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Brevity with regard to Bible passages is the stuff of error. Unless what you quote is in context….you lose the argument….but that is not the point, is it? We are not here to win arguments but to shown how we arrived at our conclusions. If the journey towards our conclusion fails to take into...

The paragraph fetish…what is with that? :hmhehm:IDK:

Welcome Stephen4G….. I must admit….those who use that expression “old man” seem to be referring to their father and it always makes me laugh, especially is this true in Australia where it is common to refer to your father as your “old man”.….I rather think that “the old personality“ and the “new...

Can we examine the scripture in Matt 6 and see what this “AND” is all about? Matt 6:19-21…. “Stop storing up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. 20  Rather, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor...

“Fiendish questions”? The questions presented to you are Bible based and Bible explained. The fact that you cannot answer them tells me that you don’t want to know, because the answers disagree with your idea of predestination. God has predestined nothing concerning man’s choices….he responds to...

Preaching was a major activity in Jesus’s day, (Matt 10:11-14) and was to continue to be so as Jesus said before his return to heaven…it was the assignment he left for his disciple….not as a recommendation, but as a command. “GO!”…(Matt 28:19-20). It was to be a witness “in all the inhabited...

You still cling to the notion that God predetermined all humans to either be saved or condemned. So what was the point of free will? What was the point of the TKGE? What was the point of the preaching work that Jesus assigned for all his disciples? All of these things required a choice…..if we...

That’s it! ….it amazes me that “prosperity ministry” folk think that material things are evidence of blessings from God…..nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus was born to poor parents and lived a very modest life. Material things are nothing but a distraction, and often spiritual...

It may well have been “a pattern of how God saves sinners”, because Saul of Tarsus was foremost in his persecution and murder of Christians, and was on his way to round up more when he had an encounter with Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus. So, was Paul coerced or forced to become a...

I would love to speak with your members, but we so rarely encounter them. We do have a lot in common but the assignment that Jesus gave his disciples just before his ascension to heaven, (I assume that you believe Christ went to heaven and was resurrected in a spiritual body, not a body of...

“Wants” and “needs” are two entirely different things, but the gap between them has become narrower with time. Compare our wants and needs only 50 years ago…..my dad passed away in 1968 and we didn’t even have color TV back then…no remote control, no internet or mobile phones. A new car was...

There is a Scripture that lets us know that God is never the one responsible for our troubles. James 1:13-15… ”When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried, nor does he himself try anyone. 14  But each one is tried by being drawn out and...

For those who think prayer is just asking the genie to grant wishes, then they have a problem….it isn’t what God can do for us, but what we can do for God in a world ruled by the devil…..that is the real test of our mettle. Prov 27:11… ”Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, So that I can...

Yes……unless you give solid evidence for the the things you believe, these statement are completely meaningless. Discussions require material to discuss…..so give us your evidence and let’s see who has the better argument backed up by Scripture….this is how we learn.

And to you Trevor… Can I ask what is “the gospel of the Kingdom” according to your beliefs? What is it that was to be “preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations”? (Matt 24:14) Simply put…what is the kingdom message? Yet Jesus went there, and said he was going to...

Jesus does not answer anyone’s prayers….the prayer is offered to the Father only, “in Jesus name”….he is the appointed “mediator”…the “go between” who intercedes with the Father for us, as our High Priest….. He has been appointed also as our judge….but never as one who answers prayers. When we...

:kiaora: Welcome Devotee…hope you enjoy your time here…. We love a good Bible discussion…..:dusted: we can agree to disagree civilly…..well, some of us can…. :ummm:

Since the very foundations of the Kingdom rest on the 12 living stones (the apostles) supported by the chief cornerstone, (who is Jesus Christ), parties to the new covenant were only taken into that covenant on the night before Jesus died. Those who lived and died before that covenant was...

It is true that Jesus’ sacrifice covers “everyone”….but not everyone will accept the terms, as it requires something of them……it requires genuine repentance, a turning around, and the sacrifice of their own will to God’s will, as Jesus demonstrated….when it comes down to it….not many are willing...

Great question….but not really answered…. Who or what then is “the church”….and who are the “elect” in it? The question highlighted by @brightflame52 begs an answer….because it doesn’t say that the elect definitely “obtain salvation in Christ” but that they “may…obtain” the same hope that Paul...