I know it may be a tad bit late to chime in on this question, but I thought I'd address another issue.
Scanning through the answers, I didn't see an answer for one of your last questions in the original post: Was Abraham a caveman or something?
Well, I'd like to answer that question now! I...
I have a new addiction as of late......WAFFLES.
And i'm watching Charlotte's Web....and i'm up at 8 AM on a saturday....who woulda thunk.
I can't think of anything else "off-topic" to post.
Guys, this is a secondary theology thing. It's NOT relevant to the faith, its just a little point of discussion, like discussing who Barnabas was, if he was the rich young ruler or some other guy...
Anyways, its not that big of a deal ;)
yay! I look like a youth pastor? that ROCKS! I wana be one....i've had a few people tell me I don't look like i'd be a good youth pastor :-P
Anyways, Thanks for the compliment :)
Someone who believes in speaking in tongues, please tell me why they are even necessary? What was the point of them in the early church and what are the point of them now?
Pastori, I have your biblical backing. I wrote a paper on this - i'll post it now. It will give you some more biblical force behind what you believe (i hope).
Before beginning my paper on what I know believe concerning charismatic gifts, let me preface it by giving a short introduction...
In Acts and I Corinthians (and other Scripture) there is mention of spiritual gifts like the gift of healing, tongues, prophecy, and maybe a few others...
I Corinthians 13:10 says that when the perfect comes, the partial will cease.
So, Are these spiritual gifts still alive and well or did...
To start out with, I'm asking prayer for my family and grandpa, my grandma passed away this last week suddenly, and unexpected. We thought she was in good health, but apparently not. In any case, all the services are over and things will start to quiet down. It'll be a hard time for everyone, we...
I disagree. Within the context of the Scripture, every other King and his Land was identified. Therefore, to call him Melchizedek, King of Salem, Salem could merely be a historical land. In fact, it would make sense that Salem was pre-Hebrew Jerusalem.