Taker

When Noah was placing pairs of animals onto the ark it would seem logical that he would use baby animals rather than adult animals as they would take up less space and require less food.

God gave us free-will. We can choose good or evil. To rid the world of all evil and all sin would be to brain wash all humanity. We would worship God not because we want to but because we have to. God desperately wants us to choose him but he will not force this choice on us.

Don't valleys typically have rivers running through them? Water has a tenancy to collect in valleys due to gravity. I'm not saying water erosion couldn't cause massive changes over millions of years I'm just saying that if a valley already exists wouldn't it be logical for rain-water to collect there and form a river?

Greetings, fellow Worthymen. I recently got into an online debate with a very well informed atheist. He claimed that there was no scientific evidence to back up a global flood. He claimed that if a global flood happened roughly 4000 years ago it would be very easy to confirm with today's science. I wasn't sure how to respond as I'm not really a scientist nor have I looked into weather or not there is physical evidence of an ancient global flood. I did point out to him that fossilized-seashells have been found atop mount Everest. His response was similar to this, "This point is of no surprise to me. Everest grows at roughly an inch each year. This is due to tectonic plates pushing one-another which is how most mountains are formed. It is very possible that hundreds of millions of years ago Everest's peak was below sea level." So the question that I would like to have answered is this: Is there scientific evidence of a global flood that happened roughly 4000 years ago?

This is an interesting question. Read Exodus chapter 2. In my Bible (New Living Translation) the last verse reads as follows: "25 He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act." The following chapter starts with the story of Moses and the burning bush where God persuades Moses to do his will and lead the Israelites out of slavery. God needs us, many miracles of the Bible are performed through men. If God were to always fix problems on his own, then faithful people wouldn't be necessary.

I watched the video and it seemed vague. It seems to me that these women are being paid dirt in exchange for making millions of dollars worth of clothing. The companies that hire these workers want more and more of them but also pay less and less to their employees. This is great for the companies (extremely high profit margin) but terrible for the workers. It sounds to me like the answer to this problem is this: The women need to stand up for themselves and stop working all-together until they get a fair wage and decent treatment. From the look of the beginning of this video, it would seem that these women have started to do this and are being beaten for it (although I can't be sure,). To me, it seems that this video is trying to tug at your heart-strings and make you donate to a faceless charity without researching this issue more for yourself. I don't support the NY Times at all, I've critiqued one article that was published by the NY Times for my college composition class before. In my humble opinion, the NY Times is guilty of publishing biased material while masquerading as a credible source in order to influence the American populace. Anyway, if these women boy-cot their jobs, eventually the corporations that sell their products will be forced to listen to their cries. Matthew 10:28 Do not fear those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul, instead; fear the one who can harm the body and soul in hell.

There are two ways to deal with those who are suicidal: 1. Embrace them; show them love and compassion. Often times, all they need is a real friend who will listen to them without judging them. 2. Ignore them; some people like to go around saying "I'll kill myself" in the hopes of getting attention. Some of them mean to do it while others are depressed and want attention. Sooner or later, a human being needs to find the will to live within themselves. Otherwise, they will continue to be suicidal and will never embrace life.

Christianity is also very popular in South Korea. I hear that there are many churches in which people do nothing but pray all day. Some of these Christians treat praying like a full-time job.

Fear it-self.

The new pope said, "all religions are true in the hearts and the minds of those who practice them." (that quote might not be word for word). This guy is basically saying that all religion is imaginary. If you say that all religions are true then what do we make of religions that contradict one another?

So, God is neither man nor woman. He is God!

Matthew 24:7-8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. Matthew chapter 24 talks about what will happen before the end of the world. I would say that God uses weather to remind us of how huge he is. Whenever I am outside and see a lighting-bolt and hear thunder, it reminds me that God is much bigger than I am. If God wanted to strike me down he could. If God wanted me to have a plentiful harvest, he could shower my fields with rain. I also believe that God sometimes uses extreme weather to punish the wicked.

My brother (who has seen the film) read a review on the film that pointed out how it was an anti-christian film. The main theme was that the closer Noah got to God the more of a psychotic killer he became. I'm glad that I have never seen the film.

As Christians, why don't we just stop moping about the Easter bunny and enjoy a proper celebration? Why don't we just tell the story of Jesus' resurrection, have a feast, rejoice and be glad for we KNOW what Easter is really all about?

I imagine that the purpose of that song is to show just how ugly the fact that Jesus was replaced by a bunny really is.

Ironically, I just started using Chrome again, Fire Fox was just starting to give me problems.

"I'm done with this topic of debate. My view is that (as the Bible has proven countless times) the Lord will protect his children. I can't see myself changing my mind about this topic again." - Taker Read that quote until you understand that I did respond to this question.

Ishtar (which we pronounce Easter) is a holiday that celebrates fertility, using a bunny that lays many eggs as a symbol of fertility. Secular people claim that Christians hijacked Ishtar and claimed that Jesus was resurrected on Ishtar morn. Christians claim that Ishtar was a holiday invented after Jesus' resurrection, and, that secular people wanted to make the day of Christ's resurrection about eggs and bunnies.

"Not I," said the frog.

I'm done with this topic of debate. My view is that (as the Bible has proven countless times) the Lord will protect his children. I can't see myself changing my mind about this topic again. Thank you all very much for providing your own views and experiences on this topic.

Thank you Hashe. This is what I was trying to talk about when I was referring to chapter 19 in Genesis where God personally sends 2 angels to protect Lot and his family. A lot of times, guys like to make friends with someone who is big and strong. They think "if I get into a fight he will stand up for me". However, why would I need another human to stand up for me when I have the creator of all humans on my side? Seeing as how those who support self-defense love to come up with the most horrific examples of when you must use violence, how about this: You are in a wheelchair and paralyzed from the neck down, a man breaks into your home and attacks your wife and kids, what should you do? Here is another: You are walking down the street with you wife and kids. You are an able-body man who is carrying a gun and 20 men who are all carrying various guns, knives and bats start threatening your family with violence. One of the men grabs a kid and holds him hostage, "if any one of you resists us, the kid shall be killed!" he declares. What should you do?

I have to admit, this post made me think about self-defense and preserving the life of the innocent and those you love. I'm not sure how not standing up to someone attacking my wife could be seen as God's work. If violence was necessary, I would probably beat the crap outta that guy on instinct. How could the Lord shame me for that? I have some thinking to do.

The whole point of this topic is to find out if violence can be justified from a Biblical perspective. "Interfering in someone else's argument is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears." Proverbs 26:17. "Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you." Proverbs 20:22 "But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:39 I have no idea what I would actually do if I saw those things take place, but it seems like using violence against the attacker is not what the bible would want me to do. Perhaps there is an alternative to violence that would work. Or, perhaps we are to ignore what's happening. Is there anything in the Bible that tells us that we should protect people with violence? In the New Testament we find nothing but examples of disciples and apostles peacefully accepting persecution. To address OneLight, Love your neighbor as your self means to love the attacker as well as the victim. Your argument opened my eyes in the most wonderful way, If someone were attacking me I wouldn't want anyone to stop them! The lord allowed them to attack me, and I should be thankful that he has counted me worthy to suffer. If they kill me, then I will be re-united with my father in heaven.

If all that is true then why do bad things happen to good people.... Hmmm... I mean no offense, but your response sounds like that of an atheist. I have faith that the armor of God can and will protect me. Nothing that happens is outside of God's control. Bad things happen to God's children because God has deemed them worthy to suffer, Acts 5:41 "the apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus." It seems that most arguments on this topic are related to "self-defense". Where in the Bible did you guys get this idea?

Man invented medicines for diabetes too. Would you advocate stopping those and seeing if God keeps you alive? Such violence in tone, all I can say is that for me I hate the concept of "life support". I don't need machines to delay my ascent to heaven. There is no violence in my tone. I merely asked a question based on the logic you used in your previous statement. You are correct, sometimes I overreact. Sorry.