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Now I wouldn't suggest you test them by having them kill an enemy by breathing out fire upon him, but you could test them by having them shut up the heavens (prevent it from raining) and preferably during a time of nominal heavy rains, like a monsoon season.

I recently began reading through the scriptures again starting with Genesis and I wasn't through 2 chapters when the Lord began teaching me something I hadn't seen before, though it isn't strictly anything new. I'm not presenting a complete study, but rather some rudimentary notes and selected...

Thank you for the compliment. I don't take the position of a defender of the Apostle, but I'd read through or scanned over the 1st 5 pages of posts and saw a pattern of hostility directed at the original poster suggesting that the post and thread were an attack upon the validity of the...

Good work, Sir. Thank you for your service to the Lord. I think some folks just haven't grown much in the Lord, believing what men tell them rather than clinging to the word and trusting in His Spirit. MacArthur is also presenting materials related to the Charismatic movement that make the claim...

No. The Lord told Noah that judgment was coming and then gave Noah instructions first to build the ark, then to provision the ark, and finally to enter the ark. There is not one single comment that suggests that Noah desired to survive the flood (although self preservation is part of our...

Please forgive me if I offer the same argument given by some other post; I just couldn't bring myself to read all of them, but I still want to address the original premise that Jesus' Christianity and Paul's are not the same. Of course they aren't. Jesus was a Jew and a Rabbi, not a Christian...

I'm bugging out of this discussion, but only because of its length and diversions. I finally took the time to read through all the posts from the beginning and even reducing some reads to speed scans, it took me all evening. The Lord bless you all and keep you near. Amen.

Love isn't accepting false doctrine, nor is it welcoming sin into the congregation, but we are called to love our enemies and to overcome evil with good. I'm not talking about warm fuzzies or sentimentality, but about doing that which is good for others, even when they hate you for it. God gives...

There is comfort in the knowledge that we belong to Him, but we also need to answer the call to service with whatever gifts God has given us, for the purpose of building His body, the Church, into a mature man. We aren't saved to be served, but to serve each other in His love, and in this...

When Job suffered all those evil things at the hands of Satan, His wife gave him the advice "to curse God and die," but this isn't the response of the righteous. Those who know God and understand His character may ask why evil things are allowed to happen to them, but refuse to attribute evil to...

I don't know about Christians coming into agreement with devils. That would tend to be an indication that a person doesn't have the Spirit of God within them. Christians can choose to sin. They can be deceived by demons or by men with similar demonic motive. They can be self deceived and drawn...

Sounds reasonable and speculation isn't harmful of itself, but may be when presented as doctrine. I suspect that concepts such as the pretribulation rapture start out as speculation. When such speculation has a natural appeal to the flesh, the carnal mind will seek support from the text of...

Let me qualify something. From God's perspective all that are saved, were saved from our conception in His thoughts (from the foundations of the earth), but in the experience of men through the dimension of time, some one who is saved may be possessed prior to that moment in time when the Holy...

Fair enough, you should understand that many believe that the prophetic office no longer exists in the context of the Church. I'm unable to say that myself as I also believe myself called to that office, and I suppose that this is reason enough to tread lightly. However, while I believe that our...

Do you think that it was the demons that fell down and worshiped Him, or the man being desperate for deliverance? Being a believer doesn't indicate that a person has been saved (the devils believe and tremble.) Also Jesus taught His disciples that the Holy Spirit was with them, but would be in...

Okay, your response was somewhat revealing. I suppose that I need to ask this as well. You have called yourself an information specialist, so where does your information come from? Is that your profession or avocation? You also called yourself a servant of Christ, but didn't mention His name...

I have personally heard pastors and bible college teachers that didn't know God at all. I grew up in a church environment (though an RC one), read the Bible since I was small child (about the time I was sent to attend "catechism") considered Jesus to be my master throughout my life, but was only...

God doesn't tame the tongue, He's left that up to us to deal with personally. Who exactly is your god? I've seen more than a little vitriol spilled out upon forums like these, but seldom from someone who actually knows the Lord. What is your testimony and who do you say the Christ is? Has He...

The standard of Rome was the eagle. I don't think that it's simple coincidence that our nation chose an eagle as it's national emblem. Rome enforced a peace of sorts that we call the PAX Romana, some think it appropriate for us as a nation to enforce a PAX Americana. I'm not saying that we're...

My first attempt at posting a response disappeared with an accidental key stroke, so I suppose that it wasn't meant to be seen. I don't know if the statements made by RJP are true or not, but I do know that you and I will never be given access (willingly) to information deemed matters of...