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Of course God creates some ( not all) of our posts,

C'mon.

And did God also predestine you to have breakfast, = exactly what you ate?

God isn't predestining anyone's post or Thread.
But it can be that posts and Threads that do not deny the Cross, or teach Cult doctrine like Calvinism, or Mormonism, or much of Catholicism, can be used by God to help someone, or to rescue someone.
So, in that case, its possible that God would have someone show up to do that..
 

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C'mon.

And did God also predestine you to have breakfast, = exactly what you ate?

God isn't predestining anyone's post or Thread.
But it can be that posts and Threads that do not deny the Cross, or teach Cult doctrine like Calvinism, or Mormonism, or much of Catholicism, can be used by God to help someone, or to rescue someone.
So, in that case, its possible that God would have someone show up to do that..
The Holy Spirit speaks through our spirit, to get his Living message of truth across.

Therefore under his influence he writes his message on the forum through us..( I’ve never said every message I write is from him)....

I think you are misunderstanding my earlier post...never mind,xx
 

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Do you mean, that the Holy Spirit, reveals, and the person speaks it?
We can be taken over by the Holy Spirit...sometimes when I write it just flows out, it’s hard to explain...remember we are spiritual children....God has control of our spirit...he possesses our spirit.
 

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We can be taken over by the Holy Spirit...sometimes when I write it just flows out, it’s hard to explain...remember we are spiritual children....God has control of our spirit...he possesses our spirit.

Calvinism never "flows out of the Spirit of God", and neither does heresy, yet, those who are caught up in it, believe that its God who is obsessing them to compulsively teach that stuff.

Its their Flesh...."they get a carnal BUZZ from it, and they BELIEVE this is the Holy Spirit".

Its not.
 
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Calvinism never "flows out of the Spirit of God", and neither does heresy, yet, those who are caught up in it, believe that its God who is obsessing them to compulsively teach that stuff.

Its their Flesh...."they get a carnal BUZZ from it, and they BELIEVE this is the Holy Spirit".

Its not.
Ok, well, you are most definitely entitled to voicing your opinion,xx
 

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God knows everything about all of us...he knows our hearts better than we do..

Isn’t is wonderful to know that God is our Spiritual Heavenly Father.

That Jesus is our role model, the Spirit Of Jesus that indwells our spirit.

Bow down before him and worship His Holy Name!
 

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God knows everything about all of us...he knows our hearts better than we do..

Isn’t is wonderful to know that God is our Spiritual Heavenly Father.

That Jesus is our role model, the Spirit Of Jesus that indwells our spirit.

Yes.

And Paul is our role model also... He's our teacher and the HS is the revealer.
 
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Have they put their faith in Christ though?

I used to believe so. But I have come to doubt that
I don't know, there are about 80 million ... Why not visit a Reformed Church and ask them? If you strike out the first time, try another one ... Let me spare you the frustration. Of course they believe in Christ. But Behold would assume God cut them off the Vine.
I have met some and sense this superiority attitude, flaunting "I'm a 5-point or sometimes 4-point Calvinist" - as if defending Calvin's theology was the Word itself. But Calvinism DOES NOT STATE ANYWHERE that Jesus is not the Savior and Lord, or did not die for our sins and rise from the dead. It is just a perspective of how God works in the lives of sinful man.
There are reprobates walking this earth, irredeemable and evidently born that way, but only God knows who they are. Romans 1 clearly says at least that God has let them go to their own demise. But read it. These reprobates are very evil, heartless, wicked and never repent til death.
Everyone is not in the Book of Life, if we were, there would be no reason for such a book. Do you think Hitler was in that book? Yet God has appointed all rulers, all authorities throughout history, bad kings and good ones - for a purpose. Good and evil have to play out their roles until Jesus comes.
Here is the real proof test: "By their fruit you will know them."

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Gal. 5:22-23
 

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There is no error in my post, we are in the righteousness of Christ when we have been Born Again.

When you add the word "In" You make a mistake

the word says we are the righteousness of Christ.


Those who believe in their heart, were brought to initially believe in Jesus by God, then we are gifted the faith to believe the Living Spirit Of God, for he has given birth to our spirit.

When he brings our once dead spirit to life by the power of His Living Spirit.

Are you saying we receive a dead Spirit of God when he makes us Alive in our Spirit?
I never said any such thing. Once again I have to rebuke you for falsely accusing me of saying something I never said.


You deny that the Spirit Of Jesus is a Living Spirit, you say the Living Spirit Of Jesus is the Bible, you Lie.
Once again you bear false witness, Once again you make a false claim. I NEVER said the spirit of Jesus is nto a living spirit.
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For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.


You best put right that you say Jesus is not Alive in Spirit, that you say the Bible is His Living Spirit.....his word that he speaks to us is his Living Spirit, that is how we communicate with Jesus Living Spirit?
You best repent of your false accusation against me, as I never made any such comment about jesus as you accuse me of. then judge me of.


How else can we communicate with Jesus, if not by His Spirit?

That’s why we need to be Born Again.
We need to be born again because we are dead in trespasses and sins.. How you fail to understand this is beyond me

Ephesians 2​

New International Version​

Made Alive in Christ​

2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christand seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
There you go. the very passage you quote proves me right.

1. We were dead IN SIN
2. We were made alive (saved) By grace
3. All this happens because of the grace of God. not of works lest we should boast. (take credit)
4. But this is only done THROUGH FAITH


10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

The Living Spirit has set us free from the power of death,..when the Living Spirit does this...Spirit gives birth to spirit.
Once again, there is nothing in scripture that says the spirit gives birth to spirit.
You said that the Spirit Of God is not his Living word.
I never made any such comment, once again you falsly accuse. Who do you think wrote the word of God? It was God breathed, which God? The Holy Spirit.

when you read the words. you read the very words of the Holy Spirit written down through the ages.
You LIE and it will be uncovered.
lol. I have uncovered quote a few of your lies in this one post.. Take the plank out of your own eye sister.
Spirit gives birth to spirit.=
No it does not. The spirit gave birth to ME!
What Spirit gives birth to spirit?

Born of the Spirit...our spirit is Born Again by the Living Spirit.
I AM BORN AGAIN
Born of the Spirit...are you saying we are Born Again of a dead Spirit of God?
I never made any such comment.. But you can't see that because you are to busy trying to prove me wrong.. so you can not hear a word I say and continue to falsly accuse me
Therefore your lie must be uncovered by the Living Spirit Of God.
I have uncovered you lie, your misrepresenting of me and the word of God in this one post. Thank you for giving me what I needed
Are you saying that Gods Living Spirit is contained?
I never said any such thing, once again you falsly accuse me.
What’s that new heart and new spirit within us...are you saying it’s dead?
Show me where I have said this. Show me where I have said any of the things you have falsly accused me of saying? I will be waiting patiently
Gods Living truth will always prevail over the lie of man...in your case, I think it’s confusion....
Yes it will. Thats why your lies have just been exposed for all to see.
 
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I don't know, there are about 80 million ... Why not visit a Reformed Church and ask them? If you strike out the first time, try another one ... Let me spare you the frustration. Of course they believe in Christ. But Behold would assume God cut them off the Vine.
He does? I have never heard him say this..
I have met some and sense this superiority attitude, flaunting "I'm a 5-point or sometimes 4-point Calvinist" - as if defending Calvin's theology was the Word itself. But Calvinism DOES NOT STATE ANYWHERE that Jesus is not the Savior and Lord, or did not die for our sins and rise from the dead. It is just a perspective of how God works in the lives of sinful man.
There are reprobates walking this earth, irredeemable and evidently born that way, but only God knows who they are. Romans 1 clearly says at least that God has let them go to their own demise. But read it. These reprobates are very evil, heartless, wicked and never repent til death.
Everyone is not in the Book of Life, if we were, there would be no reason for such a book. Do you think Hitler was in that book? Yet God has appointed all rulers, all authorities throughout history, bad kings and good ones - for a purpose. Good and evil have to play out their roles until Jesus comes.
Here is the real proof test: "By their fruit you will know them."

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Gal. 5:22-23
From what I understand,. God just saved them (made them alive) they did not even have to have faith or hear the word for God to save them.

As for the lost. God did nto chose them, so no matter what, they will never even be given the opportunity to trust God. they will roast in hell for their unbelief.

This is what I despise about fatalism, or Calvinism.
 

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When you add the word "In" Youi make a mistake

the word says we are the righteousness of Christ.


Biblical.my words.

We are in the righteousness of Christ




I never said any such thing. Once again I have to rebuke you for falsely accusing me of saying something I never said.



Once again you bear false witness, Once again you make a false claim. I NEVER said the spirit of Jesus is nto a living spirit.
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You best repent of your false accusation against me, as I never made any such comment about jesus as you accuse me of. then judge me of.


RJ words. You said that the Living word of God is the Bible, it’s not...The Spirit Of God is the Living word...

The Holy Spirit is Alive and Active And is everywhere.



We need to be born again because we are dead in trespasses and sins.. How you fail to understand this is beyond me

There you go. the very passage you quote proves me right.

1. We were dead IN SIN
2. We were made alive (saved) By grace
3. All this happens because of the grace of God. not of works lest we should boast. (take credit)
4. But this is only done THROUGH FAITH


RJ...words...you are dead in sin, until the Living Holy Spirit makes our spirit Born Again.



Once again, there is nothing in scripture that says the spirit gives birth to spirit.




RJ words. Spirit gives birth to spirit..is Biblical, therefore you lie and deny the Living word of Gods Spirit .

Flesh gives birth to flesh.

Spirit gives birth to spirit...do not rebuke the word of God .there will be consequences.


I never made any such comment, once again you falsly accuse. Who do you think wrote the word of God? It was God breathed, which God? The Holy Spirit.



RJ words....Gods Spirit did not write his word...other people wrote his word under the influence of the Holy Spirit.




when you read the words. you read the very words of the Holy Spirit written down through the ages.

lol. I have uncovered quote a few of your lies in this one post.. Take the plank out of your own eye sister.


RJ words.....The words in the Bible are written words...they are not the Living Holy Spirit...he cannot be contained.




No it does not. The spirit gave birth to ME!

I AM BORN AGAIN

I never made any such comment.. But you can't see that because you are to busy trying to prove me wrong.. so you can not hear a word I say and continue to falsly accuse me

I have uncovered you lie, your misrepresenting of me and the word of God in this one post. Thank you for giving me what I needed

I never said any such thing, once again you falsly accuse me.

Show me where I have said this. Show me where I have said any of the things you have falsly accused me of saying? I will be waiting patiently

Yes it will. Thats why your lies have just been exposed for all to see.
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RJ words...nowhere does Gods word say he gave birth to “ me”.

He gives birth to our spirit.. just his written word backs up...Spirit gives birth to spirit, Born Of The Spirit..Born Again of imperishable seed.

I have covered the rest of your post.
 

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so now have you resorted to fail to properly quote?

When you add the word "In" Youi make a mistake

the word says we are the righteousness of Christ.


Biblical.my words.

We are in the righteousness of Christ
Romans 3:22

even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

where is the word "In" let alone where does it say we are in the righteousness of Christ?

Romans 4: 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:


7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

show me where it says we are in the righteousness of God?

I never said any such thing. Once again I have to rebuke you for falsely accusing me of saying something I never said.



Once again you bear false witness, Once again you make a false claim. I NEVER said the spirit of Jesus is nto a living spirit.
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You best repent of your false accusation against me, as I never made any such comment about jesus as you accuse me of. then judge me of.


RJ words. You said that the Living word of God is the Bible, it’s not...The Spirit Of God is the Living word...

The Holy Spirit is Alive and Active And is everywhere.
Your wrong. The word is the word of the spirit. It is just as alive as the spirit is,, and just as active today as it was 2000 years ago.. Its not his only word. But it is his word.

Funny how you refused to repent of your false accusations.
We need to be born again because we are dead in trespasses and sins.. How you fail to understand this is beyond me

There you go. the very passage you quote proves me right.

1. We were dead IN SIN
2. We were made alive (saved) By grace
3. All this happens because of the grace of God. not of works lest we should boast. (take credit)
4. But this is only done THROUGH FAITH


RJ...words...you are dead in sin, until the Living Holy Spirit makes our spirit Born Again.
You just lied. these are your words.

How else can we communicate with Jesus, if not by His Spirit?

That’s why we need to be Born Again.


Once again, there is nothing in scripture that says the spirit gives birth to spirit.




RJ words. Spirit gives birth to spirit..is Biblical, therefore you lie and deny the Living word of Gods Spirit .

Flesh gives birth to flesh.

Spirit gives birth to spirit...do not rebuke the word of God .there will be consequences.
So you change the word of God and I am the liar??

John 3: 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

I was born of the flesh, which made me flesh

When I was born of the spirit. I became a spiritual being


The bible does not say spirit gives birth to spirit..
I never made any such comment, once again you falsly accuse. Who do you think wrote the word of God? It was God breathed, which God? The Holy Spirit.



RJ words....Gods Spirit did not write his word...other people wrote his word under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
All scripture is God breathed It is the living words of God.
when you read the words. you read the very words of the Holy Spirit written down through the ages.

lol. I have uncovered quote a few of your lies in this one post.. Take the plank out of your own eye sister.


RJ words.....The words in the Bible are written words...they are not the Living Holy Spirit...he cannot be contained.
Nor did I say they were contained,,
No it does not. The spirit gave birth to ME!I AM BORN AGAINI never made any such comment.. But you can't see that because you are to busy trying to prove me wrong.. so you can not hear a word I say and continue to falsly accuse meI have uncovered you lie, your misrepresenting of me and the word of God in this one post. Thank you for giving me what I needed
I never said any such thing, once again you falsly accuse me.

Show me where I have said this. Show me where I have said any of the things you have falsly accused me of saying? I will be waiting patiently

Yes it will. Thats why your lies have just been exposed for all to see. RJ words...nowhere does Gods word say he gave birth to “ me”.
error John 1: 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [e]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

eph 1:
Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,



He gives birth to our spirit.. just his written word backs up...Spirit gives birth to spirit, Born Of The Spirit..Born Again of imperishable seed.

I have covered the rest of your post.





It does not say this,. it says that *whoever) is born of spirit is spirit. God made me alive, I was born again.

You have also failed to repent. and your lies are still exposed.

Please try to format correctly next time.. It was hard to format this post because you did not quote properly
 

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so now have you resorted to fail to properly quote?


Romans 3:22

even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

where is the word "In" let alone where does it say we are in the righteousness of Christ?

Romans 4: 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:


7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”

show me where it says we are in the righteousness of God?


Your wrong. The word is the word of the spirit. It is just as alive as the spirit is,, and just as active today as it was 2000 years ago.. Its not his only word. But it is his word.

Funny how you refused to repent of your false accusations.

You just lied. these are your words.





So you change the word of God and I am the liar??

John 3: 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

I was born of the flesh, which made me flesh

When I was born of the spirit. I became a spiritual being


The bible does not say spirit gives birth to spirit..

All scripture is God breathed It is the living words of God.

Nor did I say they were contained,,

No it does not. The spirit gave birth to ME!I AM BORN AGAINI never made any such comment.. But you can't see that because you are to busy trying to prove me wrong.. so you can not hear a word I say and continue to falsly accuse meI have uncovered you lie, your misrepresenting of me and the word of God in this one post. Thank you for giving me what I needed

error John 1: 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [e]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

eph 1:
Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,









It does not say this,. it says that *whoever) is born of spirit is spirit. God made me alive, I was born again.

You have also failed to repent. and your lies are still exposed.

Please try to format correctly next time.. It was hard to format this post because you did not quote properly
Been through all of this..I stand on the Living word of God.

You stand on the written word...with no understanding of the Living Spirit Of God.

To which you never explained or posted scripture on...you said “ ME” as in you was Born Again...that is not biblical.
 

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Been through all of this..I stand on the Living word of God.
If you stood on the living word you could at least quote it properly
You stand on the written word...with no understanding of the Living Spirit Of God.
Oh I understand it completely..
To which you never explained or posted scripture on...you said “ ME” as in you was Born Again...that is not biblical.
I just posted scripture which said I was made alive, and I was born again.

Give it up.. Your hurting yourself.
 

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If you stood on the living word you could at least quote it properly

Oh I understand it completely..

I just posted scripture which said I was made alive, and I was born again.

Give it up.. Your hurting yourself.
You posted that “ ME” was Born Again...that is confusing and a lie.

No...we are Born Again, just as the Living Holy Spirit makes us Born Again...by His Living Spirit...not the written word.

Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Born Of The Spirit.

Born Again of imperishable seed....all self explanatory by the Living Holy Spirit.

The scripture I posted backs up Gods Living Holy Spirit, that makes us Born Again.

Our spirit is Born Again all Biblical.
 
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You posted that “ ME” was Born Again...that is confusing and a lie.
When paul says that we who were dead in trespasses and sins. He in effect said, I was raised.

its not confusing, and its not a lie..

When jesus said that which is born of flesh is flesh and that which is born of spirit is spirit. He said whoever is born of spirit is born again.

In effect. he said I was born again

The only confusion is your confusion about what really happens..


No...we are Born Again, just as the Living Holy Spirit makes us Born Again...by His Living Spirit...not the written word.

Spirit gives birth to spirit.
Stop saying this, The bible does not say spirit gives birth to spirit.

It say that which is born of spirit is spirit,


Born Of The Spirit.

Born Again of imperishable seed....all self explanatory by the Living Holy Spirit.

The scripture I posted backs up Gods Living Holy Spirit, that makes us Born Again.

Our spirit is Born Again all Biblical.
Yes born again, Whoever looks to the cross is born a second time, and will never perish, but live forever.

They have been raised with christ, and made alive. in faith.
 

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Brought from Death to Life The Lord told Nicodemus unequivocally, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). Only the Spirit of the living God can take dry bones, dead in trespasses and rebellion against God, and make them spiritually alive (Ephesians 2:1-5).
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