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Dear JBO, By the start of the 1st century, 100% of the churches the apostles started had become apostate. The apostasy is what produced the religion of orthodox Christianity which mixes MAN'S WORKS WITH FAITH. That is why when an apostate believer is given the Latter Rain of the Spirit and has...

Dear JBO, Your comments above are contradicted by God's Word. Faith is a gift from God. Faith is given to a person when they are freely given the gift of the Early Rain of the Spirit. Without that gift, mankind would never accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior as these verses below describe...

Dear Hobie, Many claim that they can see when they cannot: Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. By the start of the 1st century, 100% of the churches the apostles started had become apostate. The apostasy is what produced the religion of orthodox Christianity...

Dear Hobie, Adam and Eve and everything that is recorded in the OT is actual history. But as Paul said, they are 'types" which teach spiritual truths to the converted Elect (upon whom the ends of the ages have come): 1Cor 10:11 Now all these things happened to them as types, and have been...

Dear Phil, Christ's words are "spirit" (John 6:63). Spirit words apply within mankind and their meanings are different than what man's wisdom teaches (1Cor 2:13). In 2Pet 3:8, when Peter says the a day is like a thousand years, Peter is not teaching about time. Peter is saying that the spirit...

Dear Phil, Since you don't have scripture to support your statements on time, there is no point in continuing our discussion. Joe

Dear Phil, I don't know of any scripture which teaches and supports the comments you made about "time". Scripture does say that God has "foreknowledge" but His foreknowledge comes from the certainty that He will perform and accomplish all that He has said. Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from...

Dear Phil, A person is in the Kingdom of Heaven when they are converted. At that time (their moment of salvation), Christ gathers the new child of God to dwell with Him in heaven (spiritually speaking). This conversion event first happened to the 120 Jewish Elect on the Day of Pentecost. It...

Dear MA2444, This is probably the scripture you are referencing: 1Cor 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built...

Dear Cassandra, A converted believer will keep the Law because Christ fulfills the Law for them. The sacrificial ordinances were fulfilled at the cross. The Sabbath Day law is fulfilled when a person is converted and they enter into the rest of Christ. The remainder of the law is fulfilled by...

Dear Robert Pate, Here is the point I was leading to in my first post: Faith is a gift from God and because it is, Christ is not dependent upon mankind doing anything for their salvation. Christ alone does all the work for our salvation. Eph 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through...

Dear Robert Pate, I agree with much of what you said below but I also see a serious contradiction within your statement. You said this in your original post: No one can understand and believe the Gospel without the Holy Spirit. This can cause a problem on Christian Forums. The reason is that...

Dear Marks, You should consider these verses that teach about corruption: Christ saw no corruption: Psa 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Acts 13:3 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. But mankind does...

Dear bro.tan, I have read it and that is enough. If you can't except any of the other scriptures I have posted here, you won't accept Hebrews chapter 10 either. You are fitting everything into your box of works and would do the same with chapter 10, too. I am trying to help others members on...

Dear bro.tan, Christ keeps the law through me. The Sabbath Day is kept by entering Christ's rest. The keeping of the physical Sabbath Day is void for converted believers because Christ is doing the work of their salvation. They are at rest and because they are, they keep the Sabbath Day 24/7...

Dear Marks, And just as the translators added "offering/sacrifices" in Heb 10:6 & 8, they should have added it to 2Cor 5:21 (just as the NLT and CNT do). Also, there is no second witness for Christ being made sin. Plus, being made sin is not even possible since sin is defined as "missing the...

Dear Marks, Of course, if Christ only says something once, it is true. But the law requires two or three witnesses to prove anything to be true. Because that is the legal requirement, Christ provides more than just one witness so that we are legally without an excuse for not believing Him. Joe

Dear Marks, So you believe that the same Christ who said this: Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; is the same Christ who told the Apostles to carry a sword in...

Dear Marks, You need to check Heb 10:6 again. The Greek word "peri" (G4012) is a preposition meaning "for". The Greek word "thysia" (G2378) means "sacrifices" and is not in the text. The word "sacrifices" was added to the verse just as I have stated. This is how the actual text reads: Heb...

Dear Marks, The sacrificial ordinances were blotted out because Christ become the final sacrifice. The remainder of the Law is written in our hearts and is fulfilled by loving God and our neighbor. Under that law, two or three witnesses are required. Paul re-enforced this requirement in the...