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I don't understand how you came to the belief that it should be translated as "you" rather than "us" or "us-ward", but it partially doesn't matter: "you" woul be read in the plural case unless it was written to one person (which it wasn't). Peter would have only been excluding himself. But...

This is a question that I hate to answer. Yes, there are a lot of wolves out there. That's partly because church has become aomething it never should've become: a business. I wonder how many preachers get into it with honest intentions of preaching the Truth, but over time are forced by...

naw... I could've gotten a scholarship to play in college and maybe then drafted. I lacked 3 small details in my baseball game: I couldn't catch, I couldn't hit, and I wasn't that strong in throwing. But other than that, I was pretty good!

That's pretty interesting and deep. I hadn't thought about some of the things like 153 fish or the lamb/sheep/sheep part. Thanks for bdinging them up. If I may share what I have seen and taught about this incidence, I would appreciate comments: From John's testimony, this is the first time...

saw the pic... I just don't get it... I mean... How do you even eat? Or use a bar of soap or brush your teeth? Or do anything?

There are already conspiratory theories about that. My take is that China is a very powerful economic power. We are going to have to compete/negotiate/deal with them. Just as President Trump dealt with them, President Biden will have to. He's not off to a great start (or is he?) Based on...

That surprises you? It was the late 70's and early 80's. Back then we played sports for fun... Mych more so than kids appear to do today (or so it appears. Except for hoops, I rarely see kids playing pickup baseball, football or soccer.) Most of my friends wanted to be pro athletes or rock...

Pro Baseball Player and paraeducator. Guess which one I wanted to be vs. Which one I became!

Thank you for sharing

Well yes, they coincide nicely. I agree, but i probably could link hebrews 10:2 and 4 to a lot of other verses as well. I respectfully disagree. Yes, they still have carnal ramifications. But all sins of the flesh are forgiven. On earth, there may still be consequences.

Sigh... I have spoken my say on this concept before and will do so again. I applaud Marks for going back to the beginning of this chapter as it is important to do so. His highlights are good in showing his point, which I agree with. Verses 1-8 ahow us why under the law we can't be perfected...

Ladies and gentlemen: I'm out. This conversation is no longer interesting to me. If you have a question about something I said or want my view on something, ask now. Otherwise, I'm no longer following this thread.

Well, there's a word I got to look up! I still somewhat disagree with your belief that this verse doesn't apply across the board, especially since he said the same thing in chapter 24 about those at the end of the world (thanks to the person that brought it to my attention... I forget who it...

Of course it doesn't make sense to you. It doesn't make sense at all. It was never true saving faith to begin with. It was bastard wheat faith. It was a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof. It was good seed falling on stony ground and had no root. You are absolutely correct...

Absolutely.

I can agree to that. They must endure and by properly I mean their must have Truth. False doctrine will not cut it... At least as much as you have been taught. Enduring to the end does prove it to God though. But he didn't need to see it to know because he declared it from the beginning...

No, I understand what you said and even more so after this post. I just don't agree with it. You said you received eternal life the moment you placed your faith in Christ. Fine! I agree. But what happens if you lose and renounce that faith tomorrow? Do you still have eternal life? Fact is...

That is absolutely right! At least in the beginning stages. Towards the end you perhaps can see them getting cold. But that is a big part of what I am saying. Just because they proclaim to be Christians doesn't mean they are. Those that endure properly prove they are.

EG, grace comes by and through faith. Yes, its a free gift and unearned, but it is not given to everyone. Its given to those that have faith. Its not given by works of the flesh, but by the good works of the spiritual man in us. Do the faithful deserve grace? No! Their righteousness is...

Yep, I see that. But he was talking to his disciples that were with him at the time. According to some in this discussion that doesn't apply to us! It is a good observation though. I do believe we are in the end of times so I do believe it applies to us. Of course, probably many others in...