits into the marriage framework as well as discussion of the biblical understanding of the role of money.
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by Virgil Vaduva
TruthVoice 2008 is now behind us, and I finally got around to writing a quick paragraph about it hoping to thank everyone participating...all the attendees, speakers, volunteers and even children participating and helping with whatever small detail they were part of.
Note: You can see more pictures from TruthVoice 2008 here in the gallery. If you took pictures at the conference, you can upload your own if you want to share!
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Submitted by Virgil on Monday, April 28 @ 17:05:28 PDT (375 reads)
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Equality, Submission, And The Role Of Women
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kent submitted: "The Bible teaches that both men and women are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), that is, both men and women are equal bearers of the divine image. This means that both men and women are equally human beings. Consequently, women are not inferior members of the human race and are not to be counted as second-class citizens. "
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Submitted by Virgil on Friday, April 25 @ 12:13:14 PDT (283 reads)
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News: Gore Ducks, as a Backlash Builds Against Biofuels
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With prices for rice, wheat, and corn soaring, food-related unrest has broken out in places such as Haiti, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. Several countries have blocked the export of grain. There is even talk that governments could fall if they cannot bring food costs down.
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Submitted by Virgil on Tuesday, April 22 @ 09:53:44 PDT (835 reads)
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Study Resources: Open Source Theology: Christ and Eschatology (1)
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by Peter Wilkinson
Eschatology is usually understood in theology to be the interpretation of things that happen at the end of time, and tends to occupy a separate section, somewhat detached from other theological concerns, at the end of systematic theologies. This divorce of ‘the end of time’ from the rest of theological history is a striking feature of theology, for which I wish to propose an alternative not so far offered on this site.
Note: Read Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of this article.
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Submitted by Virgil on Friday, April 18 @ 20:40:02 PDT (565 reads)
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News: Confessions of a Libertarian Polygamist
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by Anonymous
Our family looks a lot like any family you'd like to have as your neighbors. We're quiet, decent people, and we mind our own business. We don't party, our kids are all well behaved, and even if you tried, you wouldn't catch either of us so much as holding our wife's hand outside. We're not wild sex swingers and we're not horny kids. Our sex lives are private - even from each other as much as we can. In the town where we live we look as dull and normal as much as possible. My libertarian stuff is all on-line, under a different name than the one my neighbors know. The only difference between our family and others is that we have an "Uncle Steve" that lives with us.
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Submitted by Englishman on Sunday, April 13 @ 09:14:34 PDT (545 reads)
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Study Resources: The Soteriology of Being "Born Again"
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Some time ago this writer came across a study entitled "The Eschatology of Being "Born Again"". In that study it was proposed that "born again" is essentially a reference to a "corporate resurrection of Israel" rather than the typical Evangelical individual new birth. This "individual" emphasis was observed in these words:
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