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    Salvation is a matter of knowing & being known by God, not believing in God

    Often we are told that salvation comes from the faith - believe in doctrines x, y, and z and be saved. However this isn't accurate. While it is certainly good and important to believe in God - it is not a requirement of salvation. Rather, what is vital for salvation is to know & be known by God...
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    Catholicism vs Scripture

    An oldie but a goodie: Catholicism vs Scripture. I'm starting this thread to continue an off-topic conversation started in another thread. Some sample points to explore: * The Eucharist * Papal Infallibility * The Papal Authority via Peter * The Immaculate Conception * The Worship/Idolatry of...
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    The End Game of the Conservative Agenda

    Conservatives want to reduce and eliminate things like minimum wage by arguing that this will produce more jobs. It is true, eliminating such regulations would provide a lot more jobs. However, what kinds of jobs would they be? Nothing less than the kinds of jobs that pay less than the already...
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    Can a Catholic Priest or Nun get a Civil Marriage (no sexual relations)?

    Since a civil marriage is not viewed as legitimate by the Catholic Church, could a Catholic Priest hypothetically get a Civil Marriage (assuming no sexual relations) without it being considered a sin? This is (obviously) purely hypothetical. I was wondering if it would be possible for Catholic...
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    God must engage in un-ideal actions

    An interesting thought came to me today - even God must engage in un-ideal actions, when dealing with an un-ideal world/people. Don't confuse this for saying that God engages in sinful acts, that is of course false. However, consider that in many events, things didn't go the way God ideally...
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    Objective Morality

    It has been a while since I've seen a good thread on morality, so thought I'd fan the flames by discussing the objectiveness of morality. I will here put forth some basic definitions, arguments, and background information. OVERVIEW ------------------------------------ First we must ask...
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    Inversed Christianity

    On this forum and elsewhere it is common place, if not the majority, that I find Christianity completely inversed. For instance: they assert that Christ did everything and that nothing is required of us. They attack the idea that anything is required of us, that we should do any good works or...
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    What does it mean to be 'Greedy' ?

    Greed: excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions (dictionary.com) 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all [g]sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. Colossians 3:5 Put to death...
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    Works, Salvation, Merit

    A false-dilemma is usually presented to us whenever we speak of the relationship of works to salvation: either Christ's sacrifice is sufficient and our sins have been paid for without us having to do anything, or else Christ's sacrifice was insufficient and one must earn their salvation...
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    A man had two sons...

    I was reading through a book recommended by a pastor - The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller - and, while I don't agree with everything it says, it does have some good analysis of the so-called parable of the Prodigal Son. In particularly, it points out that while this passage is often refereed to...
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    What is "Number"?

    Can you define what "Number" is, in of itself? Mind, I'm not referring simply to the symbols/numerals used to represent a number - but the concept behind the symbols.
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    Divided Body

    It seems that every since Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church with the Protestant Movement - the Protestants have continued to divide themselves over the smallest of issues! Not that Martin Luther wanted to break away - he actually wanted to reform the Catholic Church, but the...
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