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  1. rusra02

    Can we be good people without religion?

    I believe to find the true religion, find the people who are doing (not just claiming to do) what the true God commands in his Word, the Bible. (1 John 5:3, James 1:27) Chances are excellent, IMO, that representatives of the true religion have already visited your home, or otherwise made effort...
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    Can we be good people without religion?

    Without the true religion, a person can be moral but not attain to what the true God considers good. Attempting to usurp the right to decide what is good and bad landed us in the mess we are in, IMO. (Genesis 3:5) "There is a way that seems right to a man,But in the end it leads to death."...
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    Is spreading the idea that homosexuality is a sin hurtful to society?

    Inexperienced young people are exposed to a steady stream of a single viewpoint accepting of homosexual behavior, as well as sexual immorality. Such serve as a green light, IMO, for young ones and older ones to engage in risky conduct that can lead to STDs, emotional turmoil, unwanted...
  4. rusra02

    Is spreading the idea that homosexuality is a sin hurtful to society?

    I think it is harmful to spread the idea that homosexual conduct is acceptable, normal, even beneficial. I don't believe it is harmful to tell the truth. And the truth is our Creator clearly lists homosexual conduct as disapproved, along with other common practices such as fornication and...
  5. rusra02

    Why Do Christians Eat Blood?

    I think the answer is both simple and serious. Many professed Christians are not real followers of Christ. I believe true Christians take seriously the command to abstain from blood (and thus also avoid eating strangled animals not properly bled.) (Leviticus 17:13,14)
  6. rusra02

    Is Jesus God?.

    I would like to commend you for reading the Bible. Jehovah's witnesses reject the Trinity as unscriptural (meaning the Bible does not teach this doctrine). Their website, jw.org, contains a wealth of information about the Trinity and many other subjects. Hope this helps.
  7. rusra02

    Can any creationist tell me ...

    What would be proven IF (gigantic if) life could be created from non-living chemicals? In my mind, it would prove that a brilliant intellect is responsible for this stupendous achievement. What, then, should we conclude about DNA, protein folding, and millions of miraculous life forms flying...
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    Can any creationist tell me ...

    Well, let's see. There's that pesky explosion of life, the so-called Cambrian explosion. Then there is the glaring lack of evidence for how life could begin in the first place. Oh, wait, evolutionists believe that has no relevance to their theory. Then there is the statistical impossibility of...
  9. rusra02

    1611 King James Bible

    While I believe the Bible is inspired by God, translations and versions of the Bible may contain errors. The fact that we know these errors shows me the Bible is reliable, with thousands of existing manuscripts that can be compared to ensure accuracy. The true God who inspired the writing of...
  10. rusra02

    Paul said so!

    These verses relate to the ceremonial cleansing of one who was cured of leprosy. That these things were done after one was cured of disease is shown at Luke 1:40-44, where Jesus directed a leper he had cured to make the offerings described at Leviticus 14:1-7.
  11. rusra02

    Paul said so!

    Can you be more specific? Leviticus 14 discusses various things.
  12. rusra02

    God's Infinite Love and Hiroshima

    He can know whatever he chooses to know. If he does not know, it is because he selectively chooses not to know. He is not forced to know. Again, arguing over semantics is not productive.
  13. rusra02

    God's Infinite Love and Hiroshima

    Can a person who sings choose whether to sing or not? Or are they forced to sing unceasingly? Almighty God can do as he pleases, and is not bound by word definitions or semantics.
  14. rusra02

    Paul said so!

    The Bible's report of Jacob's misguided efforts to cause the flock to produce animals with various colors does not discredit the Bible. Later, Jacob acknowledged it was Jehovah who caused the flocks of Laban to produce "striped, speckled, and spotty" animals. (Genesis 31:7-9) I am convinced the...
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    Paul said so!

    If I was Satan or resister, I think I would try to plant doubts that the true God could author a book using human secretaries. I think I would do whatever I could to discredit the men who God used, in my role as slanderer or devil; because if people would examine the Bible for themselves, the...
  16. rusra02

    The Rapid Decline of Christianity in the USA

    IMO, true Christianity was corrupted shortly after the death of the apostles, even as Jesus foretold. (Matthew 13:36-43) During the last days of this system of things, true worshippers would be clearly identified, as Matthew 13:36-43 makes clear. Isaiah 2:2-4 prophesies that true worship would...
  17. rusra02

    God's Infinite Love and Hiroshima

    I find nothing in the Bible that leads me to believe the true God cannot control his ability to foreknow the future. Rather, as Genesis 18:20,21 and other Scriptures indicate, God chooses to selectively know or not know future events. I believe Jehovah is fully capable of dealing with any...
  18. rusra02

    God's Infinite Love and Hiroshima

    God created a perfect man with free will, who used that free will to rebel against God. Since then, most humans have followed the same course Adam did. The sad results of this are the wars and violence that has filled the earth. It is man's doing, not God's, IMO.
  19. rusra02

    The Rapid Decline of Christianity in the USA

    I certainly agree, and so does the Bible, that many professing to be "Christian" have produced "worthless fruit." (Matthew 7:15-20) However, I believe true Christianity produces something secular humanism has never achieved; a global brotherhood of love and peace. (John 13:34,35) While we may be...
  20. rusra02

    The Rapid Decline of Christianity in the USA

    I think this is what the Bible said would occur during the last days of this system. At Matthew 24:11,12, Jesus prophesied that "Many false prophets will arise and mislead many; and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold." The despicable acts and...
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