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Hardly a mistake... the Bible speaks of "predestination" to holiness, or Christ-likeness, (Rom. 8:29,30) it makes natural reasoning to see that here, the phrase "through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth" is referring to what has already been said and established as...

Yes, Jesus founded the Catholic church, the Church universal; not the ROMAN Catholic Church.

1 Jn. 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us our sins..."; this cannot be one another in this instance, it cannot be a priest or a mere man... it must be God, for only God can forgive sins. The context flows with: "And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father...

I am not sure if the word "meeting" is a dirty word to use for assembling together; Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. I agree that the purpose of the meeting (appointment, gathering) is to...

I can see it marketed now... soap with "Saved Club" embossed on it! Thanks for the laugh! First rule of Saved Club; don't talk about Saved Club! :)

I read it. [apo] never means "at" or "before" the beginning, but distance "from", away from, since." Salvation happens in the moment, not in the fatalistic past. The Scriptures are clear. God elects the Church, and individuals are only part of it if they receive it. The context is plain and...

It is pretty plain... [apo] never means "at" or "before", but means "distance away from", since the beginning. Secondly. who is "you"? "chose you for salvation through sanctification"? It is the brethren (v.1) who are not perishing like the wicked who "did not receive the love of the truth so...

Thanks for showing a verse that proves that salvation is not predestined, and that sanctification and holiness is! Just like Ephesians says! 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for...

As I said, it was a fishing expedition. The "investigation" was "Russian Collusion" and "The Trump Campaign." No one went to jail for "Russian Collusion." No "assumptions," it is a fact that the dossier, the "source" was known to be false in the first two months of the investigation.

Meuller didn't do his "job", he knew early on that the dossier was fake and proceeded to go on a fishing expedition. He had no basis to proceed except for a witch hunt.

The wages of sin is death.... eternal separation from God in Hell. When someone claims a "penalty" has been taken for us, retributive justice demands that a Substitute actually takes on that penalty which is due. Is Jesus eternally suffering separation from God in Hell for your penalty as we...

Joe said that "Women are to be believed...." Jesus said, "Judge not lest you be judged. For the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you." I guess that it is time for Joe to pay the piper!

No disagreement with what you say here, but the statement does not change the nature of sin. It still brings death. God never amends the principle from Genesis through Revelation. If I tried to respond to that many people in one post... I GUARANTEE that something would happen and I would lose...

This is a response to what the Bible says? Certainly a great example of "I don't care what the Bible has to say; I have a theory"!

If God is the Cause of every action, then He is the Author of sin and responsible for all sin. Following your philosophy to its conclusion makes God the devil.

In context Paul is speaking of outward persecution where "we are being put to death all day long." Yes... life and death are correctly an external outside force in this context.

Understanding isn't foreknowledge.

God claims that we are RESPONSIBLE. If we are RESPOS-ABLE, then we are ACCOUNTABLE. If we are not ABLE, then we are not ACCOUNTABLE, for we can do nothing other than the Puppet Master makes us do! To say this Monster is the God of the Bible is heresy!

I think that building on an unbiblical anthropomorphism can be unwittingly deceptive. In Romans 8:23 we are told that our adoption is not finalized until we receive our glorification. "Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly...

If God cannot choose not to know certain things about the future and the free-will of man, then He is not God.