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Collections make sense for me, because tagging thousands of resources is more than I want to take on. I'm not sure I'd have the stamina to finish the job, and I'm comfortably certain that I'd make mistakes along the way (and probably change my mind about how to do it once or twice during the process). I do think it would be helpful if FaithLife could
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[quote user="Armin"] [quote user="Robert Sussland"] > A search of the biblical text suggests that in the recorded words of Jesus there are many more references to heaven than to hell. It's tough to say. For example, when Jesus says “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted." this is not going to show up in the "Hell" sense
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[quote user="Paul Caneparo"] [quote user="Kiyah"] What's special about 10 am I wonder. Why is that the magical time for Faithlife to update webpages? [/quote] Sales used to go live at midnight, but Faithlife made a number of mistakes so changed the timing to 10am around 18 months ago to eliminate the mistakes. [/quote] It makes a lot of sense to me
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This sounds really nice.
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Thank you for communicating these updates.
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For what little it may be worth, it struck me as a bit tacky too. That's not to say that anyone did anything wrong - humor can be hard to get right, and tacky isn't the same thing as blasphemous. Humor's also a matter of taste. For me it came across a bit like the co-worker who thinks he's funny, but isn't. For others it may have come across like one
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[quote user="NDD"] If my paycheck is magically put into my bank account without me working, I would happily spend 10 hours/day on Biblical research. But I need to earn my paycheck. For people like me who are trying to squeeze the most out of the time they have on Biblical research, anything that saves time is valuable. Having ranks from several sources
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Congratulations!
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[quote user="David Wanat"] Looks like everyone who bought a set that includes this will see the pre-order indicate that they preordered today: Now I wanna know when we get it [/quote] I wonder why it's showing a dynamic price of $30 if we already own it?
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I always appreciate FaithLife and the Gospel Coalition making these available. Here's the link for getting it through the Gospel Coalition website: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/
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Amen!
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There's some relevant material in Property and the Family in Biblical Law by Raymond Westbrook.
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I think it's a great idea. In my mind, what might be most useful would be relatively small, affordable collections that would include introductions written by members of a faith tradition for new members or curious outsiders. There might also be a place for sympathetic overviews written from a historical or academic perspective. It wouldn't be perfect
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DAL, I think you could do some good if you helped people think through the real issues. Churches of Christ have used a number of teaching tools over the years that have served a "catechetical" function, including theological terms like "Trinity," short slogans and longer formulations like the "five finger exercise." Other traditions use similar tools
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[quote user="DAL"] ... the moment someone says “I believe in no creed but the Bible” they’re automatically stating a creed ... [/quote] I think you need to define your terms much more carefully. Everyone believes things - they can't help it and still function in society - and not every expression of belief is "a creed" in the modern sense of the term
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The historical background of the Restoration Movement may be relevant here. This was a time when rather elaborate and detailed statements of faith were taken very seriously For instance, if I recall correctly, certain articles of the Westminster Confession of Faith were at issue when Barton Stone left the Kentucky synod. The movement's anti-creedalism
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God be with his family.
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[quote user="Rick Brannan (Faithlife)"] My wife and 13yo daughter are deep in the process of painting my daughter's room, and I've had my hands full keeping track of our two younger boys while all that is going on. [/quote] Good excuse! Family always comes first - those boys will grow up faster than you can imagine. (And thanks for the update.)
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I pray that God will grant his family comfort.
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Yes, thanks!