Search results

I originally gave my thoughts on predestination vs free will...then you pointed out that what I said about faith coming from God is wrong according to what you believe. So that is what we are discussing. I know you never said that true saving faith comes from ourselves...but faith in and of...

I think that you have misunderstood this entire conversation regarding faith. Like I stated before, there are two types of faith. One leads to eternal life...the other leads to eternal death. John 3 records the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a religious pharisee that...

You are not understanding what was said. We have the ability to have faith in God...after we are saved. Prior to salvation we suppress the truth in unrighteousness. If we suppress the truth then we obviously have no faith. The disciples of Jesus didn't have the Holy Spirit...but they did believe...

I never quite understood how this can be a debate. If you believe in scripture then there is no reason to argue against it. However, whenever someone brings up the idea of freewill or us being able to choose God while we are still dead in sins...I begin to wonder if they even read the bible. Not...

For me personally, I believe that Christ was fully man and fully God...He was truly the son of God incarnate. Since this is true, the answer is no...Christ could never have sinned because God is perfect and would never do something to contradict Himself. When Christ was tempted in the...

Very good post! Scripture should always interpret scripture. I think one of the reasons people view the second death as an eternal punishment that never ends is because in quite a few places the word hell is used instead of Gehenna. So people easily picture in their minds a place where people...

What does your conscience tell you about having sex before marriage? I bet it's telling you it's a bad idea and that you shouldn't do it. Since we live in our flesh that is weak and so prone to falling into sin, we always try to justify the wants and desires of our flesh. The truth is, those who...

Sure, a believer can be deceived. I see this not only in the bible but in every day life. However, the elect will not be deceived. If God saves a person He keeps that person all the way until the end. He doesn't give up on us. We transgress the law...God upholds it. Also, if a person has truly...

Wouldn't that be considered to be legalistic? Building a fence around a law so to speak?

We are saved through repentance and faith and if we have truly been saved it will be apparent through the changes in the persons life and the continuing of those changes. The bible calls it sanctification...a sign that God is working in you through the Spirit.

Hey Brother Mike. The people that Jesus was referring to in Matthew 7 were not true disciples of His and they never truly did things in His name. We see this happening all over today. Look at the evangelist Benny Hinn. He claims to have an anointing from the Holy Spirit and that he heals people...

Not for everybody. Those who are truly born again by the Spirit of God will remain in Christ until the very end. Those who turn back were never truly children of God...1John 2:19 There are promises all over the bible saying that God will keep those who truly love Him....all the ones that fall...

Amen. It's important to note that salvation belongs to the Lord and it begins at the moment of our conversion. Also, our salvation does not come by what we do, for there is nothing we can do in the power of the flesh that can earn us God's grace. If we could, Jesus would not of had to go to the...

Amen. I agree with much of what you said. But I do want to set a fine line with one point you made. God is always out for our best interest. One of His main concerns regarding us is that we bring forth much fruit and that we grow in holiness and over time we become more and more conformed to the...

I will assume that you mean when you separate yourself from everyone and you are alone with God. I agree. Sometimes we need to go somewhere where no one can get to us where we can be alone just us and God.

Thank you Brother Mike for sharing this bit on faith. Faith is the biggest thing lacking among many believers. They believe just like you said that God can do many amazing things, but when it comes to the issue of what God can do for you we make excuses and just assume that we are not important...

1 John 3:14 - We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. 1 John 3:16 - We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. You should strongly reconsider! How...

God used men to write everything from OT to NT. Originally it was written in Hebrew and Greek and as time went by they were copied. There are some where around 23,000 manuscripts written which is what is used to make translations into English and all other languages. However, some of the...

Hello maxx, It seems to me after reading through this thread that instead of you asking questions and trying to discover truth, you seem to just be trying to start a debate and argue. If you have a question then by all means ask, but don't ridicule those who are trying to teach you. If you want...

I strongly agree with what Hammerstone and Gumby have said here. I wrote my response really quick and it is important to know how to not cross the line in regards to calling person out. For example, just because you might see a person struggling with sin doesn't mean they are not saved and you...