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    Don’t Be Like The Five Foolish Virgins = Matthew 25;1-5

    Dear Ronald Nolette, I have discussed much of this truth with you before and you were not able to receive it so I won't try again. I will respond to one point you made which was: You seem to be implying that some believers can lose their salvation. If that is what you are implying- you are...
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    Don’t Be Like The Five Foolish Virgins = Matthew 25;1-5

    Dear Webers_Home, The truth of the God's Word (includes the parables) is written only for the Elect and only then after they have been converted and given "eyes that can see". For all other believers, it is written so that they will not understand it. As a result, they will "fall backward and...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    Dear CadyandZoe, You said: I disagree with your view that punishment involves an exchange of vessels. The Bible teaches that people, not vessels, are punished or forgiven. If punishment were merely an exchange of vessels, there would be no reason for forgiveness. The word "vessel" is a...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    Dear CadyandZoe, You are understanding the spirit words of Christ carnally and outwardly. Spirit words can only be understood spiritually and inwardly. The Old Covenant is physical and outward and that is why carnal mankind can understand the Law. But the New Covenant is different. It is...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS POST... You asked: Why do you think there are around 2,000 different denominations/sects of Christianity in the world, all claiming that their version of the truth is correct? Why does that matter? Without the truth, a believer cannot be "sanctified": John 17:17...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    DearCadyandZoe, You quoted: Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Those who are "in Christ" have been made into a new creation and are no longer under the Law. There is no condemnation for the new child of God who has never sinned. However...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    Dear CadyandZoe, The parable of the Wheat and the Tares: Matthew 13:24-30 & 36-40 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    Dear CadyandZoe, You said: And then you say that those who don't treat Jesus well will find "damnation". Can you see the contradiction you have? No, I see no contradiction. In John's gospel, Jesus refers to the sentence of condemnation, not the actual punishment itself. During a trial, the...
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    Don’t Be Like The Five Foolish Virgins = Matthew 25;1-5

    Dear Ronald Nolette, No one but God has a free will, not even a believer: Phil 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. As for your comments on the Foolish Virgins not having any oil in their lamps when they first go out to wait for the Bridegroom...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    Dear CadyandZoe, There is much I could present to you in response to your disagreements but it would require many posts. I will respond to some of what you stated though. To begin, I will respond to your final comment (quoted below) since it contradicts what you said at the start of your...
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    Woe To Them That Are With Child

    Dear Davy, At the time Paul wrote his letters to the churches, the spirit of anti-Christ had not yet come into the church to cause it to "fall away". But that spirit did come into the church near the end of the his ministry. By the end of the 1st century, the church became apostate and it...
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    How do you reconcile "the gates of Hell will NOT prevail" with Satan supposedly taking most of mankind to Hell with him?

    Dear CadyandZoe, Don't you know that all mankind is "condemned already" and will be judged & destroyed in the Lake of Fire? John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of...
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    Don’t Be Like The Five Foolish Virgins = Matthew 25;1-5

    Dear Ronald Nolette, The Five Foolish Virgins had oil in their lamps when they first went out to meet the Bridegroom. This oil (Holy Spirit as you said) is the Early Rain (Holy Spirit of Promise, Eph 1:13-14) a person receives when they are called out from the world and when they enter the...
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    Woe To Them That Are With Child

    Dear Davy, I can tell that you have put a lot of thought into this post but you are making one of the mistakes which I made many years ago. You are mixing together two different analogies; the marriage analogy and the birthing analogy. They must be kept separate. In the spiritual language of...
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    Don’t Be Like The Five Foolish Virgins = Matthew 25;1-5

    CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS POST... The parable continues with: Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in flasks with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. While all Ten Virgins wait for the...
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    Don’t Be Like The Five Foolish Virgins = Matthew 25;1-5

    Dear Miz KJV Only, The phrase "Five Foolish Virgins" is a spiritual symbol which represents those who have been "called out" but were not chosen for salvation in this age. They are not blessed and will not become the bride of Christ or a First Fruit of His harvest. The are not one of the...
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    Does God judge generations, individuals, or both?

    Dear Jay Ross, The Law was given to prove that no man can perfectly follow the Law. When a person realizes this truth, it will lead them to Christ and His work under the New Covenant. Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith...
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    Does God judge generations, individuals, or both?

    Dear Wynona, Only the individual is judged and since all mankind has sinned, all mankind will be judged. I'll explain below. All mankind is "condemned already" (John 3:18) because as Eze 18:20 states, the soul who sins shall die. Since all mankind as sinned, all mankind will be destroyed by...
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    THE TRUTH OF DANIEL'S SEVENTY WEEKS PROPHECY

    Dear EclipseEventSigns, The verse could be translated as "anointed ruler" instead, but regardless, the verse is still referring to Christ. I see no need to explain whether or not it should be capitalized as the KJV does. You must have a point in making your statement because you said that a...
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    THE TRUTH OF DANIEL'S SEVENTY WEEKS PROPHECY

    Dear EclipseEventSigns, Rather than just making criticisms, why don't you make your point? Joe