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I've read that the noun "spirit" in Aramaic is a feminine one. Heh, yeah, just went to yahoo and searched for "femininity of Holy Spirit"and came up with this: http://www.theology.edu/journal/volume3/spirit.htm

Hey Truth Seeker. I would suggest Christian Theology by Alister E. McGrath - it's very non-biased, and deals largely with theological history. It's a real good place to start for those new to theology. I would also suggest Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem. Grudem's pretty conservative and...

I remember this one story where Jesus cursed a fig tree for not bearing any figs. Very human. Also kind of humorous. But remember, Jesus is God (or at least filled with God). He sees eternity captured in a single moment. He knows everything intimately. What is funny to us, as limited...

If I believed Mohammed was a prophet, would I not have to accept everything he said? And if I accepted his claims, wouldn't I then have to deny Jesus' divinity? That is something I just can't accept... And, on top of that, I view him as overly involved in politics - a real prophet of God...

Meh, any day of the week is a fine day to praise the Lord. It doesn't really matter which day you go - after all, as Jesus says, the sabbath is made for man, not vice versa.

Just a thought - The 20th century and this century so far have been the only two centuries in history in which people could actually walk around after dark without a weapon. I mean, c'mon, nonviolence is seriously a luxury afforded to us modern folk. It is quite easy for us to say, "Well...

English is my native language, and I speak German pretty well (not perfectly, but I'm getting there - just need to expand my vocabulary ;)). I'd definitely love to expand into ancient languages, like Latin or Greek, and Hebrew would just kick butt. I really envy people who can speak...

Well that's fairly condescending, Abogado. :rolleyes: And untrue.

Re: Who was called "God"(Heb. 'elohim) or "the LORD"(Heb. YHVH) who appeared in the O That was really good, Dor. Would you mind if I saved that to my hard drive for future reference?

It would be really neat just to sit down and speak with Luther. I've heard he was a serious nut-job (like many geniuses ;)):D

Yes, I would. But if someone struck anyone else, I would be more than willing to enter the fray... Its hardly contradictory. When someone strikes you, you are supposed to offer him your other cheek. When someone sues you, offer him your cloak as well. But when someone actively persecutes...

I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you implying that Western governments are Christian? Because the West is fairly secular, y'know, and rarely acts on Christian teachings. But if you mean Christianity itself - well, its continuing growth would suggest Christianity can survive just fine...

Jesus himself makes it pretty clear that when two people come together and "know" each other in the Biblical sense, they become as one, and are therefore married. Remember the woman of Samaria? Jesus said, "Go, call your husband and come here." Then she says, "I have no husband." Then Jesus...

Christianity is pretty clear that extra-marital relations are forbidden. Paul, in particular, spends some time discussing marriage. You'll notice in particular, that he says, "Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: 'It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.' But...

Looks pretty cool.:p The website says its only a weekend program - 2 days ain't exactly enough time to brainwash someone, so it looks pretty harmless. If it were a 6 month program, or longer, then I'd start to worry.

Please don't feed the trolls. :(

Whoa, that was either incredibly poetic or incredibly incoherent...

All it takes is a little rise in the ocean for many landmasses to be submerged. See my previous post ;) True, true. But they still have those myths, so we can't rule out a global flood on the grounds that "no other culture has recorded such an event", or whatever. Yup. Then again, if...

One more thing: Let's suppose Noah lived during the tail-end of the Ice Age (yeah, I think civilization is alot older than we give it credit); as soon as the glaciers began to melt, huge pools of water would've gathered up behind them. When the glaciers weakened, they would collapse, and...

If a large enough asteroid or whatever struck a glacier, the glacier would collapse. The sudden drop of the glacier into the ocean would cause the seas to displace, pouring all across the land. You know what you get into a bathtub, and the bathwater rises? Same principle. An earthquake -...