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Anyone ready to open a can of worms?  Well, here goes.  And guys, please remember, I post my own OPINION on this blog.

There are a huge number of versions or translations, (interpretations?), languages not withstanding.  I will not name them all, because most everyone that might read this knows what I'm talking about.  I, personally, like the New King James; primarily because the language is more straight forward, but it still maintains the better aspects of the original King…

We, as Christians, should support our positions on any subject with scripture.  I will here admit that my blog posts thus far have been lacking in this regard.  And for this I apologize.  The only explanation that I can offer is my shameful lack of knowledge of the bible.  However, the use of one or two verses without regard to the adjacent verses or the context in which the supporting verse is used, is likewise shameful. 

I have stated in the very first blog post I submitted that…

I must begin with telling all that read this that I believe in Christ as my Lord and Savior.   I believe that he allowed His blood to be shed to wash away my sin and that He died physically on the Cross at Calvary and that in three days (by the Jewish calendar) rose from the grave to take His place in Glory as our High Priest before God the Father.

I've heard the arguments regarding the concept of once saved, always saved.  This teaching is not Biblical.  Give me scriptures as to it's…

In my profile, I stated that I hold some beliefs to which many here may take exception.  Here are the first two.

1) Creation: I believe that God created our universe in six days.  I also believe that the creation was orchestrated by God through the "Big Bang".  The reason I believe this is because of the speed with which He created earth, water, moon, stars and sun.  The laws of physics were put in place by our creator and while He can do anything He wants, I don't believe He would…