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The truth of God's word is, in many places in scripture, said to be "to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile."

Not sure what you are trying to say.

There are scriptures that do, however, basically teach the doctrine of POTS. And when going into the fray of spiritual battle, it is useful to be wearing a helmet.

Even though wolves came in, not sparing the flock, the words of the apostles were preserved for our consideration...and the apostles certainly weren't wolves-in-sheep's clothing... Such statements as John 1:12 speak to me of the genuineness of the faith of anyone who has a testimony of having...

re #375... You see a problem between the statements given, as though they were self-contradictory? They are not. One merely needs to think of how these statements come together as one...that if anyone truly calls on the name of the Lord they will be saved unto the bearing of good fruit. I...

People tend to run away from that word. However, it has a place in our vocabulary and I believe it should be used more often in the preaching of the Lord's message. The initial reaction to our using it may be contrary; but I believe that the lasting effect of using that word to minister to...

Again we can only hope that we have received the true Lord when we got saved by Him. I tend to believe that those who are truly born again are not the religious type. Yes we go to church regularly and we read our Bibles; but I think that we tend to be more down to earth and rather than being...

As a protestant I see a clear distinction/separation between repentance and penance.

Of course. I think that if someone is not seeking God, He is not required to be found of them according to the verse in question (Jeremiah 29:13).

Repentance, to me, would mean that thereafter there would be a willingness to do anything that the Lord desired of them.

I believe that the tension between OSAS and free will is healthy. My personal belief on the matter is that God makes the Arminianist eternally secure; because his belief in the possibility of losing his salvation acts as a safeguard against losing it. In Jeremiah 32:38-40 (kjv), I see the fear...

Please elaborate on what you mean by this. How is Christ saying otherwise (that the unforgiving servant is not an exception to the rule of Luke 7:36-50) with the doctrine of Twice the Sons of Hell? (also, can you please give reference to what you are referring to so that we can all see what...

Because we have the Holy Spirit as a Comforter in the midst of trial and tribulation. Without His ministry and presence, I don't think that I would have been able to make it...

I guess because, as you said, you must have still been editing those passages into your post. I did not see the references to those passages at first; I answered them in the next post as soon as I saw them.

The servant who did not forgive is an example of what I spoke of about Isaiah 26:10, it is an exception to the rule of Luke 7:36-50. I don't think that Esau represents believers; he is really representative of the non-elect in scripture (see Romans 9:10-13). And of course the latter thing you...

Actually, post #349 was in response to post #348...

Since most Christians base our opinions on what the scripture teaches, if you bring up scripture that proves us wrong we will be sure to consider it as we continue to formulate our opinion based on scripture. Of course, if you are only saying that you have scripture to back up your pov but do...

Indeed, doing it is what separates the wheat from the tares in the final end. See James 1:22. Faith without works is dead: this is what the the meat of the word of the Lord might tell you. Before you are big enough to eat meat, however, you need to grow healthy through the drinking of the...

Why don't you post them so that we can expose them to the light of scrutiny.

I don't think that any Christian cherishes the concept of hell. It is just that hell is what the Bible teaches and it is important to every true believer that sound doctrine be established. Have you considered Isaiah 33:12-14 (kjv)?