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Thinking . . . Hearing the Word of God brings faith, so what God has revealed through His Word is what believers are urged to contend for, in deference to what is set forth by those who deny "the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."

Spiritualizing everything in the Bible can lead to several issues, both in interpretation and application. Here are some key problems: 1. Loss of Historical Context: The Bible contains historical narratives that provide context for its teachings. Over-spiritualizing can strip these stories of...

What else? Go on, spiritualise something.

Yes, The technical term for the study of why evil exists is theodicy. Theodicy explores how and why evil exists in a world governed by an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good God¹³. This field addresses the philosophical and theological challenges...

Hardly

Strawman

Speaking about an actual snake.

My comment is a corollary to your comment that God created Satan. Sufficient to say I think you are mistaken. God had no Adversary until one of His angels rebelled, as depicted in the metaphors of prophecy. Isa 14:13-14 For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt...

The view you’re describing aligns closely with Amillennialism. This interpretation is held by several Christian denominations, including many within the Reformed and Lutheran traditions. Here are some key points about Amillennialism: Symbolic Interpretation: Amillennialists interpret the 1,000...

Well it is a mistake to portray God as evil, working against His own Plan of Salvation. Luk 8:11-12 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. (12) Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe...

I am responding instead of absconding. The heart of the matter is both former and latter. A strawman is a poor man with only a pretense of substance.

As a child I was taught that the world, the flesh, and the Devil cause us to sin.

Yes. Man v. God Heb 10:26-29 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, (27) but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. (28) A man who disregards...

Brilliant. I say that because the imagery of Christ as the Lamb that was slain is used in Scripture to emphasise the worthiness of Christ to procure the worthiness of the Redeemed. That worthiness of Christ pleases the Father, as does the worthiness of the Redeemed. Rom 8:15-17 For you didn’t...

God the Son gave Himself as an offering of appeasement to God the Father. Heb 9:13-15 For if the blood of bulls and of goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean sanctifies to the purifying of the flesh, (14) how much more shall the blood of Christ (who through the eternal Spirit...

1Ti 2:5-6 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (6) Who gave himself a ransom (Gr.antilutron) for all, to be testified in due time. Strongs G487 ἀντίλυτρον antilutron an-til'-oo-tron From G473 and G3083; a redemption price: - ransom. Total KJV...

No he isn't.

I refer you to the book of Jonah, and the passage in Acts about Annanias and Saphira. Also check out King Saul and consider the current acceptance or otherwise of the Ten Commandments and the Bible in its entirety. My younger sister refuses to accept Christ as her Saviour even though she knows...

People can neglect or flatly refuse to do God's Will.