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Not through any obedience on my part, but through a decision to turn away from an attitude that amounts to disobedience.

What I think you are not seeing is that when the Holy Spirit draws a person, He enables them to make a free will decision apart from outside influences: either for or against Christ.

That is an oxymoron and redundancy.

But you are trying to say by this, that grace comes before faith. However the clearer scripture on the issue (Romans 5:1-2) shows that faith comes before grace; because access to grace is given through faith.

Believing or not believing is the response.

We have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand. Romans 5:1-2.

Again, responding in faith, i.e. saying "yes" to God...is not a self-righteous act...it is the response of a softened heart, which is a work of the Holy Spirit.

Grace saves those who do believe (Romans 5:1-2). It does not save those who do not. It is not a work to respond in faith to the gospel message. But of course, in John 6:28-29, Jesus says, "if you are going to insist on being saved by works, then believing on the One whom He hath sent is the...

No doubt, knowing God's word is the safeguard against being deceived by false prophets. But what gift are you referring to?

That is not a forum that I would want to be a part of...it is in our divine right to freedom of speech that every minister has the right to preach. I do not mind others sharing what they think of my preaching in a public manner; but preaching is not to be forbidden in any forum that I would...

I did allow for that in what I posted...the chances of being led astray become less in that the prophecies are to be judged by the other prophets who are present in the meeting...and every prophet is of course to be judged by the standard of the Bible...which means that if something is predicted...

Our God is infinite; and therefore He is able to atone for an infinite number of people. Looking down the corridor of time He chose to predestinate those whom He knew would make it if He did so with them. In this, we do not choose Him but He chooses us; but He does so based on His knowledge of...

@Dave L, I don't think that you have to walk on eggshells at this website like at other ones. You can say in the form of a statement what you seem to feel has to be put in the form of a question, because of the fact that at other websites there are severe punishments for saying things in any...

I believe that when a prophetic word, word of wisdom, word of knowledge, etc. does not contradict any revelation of the inspired canon, it can be accepted as of the Lord; though it is also to be judged by any other prophets present in the meeting (1 Thessalonians 5:19-21, 1 Corinthians 14:29-32).

What assessment?

I believe that sound biblical teaching would tell us that that is the case. Is there a point?

I don't think he was judging you at all...just your behaviour (funny how that ties in...).

I think he is giving you the benefit of the doubt.

Really, lucky for the false ones. The true ones would probably not even be affected by such a law. (and whatever the original point was, from which we have digressed, I have completely forgotten at this point).

And "acting" with the connotation presented of "hypocrite" denotes something far worse than "acting" as concerning the way a person behaves...whether that behaviour is consistent with their character or a front.