So uh...
Does anyone read these or should I just post these privately?

i read them. i never even heard of that argument for sin before. very interesting, and i can definitly see the reasoning in that argument. please post. um just a question. remember that sermon you have gave about builidng up each other? or maybe it wasn't about that. but there was one part of the sermon where you talked about wordly vs godly encouragement or somethign like that. when we encourage based on wordly standards, we say You can do it, or I believe in you. and you said that we shouldn't say that, so my question is, what alternative to you propose to encourage others in a more godly way? would you say someting like, You can do it through Christ? honestly, that sounds really awkard, and maybe thats because i'm so confromed to the world's way of encouraging people. but if saying something like "you can do it through Christ" is a more God glorifying alternative, how would you encourage non-christian friends? because encouraging christian friends with that and doing the same to non-christian friends can have totally differnt effects.

Ms. Nutella,
I'll post something later on that subject.

holy macarol. why is my picture up there? i look retarded.. i mean i always do but.. this is even more retarded.. sigh

hmm wait. Also no one does xanga anymore!!! what should we do.. hmmm we'll think about it!

yeah ive never heard that argument of sin before either. i don't really get it either.

um so yeah. yesterday i raised my hand, but you didn't call on me. its ok. i forgive you. jk. anywayssss my quesiton was this: you said all of us are born sinners=inherently bad. i understand this. so this leads me to a very common question. do babies go to hell? based on scripture, i'm going to assume yes. what i really want to know is how do you explain this to a non-believer? i remember my friends were over one time, and somehow we got on the topic of religion. they were saying things most non-belivers would say. like, "how is it fair that God only chooses a few people (predestination) and no matter what other people do, they can't get into heaven?" it's hard to explain God's grace and holiness to people who don't believe in Him. so when they asked if babies went to hell, i said i think they do. and i had no way to justify it in their eyes, if thats even possible. so i was just wondering about this.

yea justin is right about many not using xanga anymore, but anyways i din't know this was still going on so thats cool that u picked it up pator paul. one random question i have though is how important is doctrine to the christian faith? (yea i know it has little to do with this verse, but i guess u can answer it some other time) and if it is vital, then why doesn't the church try to teach it more often? (so i guess im also wondering of the purpose of the church) don't we have to have some understanding of the doctrines (sin,salvation, etc.), before we can help others and understand what we have to do?