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Prentis, I don't know why I'm getting involved in the mess of a thread, but here goes nothing. Are good works, in your view, the fruit of salvation or do good works help merit salvation?

We both know that you're probably parroting some internet hack here. I would be shocked if Augustine called sin "choosing the lesser good." Be that as it may, quote and citation please. No, it's not the same thing. Sin is rebellion against the revealed will of God. Choosing greasy french...

I thought the following was interesting in light of this discussion: Jer 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil. It would seem that Jeremiah is drawing a parallel between an Ethiopian's skin color and a...

Wayne, Let me know if you're still interested in this study. If you are I will gladly continue.

Wrong choice? No, Adam didn't make a "wrong choice." Adam sinned. We were not cursed "with not being able to make good choices." We were cursed with a corrupt nature and as a result, a proclivity toward sinfulness. Rom 5:19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by...

No. . . God judged the antediluvian world because of sin, not because they were "thinking through their feelings." Mr. Gotcher may be a philosopher, but he certainly is not a theologian. He really should stick to what he knows. Gen 6:5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the...

Yes, I would be very careful with such a practice. Deu 4:12 Then the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form; there was only a voice. . . Deu 4:15 "Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD...

Yes, the Holy Spirit is paramount. However, let's not forget that God has appointed Human teachers for his Church as well. Those who disparage this fact are taking a lopsided view of how we receive and understand God's word. 1Co 12:28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second...

What does that mean?

It certainly doesn't mean that you cannot defend yourself or others against someone who is attempting to seriously injure you or kill you. Jesus teaching is based on the "lex talionis" or the "law of retaliation" as found in the Mosaic Law. Jesus puts it in its proper perspective. I can't say it...

Outline - Job 2 I. Satan moves for another trial, which should touch his bone and his flesh (Job_2:1-5). II. God, for holy ends, permits it (Job_2:6). III. Satan smites him with a very painful and loathsome disease (Job_2:7, Job_2:8). IV. His wife tempts him to curse God, but he resists the...

No, God is omniscient (all knowing). He knew what would happen ultimately. God does exercise our faith though. Our faith can grow as we experience hard times. Jas 1:2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, Jas 1:3 for you know that the testing of your faith...

No, there's nothing like gambling here. Satan actually believed that Job would be a faithful servant only for as long as God blessed him. Satan was sure that Job would curse God as soon as bad things started to happen. Satan and his minions still work that way today.

Wayne, I won't comment on every verse in a section. I'll touch on those that seem to require a bit of explanation. If I miss something of interest to you, just let me know and I'll go back and touch on it. Before moving on to another chapter I'll give enough time for those who want to...

The KJV botched this one. God is actually asking a rhetorical question. The context demands it. You need to read more than just this one verse to see what God is saying. Read the surrounding verses and it becomes clear. If any wants to challenge this, I will be happy to explain the context later...

No problem Wayne. I can begin this evening after work.

This has got to be the strangest explanation I've ever seen. So Matthew told what happened, but Luke doctored the account to suit his Gentile audience? Exactly what reference material did you use to arrive at such a nonsensical conclusion?

What do you mean by "let down again?" It might help to begin there.

No, we cannot demand anything of God. We may ask for things in faith, but God has the final say. 1Jn 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. Also, Matthew 11:12 has absolutely nothing to do with whether we can make...

Well it's a good thing that the texts in question do not say anything of the kind. That would be an irreconcilable contradiction. The accounts that say he hung himself and fell are completely reconcilable. How many people do you know that burst open after falling forward from a standing...