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Hey Stirling...that's great! Welcome to the board, and welcome to the family of Christ! I very much hope that this board will help you grow in Him and will encourage you with fellowship!

Preach it...!

Hi 7Angels...I think that you perhaps misunderstand me in some matters...I'll try and flesh out some of my thoughts on this... I too know that healing is for today. Of course I know that God can and does heal people today...what I am saying is that he does not heal everyone...for reasons that...

Lesjude...you say I have 'cursed' you? Really. As the Gyspy did, let's review what you've claimed about all Christians who are sick in your OP? That we're: demon possessed, disobedient sinners being punished, ignorant of Christ's purpose for coming and within our lives, lazy and faith abusive...

Anyone who espouses the same stuff in your OP is, as I said, ignorant, arrogant and shows a clear misunderstanding of scripture. Ignorant, because you can have absolutely no clue as to the life of Christians who are ill. You don't know who they are, how their relationship with Jesus is, what...

no...it's not a joke...it's ignorance coated in arrogance and topped with poor exegesis.

Yes, this is completely right...but I think that even this can lead us astray if we don't take it one step further....it's about both of us giving ourselves completely to God. The closer we both draw to God, then by its very nature, the closer we also draw nearer to each other. Only God can work...

Okay...I'll try and tie it together, but sometimes I struggle to express myself properly. The Jews were God's chosen people...but not every single one of them were saved due to their blood Isaac and Ishmael for example). The bible tells us that even though God 'watched' over the Jewish people as...

I think there may be just a smidge of misunderstanding going on here! As far as "God owing national Israel" his promise....no...I don't think that at all! God's promise to Abraham has been fulfilled in us...spiritual Israel. You see, when the Jews rejected Christ, they pretty much broke...

Indeed I'm looking...I suspect I always will be with everything in scripture...simply because I think we should always be open to God showing us something else, or leading us somewhere different. But despite that, and despite my willingness to admit my take on Romans 11 may be incorrect, I'm not...

Granted, the passage could be talking about 'all Israel' being saved through the remnant. But honestly, I see the most straight forward reading of the passage to describe a future 'revival' of the Jewish people. Christians now are indeed 'spiritual' Israel, but in the passage we see Paul talking...

I never said they were no longer God's chosen people, and I most certainly never said God goes back on his promises! What I was trying to illustrate is that God's plans are for all to come to him. He chose to 'partially' harden the Jews until such a time that 'all' the Gentiles he has called to...

I believe that the Bible teaches that as Christians, we are God's chosen people. Paul is very clear on that. But, I also believe that Paul speaks of a time when God will return ethic Israel to him...through Christ. Romans 11 speaks separately of gentile believers plus Christian Jews (he puts...

I don't think it can't hold either. Granted there is some, ah...differing in opinions in regards to Israel's place in the last days...is God going to bring them back to him? Is he going to reinstate the 'mosaic covenant' with daily sacrifices at the Temple? Will the 'tribulation' be set off by 7...

So what do we all think about the 'peace' deal that has been reached over there? Do we think it will hold? Do we think it should? How do we see Egypt's sudden leap onto the diplomatic stage? Are we thinking this could be a 'end times' thing, or at least a setting up that could lead there?? Lets...

They seem to do that a lot. I'm unsure if it's deliberate as they have no biblical proof for their claims...claims that even the history of their own Church cannot back up. But I've had enough. They won't listen to reason, they won't listen to scripture, they'll only listen to what their...

Actually, I beg to differ. Neo said: If you are saying that the Catholic Church is the "One" church of Christ, then ipso facto you are saying that every other 'church' is false. Simple. Also, he very clearly stated that most of us 'Protestants' follow non-truth of men...again...fairly clear...

Respectfully, I disagree. Comparing oral tradition with scripture is the first step down a road that will lead to a man made religion, not one where Jesus is Lord of all, responsible for all, and receives glory for all. Regardless of a persons ability to have faith that scripture is pure or...

The thing I just cannot understand is how rational people can try and convince themselves and others that word of man is as reliable as word of God. Neo...you say that the bible proves that oral traditions is as important as written tradition (which I still strongly disagree on...the bible does...

Ok...your post is quite long, and I don't have the time to reply to it, nor do I believe that an epically long reply would benefit anyway! So I'll just try and boil it down! I have to disagree with how you interpret 1 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15; 2 Thessalonians 2:15. All these...