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What are you "dyin to be", bbyrd?

Malice?

If they do it they are wrong--just as Calvinists are wrong when they do it.

I think that "Coreissue" honestly believes that. I would fault his lack of gentleness (which is supposed to be one of the "fruits of the Holy Spirit"). We are ALL imperfect vessels of the Holy Spirit. We frequently leak.

Show me where He permitted His followers to do such things? I'm sure that you know the Psalm, Jesus was enacting. My "party"?? How did this get to be a political discussion? I'll grant you that John Calvin was at least as political as he was religious (he was the virtual dictator of Geneva)...

Characterizing all who disagree with the Calvinist point of view that way is not helping your cause.

I would say that it bears more of the markings of a sect--"cult" is probably too strong a word and designed to get a rise out of Calvinists. Wouldn't Jesus tell you to "turn the other cheek"?

"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice." Ephesians 4:31 I guess that doesn't apply to you? But then, the founder of your sect, John Calvin, expressed all of those. He even executed some who disagreed with him. Where in the New...

I have heard horrible examples of how bad some of those preachers are. Creflo Dollar (a perfect name for a prosperity-gospel preacher, eh?) spent $73 million (I believe that was the figure) of his contributors' money on a large private jet (so he wouldn't have to ride on a commercial flight in...

We are imperfect vessels of the Holy Spirit. What is it that you contain?

Selective "understanding" on your part is worthless. I don't see Jesus in you at all no matter how much pride you take in your good-deed-doing. Those who are in Him, and have His indwelling presence, trust Him rather than the minds of men...including your own. Go back and read my post...

In the ancient world, wearing gold and jewels was a way of storing wealth on one's person. (One never knew when one might have to flee from invading marauders.) I say that we have freedom so "all things are permitted" but not everything is good if it offends a brother or sister. In general...

1 John 2:27 says: "But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true--it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with...

It seems that the mega-churches have eclipsed the small churches because younger Christians prefer the glitz and glamour of the mega-churches with their rock music and some even have pyrotechnics. I ask you, what do those extravaganzas have to do with the "still small voice" of God? While I...

You and I both agree that when the emotions rule over head, disaster is often courted. The ancient Israelites believed that what distinguished them from their stupid, evil and crazy Canaanite neighbors was that the Canaanites were mostly ruled by emotion. That is why Christ tells us to "turn...

One of the problems we are having here is one of language. In the Western intellectual tradition that we all are more or less trained in, it does not make a distinction between "I believe that 2+2=4" and "I believe and love God and trust Him to save me from my sins." The first is an...

Yes, James 2:19 says that faith is not mere belief that God is who He says He is. James goes on to say that even the demons believe that God is God (and tremble). Faith is believing God ("Abraham believed God and it was accorded to him as righteousness") and TRUSTING God. It is not mere...

Yes, but IMO, that does not preclude him from coming back into fellowship upon repentance. Those of first "soil" have no bearing at all because they are prevented from believing by the hardness of their hearts (the "seed" of the word is sown on the hard ground and doesn't take root). The...

I think the operative word in your statement is "If".

Yes, I agree--the fear of the Lord is an essential part of conversion. It is part of the conviction of the Holy Spirit (see Isaiah 11:2). We are told that the "fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" and there is no wisdom apart from Christ. Too often, "Christians" go off as lambs to the...