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  1. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    Exactly. “21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy...
  2. Brakelite

    "Is excessive interpretation the root cause of differences in understanding and doctrinal divisions in the Bible?"

    There are "many" who do agree. There are even more who agree with those "many", except for some minor details. The rest would say those "many", and anyone agreeing with them, must be a cult. Why? Because the majority disagree with them. But one might well ask, when has the majority ever been...
  3. Brakelite

    I am very ill

    Heavenly Father, we praise you, and thank you for your faithfulness and goodness toward us all. Sometimes however, some of us need a little extra special attention, and today, is Learner's turn. May you bless him, draw close to him, reach out and touch Learner with your healing hand, and bring...
  4. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    One can claim to be a part of Israel, but based on what? The name Israel was given to Jacob because of a change of heart. He had revealed to the Angel that he was no longer the deceiving sly person he once was that had taken the blessing by stealth, but was now worthy of the name Israel, the...
  5. Brakelite

    I Surrender My Life Lord, but...

    Incidentally, well, actually significantly, the colours associated with Babylon the Great are also scarlet, gold, purple, and bl...wait. no. There's no blue. And Antichrist is otherwise known as the mystery of iniquity, and the "lawless one". Where does your life sit as a Christian that denies...
  6. Brakelite

    I Surrender My Life Lord, but...

    The majority of Christians today believe obedience to be superfluous to salvation. Yet it was disobedience that got us all into trouble in the first place. So the prevalent attitude among Christians today is not to lovingly search out ways by which we can serve God in obedience and...
  7. Brakelite

    The Greatest Lie Ever Told: You’re Fine Just as You Are

    Someone once put it this way... The Jewish elders who recommended the centurion to Christ had shown how far they were from possessing the spirit of the gospel. They did not recognize that our great need is our only claim on God's mercy. In their self-righteousness they commended the centurion...
  8. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    I agree, it's absolutely relational. But surely, if that person with whom you have that relationship is worthy of your friendship and love, you will want to know all you can about Him? Jesus said the faith of a little child was essential. By saying 'enough' it seems you want everything God has...
  9. Brakelite

    The Greatest Lie Ever Told: You’re Fine Just as You Are

    That's a question that introduces many to a deep confusing dark pit of stumbling. My answer... Righteousness by faith. And real righteousness that comes as a gift. Not righteousness as in declared righteous while walking in sin, but real genuine changes made in the life, not by our own...
  10. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    It is when we start playing with what God has revealed of Himself, create doctrines that not only contradict such revelation, but misrepresent God's character that it most definitely becomes a salvation issue. Eternal life is exactly what Jesus said it was. Knowing God and Jesus Christ Whom He...
  11. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    No finite mind can comprehend the infinite, that is true. Which means there are no limits to the growth in understanding that it's possible through revelation in God's word and Providence. It is God's will that we understand Who He is and how He operates toward mankind. For example, Paul was...
  12. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    But not all are of Israel. “6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the...
  13. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! ” Matthew 23:37 KJV https://www.unfeignedbible.app/Matthew.23.37
  14. Brakelite

    Is your faith your own? - Is "the Faith" prescribed by a human institution?

    I've seen that analogy before. It doesn't necessarily work. I spent a number of years in surf Life saving. Drowning people don't always welcome the help you offer. They often are panicking and resist you, punching and wrestling to get free, or fighting to climb on top of you as if you are a...
  15. Brakelite

    THE CHURCH IS NOT THE BRIDE OF CHRIST

    True. “35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh...
  16. Brakelite

    The Greatest Lie Ever Told: You’re Fine Just as You Are

    The fact that he teaches the need for repentance and true godliness suggests to me that he has been filled with the holy Spirit. Most people teaching such a message are maligned and abused. You don't preach repentance for fun.
  17. Brakelite

    Where In The Scripture Does It Say Christ Completed His Father's Mission At The Cross?

    When Jesus said, it is finished, it is presumption to think that what was finished was the sum total complete, done and dusted work of salvation for mankind. The angel told Joseph, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their...