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by gcdonner
Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting
Replies: 53
Views: 2587

Re: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting

I guess we may get to see how "no guns" works out in real time as Virginia poses to confiscate all guns from citizens, as well as other means of violence like knives and being involved in martial arts will also become a felony. It hasn't passed yet, but they have already passed the abortio...
by gcdonner
Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:08 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Television - Revelations
Replies: 84
Views: 3546

Re: Television - Revelations

One thing that must be recognized when trying to interpret scripture is that it is consistent with other scripture, and can be interpreted using other scripture. The time factor for the Revelation is one such perspective that is so often overlooked in this regard. Both from internal evidence in the ...
by gcdonner
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:09 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Television - Revelations
Replies: 84
Views: 3546

Re: Television - Revelations

I don't believe that the antichrist or the "beast" is a person. To avoid misunderstanding, I believe "the beasts" in Revelation are empires of nations, just as are the "beasts" in Daniel. They are related books. John is directed to measure in Revelations, and Daniel (a...
by gcdonner
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:05 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Television - Revelations
Replies: 84
Views: 3546

Re: Television - Revelations

The answer is more closely related to the early church and the context of the book of Revelation, being in the first century. Many of the early church fathers regarded Nero as being the beast of Revelation, since the description matches him and the number also matches his name. And I 100% agree wit...
by gcdonner
Thu Jan 02, 2020 4:51 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting
Replies: 53
Views: 2587

Re: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting

So is there actually such an Anabaptist church out there? I've never heard of this. There might be some USMC churches??? Yes, United States Marine Corps churches would meet this description, all except the Anabaptist part. Just in case you actually meant MCUSA, they are not into those picayune deta...
by gcdonner
Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting
Replies: 53
Views: 2587

Re: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting

I have a hard time reconciling an Anabaptist church that would cite biblical authority to argue picayune details about women's dress, head coverings, shoes, buttons, fabric patterns, etc. But then welcome firearms into the sanctuary. So is there actually such an Anabaptist church out there? I've ne...
by gcdonner
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:55 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting
Replies: 53
Views: 2587

Re: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting

Could someone explain to me why this person HAD a gun in the first place. He was clearly mentally ill, and a danger to himself and society. J.M. That is an extremely good question... And I am not hearing of anyone asking it. J,M. The "official" answer would be that he slipped through the ...
by gcdonner
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:53 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Television - Revelations
Replies: 84
Views: 3546

Re: Television - Revelations

MaxPC wrote:
gcdonner wrote:It comes to playing "pin the tail on the anti-christ", which, btw isn't even mentioned in the book of Revelation...
George, this one’s a keeper :D
:up:
Thanks Max. Happy New Year!
by gcdonner
Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Television - Revelations
Replies: 84
Views: 3546

Re: Television - Revelations

Would you consider television the "image of the beast" as foretold in Revelations? Because I do. I have believed this since I was 18 years old- even though after a brief period of trying to convince my family and friends of this I drifted off to sleep and universalism. It was easy to do, ...
by gcdonner
Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:58 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting
Replies: 53
Views: 2587

Re: White Settlement Texas Church Shooting

Judas Maccabeus wrote:Could someone explain to me why this person HAD a gun in the first place. He was clearly mentally ill, and a danger to himself and society.

J.M.
That is an extremely good question...