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No man can come to the Father but by Me, Jesus said. An Apostle wrote that if you have not the Son you have not the Father either. And remember these things were preached and taught to the Jews/Israel "first" before the Gentile. The only way anyone belonging to Israel after the flesh can be...

Bible says that they (OT saints) would not be made perfect without us. Jesus went to the place of the dead after He died and preached the gospel to the souls there. They received Christ after they died. OT saints as well as even ancient Gentile saints who had faith are all part of the...

But choosing the Tree of Life means we must not choose the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. It may be so that there are things going on covertly in this world as you say.....but all that is God's business I believe - and He is God and we are not - He is ruling and reigning and dealing with...

I think Jesus used stronger terms of rebuke with the Jewish religious leaders than He did with the rest of the people because of the principle that teachers receive a stricter judgment. The Lord distinguishes between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. He would do the same within Christendom...

Amen. Jesus said the Lord is looking for worshippers to worship Him in spirit and in truth. Not to worship Him with strange fire and ways that seemeth right to man but which lead to death. (And no one can begin to learn truth and worship Him in spirit and in truth without first receiving...

I don't think a personal application nullifies an historical one. Here I will just lay this out for your or anyone's consideration - don't mean to push it on anyone: Gen 22:15-17 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, (don’t think the wording is...

Think we are agreed in principle on the first part (except as concerns how great that beginning and foundation is that we have been given). But I gather you believe His second coming (historical sense) will be a "lo here he is or there" kind of coming when Jesus said it won't be. That is...

Jesus is both the foundation and roof of the building. The author and finisher of our faith. Both the cornerstone of the foundation as well as the capstone of the building. He came to us the first time by His Spirit as promised (John 14:16-18), and there is a coming of the Lord "the second...

Marriage for the wife in many ways mirrors the relationship of the believer with the Lord. A cross to carry. And giving up our things that pertain to self like identity, own power, voice etc, as it were, to serve and reflect Him. We are no longer our own but were bought with a price...

1Co 3:10-11 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (And just to...

You've missed the point of what I said, but I might not have been clear enough. It's not an unconditional guarantee, I agree...the bride needs to be ready and prepared and she must have been faithful. But it is a pledge/security against what is being promised. What is being promised/pledged is...

Resentfulness is not a fruit of the Spirit Epi. It's as though you take any dissent or disagreement personally for some reason. Can't keep up with your every point, however will just say that I agree it costs us all to buy the field where we have buried the pearl of great price......but that...

Amen brother, we believe and receive what is written. But we don't go around claiming things the way it is being claimed and we are being accused. We didn't write the scriptures, we just believe them. We are not claiming that any of what we have received is of our own because it is not of our...

Think you should stop trying to tell people what they are "claiming". I "claim" nothing. What are you claiming?

I believe that there is no one good but God, Epi. And I identify myself as having no righteousness of my own but being in need of Christ the same as every living soul on the planet.

Yes He has mercy on some of them by not hardening them but granting them repentance and faith in Christ instead. Hmm, wait a minute....that is many of us who you are now beating up with sweeping generalities, and thinking you will not have to answer to God for how you treat HIS flock.

Amen. The scriptures don't teach that man can be saved by his own righteousness.........they teach the exact opposite. The Law was even given for one thing to teach that very lesson and tutor Israel as to their and everyone's need for the Messiah........man's righteousness always falls...

In this you have rightly spoken. You're right that you're dealing with unbelief and blindness as to what God has said and there is no place to sit and discuss things with you here.

So you keep justifying yourself. Yes, repentance is needed..............and love never fails. Here's something that Oswald Chambers wrote.....haven't picked up that little book in at least three or four years, and funny that I happened to read this just today: <<Unless the worker lives a life...

Anyone would first need to demonstrate discernment as well as a love and care for souls before I could consider any assessment of theirs. So far I've only seen demonstrated a lack of both unfortunately......over and over and over again.