Recent content by RonJohnSilver

Literal where it makes sense to be literal, symbolic where it makes sense to be symbolic.

In this part of Texas we have little winter weather (thankfully) so it is spring like now in February and that is about a month early for us. Anyway, I've been doing a lot of dirt work on the raised beds and last week planted lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli from cuttings, then carrots and...

The Church Against the Rapture By Jack Kelley When the Christian community gets united behind something we’re a force to be reckoned with. The 2004 Presidential election was a good example. Many of those 35 million extra votes George Bush got were from Evangelical Christians. Sadly, things like...

My wife and I are planning on going on some mission trips this year and maybe next. First one is to Wisconsin to a Spanish language church. Next year, maybe Nicaragua. It would be helpful, not mandatory, to have some abilities in Spanish. I've read the reviews of the various language...

Salvation is not determined by a denomination but by a relationship with Jesus. Thus, in most every denomination you will find solid, legitimate believers and, by the same standard, in most every denomination you will find 'pretenders', those who, for whatever reason, think that they are...

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The border patrol was apparently relieved to be free of the burden of patrolling the park. With the local police handling that aspect, the feds were then free to return to their normal duties of trying to keep the border safe. Another federal govt. invasion which is probably illegal...

Pre-Trib? Yes.

The text says that Saul cut up an animal and sent it to all parts of the nation. So, it had to be ground transportation, at least in large measure.

In my daily reading, I'm reading in 1 Samuel 9-12, the anointing of Saul. In the passage, the people of Jabesh, in the face of an enemy attack, send messengers throughout all Israel. Short version is that Saul gathers an army and responds, defeating the enemy. Here's my question... The...

What's the point of all this?

Clearly the Pope either does not understand or accept the Biblical stance on this. But that's true of other doctrines as well so, no surprise.

God the Father ... male. Jesus the Son ... male Holy Spirit ... Hebrew constructs use both masculine and neutral words, but He is referred to as, well, He. I going with male for all three. As for the original question about supporting same sex couples. Those who support that do not...

Indonesia is heavily Muslim and certainly not a desert.

Astrology is it is practiced today is an abomination and should not be used, consulted by Christians at all, ever. Read in the book of Daniel that after the Persians took over, Daniel was promoted to the head of the astrologers or rather Magi or the "astronomers" or "sky-watchers" of the...