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  1. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    [Galatians 5:22-23 NASB] 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. So which of the fruit were you modeling there? We doltish baby Christians, too young to understand someone...
  2. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    Sure. BG (before God) :) I wanted to be respected by the other gang members, to not get caught in any of my criminal activities, to set my enemies on fire, and to choose the time and place of my death rather than just another suicide by cop that would soon be forgotten. AG (after God), I quit...
  3. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    If she did, does that mean that demons and witches have power over the souls of deceased Saints? So much for “safe in the hand of the Father” ...
  4. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    [John 1:29 NASB] 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! [Romans 3:21-26 NASB] 21 But now apart from the Law [the] righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even [the]...
  5. atpollard

    What makes you right?

    Jesus was perfect, I am not. You may have just a little too high an opinion of yourself. ;)
  6. atpollard

    What makes you right?

    More often than not, it is the delivery that is offensive rather than the information conveyed. Sometimes you just get tired of hearing a certain ‘tone’ in a discussion.
  7. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    The answer to these two are related. First, my question: “So what do you want to do?” I meant nothing so crass as “worry about yourself” or “just give up”. You were discussing the comment made to you as an early Christian that a person “could live as he wants to”. I chose to jump in on that...
  8. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    Since when do we trust the words of witches and demons to speak the truth?
  9. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    How do you want to live?
  10. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    The works of Jesus Christ on the Cross and rising from the grave. The works of the Great High Priest and the perfect propitiation of the Lamb of God. Soli Deo Gloria!
  11. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    I believe in salvation based on works ... they are just not MY works.
  12. atpollard

    What makes you right?

    The whole paragraph or chapter a verse comes from is a good start, rather than just plucking a phrase out of its surrounding context to build a doctrine on the sand. Here is an example that I encounter among some well meaning but biblically illiterate Pentecostal friends: “By His stripes we...
  13. atpollard

    Can one be saved while they are all alone?

    You are rude and I am tired of your rudeness. Goodbye.
  14. atpollard

    Can one be saved while they are all alone?

    Please explain why all of the verses that I provided are false. That is a serious charge to bring against the word of God. ;) No offense taken. I told you ... I like stories. :) Only "one answer"? Is that [Genesis 3:15] when God announced His plan, or [2 Corinthians 5:21] when our sin...
  15. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    [Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14-15] 10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. ... 14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of...
  16. atpollard

    Please explain this.

    Great questions! I only have the answers that God gave Paul to write down for us to offer ... [Romans 9:14-24 NLT] 14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15 For God said to Moses, "I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose." 16...
  17. atpollard

    Can one be saved while they are all alone?

    No, you never said that one had to be in church to be saved. I just found it funny that God chose to save me and keep me for a decade without a Church home. It is not something that I would generally recommend. For better or worse, the reality is that if you want to find drunks, the best...
  18. atpollard

    Can one be saved while they are all alone?

    That is a trickier question than you may think. The Southern Baptists teach a concept called "already and not yet" where many of the BIG Truths of the Bible have a past, present and future aspect to them. Let's skip Bob and talk about me (since I am the only person that I am an expert on). My...
  19. atpollard

    Can one be saved while they are all alone?

    I am not quite sure why NO WATER baptisms are such a big deal for you, but I have a funny personal story that you might like. So I was a criminal atheist that encountered the gospel from a group of lay Christians at a Friday night Catholic Charismatic Fellowship meeting (and left suspecting...
  20. atpollard

    Can one be saved while they are all alone?

    I like stories, so here is a work of complete fiction ... John was sitting in the First Methodist Church one day, enjoying the organ music and thinking about the community Clothing Drive coming up this weekend. Being a solid Wesleyan Church they stressed the importance of spiritual discipline...