Johnathan Napalm
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Not by grace alone. You must "carry my[Christ's] Cross and follow my footsteps".
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Originally posted by Yiliquan1
So when is His actual date of birth? Day, month and year, please...
Originally posted by Kirk
I have some religious views that would be considered "freaky" by a lot of people
, and I don't want to sound to preachy, but
The weak foundations you speak of supposedly part of God's plan. At first, his presence was well known, and the "rules" to get into heaven weren't the same as they are now. How hard is it to NOT believe in Christ if you're watching him turn water into wine, or feed thousands out of a small number of loaves of bread and fish. Nowadays, we're supposed to get into heaven through faith alone. Faith that Jesus did come, perform said miracles, and died on the cross as a new way to enter into the kingdom of heaven. With pure scientific evidence, it wouldn't be faith that gets ya there. For me, the question is .. WHY must it be faith?
Originally posted by Johnathan Napalm
The question is not whether that was the exact year of His birth. It is just that, the year was picked BECAUSE it was associated with HIS birth. The Common Era gig is just an attempt to erase that assoication that has been in place for the last 2003 years.
Originally posted by Johnathan Napalm
Dunno. 12/25 was a Pagan holiday, coopted by the Roman Emperor to patronize the Christians and the Pagans in one stroke of political genius.
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
So when is His actual date of birth? Day, month and year, please...
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
Which may go a long way toward explaining why everyone hates you... JUST KIDDING!!!
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
But you are going to sound preachy anyway, right? JUST KIDDING AGAIN!!!
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
The error with this is that it is faith based. Historical data, scientific data, must be supportable by something other than belief. I can believe all day long that the Middle Ages occurred, but that doesn't tell me when or where... That may be overly simplistic, but the illustration fits.
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
Gambarimasu.
Originally posted by Yiliquan1
Just wanted to poke fun at you, nothing personal...
Originally posted by Kirk
I have some religious views that would be considered "freaky" by
a lot of people, and I don't want to sound to preachy, but to
reply to your message ....
The weak foundations you speak of supposedly part of God's
plan. At first, his presence was well known, and the "rules" to
get into heaven weren't the same as they are now. How hard
is it to NOT believe in Christ if you're watching him turn water
into wine, or feed thousands out of a small number of loaves of
bread and fish. Nowadays, we're supposed to get into heaven
through faith alone. Faith that Jesus did come, perform said
miracles, and died on the cross as a new way to enter into the
kingdom of heaven. With pure scientific evidence, it wouldn't be
faith that gets ya there. For me, the question is .. WHY must it
be faith?
I think that a "new" martial art isn't a new martial art. Just a new system.Joe Hardwick said:Since this topic has been popping up in some other threads I thought I would start one about this specifically. So here are 3 questions:
1-Is it appropriate to start a new martial art? Please answer with a yes, no or maybe and give reasons why. Also, if you feel that certain parameters must be required then mention them as well.
2-Is it appropriate to make a derivative or variation of an existing martial art such as "Combat TaeKwonDo" (I don't know if this exists or not but is simply an example). Again, please answer with a yes, no or maybe and reasons why.
3-Is it appropriate to start a reality based self-defense system? If you do not believe that they exist and are simply martial arts in another name then please say so, otherwise please answer with yes, no or maybe and of course reasons why.
I would like this to be a thread where you can give your opinion and not a thread where we go after anothers opinion. Obviously, if your opinion disagrees with another it will be known from your answers. Thanks, Joe.
Ok well a Martial art is like Combat art right?Black Bear said:LOL I love the new avatar! That is freaking awesome!
Okay, so how do you define each: martial art, and system?