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Recent content by JohnB445

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    Would God approve people living on other planets?

    If in the future, we have the technology to colonize other planets. Do you think this would be possible? Or if God would want that? Only very recently in human history have we been able to land on the moon and set foot on it, then send a robot to mars. Whats next? We have been confined to Earth...
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    What verses you recommend every new Christian read?

    For new Christians what would you recommend?
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    AI tells me not to forgive some, is this true?

    I do take advice from AI, but I learned to not treat AI like it is perfect in its answers. I asked AI about forgiveness, it said it's a good thing, but not good to forgive those who are not remorseful, and who are still malicious. I would find it hard to forgive those people, and very hard to...
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    Although I don't believe this apparently scientists believe life formed on its own

    That molecules ended up hitting each other forming amino acids and biological matter and that by chance Earth just had just the right properties to help harbor life, and that these molecules turned into living things, and eventually just knew how to evolve into more complex sentient beings, like...
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    A horrifying event, but why is the attorney bringing up alcohol?

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/i-m-sorry-man-sentenced-for-breaking-into-home-with-intent-to-kill-all/ar-AA1R9n8d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6927f037141c4f6fae49ba0efb9fb2f4&ei=14 I have seen a trend with these, not too long ago a man set a woman on fire, and claimed he was drinking, and...
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    what did the Bible teach you about death?

    It taught me not to fear death, that death is not the ending but will be a beginning of an eternity in paradise. And that a gruesome end doesn't mean that God wasn't with us. God doesn't promise us a peaceful death in a hospital bed surrounded by loved ones, we could be eaten by a shark for all...
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    Embarrassed but when I was a brand-new believer, not even a year since believing I thought maybe Jesus has already returned

    I thought this was a possibility, but then it didn't make sense to me according to the scriptures and I stopped. What does that mean? Should I have never been this foolish to think he already came back again? But I was new and haven't read the entire Bible. It was the very beginning where I was...
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    Can not being in the correct denomination cause someone to not be saved?

    this has worried me, do I need to be a Catholic to be saved, or a Protestant? Or does the denomination have nothing to do with it?
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    Will the world end one day?

    I am learning more about the Bible. What happens in the future? Where there be an eternity of people being on Earth then dying later to be judged or will there come a point where there is no longer a need to judge and either people are in heaven or hell. And there are no more people left for...
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    what is Calvinism answer to how God works?

    can you give me a video I can watch or videos to help me understand? I don't mind if they are over an hour long.
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    what is Calvinism answer to how God works?

    What I can say is after reading the scripture you provided, I felt euphoria. I don't ever get a euphoric feeling from anything else, it's only when reading the Bible and doing good, helping feed the homeless I can feel amazing. I only got this strong euphoric feeling the moment I became a...
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    what is Calvinism answer to how God works?

    Since I have not yet studied this, I don't know how to answer this question until I do. maybe I am not understanding correctly, is Calvinism teaching that nobody can be certain they have salvation? Because how does someone know if they are elect or not? If you tell me, it's because they...
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    what is Calvinism answer to how God works?

    what concerns me, if Calvinism is saying that some will become believers but then fall away because they were never going to be elect, it's like giving pretending to give someone an amazing gift only to take it away like some kind of joke. I don't know if that is what Calvinism is teaching, but...
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    what is Calvinism answer to how God works?

    Is the position on Calvinism, that God created people who he would never save, and they will live a short meaningless life only to burn in hell for all eternity with never having even the slightest possibility of avoiding it? The other position is everyone has a free will choice to choose or...