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The Inspiration Of The Bible

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: NEWS: Sex and the Archbishop Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 00:03:17 GMT (Ken Smith) wrote: >>A question which could be answered in a few lines. >>Where, Graeme, can I find, in the Bible, an outline, or even a hint, >>of what you term "verbal plenary inspiration" ? […]

The Law, Apocrypha And Other Matters

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Subject: Re: NEWS: Sex and the Archbishop Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 00:41:16 GMT On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:00:18 +1000, "Darren R Middleton" <> wrote: >G'day Nigel, >I share table fellowship with sinners all the time (not to mention my family >;-), however, this is not communion. Jesus […]

The Apocrypha

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Apocrypha Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 23:13:44 GMT On Wed, 05 Aug 1998 23:59:04 +0900, Michael Smith <> wrote: >[Jude 1:9] But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with >the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous >accusation […]

Original Sin

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 13:03:27 -0700 (MST) From: Thomas James Brower <> Subject: Re: Theological question… Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian On 3 Aug 1998, Rowland C. Croucher wrote: > A pastor-friend emailed me with this question. Your helpful responses? > > > A young lady asked me this question the other day, and I wondered what […]

Jude And The Assumption Of Moses

From: Gordon Coleman <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Apocrypha Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 16:37:28 +1000 g, Graeme wrote: > > (Nigel B. Mitchell) wrote: > > >I wrote: > >>>Jude 1:9 is a reference to a work called the Assumption of Moses. > > >On Thu, 06 Aug 1998 21:57:10 GMT, g, (Graeme) […]

Adam’s Sin And Ours

From: "Judith H. Taylor" <> To: "Practical Christian Life" <> Subject: Re: [CHRISTIA] Question: Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 10:24:18 -0400 Rowland Croucher writes: > A pastor-friend emailed me with this question. Your helpful responses? > > > A young lady asked me this question the other day, and I wondered what > > your […]

The Commandments And The Death Penalty

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Subject: Re: NEWS: Sex and the Archbishop Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 00:36:25 GMT Hi, Darren I wrote: >> Compare Jesus' attitude to the woman taken in adultery in John 8, >> and Paul's attitude to the immorality amongst the Corinthian >> Church in 1 Corinthians 5. It is […]

Faith, Scripture And Other Matters

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Subject: Re: NEWS: Sex and the Archbishop Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 03:06:50 GMT Hi, Darren, I have snipped and rearranged some of this to make it more manageable. I hope I have not misrepresented anything you meant to say – if so, please let me know. On Tue, […]

What Is The Bible For?

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Subject: Re: NEWS: Sex and the Archbishop Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 12:13:16 GMT Do you have a name, AJ? Even God has a name. It is so much easier to relate to someone when you know their name. You know my name, and you know my church affiliation. […]

Liberal Theology

Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:17:37 -1000 From: “Rowland C. Croucher” <> Subject: Liberal theology Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian On another thread I was accused (yes that’s the right word I think) of being ‘liberal’ theologically, and therefore suspect (I think that’s also the right word) to that poster… I’d be interested if he could point out […]