Gun violence is falling, yet many lawmakers still want more controls. Why would this be? It certainly cannot be in order to prevent more gun violence, because the VP has plainly stated that nothing...
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Gun violence is falling, yet many lawmakers still want more controls. Why would this be? It certainly cannot be in order to prevent more gun violence, because the VP has plainly stated that nothing...
We are all born "in Adam" just as Levi tithed to Melchizedek while he was still in the loins of Abraham. We are not born with a sin nature, rather, we are born fleshly, carnal beings. To say that all...
Interesting approach, Jenny. Welcome to the forum. Hmmm...
I believe we are justified by faith and that we are sanctified by the inner workings of the Holy Spirit. I believe He works in us today...
God, not us, numbers our days. If we truly believe Him, then we truly trust that whatever our circumstances are, they are designed for our good.
blessings,
Watchman :)
As a christian, I am intensely interested in the nature of eternity with our Lord. The scriptures speak of new heavens and a new earth wherein we live with Him. I suspect it will be much like this...
Interesting thread, arguments aside. :D God speaks to me in many ways. He speaks to me through the scriptures, through other writings, through art, music, nature, situations, other people, and...
Not exactly. Sinlessness is AN attribute of God that was passed to Adam and Lucifer; however, it doesn't mean that ALL His attributes were passed on. Your logic is faulty there. Adam and Lucifer were...
Yes, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was there to bring distinction between those choices.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. As others have pointed out, though, the power of choice given to Adam as a...
God had a reason for creating Adam with the power to make choices.
Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless...
Ever read Pagan Christianity? It is quite an eye opener with regards to Biblical doctrine and our meeting practices.
blessings,
Watchman :)
Little compares with holding a well made book in your hands. I agree that the Bible tops the list. Thanks for the OP, Tony!
Well, I got as far as the quote above reading this thread before I felt compelled to jump in. Adam wasn't created a sinner. He was created innocent and without the Holy Spirit. The first Adam did...
Nothing like an empty grave and a risen Savior to brighten one's day and fan the flame of hope.
blessings to all,
Watchman :)
I have read only the OP in this thread, and I find it a strange question. It seems very simple to me that since it is God's desire that none should perish, then we are certainly right to pray for...
One who prophesies is not always a prophet, are they?
W :)
Conversely, if we cannot hear Him, then we are not His sheep. His sheep know His voice. If we cannot hear Him, we cannot be led by Him.
blessings,
Watchman :)
I didn't watch the videos. Have we a mid-Acts dispensationalist among us? Just curious.
Watchman :)
Some don't hear Him because they think He only speaks through the Bible nowadays...and they attempt to discount His still small voice as 'voices in your head'. That is as much a distraction as...
And with the last few posts, may the poor, dear thief rest in peace. :yes:
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
blessings,
Watchman :)
This should probably be shouted from the rooftops. Amen.
W :)
Yes, you did...and you didn't see it refuted, other than the poster who addressed it said something to the effect of "that argument is old and has been debunked." That is a nonargument. I am not...
Kum bah yah, my Lord, kum bah yah...much better than In A Gadda Da Vida...I'm just sayin'. :monkeyd:
Understand that Peter wasn't giving a progression. The example of Cornelius' household disproves the progression, because they received the Spirit before their water baptisms. The Greek grammar...
Precisely. Some want to make Acts 2:38 a rule unto itself, and then simply discount the exceptions as rare and no longer occurring...which is not the best way to approach the scriptures.
W :)
Acts 2:38 doesn't say Repent, and then be baptized, and then you will receive the gift...which is the way many tend to understand it. There are too many instances in scripture regarding the reception...
This is something I've been advocating all along; however, I don't believe I ever expressed it quite like this. Well said. Salvation is of the Lord. It comes to us in His way and in His timing. There...
Hey there, Crawfish. It has been awhile since I read this thread, but IIRC, it isn't water baptism that is the point of objection, rather, that water baptism is salvific and without it none are...
I've not read the book. On another board, several years ago, one of the mods went through it chapter by chapter and pointed out what he thought to be both the good and bad points. There were enough...
You have no idea how encouraging it is to read of your maladies & pain, yet your trust and hope is still in Papa. Praying for you!
your brother in Christ,
Andy aka Watchman :pray: