Jim_Alaska

Is this supposed to mean something TGL? If it is, I don't get it.

Is this supposed to mean something TGL? If it is, I don't get it.

Yes, that is very important. 

Glad to hear you're ok. For many it was nothing more than a common cold, while with others it really compounded other symptoms.

I will never treat this lightly, believe me. In fact my wife wants me to go to Mayo or Cleveland. My current cardiologist is not treating the angina properly from what we're being told. I was already taking a statin and baby aspirin. I used to be on nitroglycerin, but, he has yet to even suggest that. I've asked, and he's avoided the subject. At least my pulmonologist seems to be taking things seriously. If pulmonary rehab isn't successful he has said that I may have to be placed on oxygen.
Praying for you and your upcoming surgery.

No thanks on the meal kits. I guess, or know that I am old fashioned, but I like my own cooking and am not willing to change for expediency sake.

I hear you. The ones have received so far is where the organic ingredients for different meals that you pick out is sent to you, and you do all the cooking and putting it together. It's the same stuff I would have picked up at the grocery store. 

So how much are you pulling down TGL? Big bucks?

It leaves that doctrine in the same place as all other Roman Catholic doctrine. There is not one doctrine that they have not polluted with their man-made heresy.
Not only is there no "assumption" but there is no "Blessed Virgin". Mary stopped being a virgin the moment she had a child, as do all women.

Easy to see the "willingly ignorant" part of the scripture.

Easy to see the "willingly ignorant" part of the scripture.

I would say that neither Jesus nor the apostles earned much money with their preaching.

I would answer them by saying that they are covetous Pharisees.
Luke 16:13-14 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Then I would tell them that they cause division and serve their own belly.
Romans 16:17-18 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Their science is really a religion. They believe evolution by faith. Their starting point is that the bible account is false. My starting point is that the bible account is true. We examine the same evidence, but come to different conclusions.

Here is the equation for determining the age of an object.
Lu-Hf isochrons plotted of meteorite samples. The age is calculated from the slope of the isochron (line) and the original composition from the intercept of the isochron with the y-axis. The mathematical expression that relates radioactive decay to geologic time is
D* = D0 + N(t) (eλt − 1)
where
t is age of the sample,
D* is number of atoms of the radiogenic daughter isotope in the sample,
D0 is number of atoms of the daughter isotope in the original or initial composition,
N(t) is number of atoms of the parent isotope in the sample at time t (the present), given by N(t) = N0e−λt, and
λ is the decay constant of the parent isotope, equal to the inverse of the radioactive half-life of the parent isotope[17] times the natural logarithm of 2.
To summarize, each object has a certain amount of a radioactive material, which has a known half-life, and produces a daughter product as it decays. So the radioactive material is measured. The daughter product is measured. The known half-life is then used to date the object using the formula above.
What are the problems with this method? There are several. 2 Peter 3:5-6   For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:  6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
Evolutionists deny two things; creation and the flood. The six day creation of the world as outlined in Genesis tells us that everything was created with the appearance of age. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The answer is the chicken. Adam was a man, not a baby. He was formed, not born. All the plants, animals, and fish were adults. 
The second thing is the flood. The flood caused the fountains of the deep to be broken up and the water above the firmament (heaven) fell. The entire earth's landscape was rearranged. The climate itself was drastically changed. All of this changed the ability of radioisotope dating to be accurate past the flood.
1 Timothy 6:20   O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Yes. I have heard the phrase "a place called hell" used in witness and from the pulpit. It does smack of easy believism. The use of the phrase does seem to soften the reality of hell, whether intentional or not.

Brother Tony, I think either I have not explained my concern accurately, or folks are not understand my concern. There is no example to give. My concern was my observations in regard to some brethren who, when out witnessing and door knocking, use this term: "a place called Hell".
It is not the term that is my concern, it is simply that in my experience this term indicates to me that they have been taught to witness using a system of "easy believism. This system uses a pre-rehearsed method of witnessing such as; 1 2 3 follow me, where the person being witnessed to follows through a series of steps that end with them following the door knocker in a prayer that asks Jesus into their heart. At which time they are pronounced "saved" by the one doing the witnessing.
My main concern in this is the method, not the words, witnessing to the lost is not supposed to be like a Mary Kay seminar.
Edited to read:
I am sorry brother Tony. In my reply to this I did not see that you had posted another reply that addressed my concerns perfectly. I had thought that you were asking me for an example and didn't see that you were asking Bro. Morales. Your example of the subject being like a used car salesman it just the kind of thing I was thinking of.

I may be, and probably am, a bit paranoid when it comes to the "wording" of this subject. I hope I can explain what I am thinking, so that others don't get the wrong idea.
When I said "wording" above, I meant the exact wording, as in; "a place called Hell". My concern comes from what I have observed with Christians that are into "easy believism".  (sp?)
In my experience, these folks usually have a pre-rehearsed "spiel" that they use when going door to door. somewhere in that spiel they will talk about Hell with the homeowner, but in every instance I have heard, they invariably say; "a place called Hell". They NEVER say the word Hell alone. It's almost like a "follow the leader" kind of thing; where that is what they were taught and so, that is always the way they say it.
Why is this a concern to me? Simple, when I hear this said this way, I always associate it with easy believism, which I do not agree with at all. To me, it is an "indicator". You know, it's the stuff where they use a pre-rehearsed spiel and if the person they are witnessing to will repeat a made up prayer asking Jesus into their heart, they are pronounced "saved".
This seems to be a "numbers game". They keep track of the number of people that have "made a decision", and whoever gets the most is seen as a great soul winner. As you can probably tell, I don't like this sort of what I call, "make believe evangelism". I have seen way too much of this sort of thing; which usually results in, no follow up, no Baptism, no teaching and no follow through on the part of the person supposedly saved.
I hope I have not offended anyone, and this is not intended for any one person on this board. But this is based on my experience and dislike of this method of soul winning.

It leaves that doctrine in the same place as all other Roman Catholic doctrine. There is not one doctrine that they have not polluted with their man-made heresy.
Not only is there no "assumption" but there is no "Blessed Virgin". Mary stopped being a virgin the moment she had a child, as do all women.

I cannot prove what I am going to say by scripture; but I have heard it preached that by Jewish tradition, a person was not considered dead until they had been dead for three days.
If this is so, then it may have been that Jesus being in the tomb for three days would be convincing evidence that He had died, and would make His resurrection all the more valid to the Jews.
There may be other valid arguments for this Jewish tradition, such as the case of Lazarus. When Jesus heard that Lazarus had died He waited three days before coming to him, which would have been four days total.
The resurrection of Lazarus is a type of Jesus' resurrection and as such, it would follow that Jesus wanted the Jews to know of a surety that Lazarus had died, therefore making his resurrection valid and convincing. Jesus told the Jews in no uncertain terms that Lazarus had died after first saying that he was asleep. Believers who die are said to be asleep.
Joh 11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
Joh 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Joh 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Joh 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
Joh 11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
 

That is the way to do it. Too many times it is difficult to impossible to get people to come only for a business meeting. It should also be announced in advance.
It is up to the pastor to teach and preach about how important business meetings are. Solid, well taught and conscientious members will consider business meetings important and attend.

It leaves that doctrine in the same place as all other Roman Catholic doctrine. There is not one doctrine that they have not polluted with their man-made heresy.
Not only is there no "assumption" but there is no "Blessed Virgin". Mary stopped being a virgin the moment she had a child, as do all women.

That is the way to do it. Too many times it is difficult to impossible to get people to come only for a business meeting. It should also be announced in advance.
It is up to the pastor to teach and preach about how important business meetings are. Solid, well taught and conscientious members will consider business meetings important and attend.

That is the way to do it. Too many times it is difficult to impossible to get people to come only for a business meeting. It should also be announced in advance.
It is up to the pastor to teach and preach about how important business meetings are. Solid, well taught and conscientious members will consider business meetings important and attend.

I'd like to wish all of the Fathers here on OB a very blessed and happy Father's day. I was only a foster father way back when. But that was rewarding enough. Cherish your families, especially your children. They truly are a gift from God. Blessings.
BT