Saw Babette's Feast and loved it! I would put it at the top of my must see list, along with How Green Was My Valley, another one you might be able to get at...
OK, here it is, 4 1/2 months later. I misspoke in saying the parable does not mention hell. Here is some information about how Jesus used a common Jewish...
Some take exception to Jesus using a false idea1 as a basis for his teaching. Firstly because it is seen as "sarcasm", and secondly because Christ would be...
I think it's important to remember that these are parables...not intended to portray real events or circumstances. For instance, the parable of the Good ...
Jim Berge
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Dec 21, 2002 6:52 am
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So Jim, what are your views on Hell, the Lake of Fire, eternal torment for the lost? From what Krsto is saying, the only support in Scripture for eternal...
Well here is sort of where I'm currently at. First of all, I believe everything pretty much fell apart after Constantine made Christianity the "state...
jj@...
Dec 21, 2002 6:57 pm
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I think God is a just God. I certainly believe that Adolf Hitler and some poor schmuck who tried to live a good life without God will not face the same fate....
Jim Berge
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Dec 21, 2002 11:40 pm
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Sorry I meant "I would NOT begin to presume I have the knowledge to serve a just punishment... ... From: Jim Berge [SMTP:bergewelding@...] Sent:...
Jim Berge
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Dec 21, 2002 11:45 pm
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... Jim, You probably missed out on all the earlier conversation, but the basis of what we are talking about has to do with wether or not eternal punishment is...
RE: no eternal existence for the wicked: how should we explain Matthew 25:46? Matthew 18:8? Hebrews 6:2? Jude 1:7? But aside from these and maybe a few...
Jim Berge
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Dec 22, 2002 7:15 am
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I haven't really thoroughly traced the origins and development of the doctrine of eternal torment. I assumed it was something the Catholic Church came up...
Good point, Krsto. Just reminded me of another thing... A long time ago, we had a debate here about spiritual death vs. physical death, as a result of Adam's...
Jim Berge
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Dec 22, 2002 8:17 am
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... Jack, That's a good point. It seems to be the old guilty by association syndrome, mixed with a fear of stepping outside of orthodoxy and being labeled a ...
Well that brings up another often-taught-yet-never-supported- doctrine: original sin. If you look closely at Romans it says that because of Adam's sin death...
Interesting Article from England. No matter what your views on President Bush's statement of upcoming war, this, from an English journalist, is very ...
In listening to NPR radio recently I heard some interesting comentary on the probably war with Iraq. Some esteemed professor of political science made the...
This didn't deliver the first time so I'll send it again: Interesting Article from England. No matter what your views on President Bush's statement of upcoming...
I'm not sure why but I've sent about three messages that are not getting sent out from yahoo, though they are getting posted online I'll try sending this one...
In a message dated 2/21/2003 1:18:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Hi Roy. . .Denny here I don't know if you've had an opportunity to read Senator Byrd's...
This couldn't be written by someone who lived in the 40s. Sounds more like an insightful reflection of our current post-modern mindset. Go's to show us that...
It's been a long time since I checked in with the Ghetto, but I just had to offer up this little tidbit. This really makes me sad to think that there are...
Jim Berge
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Apr 4, 2003 3:10 am
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Pretty interesting, but very predictable. I think this mentality comes from the firm belief that anything less then a a young earth view is short of "real"...
Some times I wonder if persecution is a necessary part of a healthy growing group of Jesus followers. Is it possible to grow out of our complacency in this...
Hi Denny, First of all let me apologize for not responding to this earlier. I never received the email personally and just saw it today for the first time when...
Roy, I firmly believe in what you said: I think our only hope of drawing the radical element of the Muslim world into some type of negotiations is to first win...
Schmidt, Fred
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Apr 30, 2003 12:37 am
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I often wondered what happened to Leslie Phillips. This article answers that plus has some interesting things to say about T-Bones work and perspective on how...
How can our faith make powerful inroads into the culture around us rather then being stuck inside "the Christian ghetto?" This article has an intersting ...
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