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    How to respond to classical theists who dodge Open Theism arguments

    That's right and words are the symbols we use to name concepts. It's more complicated than just that though because the concept a word names changes depending on how the word it used. You’re making a mistake about what language is and what words are for and I suspect that you're doing so on...
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    How to respond to classical theists who dodge Open Theism arguments

    @Lon, Answer this for me before we continue... What is the purpose of language? What function do words perform?
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    I just hear this: Why was Satan told to partake of the ground?

    Is that really what you consider to be a convincing argument?
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    I just hear this: Why was Satan told to partake of the ground?

    So, I had most of a really long version of the following post written up in my usual format, where I respond to each segment of the post as it comes along, but it was really getting to be a bit much, even for me, so I ran it through GPT and had it condense my post into what I've posted below...
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    How to respond to classical theists who dodge Open Theism arguments

    It isn't literal in the sense that you swap out one mind for a different mind but that stupidity isn't even worth the time it takes to say it. To change your mind simply means to alter your way of thinking, your intention, your goal. If you think "A" and now think "not A", you've changed your...
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    What Happens When You Don’t Rightly Divide: The Case of the Church of Christ

    Well, yes and no... As I mentioned, there are three main versions of these churches: Church of Christ – extremely conservative Independent Christian Church – conservative but less rabidly so (this is the kind I grew up in) Christian Church – Disciples of Christ – extremely liberal Doctrinal...
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    Ask Me Anything!

    What Happens When You Don’t Rightly Divide: The Case of the Church of Christ
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    What Happens When You Don’t Rightly Divide: The Case of the Church of Christ

    The Church of Christ and its close cousin, the independent Christian Church (as well as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which is just a super-liberal version of the others) come out of the 19th-century “Restoration Movement”. Their stated goal was to "restore the New Testament...
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    How to respond to classical theists who dodge Open Theism arguments

    There is a word in Hebrew that means "to change one's mind". That word is 'Nacham'... The Hebrew verb נָחַם (nacham) is commonly translated as repent, relent, or be sorry, and literally carries the idea of a change of mind, regret, or emotional reversal. When applied to God, it clearly...
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    Ask Me Anything!

    Well, just remember that every generation of Christianity going all the way back to Paul himself believed that they were living in the end times. The fact is that the pendulum has swung back and forth a few times over the centuries. For me, the biggest clue that we may really be near the end...
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    Ask Me Anything!

    That is Mid-Acts Dispensationalism in a nutshell. The more of your doctrine you get from Hebrews - Revelation, the more Judaized you'll be. Go visit a Church of Christ some time, or just watch a sermon or two on YouTube. They're one of the most Judaized sects in all of Christianity. They're not...
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    Paul did not write Hebrews; we do not know who did

    This demonstrates a level of dishonesty that I don't understand and am unwilling to deal with. I hope you had a fun time writing that post. I didn't read a word of it past that sentence.
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    Ask Me Anything!

    FYI: I have taken (i.e. am taking) everyone off of ignore for the purpose of this thread. Yes, it absolutely does damage both! To reject Paul’s apostleship is to reject the very means by which Christ is currently ministering to the world. Paul is not just another disciple. He is the apostle to...
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    Paul did not write Hebrews; we do not know who did

    The canonical order of New Testament books is evidence. Even without that though, your statement is flatly and demonstrably false. It confuses the systematic articulation of a view with the presence of the underlying doctrine. Just because the label “Acts 9 Dispensationalism” didn’t exist...
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    Paul did not write Hebrews; we do not know who did

    You're a lunatic. Is this really what you got from my post? I very simply cannot fathom living my life with this level of INTENTIONAL intellectual dishonesty! Of course it is and you know it. No! It is actually just the precise opposite of question begging. It would have to be a premise...
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