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Hi Dan, as far as I know, that is correct (that all of our sins are forgiven at the foot of the Cross) since none of our sins can be forgiven apart from the atoning sacrifice of our Savior's death/shed blood on our behalf .. e.g. Hebrews 9:22. So, along with a teaching of Calvinism, I believe...

Hello again Dev, the devil and all of his minions are already condemned and w/o hope (they have no Savior like we do). We are commanded to resist them (and hopefully, with God's help, we do), but forgive them? No! (have you ever heard of a penitent demon? ;)) The command from the Lord Jesus...

Hi Dev, how can we tell who the "sons of the devil" are so that we will know who to forgive and who not to forgive (such divisions among us are best left to the angels at the end of the age, are they not .. e.g. Matthew 13:24-30)? Also, are we not to forgive any and all who ask us to forgive...

Hello Dan, it's the sense of the closeness of our fellowship with God that's lost when we sin. As King David said to God, "restore unto me the ~JOY~ of Thy salvation" .. Psalm 51:12, not salvation itself, because that was not lost (or broken) ... and as I just noticed that @GRACE ambassador has...

Hi Marks, while they're always making new discoveries, I believe that the papyrus Greek fragment known as "P52" (from John 18:31-38) is still the earliest NT copy that we possess. If memory serves, it comes from either the end of the 1st Century or the beginning of the 2nd, and it was found in...

Hello @TLHKAJ, I was afraid that someone might find it a bit rude for a Christian forum (I didn't consider "sad"). What do you find to be "sad" about it? (if you don't mind me asking) BTW, I don't think that I would call it "happy", but I did find it funny :) Thanks! God bless you!! --Papa Smurf

Hello @migrate, first off, since I see that you are a new member, WELCOME TO CB :kiaora: I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us. Praying for you! God bless you!! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24) --Papa Smurf p.s. - the following verse is a wonderful command with a wonderful...

Hello again Berserk, I believe that you'll run into a bit of disagreement over that. As a quick for instance, check out the timeline below, which puts the writing of James between 40-45 AD, and the Gospels of both Mark and Matthew (as well 1 Corinthians) between 53-55 AD. It also tells us that...

"Prayer", says you! I think that I (finally) feel a change in the wind, says I :dusted: So, we come to it at last! The means of getting to know God w/o using the Bible is, "prayer" :pray::woot: OK, GREAT!!joy: Wait a minute, prayers to whom, exactly:watching and waiting: You know (although it...

Which, again, He does via the Holy Writ. Romans 10 17 Faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. I don't recall anyone saying that it was anything else, but it is THE (principal) means that God uses, not simply "a" means or one among many. --Papa Smurf

Hello Berserk, by the time the Apostle penned 2 Timothy (his last Epistle), much of the NT had already been written. So, while there is no question that 2 Timothy 3:16 is referring to the whole of the OT Scriptures, we believe that it is also referring to the NT Scriptures as well, those that...

Hi Marks, I agree, and I would never discount God's ability to do anything, well, except for those things which we know that He cannot do, like lying. That said, while He could have chosen to speak with each of us individually/personally, that's not what He did (in fact, we know that outside of...

Hello again Bob, we do seem to be in a loop now, but what the hey, we've gotta have some fun, right? :) The "goal" of God giving us His breathed word is so that we could get to know Him and have a relationship with Him. As I said earlier, and as I'm sure you already know, general revelation...

Hello Tony, please explain what you mean by the above. Thanks :) --Papa Smurf

Hello again Bob, you said, "the Bible is ~a~ tool that the Lord ~can~ use to teach us". Now THERE is something that epitimizes what an understatement truly is ;) Rather, the Bible is ~far and away~ THE (principal) tool that Holy Spirit uses to teach us, about Himself AND about us, as well what...

No doubt, and yet, we know that that's not what He chose to do, with all except a scant few of us over the millennia. Why do you think that is :contemplate: The "what if's" are always a fun way to go Bob, but since we know what God chose to do in regard to speaking to us as individuals, and...

Hello again Bob, if it was not for God's breathed word to us, we could not have a personal relationship with Him, because how can you have a relationship with someone who you do not know :contemplate: Also, we would have no true knowledge or understanding of things like the deep...

That's an interesting contrast (God ~vs~ the word of God), but can we truly have (in a rubber meeting the road sense, at least) one w/o the other :contemplate: On the one hand, as unbelievers, we could not understand and/or accept the things of God as anything other than foolishness .. e.g. 1...