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Even if you believe that the gifts are not for today, I'll bet you still find that God empowers you to serve in whatever way He has called you to serve. Have you experienced times when you've seen results from your efforts in excess of what you felt you were doing? Love in Christ, Mark

Episkopos, AMEN!!!

My understanding of what what nailed to the cross, spoken of in Colossians 2, was our "certificate of debt", our personal promisory note containing our debt to God for our sin. This was the "cheirographon" - handwritting. Archeologists have learned from the masses of ancient papyrii discovered...

5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing...

I believe that while God desires all to be saved, and while Jesus bore all the sins of the entire world when He died, that God allows people to accept or reject, and that many, sadly, reject Him. Matthew 25:45-46 NLT (45) And he will answer, `I assure you, when you refused to help the least of...

Under the Old Covenant, there were a lot of exclusionary laws. Gentiles couldn't enter the temple. Moabites couldn't join the Jews, and you weren't allowed to marry a Moabite. Cripples couldn't come into the temple. All sorts of things like this. God is Holy, and no one may approach Him...

Yes, that's right, you weren't actually saying that, but it was the common thread! :) This then gets to the topic of God's "decretive will" compared to His "desired will". What do you think about Romans 5 where it talks about our being reconciled to God, and then our receiving that...

Hi jiggyfly, So . . . to be clear, you are saying that all mankind will be saved? Love in Christ, Mark

OK, there's my thought to carry into today! God bless you! Love in Christ, Mark

We don't do good because we have an external code of rules. We do good because we are good people (the new nature). We are not punished when we do wrong, because Jesus already took our punishment for us. God may discipline us, but that is not the same. We have been forgiven all sins, all...

Hi jiggyfly, I'd like to think so! I've studied this topic fairly in depth. I've found that, the same as with a number of other doctrines in Scripture, that there is progressively more detailed revelation as Scripture continued to be written. What do you have in mind? Love in Christ, Mark

Amen!

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Man, I had some typos too! Corrections below: The meek shall inherit the earth, but the wicked, not so much. You won't find them. The wicked shall perish, and burn away. The wicked have great power, but then he is gone, not to be found. Speaking of temporal states? Or eternal states...

Technically, yes, I will agree with you. But is there any question about what you are actually saying? Not in my mind. It's like hit and run. You can say what you want, then come back and say, Oh, I didn't actually say that. Go back to what I quoted from Paul's rebuke to Peter. Can you...

Revelation 16:1 NASB (1) Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God." Not just the 7th bowl is called wrath.

More name calling? I suppose I'm one of those "false teachers" that you feel the license to insult? Making doctrine based on narrative is not the best practice, and can lead you in the wrong direction. You cite what Jesus said to those Pharisees. This is narrative. I cite what we are...

What prevents you from simply countering with the Scriptures without the perjoratives? Asking a direct question without getting personal? This seems Christ-like to you? Take Paul's example of an open rebuke to Peter: Galatians 2:14 NKJV (14) But when I saw that they were not straightforward...

Would you say that those Scriptures do, or do not apply to you? Jesus said that His judgment is true. He said to His hearers, they, on the other hand, judge according to the flesh. John 8:15-16 NKJV (15) You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. (16) And yet if I do judge, My...

The meek shall inherit the earth, but the wicked, not so much. You won't find them. The wicked shall perish, and burn away. The wicked have great power, but then he is gone, not to be found. Speaking temporal states? Or eternal states? You'll find the meek on the earth, but not the...