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You know where it says that Capernaum and Bethsaida will fare worse on judgment day than Sodom and Gomorrah? Well, death could be seen as better than an eternity of shame and dishonour. Outer darkness is to be cast out of the presence of God for ever. Hell, as we call it, is the destruction of...

Whereas I see these as identical (position and condition). The difference I see is in our responsibility and our faithfulness to that. To whom much is given more is required. Our condition IS from our position. If we are in Christ then we don't sin. So then our condition is directly...

I think he's right...I just would like to know how HE came to that conclusion. I came to that conclusion from a different route. :) It is one of the river systems that come out of Eden in Gen. 2. One of the 4 destinies of man. It represents the righteous from every nation, tribe and tongue.

I'm hearing a big difference in your position as opposed to the doctrine that HR is promoting. He is saying that the ONLY sin that exists is unbelief...meaning a Christian will NOT be held responsible for his actions. Your position is that yes he is responsible...but not to a place where it is...

Helen...I don't think you are understanding HR's doctrine. It's a twisting of the word. It is the belief system of the Conquistadors who raped and pillaged with impunity even while trying to get the native inhabitants of the new world "saved"...by putting their trust in the cross. They even...

A person with a bad disposition...and who knows he has one...will at least offer up a warning first. So I see that as better than just attacking as some do here. But I never addressed him...it must be the conviction of a nearby post...the simple proximity of which gets his dander up! :)

The real smokescreen is in believing that our human beliefs...religious opinions and doctrinal stances are what saves us. I find that a simple bible reading will show that we all will be judged by our works. But this is of course contrary to the belief system of many,...so it is rejected...

I think you are under some delusion...I'm not talking to you. It would be a waste of time seeing you have a tremendously high opinion of yourself which only the deluded would share.

No created being can defend God. That takes a huge ego to even think like that. But it is possible to defend the gospel. Although the best defense of the truth is the practice of the truth.

Which shows your position is also defeated. Satan indeed gloried in the cross because he misunderstood it. But you are misunderstanding it as well. So then your doctrine ties you to a spiritual defeat...ironically...at the cross. But there is still time for you to surrender yourself to Christ...

How do you get that the waters (peoples) mentioned in Rev. 17:15 refers to the Euphrates?

You can trust that Jesus was crucified. It is reported in the 4 gospels and elsewhere in the bible...AND Josephus makes a comment about it. Then there is this shroud that perhaps also has a bearing on this. But believing what happened historically to Jesus has no saving merit whatsoever. You...

It is easy to get things exactly backwards. And I must say that you are very capable in that regard. :) You are being consistent. You said we should glory in Christ's work on the cross as per Paul? Actually the work of Jesus on the cross is to our shame...not glory. And Paul was glorying in...

It was Mother Theresa that said..."God has not called us to be successful...but faithful.

Any time brother. :) I find the Hebrew is so often quite cryptic...like you already have to know what happened for it to make total sense. So then the plain meaning of the text adds mystery to it. What I don't like about translations is that these try taking away the vagueness by interpreting...

The bible in the hands of a mature spiritual Christian is a source of knowledge and inspiration. But as this thread has shown, the bible in the hands of immature and nonspiritual people is a disaster. Especially when these people are belligerent, self-willed, disrespectful and unteachable...

וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה לְקַיִן אוֹת This reads ve-yasim adonai leKayin oth. Which could be read as....And God did a sign to Cain. The lamed means ..TO. As in.."To Cain"...The word "oth" means sign.... as in signs and wonders. So this could mean that God gave him a sign...not a mark on his body...

Actually the baptism of fire is a purging of our souls from the iniquities and impurities that defile us so that we might become holy vessels of honour for the Lord. Either now or at judgment. (actually both if we go to God for this) Our God is a consuming fire. (This is not a bad thing) God...

Let's let God Himself describe grace for us. And hopefully people here won't throw stones at what are clearly the words from God. (I'm hoping that we will show some respect for God) 2 Corinthians 12:9 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in...

The Greek G5487 charitoo which means accepted, or highly favoured.....is not the same as G5485 charis which means grace. When you change letters around in Greek...the meaning of the word changes just as in any other language. It's like we have the words dog and dug. Now a dog digs holes....but...