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What Should be Spent on Wine and Gambling?
Others have noted that there is inconsistency in the Koran regarding alcohol. One of these passages comes from Surah 2. The particular ayah is 219 219. They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: “In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” They ask thee…
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Wine and God’s Law
The law (namely the Torah – the five books of Moses) discusses wine many times. There are some negative references, for example: Noah – Negative Gen 9:21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. Lot’s Daughters – NegativeGen 19:32 Come, let us make our father drink…
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Dining at Dover
Years ago, before the Chunnel, Dover England was known for its white, chalk cliffs. These rocks are very in calcium: in fact they are mostly calcium carbonate. Calcium is an important mineral for human life. Bones have a large calcium composition, and most doctors these days recommend calcium supplements to women, especially as the approach…
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The Real Turretin – on Christian Liberty
Andrew Compton has provided a transcription (with commentary) of what the Real Francis Turretin had to say about Christian Liberty (first part) (second part). These thoughts are especially timely in a day when the Baptists are drawing new battle lines over the issue of forbidding folks from drinking. Thanks, Andrew, for publishing his remarks! -Turretinfan…
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Fictional Dialog with Arthur Legalist
is Gnu Believer interviews Arthur Legalist in this recent dialog: G. Believer: Welcome, Arthur. Why have you agreed to come on the show?A. Legalist: Well, I want to talk to you about a real problem I’ve noticed.GB: What’s that?AL: It’s really the worst sin of our time. It has destroyed many lives.GB: What’s that? Non-Christianity,…