Recent content by John of Japan

Sure. Adam and Eve's kids had to.

I believe we all knew this, but I'm not sure of the relevance.

Here's my final point delineating OE: It seeks to preserve ambiguities that were in the original. This means that exegesis is left up to the reader, not the translator. Sometimes when the source text is ambiguous, it is best to leave it that way if possible. After all, the Holy Spirit is He who...

This is quite confusing. What exactly are you trying to say with this, that somehow me advocating the keeping of the 3rd commandment is idolatry? I lived and ministered in the idolatrous country of Japan for many years, so I'm pretty sure I know what idolatry is, having seen it 100s of times...

I have no idea why you are writing this. I've said nothing about the Catholics. "Condescend...." Nope, just one small rebuke which you have now gotten all hot and bothered about. Like the old guy said, "If you throw a rock into a pack of dogs and one yelps, you'll know which one you hit." Not...

The human gene pool was much larger in Noah's time, so there was not the danger there now is from marrying first cousins. For a modern example, the poodle is a dog that has been bred and bred to get to what it is, so that they are likely to get diseases and have other physical problems. Here is...

Personally, I do not wish there ever to be the slightest hint that I am taking the Lord's name in vain. He's the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, holy God of the universe. He deserves the absolute, utmost respect and honor, not casual and disrespectful comments.

"Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee" (Prov. 9:8). Well, that settles that.

Tell you what, everyone, let's just call them the "10 Suggestions." So, "If you don't mind, I suggest that you don't take the Lord's name in vain, unless that is inconvenient." There, now I'm not a wild legalist, right? :oops:

Hardcore legalism just because my simple request?? Wow. Do you often attack people like that? That is not what you wrote. You did not write a prayer beginning with "Oh, my God." Go back and look at your own Post #92.

Not really Man's wrath. The first half is Satan trying to control the world with his unholy trinity. Meanwhile, God is preparing to unleash His wrath on the world during the first half, but in His compassion will wait to give people a couple of final chances for faith (2 witnesses, everlasting...

Correct. It is a theological argument for a pre-trib rapture. I am asking you for a theological point to your position. Not by me, but by you. But I do believe there are two halves to the tribulation. I'm typical pre-trib. Again, your position doesn't appear to be a typical post-trib or...

New development: the ICE agent hit by Renee Good in her car suffered internal bleeding from that: That is an extremely dangerous injury, often leading to death. My brother once had a motorcycle accident; ran into a tree during a race. His spleen was burst and he almost died--would have if no...

The rapture in the pre-trib position is the Lord taking His Bride out of tribulation. There are post-trib folks who don't see a need for a rapture at all, subsuming it as part of the 2nd coming. What is the theological need for a rapture in your position?

We were missionaries to Japan for 33 years, so I also am fascinated by pictographs. As I'm sure you know, Chinese characters are usually word pictures, and we had to learn 1000s of those in Japanese class. Noam Chomsky, well known linguist, has a theory of universal grammar, according to which...