RE: [TruthTalk] Oil on Your French Toast

2003-03-25 Thread Charles P. Locke
Izzy, praying, voting, and working hard is part of the solution...and most of us do those things...exposing the truth is the other part of the equation...and those who expose unpleasant truth are always spurned by those who do not want to see the reality of the world. As a Christian I am sure

RE: Re: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-24 Thread Charles P. Locke
David, and fellow TT'rs, This may be a good point to bring up some questions, and I hope that other TT'rs chime in as well. Many of the points that we discuss on TT require a tremendous amount of research (biblical and extra-biblical) in terms of scanning, cross referencing, and word

RE: Re: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-23 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:23:24 -0500 Perry wrote: Salvation does not remove us from the POWER of sin as you stated below. Our jutstification

RE: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-22 Thread Charles P. Locke
I am also interested in hearing your answer to the second question I asked: If he did, what does that do to the law under the new covenant? Perry From: Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers Date:

Re: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-22 Thread Charles P. Locke
Hey, Glenn, you are not alone. I, too, understand that salvation comes through faith, not of works, lest any man should boast (Eph 2:8,9) There is NOTHING WE CAN DO to save ourselves. It is totally a work of our Lord and Savior. To God be the glory for his endless mercy and grace. Perry From:

RE: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-22 Thread Charles P. Locke
David, you are right. I was taught that by preachers. But after I was taught that, I learned that it was this truth that awakened Martin Luther and thus was one of the foundational tenets of the reformation. Sola Fide, I believe it was called. I subsequently learned that the pivotal verses

Re: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-22 Thread Charles P. Locke
: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:28:47 -0800 Charles P. Locke wrote: Hey, Glenn, you are not alone. I, too, understand that salvation comes through faith, not of works, lest any man should boast (Eph 2:8,9) There is NOTHING WE CAN DO to save ourselves. DAVEH: Perry..Does repentance have anything

[TruthTalk] Informal Poll

2003-03-21 Thread Charles P. Locke
AN INFORMAL POLL: Has anyone on truthtalk ever changed their point of view or doctrine because of arguments presented on truth talk by other members? Perry _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.

RE: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers

2003-03-21 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Glenn wrote: David, your whole comments below are built upon a false foundation. The false foundation is that Saturday worship is still a law. This is a sick foundation. The reason this is my foundation is because Jesus taught: Mat 5:18 For verily I say

Re: [TruthTalk] differences

2003-03-17 Thread Charles P. Locke
Great posts on the early church, TT'rs. It seems that in first century the early Christians would evangelize during the week, and meet on the first day of the week with other Christian believers for fellowship, and praise and worship. It seems that to combine them into a single service, as we

RE: [TruthTalk] Animal souls?

2003-03-04 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] By the way, it says in Revelation, chapter 22, that they [dogs] won't be [in heaven]. [I added the comments in brackets - cpl] You aren't serious here are you? Surely you are pulling TT's collective leg by suggesting that the use of dogs in Rev 22:15 refers

RE: [TruthTalk] Animal souls?

2003-03-04 Thread Charles P. Locke
As Paul Simon said, You don't have to lie to me. Just give me some tenderness beneath your honesty. From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Animal souls? Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:17:44 -0600 Terry, I'd rather be around

Re: [TruthTalk] torture?

2003-03-03 Thread Charles P. Locke
No, we should just ask them nicely. From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] torture? Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:15:41 -0600 Here's a question I saw on cable news: Should captured terrorists be tortured to obtain information to

Re: [TruthTalk] Court victory for Jim Gilles

2003-02-28 Thread Charles P. Locke
David, By all means, please tell the group when Jim's video is available on his website...I would like to see it, too. When I was in graduate school, an evangelist was arrested for preaching in the middle of campus He was standing at the edge of a prominent fountain on campus; there was a

Re: [TruthTalk] Courtesy of Brother Glenn

2003-02-25 Thread Charles P. Locke
The mind reading site is indeed clever. But it brings up a great question for the gtroup! How many were even a little afraid to try it, thinking that it might have some occultic basis that God would not like? After all, it does claim to be reading your mind! And it does use ancient pictograms!

RE: [TruthTalk] Courtesy of Brother Glenn

2003-02-25 Thread Charles P. Locke
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Courtesy of Brother Glenn The mind reading site is indeed clever. But it brings up a great question for the gtroup! How many were even a little afraid to try

Re: [TruthTalk] Judging Music

2003-02-25 Thread Charles P. Locke
Nicely put, David. Do you ever feel proud when the National Anthem is played? Is that a bad thing? From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Judging Music Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:13:57 -0500 Perry wrote: Some music today is

Re: [TruthTalk] Judging Music

2003-02-25 Thread Charles P. Locke
17:59:41 -0700 Who's NA sounds better, Canada's, Bill Gaither's or Jimi Hendrix'? On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:21:31 + Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you ever feel proud when the National Anthem is played? Is that a bad thing

Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism

2003-02-19 Thread Charles P. Locke
Why thank you, Marlin. All of this comes from reading a lot about hypnosis and personal experience with it many years ago. For all I know, the thinking about hypnosis could be quite different these days. However, I visited a few current web sites on hypnosis, and some of the same ideas and

Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism

2003-02-18 Thread Charles P. Locke
P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism Sorry, Marlin, I just do not see a hypnotist in the verses you quoted. I see a persuasive deceiver and a woman whose pride caused her to want to be like God enough

Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism

2003-02-18 Thread Charles P. Locke
understand the big things? I think this exchange was good, even though not on a major doctrinal point. Have you ever explored seduction? I view it the same way. Not that I care to discuss :-) --Marlin - Original Message - From: Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism

2003-02-17 Thread Charles P. Locke
Sorry, Marlin, I just do not see a hypnotist in the verses you quoted. I see a persuasive deceiver and a woman whose pride caused her to want to be like God enough to disobey His commanment not to eat the fruit. I have never before heard an interpretation of these verses that said that the

Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism

2003-02-17 Thread Charles P. Locke
Please excuse my misspelling of eisegesis as isogesis. From: Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:45:01 + Sorry, Marlin, I just do not see a hypnotist in the verses you quoted. I

Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism

2003-02-14 Thread Charles P. Locke
Izzy, About 25 years ago I developed an interest in hypnosis. I read many books on it. I have been hypnotised and have hypnotized, and although there are some strange aspects to it, I was not convinced that it opens one up to evil spirits. I was not a believer at the time, so that aspect of it

RE: Re:Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-13 Thread Charles P. Locke
PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re:Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin Charles: It was Lot, not Noah. Terry - Original Message - From: Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-13 Thread Charles P. Locke
Thanks. I read right over it. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:07:44 -0700 Gen 6:9 On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:38:45 + Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Re:Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-13 Thread Charles P. Locke
hope to have some of my quilts on it. Izzy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 8:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re:Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin Hi

RE: Re:Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-13 Thread Charles P. Locke
I live in Corona...if you take the 10 east out of PS, to Hwy 91, then go about 25 miles on the 91 S (to the Interstate 15 intersection) you are in Corona. I am 35 minutes from Newport Beach. From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE:

RE: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-12 Thread Charles P. Locke
Can someone refer me to the verse that tells about Noah walking with God? I remember that Adam did, and Enoch did, but I don't remember reading that Noah did. Perry From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim

Re:Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-12 Thread Charles P. Locke
Wasn't that Lot that got drunk and slept with his daughters? Didn't Noah just expose his nakedness? I need a scripture reference for when did Noah get drunk and sleep with his offspring please. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:Re:

Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-11 Thread Charles P. Locke
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:30:01 -0700 w/o gettin' my hide switched, may i ask: which side of the deluge did this come from? On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 03:08:42 + Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Noahide

Re: [TruthTalk] Yes, to claim the law is not a curse is to sin

2003-02-11 Thread Charles P. Locke
God's instructions to Christians are in the Holy Bible. If it is not there, I would advise you to fergedaboudit. Terry - Original Message - From: Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:08 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk

Re: [TruthTalk] Just a clarification from Glenn

2003-02-10 Thread Charles P. Locke
Glen, Glad you dropped by. Please come back when you can stay longer. Perry From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Just a clarification from Glenn Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:41:59 EST 1. I am not a prophet, the son of a prophet, nor

RE: [TruthTalk] Just a clarification from Glenn

2003-02-10 Thread Charles P. Locke
Izzy, JS is a reference from a long time ago, to Joseph Smith, founder and non-prophet of the Mormon Church. From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Just a clarification from Glenn Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:05:49 -0600 Who

RE: [TruthTalk] Bible Code

2003-01-10 Thread Charles P. Locke
PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Bible Code Hi, Izzy. Hank Hanegraaf, aka the Bible Answer Man, and president of the Christian Research Insitute (CRI), has published an article in The Christian Research

Re: [TruthTalk] Bible Code

2003-01-09 Thread Charles P. Locke
Hi, Izzy. Hank Hanegraaf, aka the Bible Answer Man, and president of the Christian Research Insitute (CRI), has published an article in The Christian Research Journal that debunks it. In fact, I have heard that if the same ELS (equidistant letter spacing) sequences that are used on the

Re: [TruthTalk] Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1

2003-01-01 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perry wrote: So far I do not have a continuous historical track for any single name. Their name seems to change throughout that period Two books that track the history of Christianity through non-institutional groups are, The Pilgrim Church by E.H.

RE: [TruthTalk] Eastern Orhtodox Paradigm. WAS: Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1

2003-01-01 Thread Charles P. Locke
]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 5:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Eastern Orhtodox Paradigm. WAS: Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1 DavidM, It is interesting that you should mention eastern orthodoxy. It is a long story that began in 1981 (which

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2003-01-01 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] David Miller wrote: What exactly does that mean to you, that the delivery of the gospel was complete? Perry wrote: Christ made one sacrice and was resurrected once, the apostles reported on it with eyewitness accounts, set up churches, and wrote letters

[TruthTalk] The Lord's Prayer - Original or not?

2003-01-01 Thread Charles P. Locke
TT, Is the Lord's prayer, as taught to the Apostles by Jesus, original, or not? That is, did Jesus create this prayer, or did he get it from somewhere else? Many hold that it is original. However, in the Luke version (Luke 11:1), one the Apostles says, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also

Re: [TruthTalk] Closed Canon?

2002-12-30 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] DAVEH: Does Protestant theology suggest prophets are no longer needed since Canon is closed? I am not sure if there is an official protestant view, but I think it is safe to say yes since they don't recognize any authority but the Bible. Sola Scriptura.

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-30 Thread Charles P. Locke
] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Law Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 02:48:23 -0800 Charles P. Locke wrote: The point I was trying to make is that when I bring up controversial issues about LDS docrtrine, you often give a cute witticism, and thus avoid a serious response. DAVEH: I do

Re: [TruthTalk] Closed Canon?

2002-12-29 Thread Charles P. Locke
...it is an open forum. Charles P. Locke wrote: DavidM wrote: What you say above has certainly been a growing traditional perspective since the fifteenth century, but it does not appear that the Scriptures themselves either establish a canon, nor indicate any closure to it. Would you agree? I

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-29 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charles P. Locke wrote: Charles P. Locke wrote: DAvidH, Thanks for your reply. Concerning your responses to my LDS concerns, they are full of cute witticisms and side-steps. You are clever. DAVEH: Hmmm...am I to assume

Re: [TruthTalk] further revelation

2002-12-29 Thread Charles P. Locke
, or Netscape to retreive his mail, which removes it from the pop3 server when it is retreived and stores it on his personal computer. Yet further revelation from Perry G. From: Charles P. Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] further

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-28 Thread Charles P. Locke
Hi, David. Not being trained in Biblical exegesis, and not being a biblical or greek or hebrew scholar, it takes me a lot of time to respond to your very deeply thought out posts. Sometimes I just don't have the energy or time to do it, thus my lack of response to your ealier questions. I do

Re: [TruthTalk] Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1

2002-12-28 Thread Charles P. Locke
Actually, I read an aticle about Mother Teresa, and her life has evidently not been one of strong faith. Although she was VERY compassionate, and didicated her life to the unfortunate, her spiritual life appears to have been very shakey and filled with doubt. From: Dave Hansen [EMAIL

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-28 Thread Charles P. Locke
of the trash out of our house. Perry From: Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Law Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 11:14:36 -0800 Charles P. Locke wrote: DavidH, I am in no rush...I can wait for your response. No, I did

RE: [TruthTalk] Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1

2002-12-28 Thread Charles P. Locke
PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 6:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1 Izzy, I searched and searched and cannot find the original article. It was one I clicked on from either WND, newsmax, aol or yahoo

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-28 Thread Charles P. Locke
From: Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Law Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 21:13:01 -0800 Charles P. Locke wrote: DAvidH, Thanks for your reply. Concerning your responses to my LDS concerns, they are full of cute

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-27 Thread Charles P. Locke
DavidH, I am in no rush...I can wait for your response. No, I did not see the History Channel special on the Bible. I would like to have watched it, but do not get the HIstory Channel. May I assume you watched it? Do you think it was, or at least made an attempt to be accurate, or was it

RE: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-27 Thread Charles P. Locke
more than once. I'm sure I'm not unusual for that! Sure you don't want to define your meaning again? Izzy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 10:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE

RE: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-27 Thread Charles P. Locke
]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Law I don't think I can change the meaning of a word because one person claims to have had a revelation. From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-27 Thread Charles P. Locke
Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 1:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Law Izzy, I was waiting for you to ask that or a similar question. Thank you. Of course the HS has given me information. He has convicted me of my sin. He has shown me my need

RE: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-27 Thread Charles P. Locke
does. Izzy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 3:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Law Izzy, please stick with me and read my entire post. I do not believe that Joseph

Re: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-26 Thread Charles P. Locke
Terry, Somebody already did that...back in 1830 (VBG). Perry From: Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Law Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:18:33 -0600 (Central Standard Time) To DaveH: There is no need for God to reveal

RE: [TruthTalk] The Law

2002-12-26 Thread Charles P. Locke
The sense in which I am using revelation is information that comes to an individual by divine or supernatural means. A supernatural revealing of information. Perry From: ShieldsFamily [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Law Date: Thu,

Re: [TruthTalk] The term Christian

2002-12-26 Thread Charles P. Locke
Does anyone use followers of the way? I kind of like that name for those who believe in and follow Christ. I am the way, the truth, and the life. Jn 14:6 From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] The term Christian Date: Thu, 26

RE: [TruthTalk] Crucial Doctrines

2002-12-23 Thread Charles P. Locke
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles P. Locke Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Crucial Doctrines David, Since you became a believer, have you sinned? You said If you are still a sinner, then Jesus did not save you from sin. Perhaps