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Because these stories are pieced together from different oral traditions.

There are two versions of the commandments in the OT. There are 2 versions of a whole lot of things in the OT.

We are adopted and born again. The Israelites were the original chosen. Gentiles were adopted into the family. Those adopted are born again upon accepting Christ.

Are you really putting some blame on gay people for what happened during the AIDs epidemic? Christian fundamentalists back then really thought a virus could distinguish between gay and straight people. What nonsense. No one took it serious until it hit home in their communities.

Trickle down economics???? .... great for the rich .... bad for the poor and middle class.

Right vs access vs entitlement???? I guess we're gonna dicker over word meanings .... smh Just because you have a right doesn't mean you have to "exercise" that right. US citizens have the right to vote. They don't have to participate in any election if they don't want to though. Having the...

Rev 22:14 - 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates. Christ's death on the cross gave all humans the right to become Christians and go to Heaven. Only you can deprive yourself of this right. Once you...

Does the bible say anything about the Declaration of Independence? The only rights God gives us is to be a Christian, have peace with Him, and go to Heaven. Even Jesus said we were going to suffer in this world at the hands of men. I want you to think about this Mike. If God gave all humans...

Gosh .... just insane.

The fact that stuff like Qanon has made it's way into the mainstream really concerns me. I don't see how anyone in their right minds could believe any of it.

Exactly!!!!! I bolded and underlined the most important part.

Jesus gave no instructions on politics. His only concern was seeking and saving the lost. We gave ourselves rights in the US Constitution. The only right God gives is for you to be a Christian, have peace with Him, and go to Heaven. God doesn't promise you a long life, happiness in this life...

That's not my claim at all. I do think that Jesus wouldn't carry a gun. Right. He wasn't concerned about those things. He took no political stances at all. It wasn't His agenda. I did say IMO. I don't think that passage can be used to justify self defense with guns. "People" wrote the...

Apples and oranges comparison. Guns and cars are different things with different purposes. Jesus did not carry a sword and preached against violence (Love your enemy, turn the other cheek, etc). IMO opinion the use of swords in Luke 22:26 is about fulfilling prophecy (Is 53:12). It's a right...

The "Right to Bear Arms" did not come from God. Can you find it in the bible? Would Jesus carry any kind of weapon? "We" gave ourselves the right to bear arms. It is man made. We can give it and we can take it away. The US Constitution is not a God derived document. Many of the founding fathers...

I agree with the majority of what you said. Christians do have the right to influence the way moral standards are applied by law. What we don't have the right is apply secular law strictly based on what God says in the bible. We can't force our beliefs on society as a whole because everyone is...

Acts 2:38 - Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Pretty plain language. If Acts also teaches that remission of sins is achieved after belief then it is...

You are building doctrine on an exception. Jesus was still alive and on Earth. Look at Matt 9:6. Now that he has died and risen baptism is the order of the day.

What you are having a hard time grasping is that the HG falling on them does not mean they were saved. It says that no place in the Acts 10-11 passages. Acts 2:38 - "Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you...

I am asking you where in Acts ch 10-11 does it say that the falling of the HG equaled salvation? You are pulling in a verse from another book addressing a different issue and in a different context. You continue to do this throughout the remainder of the points you write as well.