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Thank you for sharing more of the chapter. The book of Romans is well worth repeated reading (as is most if not all scripture). Salvation is offered to all, but only accepted by some. So the real question is why does anyone believe in an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God and creator, or...

The evangelical position is that infant baptism is not an act of your will, but that of your parents and of your church. How does an infant identify with Christ in His death when infants are pretty much blank sheets, New and unindoctrinated minds? The evangelical equivalent of infant baptism (if...

That's a reasonable question, and I wish that I had a reasonable answer. The Apostle Paul addressed it but in the form of a question. 22What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and that...

John MacArthur has seen those scriptures and doesn't disagree with them. He just takes the view, fully supported by scripture, that repentance, confession, and belief in the person of Jesus Christ are all works of the Holy Spirit upon us and in us. He's not the on!y evangelical preacher to...

Every soul that receives the gospel and is born again by the Spirit of God (the Holy Spirit) was chosen to be in Him from before the foundation of the world, but yes, there is a moment in time when we believe Him, receive Him, and are made alive (spiritually) which is according to His election...

Just a little more biblical input, but what part does the Holy Spirit play in salvation? On the night of the last supper, Jesus spoke about the "helper" that he would send to His disciples and we understand that the helper is the Holy Spirit. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your...

I'm still wondering about the language Jesus used to rebuke Peter. Why didn't He just say something like, "stop it Peter, you don't understand! The cross is my father's will." Was " get behind me satan" a common idiom of the day? I don't know the original languages, but was Satan commonly used...

Fair enough and true as far as I know. My only question back to you is do you see yourself as part of the church (congregation) with that ultimate responsibility of the church (to the extent you've been gifted and called in His grace)?

Thank you for your input, succint, biblical, and to the point.

Thank you for your response. It works for me.

Someone on these forums recently said the following in our on line discussion. "You are not created to DIE. Your purpose is to LIVE while SINNERS DIE. -- So live as GOD intended, and stop being more "kind" to others than you are to yourself." Personally I find the statement offensive and far...

Interesting explanation of the passage, but I'm not sure that Jesus' exhortation had anything to do specifically with Jewish saints during the tribulation (scripture kind of suggests that saints during the great tribulation will be beheaded, not crucified. But I suppose God can mix metaphors.)...

Perhaps you should take Matthew 7:3 to heart yourself. I have been accepted in the beloved and the testimony of my life bears witness to the fact. 4 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found...

Not entirely accurate. Contemporary Judaism, even Iraeli law, views matrilineal succession as identifying heritage, but if you look at the genealogies of Jesus and read the book of Ruth, you find that one of Jesus' female ancestors was from Moab and a descendant of Lot.

Let me ask you a very simple question related to scripture, which I'm confident that you've read. When Jesus told his disciples that He was going to be arrested and crucified, Peter objected and said that it would never be. Jesus responded by saying, "Get behind me , Satan" Was Peter Satan? Why...

It could've been the covid 19 that caused the onset because it definitely affects the blood supply to the brain. But, it could also have conceivably been caused by the anesthesia as well. I've never had a particularly good memory, but after having had surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome my memory...

I'm not sure if he had the dementia before the virus and my X didn't think so, but his case was severe and he'd been on a ventilator.

Thank you for your kind words and gracious sentiment. My understanding is that the pursuit of happiness implies that happiness is a fleeting thing, a moment of pleasure in a world of pain and suffering. The joy of the Lord is a more permanent thing, and I count His presence more comfort than...

Perhaps, but I'm sure that the Lord hates free masonry and their odious self righteous narcissism.

So was Jesus. I hope that you're interested in Him.