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Last days. What we are seeing in America is a progressive decline in morality. America is moving back towards Sodom and Gomorrah. :(

So not agreeing with your misinterpretation of a particular verse in scripture = skipping an entire book of the Bible where that verse is found. Got it. Do you realize how ridiculous and childish that sounds?

Good morning to you.

LOL!

It sounds to me like YOU are saying "saved by works." Scripture says justified by works, yet do you realize that the word "justified" has a duel meaning depending on the context? The Greek word for justified "dikaioo" #1344 is: 1. to render righteous or such he ought to be 2. to show, exhibit...

Your eisegesis says that.

Amen! Luke 18:9 - Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am...

This is what happens when you isolate a pet verse, build doctrine on it and fail to properly harmonize scripture with scripture before reaching your conclusion on doctrine. Mark 16:16 - He who believes and is baptized will be saved (general cases without making a qualification for the unusual...

We are to have a healthy fear of God as fear of offending God and a righteous awe and respect for Him. (Proverbs 1:7; Psalm 34:9; Isaiah 66:2) Prior to my conversion, while still attending the Roman Catholic church several years ago, I basically saw God as a tyrant who couldn't wait to punish me...

In what sense are you implying? Accounted as righteous by works (which would mean that he was saved by works) or shown to be righteous? Dead faith produces no works and is not authentic faith in the first place that justifies/accounts man as righteous. Man is saved through faith and not by...

Sadly, this is so true. :( Over the years on various Christian forum sites, I have run across numerous people who remind me of the Pharisee (who represents those who are confident of their own righteousness and look down on everyone else) in the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector...

In James 2:22, faith made perfect or complete by works means bring to maturity, to complete like love in 1 John 4:18. It doesn't mean that Abraham was finally saved based on merits of his works after he offered up Isaac on the altar in Genesis 22. When Abraham performed the good work in Genesis...

An empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains "alone" - barren of works is not genuine faith that saves, but a bare profession of faith. It's critical to understand that in James 2:14, we read of one who says/claims he has faith but has no works (to evidence his claim) which is not...

Amen! Love is certainly not something that men merely conjure up through the flesh. Romans 5:5 - Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. :)

In James 2:21, one needs to take notice that James does not say that Abraham's work of offering up Isaac resulted in God accounting Abraham as righteous. The accounting of Abraham's faith as righteousness was made in Genesis 15:6, many years before his work of offering up Isaac recorded in...

Faith is the root of salvation and works are the fruit. No fruit at all would demonstrate there is no root. In regards to "work of faith," as in 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (along with labor of love and patience of hope), these are the practical outworking of the Thessalonians' conversion. The work the...

In Missouri we love our BBQ! :)

Around 10-12. Others are bringing sides.

We spent around $100 on food and beverages.