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  Any "Born Again" Christians here?

  by sacolton in

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  would like to see how many have accepted jesus christ as the only way, truth and life..

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  I am a Christian. God saw fit to save me on Aug. 25, 1991. I know because I was there.

  I am "born-again", "adopted", "regenerated", "justified", and "grafted". These and other terms are used to describe how a person is taken from spiritual death and made spiritually alive. The term "born again" has a lot of baggage in the minds of secular XJWs that they have brought over from their JW days.

  Jesus said that one must be born again. The transformation from being a son/daughter of Adam to a son/daughter of God is a dramatic change, just like birth is a dramatic change. All the other terms I listed above have dramatic change in view also. I think God wanted us to understand just how dramatic this event is.
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  When Debating With Witnesses- Is Arguing Doctrine Beneficial ? Steve Hassan

  by flipper in

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  my wife and i have been reading " releasing the bonds " by steve hassan and it makes some interesting points about assisting people to get out of any cult.

  notice this excerpt from chapter 6 from the book.

  hassan states, " it is also important to understand that in most bible -based cults, although the member is aggressively taught doctrine, it is not the doctrine that holds him in the group.

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  I absolutely agree with Hassan. When dealing with any psuedo-Christian cult the most important factor is dealing with the authority of the leadership. Untill that issue is dealt with, you will just be plaing Biblical ping pong, and not accomplishing anything.
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  Go Dodger Blue!!!

  by XJW4EVR in

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  1 down 10 more to go...in order to win the world series!

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  Dodgers sweep the Cubs! Three down...eight to go. GO DODGER BLUE!
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  Religulous

  by John Doe in

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  i want to see this movie, but i'll have to drive 100 miles to tulsa to the closest theater showing.

  sometimes it sucks living in the bible belt!.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815241/.

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  But, this statement is ridiculous: "My guess is that since their are intelligent Christians that can not only refute, but embarass Maher he does not want them on his show."

  Call it whatever you want, Seeker. The fact reamains that Maher picks and choses whom his opponents are, and does not want to have someone that can give it back to him. The reason is simple his, as Hitchens', Harris', and the rest of "brights" have been refuted time and time again. In fact their arguments are not even new. They tend to rely on the old atheist arguments from 100 years ago. They were refuted then, and they will be refuted again. Therefore their new tactic is to take the most extreme elements of religion and attempt to paint it as mainstream.

  Of course I am not surprised that the atheists on this board are all agog over Maher. He is just the next in foul mouthed athist icons that can not argue their way out of a wet paper sack. All I ask is that if he wants to attack Christianity, or anyother religion, then he should have interviewed serious defenders of the respective faiths. This is nothing but a cheap shot by a cheap shot artist.
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  Religulous

  by John Doe in

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  i want to see this movie, but i'll have to drive 100 miles to tulsa to the closest theater showing.

  sometimes it sucks living in the bible belt!.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815241/.

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  As to why Bill Maher didn't interview some of the "big guns of Christian thought", I'm guessing that he wasn't allowed the opportunity, just as he wasn't able to interview the Pope or the head of the LDS church. (I won't spoil things by saying how that was disclosed in the movie.)

  This is interesting. I know a couple of the people that I mentioned, and all of them have asked for time on Maher's show, and been denied...so again, what's he afraid of? My guess is that since their are intelligent Christians that can not only refute, but embarass Maher he does not want them on his show.
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  Wife Update...

  by XJW4EVR in

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  for those that remember my wife was attacked and nearly raped back in march.

  yesterday, was the preliminary hearing for the "alleged" attacker.

  my wife had to relive that morning in front of that bastard once again.

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  Thank you all again for your well wishes. It is deeply touching, especially from you Dawg.

  Minister Amos...great suggestion, lol.
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  Go Dodger Blue!!!

  by XJW4EVR in

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  1 down 10 more to go...in order to win the world series!

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  Two down...nine to go.

  Go Dodger Blue!!!
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  Religulous

  by John Doe in

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  i want to see this movie, but i'll have to drive 100 miles to tulsa to the closest theater showing.

  sometimes it sucks living in the bible belt!.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815241/.

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  My question is why didn't Bill go after some of the big guns of Christian thought? J.P. Moreland, Ravi Zacarias, Greg Koukl, William Lane Craig, Robert Morey, Lee Stroebel or even Hank Hannegraff. What's Bill afraid of?
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  Go Dodger Blue!!!

  by XJW4EVR in

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  1 down 10 more to go...in order to win the world series!

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  1 down 10 more to go...in order to win The World Series!
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  Wife Update...

  by XJW4EVR in

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  for those that remember my wife was attacked and nearly raped back in march.

  yesterday, was the preliminary hearing for the "alleged" attacker.

  my wife had to relive that morning in front of that bastard once again.

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  New update: We will be having a second hearing on Nov. 6th. Evidently this scumbag Public Defender believes that dragging my wife through the mud again will get her scumbag client off. Please send prayers and positive thoughtson this day.

  Thanks.