I've consulted dictionaries, but the use of the phrase "believes in" means (eg. believes in God, Jesus)?

I have seen several posts with an interesting rhetorical strategy:

It is almost purely semantics.

Someone might say, "I believe in unicorns."

This definitely means "existence".

Christians say, "Even satan believes in God."

Same thing. This means that satan believes God exists. In fact, satan KNOWS God exists.

I'm a linguist and a stickler for semantics. If you're going to say something, you'd better know what your words mean.

If someone says to me, "I believe in God," then they might very well MEAN something much deeper than they've just said, but the fact remains that the LANGUAGE they use is insufficient to convey the depth of their meaning.

Compare communication to any skill, say playing chess. If one person who knows how the peices move plays against someone who has a thorough understanding of opening theory, pawn structure, tactics, strategy, and endgame theory, who is going to win? Obviously the person with more tools in his shed is better at the game. Same thing applies to football, art, music, surgery, plumbing, etc...

So, a person with a limited vocabulary will not always be able to communicate their thoughts as effectively as a person with a vast vocabulary and mastery of grammar.

"Belief in God" is not the same as "acceptance of Jesus"

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how long jesus in the ministry on earth before he lifted up? and what century please i want to know when?

and who is the most woman generosity in the world?spiritually. and why many christian still fear if jesus redeemed us from our sin? how to resist fear & doubt in our heart? to make us more obedient to god? for me i love the lord,but when temptation came in my life.i felt so nervous & scared.please give me some advice to follow.thank you and more power god bless

Jesus was 33 when he was crucified which is considered his
Earthly ministry. From the western point of view, before he was crucified it was the 1st century of the Year of Our Lord which is what the A.D. stands for (Anno Domini - Latin). Since you are a believer, you will understand when I say that His Earthly ministry never ended. It continues today through God the Father, Christ our intercessor in Heaven, and the indwelling and presence of the Holy Spirit, plus the Church. Continue to believe, continue to read scriptures daily and pray, continue to fellowship with believers. For the immediate moment, read 1 John. I think it will answer your questions. Remember, God is faithful.

Earf!

P.S. - SetFreeb is right about the 3 years

what's a fast/fairly upbeat praise/worship song about jesus' resurrection *easter* good friday...etc??

i heard a song that was really good .. words about jesus' resurrection i believe .. hosanna.. hallejuah.. etc.. forgot name of the song though and how it went

Jesus Christ is Risen Today!

Look that up from Cyberhymnal and you will find it. You can listen online.

Did you know that tomorrow we are to remember by worship and/or prayer, The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus?

It is a very special opportunity to surrender yourself to the truth, the life, and the way. All you have to do to get started is say Jesus I love you, I thank you, and I'm sorry for my sins. Will you please give it a try? Peace to you.

Yes, it's a very special Day for me and the Prayer Group to which I belong.'The People of the Heart of Jesus'
We venerate the Sacred Heart of Jesus which is the symbol of Jesus' eternal love for his Father, and the source of the love and life he shares with all his brothers and sisters.
Jesus knew and loved us each and all during his life, his agony and his Passion,and gave himself up for each one of us."The Son of God.....loved me and gave himself for me." (Gal 2:20). He loved us all with a human heart. For this reason, the Sacred Heart of Jesus,pierced for our sins and for our salvation,is quite rightly considered the chief sign and symbol of that love with which the divine Redeemer continually loves the Eternal Father and all human beings without exception." ( Catechism of the Catholic Church,478).

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in you. Amen

what is the name of this film????????

i remember a film when i was younger and have often talked to my children about it, but i canny remember what it was called and can u get it on dvd/video cos it was so good!!! it was about a young girl - haley mills i think - who one day went into her fathers barn and saw a man who she thought was jesus and she told all her friends this but sadly he was not jesus but he was a convict!!! can anyone help me with the name of this film. many thanks, hen

whistle down the wind? it's a musical too now x

do you realize that when you accept Jesus and are born again that you are NO LONGER a sinner ?

a sinner is a sinner by nature so when a person receives Jesus his nature is changed and so BY NATURE (GODS NATURE) HE OR SHE IS NO LONGER A SINNER. They may sin but that does not make them a sinner... you are instantly madel the righteousness of God. you might bark but that does not make you a dog. so in the same way when you have received Jesus you are freed from the sin nature and though you do fall and sin you are still Gods child and He loves you and will correct you but you have not lost your salvation. you can NOT be a "saved sinner " you are either a sinner or you are saved! period. study your bible.

Your assuming that old dusty book is true.

Is it wrong for people to make money of the death of Jesus Christ?

My last questioned bombed cause of too much sarcasm. I just got in the mail last week a free Bible and a free Qu'ran. So this is clearly not what I'm talking about.

I agree with you 100%, and I am a Born Again Christian myself. Whenever I visit a Christian book store, I am sickened by the barrage of pseudo-Christian mumbo jumbo that's foisted upon us. Having said that, I readily admit there's alot of really helpful stuff out there. As with any purchase, the buyer should use common sense. There's really no need to own a jewelry box full of "The Passion of the Christ" necklaces and stick pins.

But theres nothing wrong with a person buying at least three translations of the Bible, a concordance and books containing solid theological teachings. Oh -- and at least one "Jesus Fish" for your car (yes, I have one).

As far as televanglism, I go by one rule of thumb: if he or she asks me to "sow a financial seed" so I can receive future blessings, I turn the channel and never watch that person's broadcast again.

Questions about post second-coming life?

A few things about what the bible says will happen after Jesus comes again don't add up for me. Was wondering if anyone can explain.

I don't mean to waste your time with my total lack of an answer, but I just wanted to say that this is a pretty cool question. I never really though about it in quite this way before, but I love this sort of thing. I will definitely be giving it a lot of thought in the future!

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A question about conservative christianity?

Jesus said if somebody takes your coat, give them your shirt as well, so shouldn't the Christian wing of the republican party just agree to let the middle-easterners have all their wealth.....or are right wing christian republicans really satanists (do as thou wilt....power is the law) personally I think satanism is a more practical philosophy, so why do right wing conservatives pretend to follow a homeless hippie peace freak who tells people to turn the other cheek and share with their neighbors (communism?) Satanism basicly states that a person should do whatever they want and to hell with anybody elses rules, isn't that more consistent with right wing philosophy?
dantes if somebody wanted to gang rape my family for kicks they would have a bullet in their brain before they got past the front door

Michael- THE CHURCH - Jesus is addressing the church here - NOT THE STATE

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Does anyone know of an audio editor that can edit out the voice but keep the beat and music in the background?

Does anyone know of an audio editor that can edit out the voice but keep the beat and music in the background?
the question tells what im looking for
i REALLY NEED IT TO BE FREE, without viruses and fairly easy to use, but if its not i can figure it out.:)
why do i need it? well i like the beats of a lot of songs but the lyrics? Well im a Christian and i wouldnt listen to some of those lyrics with Jesus right next to me. lol (if your an athiest your welcome to have your opinions but please dont post them on here; its not the goal of answering this question. thank you )

What John Rambo is trying to say is that removing the vocal completely is not possible without the original multi-track studio recording..
Once the multi-track has been mixed down to stereo the recording can't be separated back into individual tracks.
Strike one.

Even if you had a copy of the multi-track it could not be used in Audacity. It would be in a file format Audacity does not recognize.
Strike two.

There is a vocal removal method with Audacity (which all vocal removers use) but this usually will only reduce the vocal level at best and not fully remove it.
Won't make it to first base.

I've put the vocal removal method below if you want to give it a try but don't hold your breath for a good result.

Audacity:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Lame if needed to encode to mp3:

http://lame.sourceforge.net/

How to install Lame:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

Basic tutorials:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

http://www.recipester.org/Software/Audacity

Audacity will only accept files in wav, mp3, Ogg or aiff format.

Vocal removal method:

This is possible only for certain stereo tracks. When the vocals are exactly the same on both stereo channels, you can remove them by “subtracting” one channel from the other. This works for many studio recordings, where the vocal track is mixed exactly in the center. Be aware that bass and drums are usually panned to the center and can be removed or reduced also. Depending on how the track was mixed the vocal may only be reduced, not fully removed.

To do this in Audacity 1.2:

1. Import your stereo file into Audacity.
2. Open the track menu (click the arrow next to the track title), and choose “Split Stereo Track.”
3. Select the lower track (the right channel) by clicking it in the area around the mute/solo buttons.
4. Choose “Invert” from the Effects menu.
5. Using the track menus, change each track to “Mono.”

Press the Play button to hear the results. If you are lucky, the voice will be gone but most of the other instruments will be unaffected, just like a karaoke track. You can use the Export commands in the File menu to save the results.

Audacity 1.3.12:
Has a vocal remover built in. Just select the whole track then vocal remover from the effect menu.

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"Morning Star"...who is it?? Jesus or Satan?

Its Jesus in Revelation 22:16 -

Found another contradiction, huh?

It really doesn't matter if the "morning star" reference applies to Satan, Nebuchadnessar, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster, unless one of them is also Jesus. It's still a contradiction.