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@bdavidc is a reformed/calvinist believer. Just to set the record straight. I don't know what Episkopos believes and must go by what I read in his posts. I can say,,,that we should be very clear in our statements about what the NT teaches. But Calvinists do the same... they dislike...

Too bad you don't think of those in the NT as real persons and real history being made. Maybe you also think Jesus was a cartoon figure headed for the cross. Maybe in time you'll come to understand that when Peter was hung on a cross in Rome... a real human being was being hung....not a...

§The Apostles were eyewitnesses. It seemed redundant to add verse 2. So do you believe the Apostles were the ONLY eye witnesses? Was Mary an eyewitness? Maybe Elizabeth? Maybe Mary Magdalene? Maybe Zecchaeus? And a myriad of others. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Yes...

I don't understand Fred. You're saying that it is not possible that the Mary and/or Joseph did NOT speak to Jesus about His childhood? That would be very strange indeed. So you believe ONLY what is printed actually happened to Jesus? Did He also live life inbetween the lines you posted above? I...

You said that Hebrews 6:4-6 does not use the words BORN AGAIN, thus insinuating that the person in Heb 6 were not born again/believers. The text plainly states that they were. The words BORN AGAIN are not necessary to denote that one is indeed born again. But YOU want to see the words BORN...

You're such a dreamer. I haven't seen God around lately to fight wars. I think, if I've understood correctly, that §God works through PEOPLE. It seems that Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God and how to be a part of it. I don't remember Jesus teaching that HE was going to come back down here...

History forces you to make a choice. I agree that it would be nice if the world were perfect.

For the sake of some new Christian that might be reading along: GOD WILL ACCEPT A PERSON AT ANY TIME, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. I PROVIDED SCRIPTURE THAT SUPPORTS THIS.... STATEMENTS BY JESUS HIMSELF. My opinion is of no importance.

Are you pulling my chain? Do you just like talking to me? You're a smart guy Lambano. If you don't know what I've said in my posts by now... I GIVE UP. :running:

LOL It will distress me? I prefer the Christian jihad over the Islamic jihad.

Oh Matthias. I know both sides. I side with the side I side with.

The truth is good to see.

@Riven @Matthias I thought you might enjoy seeing the following: The Crusades and how they saved Christianity... Just one of the many stories... But a great one.

Oh. The irony.

Jesus said it: John 6:35-37 35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. 36“But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who...

Here is what I understand EG.... The words BORN AGAIN, if I remember corrctly, maybe I don't,,, appear one time in John 3:3,5 Do they ever appear again in the NT? So why do they have to appear in Hebrews 6:4-6? You have not replied to my question: Is a person that is: ENLIGHTENED...

You should know what Hebrews 6 teaches. It's not difficult. The persons spoken of in Hebrews 6 are particular. It is a JEW becoming CHRISTIAN and then RETURNING TO JUDAISM. It's a slap in the face to Jesus' sacrifice. See posts 857, 860, 866 YOUR post 860 explains this perfectly from that...

Here we go: But Hebrews 6:4-6 states VERY CLEARLY that they HAD BELIEVED but were RETURNING to thier PREVIOUS STATE OF NOT BELIEVING. Hebrews6:4-6 4For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared...

Yes sir. Don't take away anyone's assurance of salvation! Even though the NT does not guarantee salvation UNLESS the conditons are met. IF they are met,,,then we can rest in Jesus and be secure. Maybe it is prideful to think one can be unconditionally secure... have never thought of it like...

Hey EG Just saw the above. But if I reply, we're going to derail this thread. Leaving aside your last sentence... we can all agree that, yes, if the cross is denied,,, we remain in our sins. 1 Corinthians 15:17 NLT 17And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are...