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Maybe so, but have you heard of the Cotton Patch version? Supposed to be a serious effort--maybe. :Coffee

I don't know about that. I've heard when he does pushups he simply moves the earth away and pulls it back. :Biggrin But actually, I fought in tournaments when I was a lowly green and then brown belt back when Chuck was the world full contact champ. Never met the guy, though I have met Bill...

Actually, very few American styles go in for the mysticism, though some do. And I know one style done by the Muslims in N. China, Tan Tui, which has nothing to do with eastern religion, obviously. By the way, you seem well informed about the martial arts. Are you a martial artist yourself?

Absolutely yes. I've been involved in the martial arts for almost 60 years, starting in 9th grade: wrestling through high school (yes, it's a Western martial art), judo, karate, various styles of kung fu. My primary reason was for self defense, but I get great exercise and just enjoy doing it...

I never heard it put that way before.

Several years ago a Baptist missionary of our acquantance was shot to death in Cameroon by an unknown assailant. Many places on that continent are still dangerous. The northern half of the country is off limits due to the insurgency. I preached in Bangladesh about 15 years ago--Muslim majority...

But never preached from it.

I did say "well trained." I suggest that the methodology of our Baptist church security team is quite different from what you are describing here. We do have a full range of security cameras. This post is full of good thoughts. I'm going to put it into a Word doc and keep it for reference...

Let me see. A theology based not on the covenants directly taught in Scripture, but on two or three (depending on the writer) covenants invented by the theologians with no biblical bases? Not a help to godliness if it doesn't come from Scripture but from the mind of the theologians. But I'm...

Got it. Thank you. Good research.

Sad that anyone, especially any Christian, would think that way.

Thank you. Care to share the URL?

I think you are right when looking at broader evangelicalism, but fundamentalists still support missionaries by the faith missions method of Hudson Taylor, and have them in often. So to the average fundamentalist, the word "missionary" still means a church-planting, evangelistic cross cultural...

Having been a cross cultural missionary for decades, I'm somewhat jealous of the term. I know pastors say, "You are all missionaries," and sometimes there is a sign over the door as you leave the church, "You are now entering the mission field." However, if everyone is a missionary, the word...

You could call me KJV preferred if you wish, but I think all the fuss on English translation issues is missing the point. I tell my students, "Don't argue about the Bible and try to defend it. It's not a museum piece, but a sword. Go out and stab someone with it!" My focus is much more on...

Actually, in his book Our God-Breathed Book the Bible, Rice had two whole chapters on why he did not believe in mechanical dictation. The charge that he did teach MD was brought by faculty members of Bob Jones U. who refused to endorse the book. Their charge stemmed from his willingness to use...

Actually, I simply commented on some poor evangelism that Hyles followers had done. I didn't mention LS until JesusFan did. He brought up LS in Post 37, not me. I consider it legitimate to talk about an aberrant method of soul winning on this thread, but not to make the thread about the doctrine...

No, it's a plea for Christian ethics. Right now there is a pamphlet on the Internet that I wrote, and it is being used without my name on it. That is stealing. I should be clearly referenced as the author. That way, any errors I made in the document, or any good the document does, both rebuke...

In a nutshell.

This is straight Lordship Salvation, right out of The Gospel According to Jesus. However, this thread is not about soteriology, so please refrain from going down this road.