Search results

Calvinism/Arminianism are both imbalanced, whereas the truth is somewhat in the middle, as is usual. Man has free will, and God chooses, when every man that comes into the world, is presented with the light of the gospel, when God decides to draw Him to Himself. That man can open up his heart...

A good therapist, when they hear about the situation the client is living in, and knowing that there must be a feeling of safety in order to recover from cPTSD, will likely advise that the abuser is requested to leave so that they can work on themselves at the same time. NOT together. It has...

A situation like this, is most likely much more complicated than it seems. A woman who ends up in an abusive relationship, has ignored red flags, indicating that the partner does not respect boundaries, and is not likely to respond to Christ for salvation, even if he claims it already. He may...

I agree that enlightening in that context, does not mean salvation. I am not an Arminian as I believe the scriptures say that God chooses the time and place for every man when he is faced with the choice of which way he will go. He can accept the truth that the Holy Spirit has started to reveal...

I don't know whether, @Christian Soldier , you want to wind me up or whether you do not have the mental capacity to remember what I tell you about myself and beliefs, neither of which bode well for any further discussion between us. I was a 5-Point Calvinist for approx. 8 years, and defended...

From another forum: "Augustine and other Romans on Religion and Politics, Slaves of God" by Toni Alimi (published Dissertation) is really hitting at some powerful points that are forcing me to re-think how I've understood Augustine's views on slavery...I.e, he was pro-chattel-slavery, and he...

As I said, I will not debate a Calvinist. The hardest doctrine of all, and the one which folk hate so much in the early church's teaching, is that God requires a walk like that of Jesus (Theosis) and that the result of not doing so is laid out in, Hebrews 6:4 For it is impossible for those...

If this were so, there would be no reason why God has an issue with His children. You can find many scriptures that seem to say that we cannot stop sinning and at the same time find many that say we must, like 'be ye perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect'. It is futile to argue this way...

Philippians 3 and Romans 7 are taken out of context, which is why you are stumbling. I have dealt with them on this thread already. On Romans 7, if you had been enlightened by the Holy Spirit you would see that Paul cried out for deliverance from the inability to stop unintentional sin, then...

The natural food we get today, straight from the field, is nothing like the food of past times, even from our previous generation. Fruit and veg contains nothing like the nutrients of the past apart from the dangers of pesticide and herbicide because of soil depletion. Sea food full of mercury...

I refuse to interact with posters who show such rudeness and arrogance on top of low knowledge of debating rules. These qualities I often find in Calvinists, or it seems exCalvinists, and I know as I was one. I asked you twice to prove your accusation that the doctrine of Theosis is heretical...

I see that you have failed to produce evidence that the early church refuted Theosis so I do not accept your view, and besides, Jude 1:3 tells us that: 'Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to...

I don't see us having a discussion if you call me a heretic, when during the first couple of hundred years, (and at times in the western church) the early church held to this doctrine, all the while refuting the real heresies coming in, like Arianism, Gnosticism and Deterministic theology. Show...

Hi Bruce, I'm a bit behind you - 50 years since I had an encounter with the living Christ at the age of 23, though 33 years since God showed me the truth of the doctrine by transferring me into it, not by my efforts at all. It is Christ manifesting His life in a human and that person having the...

Many trauma experts believe that, any addiction is caused by unhealed childhood trauma. This expert Tim Fletcher, an ex-pastor: https://www.timfletcher.ca/ has a course specifically for the addict and brings in biblical examples to make his points, for example Nehemiah and the rebuilding of...

:hearteyes:

Mussa says that it is not he memory where the problem lies. It is quite complicated and I am still getting my head around it and looking for red flags and can you imagine the popularity of a man who can wipe trauma clean? He claims to do it over 6 weeks and charges £6.000. From the point of my...

You are including sins of omission here and evil thoughts? Theosis was understood to be for all, if they are willing and do not quench the Holy Spirit, though God of course does know who they will be. It is basically just the restoration of man to what God intended of him, not merely the state...

@marks I will get back to this tomorrow, but for now I would just like to add that I agree that it is by witness of the Holy Spirit that we can testify to our spiritual position. It is not for man to say what it is, which is unfortunately the problem with a lot of churchgoers. I am not arguing...

I was taught that an important doctrine like sanctification must not be based on one text or passage and more-so if it is contradicted elsewhere as in that text from 1Thess. where Paul is showing them that they had witnessed the holiness of himself and the others with him, and even more-so...