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Hi and good to see your comments! Yes, and that's what I meant by "that can appear," which is visually obvious and unavoidable in the way it often reads. Truth that appears to be true is true. But error that appears to be truth is error. There never will be any true Scriptural contradiction...

I agree, and all commensurate with our choices.

Hi, and thanks for the instructional and encouraging comments. Thankfully, God uses all the difficulties to teach us patience and an ever-increasing faith. It's always a matter of time until He brings everything back to encouragement and joy for every believer. Even if we yet have the...

Hi (have a Nephew Randy), and thanks for your reply and comments! Concerning freewill, I highly recommend it, but only when God "works in you to will and do of His good pleasure" (Phil 2:13), which is the only way believers truly desire Him. One who professes faith but does not continue to...

“Christ is the head of the church” (Eph 5:23). The Lord Jesus is Head of the Body—such is His relationship to the Church; and how is He head of the Body? Not because He is the firstborn of all creation simply, nay, not because He is Creator of all, nor His headship of all creation as the “Heir...

Hi and thanks for the sincere and instructional reply! God bless!!

Hi and thanks for the compliment and instructional input! For whatever reason, God intended for the growth truths to require more than merely reading the words but rather to put more effort into studying them. Many will come short of the intentions in the growth truths if they continue to look...

The desire to know the truth concerning the concept of whether or not one can lose a redemptive position in the Lord Jesus is clearly the most popular spiritual growth doctrine among the New Testament teachings (which of course is a separate issue concerning receiving salvation). It’s clear that...

God would have His own to learn to be joyous as much as He enables us to be so (Phl 4:4; Jhn 16:24; 1Jo 1:4). For those choosing to remain unbelievers, the Gospel is a Sword of conflict in administering to them discouragement and separation from His Body (Mat 10:34); for the believer it’s the...

The three Nazarites, Shadrach, Mechach and Abednego walked with God in the king’s palace; and God walked with them in the king’s furnace. Is it not worth passing through a fiery furnace to enjoy more of the presence of the Lord Jesus, and the sympathy of His loving heart (Heb 4:15)? Is not a...

Appreciate the comment!

Good comments, and highly agreeable. Thanks for the input!

Since rebirth, believers have had the righteousness of the Judge imputed to them (not imparted, because He “is made unto us righteousness;” we are righteous but He is the righteousness - 1Co 1:30), and it’s in this they will eventually stand before His “seat”! Even though believers have security...

Aaah, the refreshing after the trial! I’m glad I’m learning to remember not to allow them to trouble me (Jn 14:1, 27), because there is more taught in going through freehanded than white-knuckling. I feel that I may sometimes still let it get to me a little too much, but I think the most...

Though we disagree I appreciate your input! No offense taken and none intended to you, but everything we want to say can be shared in a kind way. Thankfully, those who will come to faith cannot ultimately be misled (Mat 24:24). Every name in the Book will inevitably come to faith. God bless!

Hi, thanks for the greeting and the comments! Always nice running into other saints. God be blessed!!

Hi! Thanks for the greeting. JLB is very nice and respectful. But as most are on the dozen of sites I share, our spiritual growth opinions have much variance. God bless!

Hi, good point and it's true, it's a general reference and not specific, e.g. end of ones life or end of this life. I can relate to why you say that, but they are synonymous in the Greek: G2920 - krisis - Strong's Greek Lexicon (KJV) Judgment here doesn't mean a decision will then be...

There’s nothing more encouraging and comforting than realizing that at rebirth, believers have all they will ever require to be pronounced innocent before Christ’s judgment seat! I often wonder how many believers there are who may at least wish or hope that rebirth is permanent. One truth is...

Hi and thanks for the kind and encouraging comment!