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It is amazing, though (as the hymn goes). And very often really far more amazing than we realize... If you're getting at the concept John Calvin called "irresistible grace," you should read what Calvin actually said regarding that concept. John Calvin never denied ~ and Calvinists like me do...

Great! Vacations are good, indeed. Relax and enjoy it! Fair enough. Ahhhh, now. That's a big part of the problem here; people view these things as some fierce competition, presumably because they take things so personally and so feel as if they are being personally attacked. It's just not...

Jesus's brothers James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, and some number of unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark's and Matthew's gospels. Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3, to be specific. See directly above. Grace and peace to you, RedFan.

Absolutely true. Absolutely true. Absolutely true. Ahhhhh... I would disagree with this. The word 'trinity' is not found, but God existing in three Persons... and both Jesus and subsequently the Holy Spirit being sent ~ which carries far greater meaning than, say, throwing a baseball :) ~ by...

Ah, well, I agree... somewhat, anyway. Yes, as Isaiah says, "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My Word be that goes out from My mouth; it...

LOL! Not attacking anything, JT. That you perceive it that way is troubling, and... Well, yes, troubling. Nope. Only her seed... Jesus. Nothing like that is ever said of Mary, or anyone but Jesus. He and He alone accomplished our redemption and is thus our Savior. I didn't suggest that...

Just a few things... Mary is not in any way a co-Redeemer or co-Savior with Jesus. I'm well aware of that. <smile> Ah, well, in Ephesians 2:20, Christ is called the cornerstone, which is the foundation of the foundation, if you will. So yes, Jesus is the true foundation, the cornerstone...

Answer all those questions yourself, O2Q. If you want, of course. I mean, I could, but I'm not sitting for questioning, or any kind of interrogation. But if you do, then, dispense with your "Look-at-me-I'm-so-spiritually-superior" attitude, if so. :) If you want to have an earnest...

No, actually has an excessive interest in or admiration of himself... But no need to argue about that... :) Okay, but where's the relevance in all of that? I mean we can understand it, too, JT. Someone can be literally bound by something in one context (e.g., in shackles, handcuffs, or a...

Hmmm, that seems very narcissistic... Go back and reread my post from a little while back. I was quite clear. The one you misread... or misunderstood somehow. Oh wait, sorry, that post was in response to Augustin, and you may not have read that one at all. Anyway, yeah, Post #528. Yes, but...

No, just this particular line of conversation with you, O2Q. Grace and peace to you.

"Find any pins..." Hm. Well that one kind of went right past me, I guess... <smile> I can be 100% certain ~ and am ~ that Jesus was not pointing to Himself. You misread my post, I think... Didn't do that... <smile> ...nor would I... <smile> I'm... not even sure this even makes sense...

In the sense that I said before, but I think not in the wooden sense you seem to mean it. A question for you, Augustin ~ rhetorical in nature, really: Do you, Augustin, know, at any time past, present, or future (before your death or until the return of Christ, whichever comes first) who all...

<chuckles> Well, we are the body of Christ, yes, all those who are in Christ... And, yes, "(b)lessed are (we) who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for (ours) is the kingdom of heaven," and "(b)lessed are (we) when others revile (us) and persecute (us) and utter all kinds of evil against...

Oh, idolatry manifests itself in all kinds of ways, very, very often even despite the best of intentions... No. <chuckle> Churches don't have divine attributes or marks. <smile> But God does inhabit the praises of His people, His Israel (Psalm 22:3). Grace and peace to you.

Ah, spoken like a true cultist; that's exactly what cultists think. It's a little unclear to me what exactly you mean when you speak of this "new revelation," but I'm not interested in pursuing that. Grace and peace to you.

"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, Whom He appointed the heir of all things, through whom also He created the world" (Hebrews 1:1-2). There is no new revelation, O2Q. God has said all that...

Just because someone claims something does not mean they have or are that thing.... Idolatry is so, so insidious. There is certainly a lot of that out there, by different groups and organizations of all kinds. I say if you're looking to find the fullness of the Church established by Christ...

And I would say directed it. Worked through people and made it happen. And still is, protecting the integrity of His Word. Yes. Hmmm... Are you saying you know better than God? "Possessing"... I... wouldn't say it that way... <smile> But He is at work in men and women even today...

Uh, what? I guess all I would say to this is that what's in God's Word is in God's Word. Ugh. <smile> I would just say again, O2Q, that the God has given us His Word, and used men in various ways to do that. Grace and peace to you.