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You say one can be cleansed from being gay. That seems to be based on on 1Corinthians6, where Paul says about not being fashioned to the world, but being fashioned to the new man. He describes the world as being given to all kinds of sin, one of which being homosexuality. People have taken...

Re. this post: - Have any of you encountered Pastor Steven Anderson and his preaching on this subject? He's unbelievably hostile to whom he references, not as gay, but dogs, whoremongers, filthy, disgusting. He said "if I had a button which I could press to kill queers, I'd press it until I...

A short true story, to go with the "eclipse" points made earlier:- In mid '99, a man was on the "Richard and Judy" programme (British TV), saying the World was definitely going to end at the eclipse soon coming. He even put £50,000 on it. I don't see how he would have collected it, but I...

Thanks for your input. The important issue of whether a text is divinely inspired and therefore inerrant is an "ever- lurking" point in analysis. I don't know if the one accessible by Google is the used by - eg - Paul - in Greek-speaking churches. If so, one would think it should be...

Dave Weiss (Flat Earther) walked into an elevator. He was wrong on so many levels.

I'm not sure. I was in the library earlier I'm back at home now.

I realise how impactful these words can be, but I've heard others, including Pastor Steven Anderson, say this means the opposite to what you and I seem to believe it clearly says. I've heard to many people state with such conviction that they believe OSAS that I really wonder if I've missed...

This, and others like it, have terrified me ever since I encountered it in my twenties. The example I gave was perhaps extreme, but it was purposefully so, to "test the walls" of the OSAS argument. Some would say he was never a real Christian, but he DID believe, in the sense that he believed...

I don't know which, if any, of you have encountered Dave (Professor) Farina's debates with Dave (Flat Earth) Weiss on this subject, but it is amusing. Farina has no patience with Weiss...

Re. "Once saved, always saved":- Suppose a man who is cynical and bitter encounters the Gospel. Although he hates the idea of being beholden to anyone, including a God, he believes it. He "believes in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ". It may well even fit in with his negative...

I think without biblical references, I still would not believe all sins are equal, but I think the case is made by such references as the point of Job and Judas.

Guys - I've just read the KJV version of Ex 3:14, where it says "I Am that I AM". I thought the LXX was authentic and that it was routinely used in Greek-speaking churches. I've only recently heard that it's in dispute, and I'm still baffled about this. I'd be interested to know about any...

What proof (preferably from the Bible) is there that, to God, all sin is equal?

I find it hard to believe that all sins are "equal". Is driving a car ten miles an hour faster than the speed limit (thereby breaking Caesar's laws) equal to mass murder? If so, why did say Job was righteous, but Judas was described as a devil?

Sorry - something went wrong - I'll try to continue. God didn't say "Tell them "I AM" sent you. That seems to nullify the link between the Ex 3: 14 and Jesus quote. The next really important point is - Is the LXX credible? When one enters "Greek Septuagint" in Google, one gets one that is...

There may be something obvious I'm missing from people's input, but I can't see it. I don't know how to re-address it, but I'll try - yet, yet again. I don't intend to continue with this point indefinitely. The "I AM" case seems to be - God referred to Himself in the OT as "I AM", as...

Other than what can be gleaned from the Bible, the actions and beliefs of the Pharisees are largely unknown to me. But the general idea of Jesus' attitude towards them was accusing them of hypocrisy, treating people differently from what their high-brow words would indicate. Another thing is -...

I don't know if you've heard of Steven Anderson or if you've heard him speak on this topic, but he says that women and men have access to each others' bodies. He didn't go into whether force is justifiable in the case of refusal and I suspect he doesn't believe it would be, but as it's stated...

[QUOTE="JohnDB, The only way I know is to learn about God, primarily through the Bible, and to try to adhere to what is good and eschew evil as well as we can in our fallen state.

Thanks for replying. Sex/ consent is a minefield of grey areas. The idea of someone being forced is abhorrent to me and I'm not saying Anderson justifies this. One thing, 'though, - although I'm no fan of Mr Anderson, I believe he's sincere and faithful to his view of the direction of the...