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This happened at a place called Gadara which was at the time a Roman province of Syria. The demons knew Jesus had the power to cast them out into a state of eternal darkness known as the abyss, the deep, or the bottomless pit. 2Pe 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried...

My ruling is that the angel of the LORD is not necessarily the LORD HIMSELF. 2Sa 24:15-17 So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men. (16) And when the angel stretched out...

Thread Titles and Original Posts should be coherent and congruent. Amo 3:1-7 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: (2) "You only have I known of all the families of the earth...

And anyone trusting solely in works of any sort for salvation is still dead in their trespasses and sins. Eph 2:8-9 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Why are the people in these verses judged to be workers of iniquity? Mat 7:21-23 Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not...

Hi Marc, The context of Hebrews 6 is interesting to say the least. The Hebrews to whom the epistle was addressed had among them some adherents to Judaism who were struggling with the strong meat of the Gospel and its message of salvation through Christ the Son of God. *Chapter 5 thus leads into...

I agree with your observations and have been seriously challenged in this area myself. Cultural Christianity, for want of a better term, is a default setting that many do not want to be dislodged from. There are many flavours of Cultural Christianity which tend to be substitutes for...

Hi Randy, In the Bible, as you know, the ekklesia (church if you must) is defined metaphorically as a body with believers being its members and Christ being its Head. A distinction can be made between the current visible local congregations of the body of Christ, and the overall invisible total...

The EHV - Eternal Heavenly Version

God's Only Son Promises Eternal Life

Yes, a characteristic of being God is that in eternity He always knows all that is knowable. Anything less and He wouldn't be God. The fact that the Bible records Him asking questions of people doesn't mean He didn't already know. Gen 3:9-13 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him...

That's a very cynical view you have there, Marc. I see an absolutely glorious plan in place. This Divine Plan is running its course in complete harmony with the Word and Will of God.

Speaking from experience I have concluded some who attend fellowships find it either really difficult or impossible to show love for everyone. I've had a nemesis or two cross my path in the ekklesias I have served in, but it has caused me to examine myself and practice the instruction to forgive...

No link intended. An interesting thing about the Gospel spreading after the Ascension of Christ is the various ruling empires had developed the roads, and shipping routes, plus there was widespread use of the Greek language. I read that the persecution of the early Christians, by adherents to...

Take a long sabbatical, Anthony.

Your post reminds me of this passage, MatthewG. 1Co 2:6-10 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: (7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained...

Spreading The Gospel With Confidence. Act 28:30-31 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, (31) Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

To your mind, but history is full of examples.