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    The Barren Fig Tree:

    Rom 11:25, For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. Rom 11:26, And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall...
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    The "In Christ" Doctrine

    It has been said that water baptism is a symbol of what is preached in the verses in question; it is an outward signification of an inward reality. Technically, this is true. However, the goal is that we might be perfected. The blood of Jesus is applied to the sins of the believer, and...
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    Why the cross actually saves

    Rom 10:13, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Evidently calling on the name of the Lord isn't a choice that we make: but the Lord forces the issue, whether a person does or doesn't call on His name.
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    Why the cross actually saves

    You sinned by not quoting out of the okjv...:eek::D:cool:...I'm only half-kidding.
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    God Offers All the Free Gift of Salvation!

    So you are saying that if He knows that someone would reject the gospel message, He doesn't bother to reveal it to them. However, I know that there are people that I have witnessed to that continue to reject the gospel message. Are you saying that if they have heard the message, they will...
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    Why the cross actually saves

    How so? Please elaborate further. The reality is, that you often deny what you truly believe when it suits you. As soon as you are defeated on any subject, you claim that you never took the stance that you did. But days later, you are found touting that same stance because the pressure is...
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    Why the cross actually saves

    Please elaborate.
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    Why the cross actually saves

    I don't congratulate myself; it was completely a work of grace that the Lord did in my life; this does not change the fact that He gave me a choice in the matter of whether I would receive or reject Him. The fact that I received Him does not indicate any virtue on my part...it simply means that...
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    Why the cross actually saves

    Please explain to us why it is so imperative that we should take scissors and cut Romans 10:13 out of our Bibles.
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    Why the cross actually saves

    How is man accountable to God if he does not make the decision to receive or reject Christ? How is man responsible for his own fate in this? It seems to me that the scenario that you present means that God arbitrarily chooses some people out for salvation; and by default, certain people out...
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    Why the cross actually saves

    Believing is still something that we do. Is that what I did? It seems to me that I was referring to scripture (Romans 10:13). So if that scripture teaches what is so abhorrent to you, then it is the scripture that you have to deal with. It is not all in vain. What you wrote ministered to me.
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    Why the cross actually saves

    So there is no need for the call to salvation, neither a response to the same...a person is saved from conception and does not need to be born again? Because from my perspective, there is something that we do to enter into salvation: Rom 10:13, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the...
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    The Book of James, an opinion

    Commentary on Romans.
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    Can a Christian have a demon?

    Actually, Franklin Graham had his rebellious days I think. He wrote a book about his testimony (I have not read it), entitled, Rebel With A Cause.
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    Wet Paint Principle (Freedom)

    ****bumped, once again, next to the Commentary on Romans. ****
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    Commentary on Romans.

    Rom 5:9, Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Rom 5:10, For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Rom 5:11, And not only so, but we also joy...
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    Can a Christian have a demon?

    Is anyone truly born of God as this is defined by 1 John 3:9?
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    God Offers All the Free Gift of Salvation!

    In Romans 1, we have the light of creation. if anyone believes in the Lord because of that light, they will receive the light of conscience (Romans 2). If anyone obeys that light, understanding that they are a sinner, they will be given the light of Christ, spoken of in Romans 3. And if they...
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    God Offers All the Free Gift of Salvation!

    The millenium? You are sadly mistaken. That is talking about heaven itself.
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    Doctrine of total inability/total depravity or do we have a free will.

    Except that in that, people still don't have a choice in the matter; because God is controlling their decisions by pulling on the strings.