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And I am not by God's grace a legalist and do not see Scripture leading me back under the law. "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." (Galatians 3.24-25)

Hi @HeartNSoul19 Interesting that Hebrews 11 keeps repeating example after example of 'by faith', 'by faith', 'by faith', from the Old Testament, and in 12.2 the writer exhorts readers to keep 'looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith'. :)

Sir, Great that you have this good opportunity!

@Ronald David Bruno Romans 8 is indeed a tremendous chapter! :)

Re. some issues raised: Hebrews 7.12 says the law was changed. Hebrews 7.19 says what we now have is better than the law.

@Ziggy : 'Thy Word is truth' (John 17.17).

Keep up the Bible verse posting, ppl! :)

@Ziggy This was Luther's Psalm, sometimes referred to as such, on which he based his hymn 'A might fortress is our God' ('Ein' feste Burg is unser Gott') :)...

What a great avatar photo there! :) I'm sure there's an invisible wall of protecting fire around them as intercession for them ascends to the Father...

@Ronald Nolette In the end there is the perspective of what is Scriptural, right? one can be 'traditional' about Christianity and one can be 'subjective', but in the end what's really Scripture is what counts; I'm sure you would agree.

@Pathfinder7 : I love these lines from 'The Pilgrim's Progress': "Thus far did I come laden with my sin; Nor could aught ease the grief that I was in, Till I came hither; what a place is this! Must here be the beginning of my bliss? Must here the burden fall from off my back? Must here the...

@Pathfinder7 Yes, it used to be sung a lot years ago... :)

@Pearl Interesting; maybe there are different editions, printed and Online, or something...

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Good to distinguish between His coming in power and glory and judgment (Matthew 24; Luke 21) from the rapture of the church (1 Thess. 4).

@VictoryinJesus I like to compare Ephesians 2 with Psalm 40...deliverance by the power of God...

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

John 14.6 also...

@Waiting on him Interesting verse there; thank-you...

Hi @Waiting on him Some commentators see the 'angel' of each of the seven churches of Asia as being the spiritual element within the congregation through whom the Lord communicates and leads.