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I have long said context is key. The scriptures must resonate in harmony to be understood as one divine message. Omitting a passage to arrive at a preferred narrative contrary to the message God delivered is the stuff of ego and the natural mind. Don't do that.

God in his sovereign omniscience sets the lowest of men in power over us so that we can be tested as to whom we will choose to follow and obey?

And yet, God tells us our natural minds, the consciousness natural to humans, cannot understand the things of God because they are foolishness to them. Only Holy Spirits intercession changes that .

Man plans his way but God sets his steps. The lot (destiny) is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

There's a term for people who live that belief but it won't come to mind. Do you drive w/o a license?

Council of Trent - Solas and Anathema, (cursed, excommunicated) https://sharperiron.org/article/theology-thursday-anathema-council-of-trent-justification Following the deep division in the church which had resulted from the Protestant Reformation, there was a widespread desire, which grew...

And the question then is, why?

God's sovereignty is paramount. We make our choice yet it is God who sets our steps. I believe if we let ourselves think our will can supercede God's the we have relegated him to be our servant rather than God being sovereign. The natural mind imagines itself in control. In God's people it...

Jesus taught in parables for his stated reasons. For those he foreknew and predestined .... Ephesians 2 Romans 9

For me, America made an obvious Left when our nomenclature began to devolve to the contrary. Before, "dope" referred to illegal drugs.Then, seemingly all of the sudden it was a term of regard, positivity. Another example, the racist N word slur. Still a slur in its usual spelling or...

The whole meaning of reborn in Christ, or born again. We were first born with and into the natural carnal mind of the world. Unless or until the Holy Spirit of God enters in, we remain unable to understand the things of God. 1 Corinthians 2. The Catholic woman I referred to earlier was the...

mRNA vax's were researched all over the world for a generation yet never released for use on the public. Till COVID-19. This latest sounds like an effort to satisfy those against mRNA's, while having no chance at passing into law. The Pharmaceutical lobby is one of the $trongest active on...

Thank you for the welcome. Yes, I responded to your one verse post with one from scripture. We should all know context in every chapters teaching is vital to understanding.

I knew a woman who was devoted to the RCC. Unfortunately, she was a terrible person and parent. Verbally and physically abusive to her children whom she believed were her responsibility to attain their crowns in heaven. She justified her abuse as necessary to that end. Her children were...

That's not saying what you think it says. If our sins are not fully put under the blood of Christ, then he cannot be crucified again to cover new sins . I think the issue in many cases is that people do not fully realize what sin is. So that when our sins are put under the blood of Jesus as...

Please post that scripture

I know Roman Catholics. You are mistaken in your slur. I am not anti-Catholic. Otherwise I would not be friends with Roman Catholics. I'm informed by them and the practices of their church. There's no false information on my part. That you consider yourself to be a sinner has my deepest...

We must remember too that Roman Catholics are led to have faith in the church. Faith alone in Christ was decreed anathema,a curse, by their Council of Trent. There was a list of anathemas, 5 solas, pertaining to faith in Christ and the gospel. Belief in Christ alone is a curse? :disappointed:

The church, the Eklesia, those called out , is us. The faithful in Christ called out of the world and into God's grace.

As regards the behavior of BoL, when I last read their posting it was clear the peace of Christ is absent there. Perhaps by the language employed and in subsequent posts too no doubt, we may infer we are dealing with a minor child's intellect due to the language and ad homs they employ. Rather...