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Pish. Far from it; straight Scripture, actually, in reference to Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12. I mean, you can call it that, I guess, but we're talking about something that is God-breathed, so I would advise against it. <smile> "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and...

I didn't say or imply such. But sure; agree... Not at all sure why you felt compelled to tell me that... LOL! Well okay! :) Hm. Who's judging who, Amigo? :) Yes, that would be bad... :) My name is not buddy. :) Grace and peace to you, Amigo.

Whose bible? Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12 are pretty clear that the gifts of the Spirit are actually gifts of the Spirit (God)... Hmmm... so two things: 1. You say modern science was born in the Catholic Church, that Catholic priests developed the idea of free-market economics, the...

Neither do I. I'm not sure if anything I said gave you the impression that I believed otherwise. Right. Isn't it... interesting... that we have some in this very thread saying they are of Cephas? And contending, as it were, as such? And of course, panning back out, there is a lot of that...

All the scrolls of the Old Testament most certainly existed (and were duplicated many times over). And Jesus said all of Scripture ~ Moses and the prophets, so all of the Old Testament ~ was about Him. I mean, when Jesus had His extended "teaching session" with the two men He met with on the...

There are certainly dead churches out there, Amigo. And that's terribly unfortunate, but God is sovereign over all of that. Grace and peace to you.

Absolutely true. Even the denomination of Catholicism. You know, a quick general comment about denominations, though: In the sense that there is disagreement regarding this or that in God’s word, disagreement about how to do this or that biblical thing, and such… that sort of disunity is not a...

Ah yes, the first official denomination... There is, however, a catholic (universal) church, and this is Christ's Church, which, for now, is still yet invisible, in the sense that we can't see who all are actually "members"... yet. The only thing we can really say for sure is that they are...

Yet for some reason, the Holy Spirit kept it as part of His inspired Word. Grace and peace to you.

Martin Luther thought that what James wrote didn't express the "nature of the Gospel," that it appeared to contradict Paul's statements about justification by faith, and that it didn't directly mention Christ. He was wrong about it not expressing the nature of the Gospel, and about it...

Well, you're welcome to your opinion, but clearly you can't make that assessment of anyone here. :) That's not to say you don't know Scripture, but you just can't make that assessment of anyone you don't know, as you are not... omnipotent... :) Since this is Paul saying this, then I'm sure...

And what Christian would? Especially a "sola Scripturist," whatever that is. :) Well, he was not the only one, and he was not the first, to propagate the idea. Luther was only the first one to... pin a label on it. But he did so in response to the Catholic position at the time, which I'll...

Good call. I'll respect your wishes, GodsGrace, but if I feel compelled to respond to anything you say, I will do so. I... you know... have... free will... <smile> Ah. Well. <smile> As I have said, suit yourself. Well, okay. You know, I haven't said this before, but I used to think...

LOL! Okay, so, by your own definition, you are too, then... Wow. Oh, you mean as I've done so extensively (and repetitively) previous to now? <smile> I'll just stand by what I have said (quoting over and over again from various parts of the Old and New Testaments alike)... But now we're...

What happened to you not responding to me anymore, GodsGrace? Woodenly speaking, yes, but not with any validity or credibility. Yes, and so does the OT, which is why I presented you with various passages over and over and over again that your statements and assertions clearly contradicted or...

I think I would put it in the words of the great Simon and Garfunkel (not profits, but mere bards... :)), from The Boxer in 1968... "Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest..." Grace and peace to you, EG.

No, like a few on this board you just disparage what you can't refute. I don't. :) Grace and peace to you.

I do, actually... :) Yes, repeating excerpts of God's Word is a joy. Yes, nothing need be added to God's Word. What more can He say than to us He has said, to us, Who for refuge to Jesus have fled? Love How Firm a Foundation; probably my favorite hymn. Hard to pick just one, but that's...

Well, whose fault is that...? :) I... did... :) Yes, and the ones who do are the ones that have been called by the LORD... Yes you can. :) Well, to you, or to anyone else who is Arminian in soteriology. Right. Understood. Although... I wouldn't be too sure... :) Ah, if I can... :)...

Continued from above... Yes. :) Well, at that point, they were not yet apostles, they were disciples ~ followers of Jesus ~ just as you and I are, which is why we can say that everything He said to them applies to us also. :) Disciples. He chose them to follow Him. Later apostles, for...