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That wasn't the main point of my post. I was asking who Mary of Mandala was, and where we are told that Jesus drew a line in the ground. As for God being a God of war, five times in the Bible He is actually called "the God of Peace." For example: (Rom 16:20) And the God of peace will crush...

Sorry, who is Mary of Mandala? The passage you may be referring to is this one: (Joh 8:3 NKJV) And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, (Joh 8:4) They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very...

If anybody is wanting to visit historic Great Britain, one place not to be missed is Colchester, about 56 miles north-east of London. Colchester has existed since before the Romans came to Britain. You can still see parts of the walls built by the Romans, the Norman castle, built on the...

What is the difference between "teaching" and "doctrine"? In the bible, both words are used to translate the Greek word didaskalia. (I'll use the KJV for these examples): (2Ti 4:3) For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to...

I would say rather that if a person doesn't forgive others, that is an indication that they were not saved to start with. Forgiving others is part of the "good works" mentioned in Ephesians 2: (Eph 2:8 NKJV) For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is...

Paul often speaks of doctrine: Rom_6:17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. Rom_16:17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you...

No sermon in the New Testament meetings of Christians? What was the message Paul gave at Troas: (Act 20:7) Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

I see what you mean, but whether they met in a home or in the open air, they all had to know where they we going to meet, so it that sense, it was "designated." Thanks for the reply.

But that is the problem. English uses the same word "church" both for the Christians who are church members, and for the building where some Christians meet. In the bible, "church" never means a physical building. So "the entire early church" did meet together to worship God and hear His word...

I agree that if we claim to be Christians, but there is absolutely no difference in our lives, our claim is spurious. As Pau wrote t the Ephesians, sinners who are saved are saved for good works: (Eph 2:8 NKJV) For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is...

Eternal life in the Bible means that marvellous never-ending life that Jesus grants to all who believe in Him. Eternal salvation, I would say, is closely linked to eternal life. Jesus saves sinners, and that salvation is eternal, as we are told in Hebrews: (Heb 5:9) And having been...

Praise God, though, that is not true of all churches, even in these spiritually-degenerate days.

That doesn't fit with what the angel said to Joseph: (Mat 1:20 NKJV) But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the...

What do you mean by "this"? A Christian confidently knowing that they are saved because of the completed work of Christ? If that is what you meant, I would say now, not after death and judgment. John wrote to his Christian readers: (1Jn 5:13 NKJV) These things I have written to you who...

Yes I agree. Those with preaching responsibility must preach the truth. I didn't mention it because I didn't think that was what this thread was about.

Yes, I think we are agreeing. Church is not a physical building or an institution, but the Christians. Probably few of us today live in homes large enough to accommodate more than a very few fellow Christians, so churches tend to meet in a larger building, whether one owned by the church, or...

As far as the New Testament is concerned, church is not something one either attends or doesn't attend. The Christians in each town or city were the church in that place. Think of many of the epistles, they were addressed to local churches, that is to Christians, not to a building, or even to...

I don't think this sort of name-calling is beneficial to anybody else on the forum. With that in mind, I am not going to proceed any more with this conversation.

But surely if Christ says that He never knew them, they cannot have been saved/been in Christ in the first place. If they had once been saved, why did Jesus not say, "I no longer know you", rather than "I never knew you"? Jesus said: (Joh 10:14) I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep...

I would just briefly say that I don't agree that the Roman Catholic Church initiated the canon of Scripture. I won't reply at any length for fear of taking the thread off-topic.