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Yes, but with Godly sorrow, 2Cor 7:10 .. with a contrite spirit, Psa 34:18. Job prayed, "I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes." (Job 42:5-6) There has to be that heart-felt desire to be changed by God from what you are. skypair

Thank you, DPMartin. I wouldn't have known that if you hadn't brought it to my attention. :( Actually, Abram's faith was shown by not being disobedient to Cod's call. What if Abram had chosen not to obey .. not to "go?" What do you think God would have given him then? Think about your own...

‘Ro 4:3 — "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'” God came to Abram and said that He would give Abram a land that He would show him. Abram wasn't declared righteous because he believed the promise though he did believe in the land and that God could give it to...

I was reading the intro to Galations in my Ryrie Bible the other day and in it he says, "Man is too weak to accomplish self-salvation of self-sanctifcation. … Paul's answer was to proclaim justification by faith plus nothing." That is far from what he preached! In Acts 26:20 Paul says, "But I...

He is the fulfillment of the Father's Spirit/wisdom regarding, among other things, salvation, yes. That's a great passage! The Spirit of Christ is the revelation of Him given to the prophets regarding their "Messiah." But now the Holy Ghost of Christ is being poured out and received and now...

The Holy Spirit = "Spirit of God" .. "the Word" (Jn 1) .. the wisdom of God (Prov 8:22-36) .. the scriptures (Eph 6:17) .. the "gospel of Jesus Christ" The Holy Ghost (not found in scripture since the KJV) = the "Christ in you" (Col 1:27) .. the "Comforter" (Jn 14:26) .. the "mind of Christ"...

I listened to a sermon this weekend wherein the pastor said, "God is radically free to His administer His justice, grace, and mercy as He wishes. It is nothing He finds within the person." And this would be in keeping with the Calvinist notion of "total sovereignty," right? Only thing is, He...

We who are saved have already overcome, ByGrace. 1Jn 2:13 — "I write unto you young men, because you have overcome the wicked one." 1Jn 4:4 — "You are of God, little children, and have overcome [the spirit of antichrist]," 1Jn 5:4 — "For whosoever is born og God overcomes the world theo world...

Scripture says to "comfort one another" with knowledge of the rapture, 1Thes 5:16-18. You are saying just the opposite .. so we must ask, "Where do you get your information?" Well, I have good news for you .. a multitude of Christians will be saved after the rapture. But they also will be...

I believe it is called "harsh reality."

GISMYS .. I have discovered that "total sovereignty" necessitates "permissive will" -- which is just another way of saying that man has "free will" and God has "ultimate sovereignty," all outcomes of free will are subject to His judgment. skypair

Quite the opposite! Those left behind will -- NOT understanding the mysteries of the kingdom -- will believe the AntiChrist's "strong delusion" (2Thes 2:11) that those taken out are the "tares" and that all those left behind must be gathered into his "barn." (Mt 13:28-30) And do you know why...

Be prepared to live the life of your avatar name, JOB. The rapture is called a "mystery" and unbelievers are not privy to the "mysteries of the kingdom of heaven," Mt 13:11. skypair

This is interesting to me b/c I believe that 6 seals, trumpets, and thunders will be the work of AntiChrist in bringing false religion, false government, and false economy upon the world. The seals have to do with false Christianity, Islam, atheism, and false Judaism (pale horse) followed by...

OK, there's a couple of problems with your view. 1) This parable is about the 2nd coming of Christ and the judgment of the OT saints, not the church. The OT believers were in the "Master-servant" relationship with God but we are in the "Father-son" relationship. 2) These "saints" did...

She hadn't. She was a young girl who did not know sin yet. skypair

That is "creation." What Acts 17:27-28 is talking about is birth .. our first birth. Do you not see the difference between being created and being born? The scriptures tell us to realize this and then that we must be "born again." So let me get this straight .. we are NOT to love the world...

Still true today. Are you talking about Acts 10? No, Cornelius was NEVER a proselyte of the Jews. He as under the everlasting gospel placed there by God who he acknowledged, worshiped, and thanked, Ro 1:20. Then when Peter visited him at God's command, Peter preached the gospel of Jesus...

Did you "create" your children .. or did you procreate them? Yes, the physical pattern was created by God from Adam, but the spiritual pattern was procreated by God making them His "offspring" in so far as their birth is concerned. Pity the man who let's himself get bound and fettered with a...

So we have a "mid-Acts GOSPEL" believer here, eh? Oh, my. So do you suppose that those Jews that converted at Pentecost were not part of the church? No, we are all under the law post-resurrection and only come under grace through repentance of sin calling on the name of the Lord. It was the...