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  1. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    The countless billions have all been given a conscience and heeded it or not. The Holy Spirits job is to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgement.
  2. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    You don't know that... I have done my best - it is a sad day.
  3. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Not so... a genuine encounter with God's Awesome Holy nature leaves you dumbfounded - not terrorised. I can only guess you haven't had such an encounter. As to Isaiah it was not terror, it was the revelation of His uncleanness seeing His Holy Awesome presence. You seem to want to interpret...
  4. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Hey - no doubt some churches Manipulate with ungodly fear but that isn't Godly reverential fear. There was no ungodly terror when the Lord 'passed by' as I described just as there was no ungodly terror when Isaiah saw the Lord... Isaiah's Vision of the Lord 6 1 In the year that King Uzziah...
  5. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    You apply a false definition when referring to the Fear of God. Having reverence and being afraid are two very different responses. Consider the anointing on Jesus... Is 11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the...
  6. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Steve - Here is a piece I wrote addressing some of the fundamental issues being wrestled with here. Restoring Reverence for God. There is another issue that has contributed to a weak church today. Our Father wants to express Himself to the world today through the family of God - in His...
  7. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    I think there is a sound scriptural case for punishment and annihilation. But I don't argue what I have not received, so I trust that God knows what is appropriate, and it is not for me to argue with it. (mind you Moses did and won !!! ) Maybe you are called to change God's mind on things ???
  8. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Thanks for sharing - I guess that the blood of the lamb was sacrificed for each family at passover and many were not protected from the angel of death because they were not heeding God's Word and personally applying the blood to their houses. The same applies to the blood of the cross - it must...
  9. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Where did you learn it from ??? By the way - the link to a certain post now goes nowhere. I might comment that without grace we would all be deceived. Further the deceiver can render us blind to deception.
  10. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Your thesis is sadly real... What it leads to is fleshly loyalty that blinds one to error.
  11. Carl Emerson

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    Great idea, just mix a bit of sin with a bit of religion and bliss... At the end of the day all are saved !
  12. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    OK you demonstrate you are really steeped in universalism. There seems little point in raising biblical objections to your theological position. I rarely play scripture ping pong - folks believe what they want for whatever reason. I have tried to dialogue because I consider you a friend. Can...
  13. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    Context please... The opportunity for salvation is there but not all appropriate it. The wicked do not renounce their ways. Titus 2 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live...
  14. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    The context of the first passage is clearly the. saved who walk in the Spirit. Read the portion with surrounding verses and understand the audience. The second passage speaks of judgement to come for all as He will separate the sheep from the goats. There is no scripture indicating the wicked...
  15. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    That is a reference to the saved. "This foundation " is Christ
  16. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    After a period of punishment, Peter clearly uses the term extinction.
  17. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    2 Peter 2:6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
  18. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    Steve you have to be joking, surely you know me better than that ?
  19. Carl Emerson

    What did Jesus die to save us from?

    Acts 12 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and...
  20. Carl Emerson

    Friendly Bible Study - participants must agree to Nicene Creed.

    @Brakelite @amadeus @Azim @Pearl @Rita @Ritajanice @APAK @MA2444 @faithfulness @GTW27 @Berean @rockytopva @quietthinker @ScottA @Hidden In Him @grace @Oneoff @Hillsage @VictoryinJesus @Angelina @seatts79 @GodsGrace @RedFan OK time to take up the study again. Life has been super busy but my...