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So many people look forward to this time of year. "Honor the newborn King!" they say excitedly. Where is this newborn King that they want me to honor, to worship, to adore? I know of no such King born this year. Friends, Christ is no longer a baby in a manger. What are you doing? We are not told to worship a baby. There is no more Baby Jesus. Let's just set the record straight. The Baby Jesus that was born 2017 years ago grew up, died according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose from the dead three days later according to the Scriptures. He is no longer a Baby lying in a manger. He is no longer an infant being honored by three wise men. He is no longer a child ans…
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Praying that you all have a safe New Year's Eve, and blessed, God focussed new year and year to come. I will get there before most of you - just over seven hours where I am. But as you head home from Church this evening, remember that there are many who are partying and drinking etc, who do not care for you nor your famly, so drive safe.
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It's been a few years, but this was an annual topic that I thought I would throw out there. I am amazed at how many "Christian" parents lie to their children. This Christmas, my wife and I saw post after post from friends about what their children got from Santa. I am so proud of my 8 year old daughter who stood up to her friends who were trying to convince her that Santa was real. Parents - You are lying to your children about Santa, Easter Bunny and tooth fairies. No other way to say it.
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I have been trying to locate an 1811 Baptist confession of faith without success. I was wondering if anyone might have an electronic copy of one or can direct me to one online. I am working with a situation that requires a copy of the 1811, so that I know for sure what it says.
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I personally do not celebrate birhday's, but I just wanted to mention it just for the sentiments.
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I wanted to ask the folks here if they believe that the Shroud of Turin is in fact the genuine burial cloth of Jesus. Carbon dating dates the shroud to around 1,200 to 1,400 AD; however, we know that Carbon dating has its flaws. Is this truly the face of God in the flesh, or is it a hoax? I tend to believe that it MAY be a hoax due to the fact that RCC has it as a relic, and can somehow play a role when the Antichrist comes on the scene. When Jesus was nailed to the Cross, and rose from the dead, He told Thomas: "Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing…
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While this pertains to a Christmas present, I hope those who may be anti-Christmas will look past that point and appreciate what it's truly about. : ) As I was signing my Dad's Christmas card and relaying to him (in the card) how one of the presents that I was giving him was related to a fond memory of my childhood...I was crying like a baby. You see, my Dad is 79 years old now, and he's not in the best shape. He has health issues. Plus, his mind is slipping. It's hard for me to see this man (whom I've admired for so long) have to suffer the effects of old age. He's the one who helped mold me into the person I am today. He's the one who took us to church. He's t…
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I must apologize for the wall of text, but my computer is not working at the moment and I am actually using my son's gaming system, and it won't allow me to separate my words into paragraphs. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God...(Psalm 14:1). The existence of God can easily be proven using common sense, (sadly which is not so "common") There are several theories on the Universe and whether it had a beginning, or came out of nothing (ex nihilo). First argument would be, did the Universe have no beginning? Is in infinite? Using logic, "infinite" is only a concept in the mind or in mathematics. But we know that the Universe cannot have an infinite regress beca…
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When I was here last, there was a leaderboard, but it was only all time. I see that I am now tops on the leaderboard for the week. Yahoo!!!
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Just thought I would ask in the general sense - I know the standard IBF run down on the issue, and I don't particularly want a whole big argument going on, but maybe people could give their understanding of who has the authority to start a new church. This is almost, if you will, a survey of PEOPLE's thoughts on the matter. If you want to include some scripture to support that would be fine, but I am really looking for people's understanding, so even a general reference to the "the Bible says..." without a direct quote would be acceptable in this instance. So the Question: "Who has the authority to start a Biblical church?" and secondarily,…
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Stay away for a while and the Book/Movie forum gets a knife in the lounge.
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I didn't want to post a link but did see this on Drudge. Poor ole Bill O'Reilly is mad at God for all this grief he's been getting. It's too bad that he doesn't even know who God and His Son are. Despite his books and talk of the "diety", the poor fellow hasn't a clue, still clinging to Mary and Popery.
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years ago they had 15,000 Super Giant Print Bibles printed.. I have the old Testament ones but not the new. Does anyone have the New Testament of this series that they are willing to part with?
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The Chicago Bars just hired :"big foot" for their star kicker!
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.......so mote it be
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YES! After all of these years, and after hearing the many testimonies of others who received their "miracle checks" in the mail...it has finally happened to us! I went to the mail yesterday, and nestled in and amongst everything was an envelope from our insurance agency...I thought the color of the paper (that was visible through the envelope's window) looked strange. So it seems that after spending about $10,000 on our new heat/air system and the new roof this year, they have lowered our yearly insurance cost! I opened the envelope, and therein was a check...one of those miracle checks that everyone talks about! They had pro-rated the difference between our old…
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I thought about putting this under the Music forum, but it isn't really a Biblical issue (at least I hope not!!!) so I put it in the Lounge. Just think of it as chamber music. Here's my contribution. (PS, this was impromptu so please excuse my uncombed hair.)
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Now at a place called Madura. My son and I left home 15 hours ago, have driven near to 1300kms, and still have about 200 more to get out of our state. Western Australia is a big place. Sunset from Cocklebiddy.
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...of being on Online Baptist! Wow. Funny how an online forum can become such an integral part of one's life, and people you've never met can seem like old friends. (Look at me being all sentimental... ) In honor of the occasion, I've decided to do a 'Best (and Worst) of OB' list: 1. The time Alimantado mimicked JerryNumbers' username and started offering up JerryNumbers' vegetables! And JerryNumbers thought he'd been hacked! And Kitagirl banned Carl!I was up watching the drama unfold and laughed till I cried.... 2. Coming back to OB after a hiatus and wondering why Carl was talking like he was saved now... and finding out he was. 3. Meeting HappyChristian i…
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Just a thought. I know there is a wide range of musical knowledge and ability here. From "I wish I could but am embarrassed by my total ignorance" (self-perceived ignorance) to "I've been trained!" (so have sea lions) and everything in between. I'm wondering if there's enough interest to warrant its own space (like the Homesteading area). My thoughts were: 1) It should be under the IFB area to reduce potential problems. 2) It should be for Q&A, tips, and so forth NOT debate on music style or genre. 3) It should be a place welcome to all levels from "Have an interest though not doing anything with it yet" to "I write, compose, play and sing". 4) Questions …
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Saved in 3 Tenses? has been moved to : Forums > Bible and Christianity > Biblical Issues > The Bible > Saved in 3 Tenses? The old location has a perishable link to the new location.
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IF you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labour to reading six lines aloud, and we’ll be honest with you, we struggled with parts of it. You’ve been reading “The Chaos” by Gerard Nolst Trenité, written nearly 100 years ago in 1922, designed to demonstrate the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation.
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It took a lot of time, but I think I have found some emoticons that are acceptable. They are not as good as the ones BroMatt had, but it is difficult to find decent ones. Hope you enjoy having emoticons back.
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The Berean Call conference is going on, at present, in Oregon. Has anyone been following this? https://www.thebereancall.org/conference
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Let's start the repeat.
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