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I accept your clarification. And neither was I saying that anyone but the merciful would receive mercy from God. God will repay us according to OUR works...we will reap as we have sown.

I think fundamentalist extremists abound because no thought or balance or any depth whatsoever is applied to the reading of the bible. People tend to get stuck in one extreme view or the other...missing the point of God's word entirely. Jesus said...Without Me you can do nothing So religious...

Your answer reveals your own doctrinal bent...that does NOT stand up to scrutiny to the scriptures. So what I show in a balanced way you are unable to grasp. But the bible says... For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy triumphs against judgment. Jesus...

Man is dead spiritually...because of sin...but he can still awake to righteousness and love his neighbour as himself. You may know the story of Scrooge...a Christmas story... or even the story of the good Samaritan. What religious beliefs are required to help one's fellow man? Does it matter...

What about little things like God's mercy triumphing over judgment?

This thread is about the ways (plural) of God and his two standards of judgment. God goes easy on the humble and hard on the proud. As Paul says...notice the goodness and severity of God. Of course, many will see themselves under God's goodness and relegate all others to God's severity. But...

When you are ready to listen to the video, or look at the summary in post #2...and comment intelligently and sincerely on that...using the bible... let me know. :)

You are not seeing the context of who Jesus is addressing. Among God's people all who don't believe in Jesus are condemned...and that was directed at the Jews...and to Nicodemus specifically. Jesus came to the lost sheep of Israel. Likewise there is a LOT of unbelief among Christians...which...

This is about behaviour...ungodly and unrighteous behaviour. It is about attributes ...not beliefs or opinions of men. Many believers will be rejected so they are not in the exclusive salvation of the saints. In posting scriptures that repeat what I say...are you sure you understand your own...

Since when is not knowing someone mean you are rejecting them? Do you know who plays for the Montreal Canadiens? If not, is it because you reject them? You need to read the bible narrative without the indoctrination and see that God judges by OUR BEHAVIOUR not our religious beliefs. The...

I don't think you are looking at this in a balanced way. Who says that people who are not Christians are rejecting Jesus? I listened recently to Rob Reiner and his take on Christian nationalism. His take is that the political movement in the name of Jesus goes against the teachings of Jesus. I...

Do you think one can obey the Lord without knowing they are doing so? As in...When did we see you and serve you? Inasmuch as you did it to the least of these My brethren... (Matt 25 sheep and goats judgment)

Here is an AI take on my latest podcast episode listed below with timestamps... The video explores the question of whether Jesus is the savior of the whole world, arguing against both extreme fundamentalist and universalist views by proposing that God's ways incorporate both exclusive and...

As humans, we seem to find a proper balance to be something that escapes us, so often, preferring a more radical and simplistic view to one that requires nuance and a deeper understanding of the matter. Is salvation inclusive or exclusive? What if it's both!

The church of God is a spiritual fellowship in one Body by the Spirit. The enemy will do everything in his power to stop God's people from coming together by the faith OF Christ and advancing into a spiritual maturity that overthrows his dominion over the world...and the churches. The church...

Can any man-instituted church claim to be the church that Jesus is building? Where is the church that is growing into the full stature of Christ? Join me as we take a deeper look at what it takes to come under the direct Headship of Christ and become the church that Jesus is building rather than...

Amen. Mostly people will either affirm or deny the gifts of the Spirit based on displaying outward things (like the easily faked tongues)...not an inward life that gives outward evidence. Why do you want outward miracles? God hides Himself...so that the miracles that happen in a spiritual...

God goes easy on the meek...but hard on the pretenders, who take away from truth and reality and turn what is meant to be life-giving into a dead religion.

The church is meant to be the pillar and support of the truth. If we can't embody the truth ourselves, we can support the truth wherever we see God working. All can at least minister to the saints...even if we are not walking at that level. That takes some understanding and wisdom. And...

In this part 2 of a series on the importance of doctrine and discerning (or rightly dividing the word of truth) what we read in the bible; whether we are correctly understanding the narrative or else accepting a deviation from the truth that appeals to our own sense of right and wrong. Is our...