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I wrote this for something else but it is fitting. Work of the Father in sanctification. (John 17:17) Work of the Christ in positional sanctification. (Hebrews 10:10, 14) Work of the Christ in experiential sanctification. (1Peter 1:16, 1Cor 1:30) Work of the Christ in ultimate...

So as to not confuse anyone it think it prudent to post this. Process of Salvation I. The salvation process is a complete work of God with different persons of the Godhead having different roles: a. Work of the Father in election. (Ephesians 1:4, Romans 9:11) b. Work of the Father in...

James 2 Faith and Works 14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do...

Scripture interprets scripture is a logical statement. Knowing that all scripture is God breathed, (2 Tim 3:16) it is only fitting we use scripture to interpret itself. Ask Jesus into your heart is something like opening the door for Him. He stands there knocking (Revelation 3:20), asking Him...

Is this something you have experienced?

The Bible is a plain book. It is intelligible by the people. And they have the right, and are bound to read and interpret it for themselves; so that their faith may rest on the testimony of the Scriptures, and not on that of the Church. Such is the doctrine of Protestants on this subject...

You can and will never please God without faith. Faith is the basis of our, Christians, righteousness. Righteousness is imputed, through faith. I pulled this from another thread. Romans 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses...

This is given by Ryrie: There are several purposes served in observing the Lord’s Supper: 1. It is a remembrance of the life and death of our Lord. The bread symbolizes His perfect life, which qualified Him to be an acceptable sacrifice for sin, and the body in which He actually bore our sin on...

Many do not understand the power of words or language. God spoke the world into being; pretty powerful!

I will be going for the first time in Feb... Totally stoked!

ἀγaπάω impf. ἠγάπων; fut. ἀγaπήσω; 1 aor. ἠγάπησa; pf. ἠγάπηκa, ptc. ἠγaπηκώς; plpf. 3 sg. ἠγaπήκει Je. 2:25. Pass.: 1 fut. ἀγaπηθήσομaι; 1 aor. 2 sg. ἠγaπήθης Sir 47:16; pf. ptc. ἠγaπημένος (in var. mngs. Hom.+.—STromp de Ruiter, Gebruik en beteekenis van ἀγaπᾶν in de Grieksche Litteratuur...

So I will be so bold to ask, does anyone not sin any longer? I am not asking if it is possible, I am asking if anyone personally has stopped sinning all together. Personally I still sin. Not because I want to, nor because I am a slave to it, but because it happens. It happens in my thought...

Yes I have and do partake in the Eucharist. I personally believe in consubstantiation. I do it because Jesus asks us to do this in remembrance of Him. For some reason many have used their definition of the sacrament to be a dividing issue amongst Christians, whereas I do not see that as...

Romans 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. This is the Biblical definition of righteousness. To complete the fullness in scripture we have: James 2:20 20 But are you willing to recognize, you...

Truly I believe we (Christians) can, do, and in a larger sense will live Christ-like lives, sharing God's love. Those in this boat need not rant and belittle and thereby seem to be quieter than the bellowing watchdogs. Proverbs 17:28 The issue is those on the outside are blinded by the god of...

Romans 10 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the...

We have a vision it is revealed in the Bible. Love God. Love others as ourselves. Spread the gospel and God's love throughout His creation. Stir up each other to good works. Edify the church. Walk in the Spirit. Stop sinning. And so on... I still stand by what I said. It is not a covenant...

The 2 Cor passage is what I ment by not the same type of covenant

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. (Psalms 111:10) Perfected love casts out all fear. (1John 4:18) Jesus is the purchaser and completer of faith. (Hebrews 12:2) The Holy Spirit is the guarantee given by God for those who believe. (2 Cor 1:22) To be owned by God is freedom from the...

Romans 8 speaks of foreknowledge and predestination. We are foreknown by God and predestined to be conformed into the image of Christ. This is completely an act of God. We do no choosing, nor do we do anything righteous. So in other words before we are even born, before the foundations of the...