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Drawing this to your attention @Episkopos , in case you miss it. There is no need for US to take away or deny the wonderful foundation of His grace.......if any fall away from obeying the Lord in sincerity and expect the Atonement to avail no matter what they do and how they live, God Himself...

Amen...the gospel is preached from beginning to end! The mystery of God from the foundation of the world.

Amen. I think of times when the Lord wasn't accepting Israel's sacrifices...when they were living in sin and no longer following the Lord in sincerity. That is an "ensample" and warning to the church as well..... a picture of how God may no longer accept our sacrifice (Lamb of God) either if...

Amen brother. (had to remove some of your post due to the length) Without the shedding of blood there is not remission of sins: The wages of sin is death....therefore atonement costs a life, a life for a life....and life is in the blood. Never understood it before, but I think that is why...

Is this a competition for cleverness? If you know something that is constructive why don't you just share it. Holding things above others like that is....well it can be discerned what it is.

Anyone who is a cessationist will automatically assume where there are miracles/signs of any kind it must be false. Yes we are to discern and test all things....but keep in mind that Jesus didn't say anywhere we are to walk around in a state of suspiciousness and fear......I don't see where...

That is splitting hairs. Looking at other scriptures we can see that the point of that is to have faith in Him. Salvation is having and inheriting eternal life...believe in your heart and confess with your mouth and you will be saved.

Amen, absolutely do! Ongoing repentance as we have need. I think of it that we are in a living relationship with the Living God....if we offend against Him in any way we normally apologize and take care not to do it again. That's our response to a pricked conscience and normal part of...

Yes we begin experiencing His resurrection life......when we are resurrected from being spiritually dead, when we are born again. (Everyone with their measure.) Jesus said the kingdom is WITHIN us. But at the same time He ALSO said we are to seek it.

Thank you brother and I wish you the same. :) It's sad to see some who care more about being clever and winning arguments than they do about the souls of those they are speaking to. They only "care" as long as you agree with them....which isn't good fruit.

Oh my, yes. Communion itself is a time of self-examination and repentance and cleansing. We are not to take it unworthily. People who aren't accountable for themselves will not grow, they'll remain stuck in whatever stage of immaturity they are at, committing the same sins. How can a born...

Yes I've read that parable. We are to bring forth fruits meet for repentance. Never said otherwise....I was talking about growing....fruits GROW on trees no? "If you have these things and they abound (means grow/increase) they will keep you from falling." As usual you have no way of arguing...

....that He gave His only Son that WHOSOEVER WOULD BELIEVE IN HIM would have eternal life.

We in our "infancy" and "childhood" are inherently selfish and can only receive (since we are unable to give anything yet.......so it's kind of out of necessity, true? We have to receive first in order to be able to give later out of what we HAVE received)....and then as we begin to grow and...

Wasn't he a deceived man? Being Hindu (idol-worshiper).

Amen. Who can fathom Truth from a perspective that is outside of time...who can fathom the Lord? Where there is no past, present, future, but all things just ARE? Rightly dividing the word of truth can only be done in spirit by the Spirit, dividing between heavenly/earthly...

Real Christianity is not represented by pulpit smashers with wild eyes. (although the bible does say to same some by fear) Was Jesus a pulpit smasher? Oh wait....He didn't hide behind pulpits and titles at all. I agree the church is in a mess in the west in many ways, but imputed...

There can be mitigating factors as well......GOD knows, we don't always, that's why He is judge and we are not.

I think by "Christians" Ghandi meant the British in particular, a Christian nation in the broad sense, and how they were treating his nation and people. Keep in mind though that those who want to reject Christ often point to those who bring the gospel into disrepute as a reason or excuse. The...

Think there can be a lot of reasons for women feeling that they need to "try hard" to be pleasing and accepted by men, and their peers. Society puts a lot of pressure on young girls to begin with, and is sending a wrong message that their intrinsic worth is bound up with sexuality and...