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I am not of the camp that believes once you become a follower of Christ and receive the gift of eternal life you never need to be forgiven for anything again, and it is a fact of life that Christians do get tempted and fall into sin, like King David of old. It surely happens, but God is merciful...

You been too quick on the draw, Enoch, and have misunderstood the meaning of Christ's humiliation as it is called. My post did not deny the Deity of Christ, but reiterated what Philippians 2:5-8 and Hebrews 2:9-10 say, basically that Christ didn't refuse to become human but left heaven's glory...

Hi Christophany, Yes, I believe the obedience of Christ unto death for our salvation did require Him to empty Himself of His non-human position. Come the day that theological truth is decided by polls hell might just freeze over. :p There are many verses that refer to the Father giving the...

Salvation is never by works, always by grace through faith. 1Pe 1:1-9 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, (2) Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit...

And yet we are saved by grace through faith, not as a result of self righteousness or works. Eph 2:8 The thing which must be held firm to the end is faith for it is the means by which grace is accessed.

The proof is in the pudding. I continue to experience all the gifts of the Spirit at various times. Not surprisingly people who object to them also quench them, and hierarchies that forbid their function create a self-fulfilling type of cessation.

Like I said, the term is used loosely. There was a time when people asked what denomination someone was but now it's more a case of "where do you fellowship?" While two "fellowships" may both cultivate "moving in the gifts of the Spirit", they can be poles apart in other respects. Potter's...

The term denomination is used somewhat loosely but tends to identify more than the Catholic, Protestant, or Non-Conformist persuasions, and also more than Charismatic, Pentecostal, or Holiness streams or movements as they are sometimes called. Any group that meets with a manifesto, constitution...

Would that be just the ones you consider to be genuinely Christian in their constitution?

Hey, wake up and have faith in our sanctifying Saviour Jesus Christ. Eph 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the ekklesia, and gave himself for it; (26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (27) That he might present it to...

The blood of Christ. God foreknows everything, so it's impossible for sin to enter heaven, due the impossibility of an unsaved, unsanctified, disobedient, inappropriately attired wedding guest being admitted to heaven. Since God eternally foreknows everything only those whom He has saved and...

A funny thing happened where I was fellowshipping once... some people became legalistic about grace. Just as well I knew what to do...! 1Pe 4:10 As every man has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

I got sick when I was 4 years old, nearly died in the night. I understand it's normal for people to get sick, and to die of something at some stage. Communicable Diseases. They've got something communicable. Better not communicate with them in person so we don't get it. A reasonable precaution...

Yeah, BarnyFife & all on this thread. Wow. What a fascinating topic to read up on. I thoroughly enjoy researching the history and features of religious parties, cults, sects, denominations, movements, streams, paradigms, and persuasions. Jer 5:30-31 "An astonishing and horrible thing has been...

You actually seem to have a good understanding of the Godhead, Scoot. As for whether it's OK not to have a full understanding of the Godhead, while I believe understanding as much as possible about the Godhead should be a matter of priority for everyone in the Universe, especially Christians, I...

Thanks to all who commented. This has been a subject of interest to me for many years now since coming across something of a fan base for Judas Iscariot who was being exalted as a hero on the basis that he had no choice but to betray Jesus, having been predestined by God to do so. Hi marks...

If, as one school of thought has it, God has sovereignly predetermined who will come to faith in Him by hearing His Word, are those whom He hasn't chosen to come to faith by hearing His Word, going to get a fair trial on Judgment Day? Surely it is not fair for God to condemn sinners just on...

What becomes of Christians who give place to the devil, or give him a foothold?

Hi Entanglement, I haven't followed all your posts so you may have already provided some background to your obvious interest in Ontology (the study of human existence) and Theology (literally the study of God). While it is worth studying these there is no substitute for faith in God, something...