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  1. bdavidc

    Are You Following the Real Jesus—or a Counterfeit?

    Your view may sound respectful of Jesus, but it directly contradicts the full counsel of Scripture. The Bible makes it absolutely clear that Jesus is not merely a man with a God, He is God in the flesh, fully divine and eternally existing with the Father. To deny His divinity is to reject the...
  2. bdavidc

    Before the Light Goes Out: A Final Warning

    While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” ~ John 12:36 Jesus said, “While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light” (John 12:36). This is a wake-up call. The Light is still here. Jesus is still calling. But the time to...
  3. bdavidc

    Are You Following the Real Jesus—or a Counterfeit?

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts, there’s definitely truth in what you said about needing to look at the whole of Scripture instead of isolated verses. That’s something I try to do as well. But I want to gently point out something that stood out in your comment. You said, “If one really can hear...
  4. bdavidc

    Do You Believe This? – Why This Is the Most Important Question You’ll Ever Answer

    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” ~ John 11:25-26 Eternity Hinges on One Question, Have You Answered It? In John 11:25–26, Jesus...
  5. bdavidc

    “There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and...

    “There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.” ~ Paul Washer
  6. bdavidc

    Are You Following the Real Jesus—or a Counterfeit?

    Jesus said plainly in John 10:26, “But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.” These are not the words of a motivational speaker or a gentle religious guru, they are the words of the Lord Himself, dividing between those who truly belong to Him and those who do not...
  7. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    I do believe in the biblical truth that God has chosen His elect according to His sovereign will and foreknowledge. Ephesians 1:4–5 says, “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world... having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself...
  8. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Let’s test that phrase, “Believe God, do right, love each other, God will take care of the rest,” against the full truth of Scripture. On the surface, it may sound spiritual, but slogans are not Scripture. Truth comes from what God has actually said, not what sounds comforting. The Bible warns...
  9. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    The charge of "false teaching" is serious, but throwing that label around without addressing a single Scripture point raised does not prove anything. If we are truly standing on Sola Scriptura, then every claim must be tested against the full counsel of God (Acts 20:27), not cherry-picked texts...
  10. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    If it’s truly drawn from Scripture, then it must align with the full context of the Bible, not a selective interpretation. Scripture says in Romans 11:32, “For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.” The Greek word for all is pantas, which means exactly that...
  11. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Yes, that may be true, or at least I hope it is. Because I used to be that way myself until I actually started reading and studying the Bible. I would come across verses like these, and I got concerned. I realized I had been deceived, and I didn’t want to be one of the people the Bible warns...
  12. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Yes, the Bible teaches that the natural man does not understand the things of the Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 2:14), and that no one can come to Christ unless the Father draws him (John 6:44). But to say that only a predetermined group was chosen to receive eternal life, and that no one else...
  13. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Yes, I can see that. This is exactly why the Lord says, “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me, ye that work iniquity” (Matthew 7:23). These are people who think they’re saved, but they’re not. They may be religious or quote Scripture, but they don’t actually know...
  14. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    You're not addressing the actual point of the post. The issue wasn’t about who will be raised on the last day, it was about why some people read the Bible and still reject the clear truth written on the page. I quoted Luke 24:45, where it says Jesus “opened their understanding, that they might...
  15. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Who do you consider the found to be?
  16. bdavidc

    Why Most People Who Think They’re Saved Aren’t

    (John 8:12–20) In John 8:12, Jesus made a clear and powerful statement, “I am the light of the world, he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” This wasn’t poetic language, it was a spiritual line in the sand. Jesus was speaking to people who had...
  17. bdavidc

    Has "Christian Forums" become a Catholic site?

    If by “infernalist” you mean someone who believes in the eternal punishment of the wicked as taught by Jesus Christ Himself, then yes, I stand with what the Bible says. I'm not interested in labels people make up to avoid Scripture. Jesus said in Matthew 25:46, “And these shall go away into...
  18. bdavidc

    Has "Christian Forums" become a Catholic site?

    Before his conversion, Paul (then called Saul) referred to the followers of Jesus Christ as belonging to “the way.” This term was used to describe the early Christian movement, and Paul used it when he was still persecuting the church. Here’s the proof from Scripture: Acts 9:1–2 (KJV) And...
  19. bdavidc

    Has "Christian Forums" become a Catholic site?

    I agree. The real issue isn’t how many labels exist, it’s whether the message lines up with the Word of God. And you're right about one thing: no amount of hand-waving about denominations changes the fact that the Roman Catholic Church teaches heresies that directly contradict the Bible. Their...
  20. bdavidc

    Has "Christian Forums" become a Catholic site?

    You're adding things that are flat-out unbiblical. The Bible does not teach that people who die in false religions will “eventually reject their former beliefs” and accept Christ later. That is not Christianity 101, that is a made-up fantasy. Hebrews 9:27 says, “It is appointed unto men once to...