Recent content by John of Japan

So you deny the actual meaning of the Greek word for "neighbor," which is πλησίον. You choose to make up your own meaning for the word. This is in line with what you wrote to me once years ago: "John, you use the Greek too much," but it is terrible hermeneutics. And you think "speaking up" for...

Being Baptists, we have a distinctive of the autonomy of the local church. In this case, that means for me that I will not criticize any church for how they approach membership, as long as they have members. With most Baptist churches it is a simple vote yes or no, as long as the candidate has...

Look once again at my thread on the meaning of genocide. Your meaning is made up. The Israelis are not now and have never committed genocide. In order to accuse Israel of genocide like you are, one has to invent a new meaning for it like you have. Look again (if you even looked the first time)...

Churches of the Brethren typically believe that there is no church membership in the NT. Years ago I had a friend who was a Brethren missionary and didn't believe in membership. When they had a business meeting, whoever showed up could vote. I see tons of problems with that approach. What if...

Actual quotes were given by the article of Mearsheimer, verified by the man himself. How is that false witness? And I do believe that I understand what is going one.

I believe that church membership is absolutely biblical. Note the following passages: Acts 2:41, "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." There has to be a list of members, or the term "added" has no...

Please read this article from The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/09/john-mearsheimer-endorses-a-hitler-apologist-and-holocaust-revisionist/245518/ If Mearsheimer is not an antisemite, why is he endorsing a "Hitler Apologist and Holocaust Revisionist" as the headline...

No doubt. Antisemitism is the de rigueur position of the modern liberal (theological or political, either one). I don't see how a good Christian can take seriously what an antisemite like him says, since the position is so far from being biblical.

The opening statement was mistaken enough, and actually an outright lie, so that I can't see how listening to anything by the man would be helpful. Gaza was ruled by Hamas, correct? So it was not a "concentration camp," was it? And Hamas is a terrorist organization, correct? And it was they who...

"Silly comments," huh? I don't remember ever insulting you in that way. Your insults do not help me to take you seriously.

I could not disagree more. You have been misinterpreting the parable all along. It is about practical, physical help to someone needing it within immediate range, not far across the ocean. And it is about action, not words. Simply advocating for a people group does not cut it. I sometimes...

I watched a little, just enough to turn me off, so I turned it off. Mearsheimer started out with, "So what happened on October 7th, is basically that the inmates broke out of the concentration camp." That is absolutely disgusting. In philosophical terms, he is making the Israeli treatment of...

1. 1. He's at the U. of Chicago, known to be very liberal. I oppose both political and religious liberalism. 2. Over 53 minutes? Don't have time. :Coffee

Let me ask @asterisktom once again what I asked two days ago. Tom, you have advocated that the people in Gaza are our neighbors, therefore we should be nice to them--correct me if I'm wrong. So my question is, have you ever contributed to any charity helping the Palestinians in Gaza? Have you...

You wrote a whole lot here, and none of it sourced. I don't have time to run down all of these "conspiracy theory" type statements. Have a good day.