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“47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be...

Well, no. I listen to people's opinions. If they are away off base as far as Scripture is concerned, I can always remind you. But I would also be interested from whence your opinions came. How did they form? What influences were there that you came to your conclusions? As for the topic of the...

Agree with the final solution. No pun intended. I don't have a clue as to what Hades is. It's all Greek to me.

Not so strange. From what I have read of those who have studied the various translations, (me not being one of them), they find a common feature of those texts that have been altered or omitted. Many of them negatively impact, directly or indirectly, the character and/or nature of God.

No need to speculate. We can be absolutely assured that God will do everything He possibly can within the current rules of engagement between Christ and Satan, to draw everyone, including the Fijian woman, to Christ. Why can I be so sure of this? Because Christ died for every man, woman, and...

I have a challenge. Please read carefully the following, and then answer the concluding questions using Scripture only as the basis for your answers. Peter 1:18,19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received...

Two points I would like to make. First, we can trust God to be just and fair. And let us not underestimate His power to retain truth in the midst of idolatry and apostasy. There has always been a remnant. Point two. Whosoever in the very distant past died in sin without repentance, we can be...

I'm of a mind that God called Abraham out of his father's house and land because God had a purpose for Abraham that would be compromised by idolatry and family ties. Jewish traditions that embellished the narrative are similar to Catholic embellishments to history, such as Saint Patrick's visit...

Is he not a king? And therefore your king? One branch of the church falling into apostasy does not make Jesus a liar. The church in Rome was not the only shop in town. And Rome wasn't the only town where there were shops. As Paul said even in his own lifetime, the gospel had been preached to...

I am sorry, but that's not the message you were implying. You quoted Steven about not needing to know doctrine... He was saying this in relation to coming to Christ. I was speaking to that context, presuming you were doing the same seeing you were quoting him.

As Lambano so eloquently pointed out, the sheep and the goats aren't to be judged by the knowledge of doctrine.

Always love your thoughtful contributions bro. Yep, not many are willing to acknowledge that we (the goats and sheep)are judged by our works, yet are they not the fruit of sola fide? And I'm not talking, and neither do I think Jesus, about religious works, such as pilgrimages and rituals and...

When it isn't by grace through faith.

Like I said. Same gospel, just nuanced to meet the various needs of the group, the individual, and the time in which they lived. I quoted Revelation 14:6-12 earlier. A gospel for those living in the last days with warnings pertinent to the times. Grace.

So you are saying that someone must have all their theology right before coming to God? That God refuses their pleas for help and salvation until they've done a Bible study, and come to all the correct conclusions? I know that I had no understanding of the Godhead, and after 50 years as...

All things are possible to God. He created, He can destroy. Unless you want to place limitations on His power. That's called overreach. It has been constantly used by your church to justify sending people to hell, altering the political landscape of nations, and changing God's laws. God did not...

I'm not convinced at all that the crusades was ever a Christian enterprise.

That so called unique gospel was presented by Paul and the other apostles to meet the various circumstances of the time. There is another differently nuanced gospel, described as everlasting, that applies to the people of today. “6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having...

They taught their children the correct method of worship. Cain thought he could do things his way. God also taught Abraham the gospel. Not a different gospel, just more explicit information, nuanced to their circumstance. “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt...

And I have no problem being challenged on those beliefs.... ...like this one for example. Amigo, the church has held to that belief for over 160 years. It's been studied, discussed, debated, the subject of numerous articles and books, video series, lectures and sermons. And rather than create...