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Cmnt 5/9/2008 4:08 AM EST Gecko Being so pensive of late, it's good to hear you in good cheer - even if my expen... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 8:26 PM EST Thomisticguy Puri and John: guys…I am still laughing…I can hardly write! That was bril... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 7:27 PM EST john Puri,I had to roll on the floor laughing...using Gecko's own techniques against ... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 3:26 PM EST PuriChristos Gecko said I am dishonest I'm glad you are finally admit... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 3:21 PM EST Timbo This post is a portion of the section on "Realism" from the War section of the S... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 3:06 PM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- "I mean how do you guys do it? Here, you have declared going to war... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 2:38 PM EST Gecko It seemed like such a simple question to answer at the time. But I am maligned f... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 9:20 AM EST Timbo By the way, I seem to remember Gecko harping about "context" in the last thread.... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 9:13 AM EST Timbo Thom responded to this but so must I.I wrote: "The realist position is not mine ... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 2:27 AM EST Thomisticguy I know what you're thinking about,' said Tweedledum: `but it isn't so, nohow.' <... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 2:07 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: When it comes to war and being christian Timbo remarks in... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 1:43 AM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: These standards are really not self-evident without the C... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 11:29 PM EST Gecko I mean how do you guys do it? Here, you have declared going to war with Iran is ... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 8:07 PM EST Gecko When it comes to war and being christian Timbo remarks in summary, "There is no ... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 4:29 PM EST PuriChristos Peter,Enough means that if you read any school book dealing with Early American ... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 4:21 PM EST PuriChristos Thom,Obviously, I could go right down through the lengthy and legalistic “int... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 3:12 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley Thom,I admit that I didn't hold much of a brief for Pius XII. I'm a victim of my... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 2:08 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley Puri,I acknowledge that you recognized that …some? Many? A few? Most? – crusader... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 1:49 PM EST Timbo OFF TOPIC ALERTI listen to a podcast called "Speaking of Faith" and the topic of... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 1:29 PM EST Timbo Earlier, I had this to say about Augustine and Aquinas but it is an appropriate ... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 1:20 PM EST Thomisticguy Peter wrote: As Secretary of State for Pius XI, Pius XII was respon... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 12:48 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley Frankie wrote:Pius X11 was complicit in Jewish Genocide. I missed this, b... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 11:00 AM EST Timbo Thom,You post the quotes from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as if they... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 12:57 AM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: Nuclear weapons aren't so clearly prohibited but it see... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 6:49 PM EST Timbo Wow Gecko! You say I miss the point? Perhaps you haven't really read the comment... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 5:46 PM EST Gecko "Yes. Our obligation to proceed with justice is not dependent on the quality of ... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 5:09 PM EST Thomisticguy Burning Boats wrote: I don't really think I could say it better than... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 5:09 PM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- "Have you considered the reality that our enemies or those who cons... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 4:44 PM EST Gecko Have you considered the reality that our enemies or those who consider us as ene... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 3:30 PM EST PuriChristos Peter,If you read all that I wrote I do not discount that those who answered the... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 1:25 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley Puri wrote: Regardless of the actual cost and benefits, there were u... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 12:58 PM EST Burning Boats "War is an ugly thing, but it is not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degr... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 12:07 PM EST Timbo One thing that is fascinating in a general sense is how these ideas originated r... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 11:55 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: But what constitutes an injust war needs to be distinct... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 11:53 AM EST Timbo Puri wrote- "I actually think the concept of avoiding collateral damage when pos... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 11:04 AM EST Gecko Thome"I believe God requires that governments, also, do the difficult task of de... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 10:42 AM EST PuriChristos Thom,Regardless of the actual cost and benefits, there were ulterior motives to ... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 10:55 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: In my view, Aquinas still requires some act (fault or ... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 10:29 PM EST Thomisticguy Puri wrote: The downside is that some places that we should get inv... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 8:07 PM EST Gecko Up until Peter's contribution, all we have seen has been Marxist lacunar discour... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 5:20 PM EST Timbo I think there is a meaningful distinction between imminent attack and threat of ... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 5:00 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley Timbo wrote: In my view, Aquinas still requires some act (fault or wr... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 4:34 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley This is an interesting discussion.I was interested in the "Pre-Constantinian War... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 1:05 PM EST AZRON Thom, Thank you for your kind words.Just as there is a continuum on the 'just wa... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 9:38 AM EST Timbo Thom quoted- "Secondly, a just cause is required, namely that those who are atta... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 9:22 AM EST Timbo Ron,I know I posted information from several different positions on the issue in... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 9:07 AM EST PuriChristos Been a busy weekend but I've enjoyed following the conversation even if I haven'... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 12:38 AM EST Thomisticguy Ron wrote: So where on the continuium of the just war theory are the... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 12:10 AM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: I like what the Aquinas article said about preventive a... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 10:44 PM EST AZRON I thought this was an interesting observation esp. the third sentence."Just war ... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 8:47 PM EST Timbo Thom,I wanted to follow up on your crime example. In California, a person is ent... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 8:37 PM EST Timbo Ron,I did not mean that those verses are the end of the analysis. Certainly, if ... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 8:15 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: It looks like all those warrior saints but one lived a... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 4:35 PM EST AZRON Timbo, you wrote, "There are also commands to defend the weak and assist those w... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 11:10 AM EST AZRON I commented under my other name here ronaz....at any rate, It sounds like the di... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 10:46 AM EST Timbo Thom- I read the article you linked arguing that Iraq is a just war. While I agr... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 10:46 AM EST ronaz Thom. I am not a fan of 'just war theory', unfortunately, Boyd hasn't written th... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 10:04 AM EST Timbo Frankie posted this privately to me but opined a desire to post it publicly. I w... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 9:59 AM EST Timbo I am interested in further discussions of the 2 opposing viewpoints in just war ... (full) Cmnt 5/4/2008 9:36 AM EST Timbo Thom wrote- "What do we do with the likes of the centurion who was praised by Je... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 9:05 PM EST Timbo Thom,It looks like all those warrior saints but one lived after the 174 ad date ... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 6:14 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo: my purpose here is not to evaluate the merits of the Iraq war. Ult... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 5:45 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: Guy F. Hershberger adds, "it is quite clear that prior ... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 9:53 AM EST Timbo I hope all these comments stimulate some discussion on this topic. It is more nu... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 9:17 AM EST Timbo "Q: Eminence, a topical question that in a certain sense is inherent to the Cate... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 8:40 AM EST Timbo It seems well settled that pre-Constantine church leaders were confirmed pacifis... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 8:00 AM EST Timbo Here is a fundamental debate within the Just War framework. I'll simply quote a ... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 6:58 AM EST Timbo I'm going to take a stab at the 3 question quiz without doing any research.1. Ne... (full) Post 5/3/2008 12:51 AM EST Thomisticguy "Just War...again?" (view) Cmnt 5/2/2008 8:04 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Just wondering, do any of you have any personal experie... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 7:47 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo: You quizzed us about the mystery author of the quote about wagin... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 7:43 PM EST Gecko Just wondering, do any of you have any personal experience in killing anyone in ... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 6:18 PM EST Timbo Quiz answer:St. Thomas AquinasThe Summa TheologicaOF WAR (FOUR ARTICLES)http://w... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 4:16 PM EST Timbo Quiz time:Who said this?"Those who wage war justly aim at peace, and so they are... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 4:01 PM EST Timbo Here is a very thorough discussion of Just War. http://www.iep.utm.edu/j/justwar... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 3:11 PM EST myself I agree with what Timbo wrote about Frankie. I have had dealings with him in the... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 1:06 PM EST Thomisticguy Frankie wrote: By quietly allowing Germany to re-arm and not steppin... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 12:13 PM EST Timbo Frankie's comment sure rewrites and neglects historical fact.There were notable ... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 11:12 AM EST Frankie Thomisticguy: Greetings and salutations. War has two facets, offense and defense... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 8:55 AM EST Timbo Well, Here is perhaps a better clue to the LDS "official position" on our "falle... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 8:54 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: I and other Christians like me are not amused to find Chr... (full) Cmnt 5/2/2008 5:03 AM EST Gecko There was no sarcasm in my words nor insult.I and other Christians like me are n... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 8:27 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Here, let me take you to the basics again. Think of the n... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 4:35 PM EST PuriChristos TOld you there would be ad hom and anti Catholic rhetoric. I feel like I should ... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 3:46 PM EST john Gecko: "According to current views, all those not baptised in the one true Catho... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 2:38 PM EST Gecko "What they (LDS) are actually referring to is what most people term a “second na... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 2:25 PM EST Gecko Thom wrote, rightly correcting me: "●Secondly, we have been over this a nu... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 2:19 PM EST Gecko Timbo,You are confused. Perhaps you should begin with more basic stuff.We aren't... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 1:45 PM EST Thomisticguy Peter: Holy smoke! It looks like it will be a great session. I may be a... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 1:04 PM EST Peter Sean Bradley Bringing this back to Theology and Thomism.Our Thomism group is meeting tonight ... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:19 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo: hey, thanks for doing the research on the LDS view of grace. The f... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 11:57 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: This is what all the folks around you here believe. Sin... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 9:40 AM EST Timbo Ok, I'll bite and get it myself. Here is an "official" LDS version of grace from... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 5:50 AM EST Gecko I find it unique and powerful that Adam and Eve could transmit this Original Sin... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 3:35 AM EST Gecko Puri,This first sin was "transmitted" by Adam and Eve to all of their descendant... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 3:11 AM EST Gecko Timbo,Good to see you back.The official position would not be delivered by me. D... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:58 AM EST Thomisticguy Puri wrote: Let me save Thom the time, Both Wesley and Calvin knew tha... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:34 AM EST Thomisticguy John wrote: True gifts are usually accompanied by deep humility, obedi... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:00 AM EST john Thom: "By the way, John, what is the general approach in the Catholic Church reg... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 9:58 PM EST PuriChristos Gecko,Let me save Thom the time, Both Wesley and Calvin knew that man... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 9:54 PM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- "The official LDS position is unaltered and clear."I have seen you ... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 8:32 PM EST summerrayne Oprah is quite frightening for sure. It seems everyone has made her their "god".... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 8:29 PM EST Gecko Thom writes ....I know that what the LDS believes on these matters is not the sa... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 8:15 PM EST Gecko "But, remember, you are the one that has insisted that man is created by God “de... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 7:39 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko: Oh, and by the way, I know what the LDS believes on these matters.... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 7:36 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote; Thom, I know it is of special interest in telling me what... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 7:31 PM EST Gecko "Remember, Gecko, it is we who believe in the fall. On the contrary, it is you G... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 7:31 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote; Thom remarks, "I am sure you oppose the Christian view... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 7:14 PM EST Gecko Thom remarks, "I am sure you oppose the Christian view of the fall and man’s dep... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 6:30 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Let's be intellectually honest.In response to Adam and... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 6:07 PM EST Gecko "And still no explanation how a God who creates a depraved man is not himself de... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 5:46 PM EST Gecko Well, it seems all so suddenly that what I write has your interest. Please under... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 4:42 PM EST Thomisticguy John wrote: I view the indwelling and activity of the Holy Spirit a... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 3:19 PM EST john I view the indwelling and activity of the Holy Spirit as reflected in what have ... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:49 PM EST AZRON Thom,Thank you for your response. I think we agree on this one.Just to note, my ... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 11:59 AM EST Thomisticguy Ron wrote: I am of the latter opinion. God's doesn't give his Holy S... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 11:10 AM EST AZRON Thom, you wrote, "Christianity teaches that it is the work of the Holy Spirit to... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 10:08 AM EST Thomisticguy Reprise on The LDS Doctrine of Grace: As I thought about it, the LDS do... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 9:46 AM EST Thomisticguy The LDS Doctrine of Grace: Because of personal choices, everyone als... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:37 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko: I’m wondering if you have noticed the inconsistency in your doct... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 11:43 PM EST Timbo "Ask the loveliness of the earth, ask the loveliness of the sea, ask the lovelin... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 11:36 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko: ●Of course, the Mormon system of salvation is way diffe... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 11:24 PM EST Timbo Thom pointed out very nicely how we have now come full circle is this little jou... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 11:06 PM EST PuriChristos Gecko,You claimed man was created in this state, please read the article yoursel... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 11:04 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko: here is a small, but, important section of the Wikipedia article t... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 7:45 PM EST Gecko The doctrine so typical to a great many Orthodox Christians is the doctrine of t... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 10:05 AM EST PuriChristos Gecko,It should be noted that in debates and other intelligent discussions, if a... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 2:08 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Thom:I see no corrections. Would you care to actually w... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 12:39 AM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote to Gecko: I beg....BEG you to explain the difference be... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 12:16 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Thom:I see no corrections. Would you care to actually w... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 9:31 PM EST Gecko Thom:I see no corrections. Would you care to actually write them? Cmnt 4/28/2008 7:59 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko: I am waiting for you to answer my new questions that have had a... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 7:54 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: I did not use the Word Evil. Evil is not what I am tal... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 6:29 PM EST Timbo Gecko said- "I believe a more accurate description of His Feelings on the matter... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 6:06 PM EST Timbo Wow Gecko. Going for the purely personal attack now? This is funny since Thom qu... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 5:39 PM EST Gecko I did not use the Word Evil. Evil is not what I am talking about.I made no chara... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 5:22 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: I was not speaking to evil and you know it. I have been s... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 5:00 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: The fact that Calvin and Wesley did not attribute that wh... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 1:37 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: The fact that Calvin and Wesley did not attribute that ... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 12:56 PM EST PuriChristos To all,It has been a crazy busy weekend but well worth it. We went to youth conv... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 12:36 PM EST Gecko ThomYou will remember I wrote in part the following paragraph:You are left only ... (full) Cmnt 4/28/2008 10:20 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: You are left only "begging the question". Your premise... (full) Cmnt 4/27/2008 11:13 PM EST Gecko "●First of all, God could not create man as naturally depraved. Both Wesle... (full) Cmnt 4/27/2008 5:45 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Ever so briefly, if man without God’s grace is like a car... (full) Cmnt 4/27/2008 1:30 PM EST blueroro93 So there really is this very big dilemma as to how "values" become totalitarian,... (full) Cmnt 4/27/2008 11:45 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Both Wesley and Calvin knew that man was created by Go... (full) Cmnt 4/27/2008 10:46 AM EST Gecko Both Wesley and Calvin knew that man was created by God with a naturally deprave... (full) Cmnt 4/27/2008 7:17 AM EST Gecko Ever so briefly, if man without God’s grace is like a car without gas, And all t... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 4:33 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Thus, all people by their own faculties are morally unabl... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 12:43 PM EST Gecko In asserting what a "Christian believes", you certainly fall into a wo... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 5:34 PM EST Thomisticguy Frankie: you wrote, The things you want, the GOOD STUFF, money, poss... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 3:02 PM EST Frankie You know, I had the foolish conceit that I was reasonably intelligent.Then I rea... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 12:43 PM EST John, the Squabbler When a relativist declares, "There is no absolute truth," he is making an absolu... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 8:44 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: postulate away....but considering God's promise to man... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 6:28 AM EST Gecko postulate away....but considering God's promise to man that the True Gospel will... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 6:21 AM EST Gecko postulate away....but considering God's promise to man that the True Gospel will... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 1:52 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Thom…You wonder what you are mistaken about 24 hours ... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 1:43 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Silly ol' me but where the post modernist claims ther... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 1:31 AM EST Thomisticguy Timbo: wow, you’ve quoted a fascinating article. I thought this was pric... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 12:44 AM EST Gecko Silly ol' me but where the post modernist claims there is no objective truth the... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 10:22 PM EST Timbo Here is an interesting article that argues that postmodernism is dead, replaced ... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 9:27 PM EST Gecko "I am fascinated why the drama except your own position has adherents wandering.... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:57 PM EST Gecko Timbo,Wow, that's really persuasive. In that vein, as much as anybody lives by t... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:44 PM EST Gecko ThomYou wonder what you are mistaken about 24 hours after the post. You missed t... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:37 PM EST AZRON Thom, you concluded, "My personal prediction is that the new anti-morality which... (full) Post 4/24/2008 7:47 PM EST Thomisticguy "Postmodernism and the Emerging Totalitarianism" (view) Cmnt 4/24/2008 7:02 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo wrote: This from a fellow whose religion subjugates that orig... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 6:48 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: My point Thom, is you are mistaken. ●About... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 5:21 PM EST Timbo Your definition is incorrect.Merriam Webster Dictionary defines religion thus:"M... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 3:57 PM EST Gecko TimboIf ideology is the defining, differentiating characteristic of a religion, ... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 3:35 PM EST Gecko My remarks specific to Tolle's thoughts contain my speculation as to your offens... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 2:59 PM EST Timbo Gecko- "I do not argue for his position."Really...that is so odd since it sure s... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 2:43 PM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- "Further, Tolle states that his book does not represent a religion.... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 1:36 PM EST Gecko Timbo,I do not argue for his position. I argue that it is a continuing evil that... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 9:49 AM EST Timbo Gecko also wrote- "Tolle says, love is to recognize yourself in another. For, ul... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 9:39 AM EST Timbo ecko wrote- "First off, aren't you misrepresenting Tolle in suggesting he denies... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:56 AM EST Timbo Thom quoted- "Boyd wrote: The goal of life, therefore, is not to dissolve all in... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 2:56 AM EST Gecko First off, aren't you misrepresenting Tolle in suggesting he denies flatly that ... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 7:26 PM EST Thomisticguy Timbo: hey, thanks for getting us back on topic. I ran over and did a qui... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 6:38 PM EST Gecko Let's see, the Christian organization Celebrate Recovery has a total membership ... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 6:37 PM EST Timbo ...and finally, Greg Boyd's blog has a pretty interesting review of Tolle's book... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 6:28 PM EST Timbo Here is a better link:http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/evangelica... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 6:25 PM EST Timbo This panel discussion was excellent. I heard it as a podcast. "Tuesday, April 2... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 10:37 AM EST AZRON Well, we pushed this one to 120 comments.... must be time for a new topic [[EMOT... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 10:14 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: But how can you attack such an institution without appe... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 8:20 AM EST joesblog6 Thomisticguy, You and I have, in the past, disagreed on many things. This, howev... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 8:19 AM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- "You copy Hebrews 13:5 with no regard for conditions listed in Hebr... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 7:58 AM EST PuriChristos While it was seen that the church was local organization, the highest authori... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 5:23 AM EST Gecko I think a much more serious adversary to orthodox Christian ministries than Opra... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 5:13 AM EST Gecko ThomHow are you feeling? Your lack of sentiment feels like a form of misery to m... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 1:04 AM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: The spoilers and dissenters had to content themselves w... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 12:44 AM EST Gecko Timbo: You copy Hebrews 13:5 with no regard for conditions listed in Hebrews 13 ... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 12:23 AM EST Gecko Minister gone wild!"I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not pre... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 12:15 AM EST Gecko So now you explain that Apostles are missionaries. You might note from the accou... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 12:03 AM EST Timbo Hebrews 13: 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such thi... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 11:07 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: The LDS knows and expects to be instructed. We wait on ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 10:53 PM EST PuriChristos Gecko,The Apostles were note just fishermen from the shores of Galilee. They had... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 10:05 PM EST Gecko "The reason it wrong to say that God abandoned His mission to reach the world...... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 9:54 PM EST Gecko context Puri:Apostles can be prophets, but this says nothing. Good for you.Chris... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 6:49 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: If God does not feel it too long for His Son to return ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 6:27 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko, et al: Of course, the Matt. 28 passage makes little sense as tra... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 6:25 PM EST john "So many have remarked likewise, What was Jesus thinking when He said the gates ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 6:04 PM EST PuriChristos Gecko,Please note a couple of things. First you did not actually answer any obje... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 5:43 PM EST Gecko If God does not feel it too long for His Son to return after 2,000 years, how is... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 5:38 PM EST Gecko When you force Joseph Smith into the mix you only show foolishness.Saying "What ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 5:32 PM EST Gecko There are no unintended insights, nor intended insights in the real context of a... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 5:27 PM EST Gecko "I suppose that when Christ said to follow him and he would make you fishers of ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 3:33 PM EST AZRON Gecko, you wrote, "Your Matthew 28 scripture was not a statement to all believer... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 3:27 PM EST john It's hard to claim that Jesus was only talking about the lifetime of his immedia... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 1:43 PM EST Timbo I suppose that when Christ said to follow him and he would make you fishers of m... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 1:23 PM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- "But it is quite absurd that Christ was talking to all mankind."Thi... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 12:54 PM EST Gecko "Honestly, I am constantly amazed"Glad to be of service.If you don't consider co... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 12:52 PM EST PuriChristos Tim,One can always look at history and predict future behavior. For example, I p... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 9:46 AM EST Timbo Gecko wrote- ""I am with you always, even to the end of the age." was an intimat... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 7:37 AM EST Gecko "I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."I ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 6:54 AM EST Gecko Your Matthew 28 scripture was not a statement to all believers for all time as a... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 2:54 AM EST Gecko Thank you Azron,coming from your hand it was much more apt to be read, and much ... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 2:51 AM EST Gecko Thank you for your source. But you did not represent it faithfully. it reads "In... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 12:39 AM EST AZRON By, jove, Thom, you must have special abilities...here it is:"The Book of Mormon... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 11:55 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: A Urim and Thummim consists of two special stones calle... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 11:46 PM EST Thomisticguy Gecko wrote: Bankrupt, Thom…"The comparable Protestant term which is... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 11:12 PM EST Gecko John,Be careful what you discredit as you throw the kitchen sink at me. A Urim a... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 10:39 PM EST john Gecko: "By the way, you can know when the Lord officially removed His authority ... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 10:13 PM EST Gecko Puri,Given the authority you require to be God's Church, what is the Church of O... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 9:57 PM EST Gecko But Puri, we have never told the story about the relationship of Apostles to Bis... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 9:13 PM EST Gecko Bankrupt, Thom."The comparable Protestant term which is also derived from the NT... (full) Cmnt 4/21/2008 8:54 PM EST PuriChristos Gecko,There are really only 3 logical choi