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I do. Repentance is the general change of direction that comes as the true conversion to Christ that the believer of the gospel seeks God for after accepting the grace and mercy of God through faith alone in Christ's finished work on the cross. Repentance is not confession of sins. Only the...

The Lord knows all about our down sittings and uprisings!

So, when Jesus was talking about the rich man in hell, He was just telling a fiction story, and there is no unpleasant place where unbelievers go that is a different place for believers? Are you actually saying that all spirits, unbeliever and believer go to the same place. Your comment about...

Oh well, as they say: You have your opinion and I have mine! My view is that unless we accept Jesus as God, we can't be saved, because if He was just a type of created being, or just a man, then He could not have taken the whole eternal penalty for my sin. Only an eternal deity can do that...

The Scriptural references I have alluded to clearly imply that God is more than just one Person and that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are represented as totally different Persons with different roles, albeit in absolute unity of nature, character and purpose. The Messianic prophecy...

Kicking me instead of the ball does not convince me of your opinion. If you have to discredit me to prove your point, then your argument is very weak! How about getting your mind off me, and presenting some Scriptural support for your theology. Then we can have a respectful, meaningful...

Yep. Pretty clear to me. But then I just believe the Bible without having personal theological prejudice.

1. Who is born again better than anyone else? Is the Scripture true that says that God is no respecter of persons? I look up at those who a better or more holy than me, and I get a pain in the neck! 2. The Christian is his own priest to come before God and make his own requests. This was...

I don't understand - are you saying that Jesus never performed miracles, but did just what any other person could have done in the same circumstances? How could that be? Are you saying that any person, including you and me, can say to a guy who had been crippled for over 30 years, unable to...

I could put forward a very convincing thesis on the basis of the Scriptural quotes I have put forward as my questions. But I decided to put them as questions to see how you would answer. Instead of answering the questions, all you are doing to continuing with your own thesis - which you have...

In other words, you can't answer my questions directly, maybe because there is only one viable answer which you wouldn't accept anyway. The fact that you have to feel like discrediting my competence shows that you would rather kick the play than the ball when the game goes against you. Similar...

I will restrain going into a discussion about Mormonism, because it would not be consistent with the theme of the thread.

The Scripture says that Jesus was made sin for us that we become the righteousness of God in Him. This is not us being made righteous, but it is the righteousness of God bestowed on us so that God sees us through Christ. The Scripture also says, "Blessed is he whose sin is covered". This has...

That's strange, because I have had Mormons tells me that they don't believe in the deity of Jesus - that He is the created Son of God and not the eternal God who has no beginning nor end.

If the Jewish Pharisees were determined to reject Jesus as their Messiah even after witnessing His miracles - and they knew they were definite miracles that only God could perform - then what hope would I have of changing the mind of one who is firmly entrenched in his own theological position...

No, I don't know enough about theology - I only gained an M.Div, and didn't go on to do a PhD. So I come a little short in that department! Actually, my questions in my previous post are based on what the Scripture actually says, not any personal theory of my own. Also, Jesus clearly...

Your answers remind me of answers given by politicians when asked specific questions. They never directly answer the interviewer's question. They sidestep and carry on with their own point of view. Your answer reflect that you don't really know how to answer my questions and in spite of the...

If the glory of God provides all the light we need, wouldn't that make the sun obsolete? The Bible doesn't tell us whether there will be night and day there, or in our glorified bodies we have any need to sleep. I think we don't need to know about those things yet.

If all else fails, just read the Bible and believe what it says without adding personal theory to try and explain it.

So, the promise to come boldly to God's throne of grace to find mercy and grace to help in time of need is not available to all who choose to believe the gospel? And where John says that our fellowship is with God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ is only for selected believers only - and if...