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  1. bdavidc

    God’s justice is impartial. His mercy is offered to all, but only those in Christ will escape...

    God’s justice is impartial. His mercy is offered to all, but only those in Christ will escape wrath. (Romans 2:11, John 3:36)
  2. bdavidc

    Ten virgins

    You said the kingdom of heaven is only the future Davidic reign, but that’s not what Jesus taught. In Matthew 13:24–30, the kingdom includes wheat and tares growing together until the end, clearly not a purified millennial kingdom. Jesus also said in Luke 17:21, “The kingdom of God is within...
  3. bdavidc

    You might just be wrong about this earth being destroyed, and possibly other things?

    You say you’re open-minded, and I hear that a lot. But being open-minded isn’t always a virtue, especially if it’s an excuse for being noncommittal on the most important truth of all. Life isn’t about opinions, it’s about the truth of who God is and what eternity is. “Stay open-minded” was never...
  4. bdavidc

    You might just be wrong about this earth being destroyed, and possibly other things?

    We can all claim free thought and walk our own paths. We can have discussions about “truth” all day, every day. But, here’s is what’s real. Truth is not open for discussion. “Tell us the truth!” Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” Jesus did not answer that question. Jesus had already answered...
  5. bdavidc

    You might just be wrong about this earth being destroyed, and possibly other things?

    What you are terming a "different interpretation" simply overlooks what the Bible actually says. 2 Peter 3: 10 is not talking about Jerusalem being destroyed. It is saying the heavens are passing away, the elements melting with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it being...
  6. bdavidc

    Jesus' Entitlements

    It only looks like a contradiction because you’re trying to overcomplicate what the Bible plainly says. There’s no contradiction in the incarnation. Jesus is fully God and fully man. That’s not a problem in Scripture, it’s the truth revealed in Scripture. “The Word was God” (John 1: 1) and “The...
  7. bdavidc

    You might just be wrong about this earth being destroyed, and possibly other things?

    I have already shown what Scripture says, plainly, directly, and in context. You can’t just ignore verses like 2 Peter 3: 10–13, Romans 8, or Revelation 21 because they do not align with your personal position. If your view requires minimizing or redefining what God plainly revealed, then it is...
  8. bdavidc

    Don’t Mistake Mercy for Approval: The Silent Warning of God’s Patience

    But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. ~ Romans 2:5 We live in a time when calling out sin is controversial, but excusing it is praised. People judge others with fingers pointed...
  9. bdavidc

    You might just be wrong about this earth being destroyed, and possibly other things?

    I think your post has good ideas on stewardship, but some key points do not square with Scripture when taken in isolation. You say that we still need to care for the world because it will not be destroyed but only “changed, renewed or that only an “era” will end. But 2 Peter 3: 10–12 says the...
  10. bdavidc

    Ten virgins

    Several of your comments about the parable of the ten virgins do not fit what the bible says. First, you state the oil is not the Holy Spirit because that would make the foolish virgins “not true believers.” But that is the very point of the parable. It is in the Old Testament (1 Kings 22...
  11. bdavidc

    Jesus' Entitlements

    Your post begins with Scripture but then plunges into man’s speculation that goes far beyond Scripture. Jesus has no “paternal siblings” and so is automatically entitled to the whole estate by default, you said. Scripture does not say this. Jesus is not the heir because He has no siblings, but...
  12. bdavidc

    Matthew 18:1

    The Bible is crystal clear: works do not save anyone, but saving faith never remains inactive. Anyone who insists works complete faith in a salvific sense, in that they are necessary in order to be saved, is distorting Scripture and substituting grace with a works mentality. Let’s run through...
  13. bdavidc

    The Most Hated Truth

    Your entire reply rests on the same issue I originally called out: you refuse to let Scripture speak for itself. You keep trying to explain away plain verses by filtering them through your own logic and definitions instead of letting the Bible define its own terms. That is not sound handling of...
  14. bdavidc

    Jesus' Entitlements

    The tension you are sensing isn’t from the Bible, it’s from applying human logic to something that the Scripture itself is already clear about. The Word of God doesn’t contradict itself when it comes to who Jesus is. He is both fully God and fully man. That’s not a contradiction, that’s the...
  15. bdavidc

    Matthew 18:1

    The Bible doesn’t teach that works complete faith in order for someone to be saved. It says, “For we are justified by faith without the deeds of the law” (Romans 3:28). That’s not an opinion; that’s Scripture. In fact, Ephesians 2: 8–9 is even more clear: “For by grace are ye saved through...
  16. bdavidc

    Matthew 18:1

    That’s a good question and the answer is yes, it really does matter how you serve Christ on this earth. Your reward in heaven will be impacted by whether or not you are faithful in service to Him. It’s true that salvation is by grace through faith, not by works (Ephesians 2:8–9, Titus 3:5). We...
  17. bdavidc

    Jesus' Entitlements

    I see your effort to bring together the biblical teaching of Jesus being the Son of the Father and His equality with the Father and the idea of believers also being adopted as sons of God (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5). But let’s be clear that, while Jesus is called the “only...
  18. bdavidc

    False teachers don’t always show up with obvious lies. They creep in quietly, mixing truth with...

    False teachers don’t always show up with obvious lies. They creep in quietly, mixing truth with poison, and the end result is destruction, for themselves and for those who follow them. That’s why we must test everything by Scripture and reject anything that doesn’t line up with the Word of God...
  19. bdavidc

    The Most Hated Truth

    Let’s cut through the fog and stick to what the Bible actually says, because your arguments are not rooted in Sola Scriptura, they’re dressed-up philosophy. You’re twisting Scripture instead of reading it the way God actually meant it. You said Ephesians 2:3 doesn’t actually say our very nature...
  20. bdavidc

    False Accusations, Fierce Enemies, and a Faithful God

    My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. ~ Psalms 7:10 In a world that increasingly mocks truth and targets those who stand for righteousness, Psalm 7 reminds us that we are not alone, and we are not powerless. David’s cry in this psalm is raw and real. He is slandered, hunted...