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I believe you hold the traditional view. Intent means purpose. But God's intention is perfect and will be done. He put the tree in there knowing what would happen. He also allowed Satan in there to tempt them. If his intention was just for man to live without knowing evil, our All Mighty...

It depends where your heart is. If it is just a weakness of yours, a bad habit and you are apologetic ... I'm really sorry about this, etc., then no, you forgive them. But if it is a habitual thing. You need to discuss it with them as bosses do with their employees. They get docked, reprimanded...

All evidence, including eye witnesses, and scripture states that Jesus body was missing from the tomb. It was resurrected. Maybe you don't understand what that means? His physical body was "transformed" into a spiritual body with the likeness of His physical features and evidence of His scars...

Who said God was malicious? God made everything in the Garden good. (Gen. 1:31) But He put the necessary and inevitably potential for evil to be part of the knowledge of man. And thay was good too.

God's calling towards salvation is a process. Enlightenment happens gradually as the blindness is removed. But there was a distinct moment of clarity, when I believed. It is true, you believe in Jesus, ask God for forgiveness, He cleanses your sins and that could happen in one day, you become...

Some people are dunked in water and just get wet. Some people go to church and are dead, empty vessels without Jesus in their hearts, pretending. The letters to seven churches in Revelation speak of many who are not right with the Lord, yet all of them were water baptized. The Holy Spirit...

You are mistaken. The OP is trying to invalidate Matthew 28:19 as it reads. I am merely stating the fact that "you must be born again" to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus said He would send Him, didn't you get the memo? So I guess you don't believe you have been baptized by the Holy...

Well there is a unknown mystery as to how much the Lord suffered spiritually. He became sin and that concept is beyond our capacity to understand. The physical blood sacrificial death was the full atonement/requirement. By His stripes we are healed. The punishment for man never mentioned...

The Holy Spirit Our salvation begins with the baptism the Holy Spirit! You are not really a Christian unless you have been baptized by the Holy Spirit, nor will you be able to discern scripture deeply unless you have the Spirit dwelling in you. "John answered them all, 'I baptize you with...

Lots of pressure on these kids. But didnt she have that same pressure 5 years ago too and with 19 world championships and every championship meet? This girl was used to it. To get to this level, she overcame obstacles, personal and public. She had to be like a rock, a machine, strong physically...

In the end times, Satan is given control to do his thing. He has a short period of time. It appears he is in control and we have to put on our armor. It is either the "beggining of sorrows", or we are already in the Great Tribulation. We will see were this escalates by the end of the end. And...

I just sense darkness like never before.

One of the most decorated Olympic stars all of a sudden loses it. She claims doubts, fears, disorientation ... demons? She has faith, but not in herself at this time, not in her abilities this time. Is it deeper, a spiritual war, persecution? It is the strangest thing. The Basketball team lost...

I sometimes make the mistake and assume that Christians start their day with prayers. Give thanks for everything, ask God for guidance, to fill you with His Spirit, protect you and your family from evil, etc. You pray for others including your boss and co-workers that God would save them and...

I like you Robert, you are honest and have good intentions. My intention wasn't to offend you. I have family members who are witnesses, I like them too. I just see them practicing, trying to be obedient, serving, spending countless hours spreading their version of the gospel. I just don't see...

I'm not an evangelist either, not gifted in that area. I think maybe exhortation and I've always been drawn to prophecy. >Things that interest you , things you are drawn to are usually what you spend time with and so God is equipping in those areas. I was also shy when I was young but then I...

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control." Gal. 5:22. 23 He grows our fruit in us. Everyone of these areas grows, it's a process. We cooperate with God in that we try to be more loving, kind, gentle. We try to be...

This is an example of the JW's misinterpretation of scripture! Daniel explains the dream to Nebuchchadnezzar. He is the tree that is cut down - for 7 years (times), he suffers a loss of his mind and forages on grass like cow. "The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height...

God created good. But how do we know what good is unless we experience and know what it's opposite is, evil? Adam and Eve (or the rest of us) could not really know or appreciate the attributes of God unless knew what it was like to be without them. He put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil...

Did you ever think that repentance means simply to turn to God? God draws us and eventually we come to a place of humility (Godly sorrow) and we turn to God for help. That is the act of repentance. An unsaved soul cannot do anything with their sin nature, they are slaves in chains, bound, they...