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AMEN!

But, to answer the "sky is falling" OP--there is a huge amount of natural gas which lies under the N. American continent. Before the next decade or two, it will be tapped to supply more and more of our energy needs. It is clean burning so we don't have to worry about particulates to clog our...

Okay, I'm game. It isn't a failed prophecy until the Eternal State is realized without the Rapture having taken place. Just as we must assume that some of the OT prophecies which are unfulfilled are yet in the future. Those people who are truly knowledgeable know that you don't want to be a...

They think of the Rapture as a return, but His feet never touch the ground--we meet Him in the air--perhaps even in the upper atmosphere or further away. In that regard, if your friend says that he/she has to leave but will return shortly, and then he/she stops three blocks away and calls you...

The reason why I and others believe in the Pre-Trib Rapture as well as some form of dispensationalism, is that it makes the most sense in terms of the whole of Scripture. It makes it possible to understand how some things that seem contradictory are really not. Mortal man is governed by time...

Correct. And, in fact, those who actually understand science and technology, say that any plan to use solar and/or wind energy (as a replacement for oil/hydrocarbons) is something of a pipe dream. The problem of getting wind and solar electrical power from where it is produced to where it is...

I still wouldn't call it "faith". I think you could characterize it as "hope" but faith is not hope. Human beings hope for all kinds of things--until hope is gone. We are told in 1 Thessalonians 4:13, "Do not grieve as those who have no hope..." The person has already died, ending the...

I don't see a conflict there. I didn't say that All were of Him or in Him. But even unbelievers are under His authority--whether they recognize Him and His authority or not. Those who are in the world come very belatedly to that realization in Revelation 6 where they cry out to the mountains...

Colossians 3:9 says, "Don't lie to each other..." but that is presumably within the community of Christ. In general, Christians should be known for their integrity and that means not lying--especially when the lie helps one to take advantage of another. That was the same teaching in ancient...

I'm going to bed--will catch up with you tomorrow. :)

I agree absolutely that faith is a gift but how can we judge the faith of others as "self-righteousness"? I do not believe that one can will oneself to have faith--I don't believe there is any such thing as "human faith". It is either faith from the Holy Spirit or it is not faith.

I think one knows whether or not he/she is a Christian--we can rest in that. With unusual clarity for an unbeliever, Charles Templeton KNEW that he was not a believer. I really don't think that God leaves us in the state of not knowing whether we are justified and continuing to be sanctified...

Don't forget Dr. Thomas Ice.

Tares are almost certainly unsaved--that is the obvious meaning of Scripture on that point. But, I repeat, why would anyone give of their time, talent and treasure to the churches if they were not, in some measure, a follower of Christ? . And you did not answer my question. How would we know...

There are different levels of faith. Jesus noted when His disciples were "of little faith". They asked Him, "Increase our faith." There is faith that can "move mountains"--we all must ask God to increase our faith daily. It isn't an "on-off" switch to my mind--more like a dimmer switch...

Amen! What is alarming is that about half of the under-30 crowd call themselves "socialists".:eek: They believe the lie that the Scandinavian countries are socialist. They are too ignorant/stupid to understand that the Scandinavian countries have never been socialist. They have, for a long...

As you can see--he/she/it is still posting here. :( Hopefully, he/she/it will not invade other threads on the Christian Only forums.

How would we know the difference between an unsaved person in the church or one who is saved but disobedient? I think that all who name the name of Christ are saved but that they will "suffer loss" (of reward) at the Bema Seat of Christ, if they are disobedient. Again, I think the tares are...

This is what you said in your post# 461 :---> "...If you recall when I quoted earlier: that "only God is Good", you should understand that your form of "good (holy)" is NOT acceptable unto God, but HIS "Good (Holiness) IS. Hence the need/requirement to be "born again" of His Spirit, who is the...