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#1 jshaas
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[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="Mafiree"]Government isn't the key to success in running abusiness....... Look at the inefficient solar companies the stimulus invested millions in. If government help was the catalyst for success these companies should have shot to the forefront of their industries not fallen due to foreign competition. Innovation is the key to success and it increases our standard of living in the process. This innovation occurs from creating new ideas and improving others. It is depressing we have sitting president who seems to not understand this.

Really? Pick any business, remove the city around it, all the infrastructure, and the entire population with exception to the business owner. Wow, he's really making his business thrive ALL BY HIMSELF.

There would be no infrastructure without the businesses. Why? Taxes.
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#2 jshaas
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[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="jshaas"][QUOTE="Nuck81"] 1 Thessalonians was a letter written by Paul to members of the Thessalonian Church. It's a personal letter mainly answering questions of members of the early church. Paul used figurative metaphor to answer the questions. How can I back up Darby's claim with Scripture? That is my point. The idea of an actual "Rapture" is not scriptural supported. You're the one supporting Darby's claim. Shouldn't it be you who is trying to back up a "Rapture" with scripture?

I was asking you to back up your claim that the Rapture isn't in the Bible with Scripture.

Ok. I did. Which is why only a handful of Protestant Denominations out of over 30,000 worldwide describe the Rapture as an actual physical event. You know that the rapture has no real following or support anywhere but in parts of the United States right?

Funny, I don't remember any Scripture quoted in any of your posts here. Do you have link to back that up?
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#3 jshaas
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hey everyone look at me! i'm an ot republican that does not have the brainpower to make sense of the simplest concepts.

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I usually vote Republican, and I get it. But I feel there's something else being implied by the POTUS. I get the sense that he's saying that you can't be successful without the government. It's more of that rhetoric about the government taking care of us so we don't have to be responsible for ourselves. That way of thinking just isn't right. That's why we have close to 50% of Americans not paying a penny in taxes. If they want to make cuts, how about cutting social programs that are making people as dependent as ever?? This does no good for any of us... especially the ones receiving the welfare. One thing he is right about is that we have a revenue problem... all the revenues aren't being collected. How do I know this? Because I'm part of that 50%. With my income level, plus two children, my tax refund was much more than my taxes paid for the year. Sure, it's nice to get that big refund check... but I realize that if it continues the this country that I love so dearly will no longer exist as it does today. So, it's not up to the super wealthy to pay more taxes (top 10% pay 70% of income taxes). It's up the government to completely change how it functions. I know this something that Barak Obama isn't willing to do... along with most of the other elected officials. Is Romney willing? I doubt it.
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#4 jshaas
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[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="jshaas"][QUOTE="Nuck81"]That's a figurative passage, not a literal passage since the things it describes are impossible according to science. Things that are dead can not come back to life. The "Dead in Christ" are describing individuals that are spiritually dead. Those that are Christian in name only and their hearts and souls do not truly belong to God. Those that are truly Alive spiritually and are actively seeking God will be "Caught Up" with him in the clouds. "Clouds" in the sense refer to fog, or confusion. Kind of like when people say "my head is cloudy" Or "The Future is Clouded" The return of Christ will be met with great confusion and uncertainty, just as Jesus was to the Jews, When Jesus returns to Earth He will not come as people will expect, and only those actively seeking him will know him, and meet with him in the air. John Wilson Darby's church attendance was falling. People were simply not coming to his church anymore. He devised a plan to scare people back to Church and developed a new theory about a "Rapture" in 1830. It proved to be so popular into scaring people back into his Church that it spread to other churches and soon took off around the country. Only a few Protestant denominations teach the concept of a "Rapture" and Catholicism and Orthodox Churches have always held this passage to be figurative in meaning. The meanings of the metaphors in that scripture I provided have been established and taught for over a thousand years. Long before Darby needed more people dropping dollars in his collection plate.

Who are we to decide what parts of God's word are literal or not? The Dead in Christ are the people that are in Christ (true followers), but die here on earth. "Impossible according to science" doesn't mean much when we're talking about things of a supernatural power. Nothing is impossible for God... He raised dead people many times throughout the Bible. Just because our finite minds can't fathom such a thing, doesn't mean it won't happen. You keep referring to Darby's church. Can you back up this claim with Scripture? That seems to be the only logical way to debate this.

1 Thessalonians was a letter written by Paul to members of the Thessalonian Church. It's a personal letter mainly answering questions of members of the early church. Paul used figurative metaphor to answer the questions. How can I back up Darby's claim with Scripture? That is my point. The idea of an actual "Rapture" is not scriptural supported. You're the one supporting Darby's claim. Shouldn't it be you who is trying to back up a "Rapture" with scripture?

I was asking you to back up your claim that the Rapture isn't in the Bible with Scripture. Sorry if you were confused further. So what if Paul wrote the letter to the church. The Bible is the inspired word of God. God wrote through the hands of men... especially Paul who wrote about 2/3 of it.
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#5 jshaas
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I own P11's and volume and chat are completely different controls. Adjusting game volume won't effect chat volume at all. Just put game volume how loud you want, and put chat how loud you want. ( I recommend keeping chat at maxed because even at maxed it's not to loud )NintendoGamer3
Did you even read the OP? She clearly understands that there are two separate controls for chat and game volume. Her problem is that the chat volume controls aren't working properly, and it's somehow affected when the game volume is adjusted. Also, just because it's not "too loud" for you doesn't mean it won't be too loud for others.
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#6 jshaas
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[QUOTE="michiele85"]My son just purchased a P11, and out of the box, it seems to have a problem with the chat volume. I am hoping some experts here can tell me if it is working the way it is suppose to (and my son made a wrong choice) or if it is working incorrectly. This concerns the chat volume. There are 2 controls for volume: 1 for game volume and 1 for chat volume. Here are 2 examples of what I think is a problem: 1) When he turns the game volume down all the way, it doesn't matter what he sets the chat volume for, he cannot here any chat. 2) When he sets the game volume at a normal level, the chat volume doesn't seem to do anything - he can keep turning up the chat volume, but everything stays at the same level (chat does not get any louder), The only way he can get the chat volume louder is to turn the game volume up (which turns up the game AND the chat volume) I think the chat control is not working at all, but I want to double check with someone who actually has a P11 to verify. Thanks for any help! Michiele

Michiele, Most gaming headsets are going to have separate controls for chat and game volume. I don't have the P11's, but I do know how headsets should work. My first suggestion is to try to adjust the mic volume within the PS3's settings. I would also suggest having your son check to see if other gamers online can hear him. Along with that, double check that the headset is connected properly. Sometimes you can never be too sure. If the problem still occurs, you should take the headset back to the store and exchange them. You may also want to try to contact Turtle Beach about this problem... if you haven't done so already. Good luck.
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#7 jshaas
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[QUOTE="jshaas"][QUOTE="Nuck81"] No where in the Bible is there an event like the Rapture described.

The Rapture is purely an invention by a man called John Wilson Darby. He invented the idea to get people to come to his church in the 1830's.

And he based this idea by cherry picking a single line from the Bible, with no consideration for what it was actually saying.

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"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 This is a pretty clear description of the Rapture. If you study the wording "caught up," you'll find that it means the same thing as to be raptured.

That's a figurative passage, not a literal passage since the things it describes are impossible according to science. Things that are dead can not come back to life. The "Dead in Christ" are describing individuals that are spiritually dead. Those that are Christian in name only and their hearts and souls do not truly belong to God. Those that are truly Alive spiritually and are actively seeking God will be "Caught Up" with him in the clouds. "Clouds" in the sense refer to fog, or confusion. Kind of like when people say "my head is cloudy" Or "The Future is Clouded" The return of Christ will be met with great confusion and uncertainty, just as Jesus was to the Jews, When Jesus returns to Earth He will not come as people will expect, and only those actively seeking him will know him, and meet with him in the air. John Wilson Darby's church attendance was falling. People were simply not coming to his church anymore. He devised a plan to scare people back to Church and developed a new theory about a "Rapture" in 1830. It proved to be so popular into scaring people back into his Church that it spread to other churches and soon took off around the country. Only a few Protestant denominations teach the concept of a "Rapture" and Catholicism and Orthodox Churches have always held this passage to be figurative in meaning. The meanings of the metaphors in that scripture I provided have been established and taught for over a thousand years. Long before Darby needed more people dropping dollars in his collection plate.

Who are we to decide what parts of God's word are literal or not? The Dead in Christ are the people that are in Christ (true followers), but die here on earth. "Impossible according to science" doesn't mean much when we're talking about things of a supernatural power. Nothing is impossible for God... He raised dead people many times throughout the Bible. Just because our finite minds can't fathom such a thing, doesn't mean it won't happen. You keep referring to Darby's church. Can you back up this claim with Scripture? That seems to be the only logical way to debate this.
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#8 jshaas
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[QUOTE="EntropyWins"] Until the rapture I mean...Nuck81

No where in the Bible is there an event like the Rapture described.

The Rapture is purely an invention by a man called John Wilson Darby. He invented the idea to get people to come to his church in the 1830's.

And he based this idea by cherry picking a single line from the Bible, with no consideration for what it was actually saying.

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 This is a pretty clear description of the Rapture. If you study the wording "caught up," you'll find that it means the same thing as to be raptured.
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#9 jshaas
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[QUOTE="J-man45"]

Not trying to be "that guy" but just to point out, the Bible says the words "eternal fire" at least once (Matthew 18:8). And I don't know if I agree with TC's interpretation of a "spirit" or a "soul."

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As C.S. Lewis said, "You don't have a soul, you are a soul. You have a body."

I agree. Corinthians says when we are born again we become a new creation. This is the act of accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Your old self is now dead, and new self (your soul that is now saved) is within your physical body.
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#10 jshaas
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As for the BF Premium... It's the same deal as COD Elite. If you play those games regularly, and plan on buying future installments of these games. $50 a year isn't much for anyone... So, I'd say get both of them. PS+ and BF Premium.