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The church (one man, both Jew and Gentile) is the Israel of God, of which Israel after the flesh was a type/shadow/figure. Similarly earthly Jerusalem (Zion) was only a type/shadow/figure for new Jerusalem, the city that is above which is our mother.

If this is just to honour the military in front of the nation, and give thanks to God for it, that is fine in my view. Just that if it is to show off and boast of one's military might in front of the world (David's error that someone pointed out), and/or to honour oneself, that would be another...

Maybe we could consider this is true from heaven's point of view, according to God's foreknowledge, even while not yet true in fact in terms of earth's vantage point...? Each soul needs to personally receive Christ to be saved. And while each elect soul is foreknown by God, and this is why...

ok, that's what some people are claiming. I thought this was about his birthday. I guess we'll see how it all goes down when the parade happens.

It's one thing if someone else wants to honour you on your birthday :balloons:, but to honour yourself in such a grand, expensive, showy and public manner, is well, um, a horse of a different colour.

He does seem to admire "strength" as the world counts strength. He admires all the dictators in the world and they are all about their "show- of- strength" parades. Could it be that his god is a god of forces?

I consider that Jesus, who was without sin and without pride, set the example. He knew who He was but didn't go around making lofty claims or considering equality with God as something to be grasped, rather He humbled Himself. People needed to know and be taught Who He was, but the way He...

Yes, there is such a thing as justice.....and that's what earthly governments are or should be about. Israel of the flesh, under the Law, is all about justice....scripture says they are God's battle axe and weapon of war, like when He commanded them to slay the degenerate Canaanites once their...

Good study brother. Amen, the everlasting covenant that God swore to Abraham, and was entered into by faith, long before the Law came into effect and before the crucifixion occurred in the realm of time. And just to say, I think of the term "justified" as meaning exonerated, absolved. I'm...

Brother, I have to tell you and the others something. When Triumph first mentioned Trump's birthday parade, which I didn't know about before, for some reason Nebuchadnezzar came to mind, and I was thinking it reminded me of the image he made and the music, and the people being told they had to...

Amen....I believe you're seeing real clearly brother. Transgression is going to come to the full and nothing will stop it, because it has been foretold. The spirit of the false prophet has been busy preparing hearts for a false saviour. And like Judas was predestined for his role that the...

I believe that scripture is kind of speaking in spirit on two levels at once, as it were, though I just don't know how to explain or show this succinctly. Paul only said he didn't "consider" or "count" that he had attained, so I believe that part wasn't a statement of actuality...but only of...

Amen, so true brother. Most of the church has turned aside from the ways of God to politics. Distracted and turned aside from its mission, distracted from God and His truth. Sadly it looks to me as though it's just a matter of time before they crown themselves another king now. The biggest...

Having no gods before Him is right! We should not be trusting in the arm of the flesh and in our horses and chariots! But trust in God whether in good times or bad! And this is foolishness to the carnal mind of the natural man.....but nevertheless it's the truth.

Dear brother, I hope you don't believe that railing is a spiritual gift, when God's word says railers will not inherit the kingdom of heaven....?

Yes I think it can. And it's called idolatry. Do we think God will bless a church and nation that is caught up in idolatry? I'm not judging Trump. To me he is a lost soul being led ASTRAY by a church that should be much more concerned with the state of his soul and eternal destiny than with...

As I said I don't see simply voting as being the problem. The problem for believers is letting our hearts and emotions get consumed and wrapped up in political issues.. And thus letting it take our focus off the things of God and His gospel and kingdom.

As for this, well, maybe if those who consider themselves to be leaders in the church would write with honesty and modesty the rest of us might learn from their example. I'm very sure of my understanding of Romans 4....the foundations of the gospel, so no need to be modest about that, but...

I agree. You don't seem to be understanding what I'm trying to say. I'm saying there were two different "perfections" being alluded to in the Phil. 3 passage, from my understanding. The first is where Paul said he wasn't already perfect and is the kind of perfection that doesn't happen until...

I don't believe the Phil 3 passage or any rightly divided passage of scripture can be used as an argument against the "perfection" that we are called to walk in in this life.....God's word says to be perfect as He is perfect and holy as He is holy....and we are told to walk as Christ walked, and...