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Not true. Satan was orginally a type of angelic being known as Lucifer which means "light-bearer". From the Scripture analogy found in the Book of Ezekiel we can deduce that he was in Eden, where it occurs he became jealous of the relationship Adam and Eve had with God. Eze 28:13-15 Thou hast...

Hi Stan, I find it appropriate to find solace in solitude, contemplating the seasons of life. A time for everything... Ecc 3:1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: (2) A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up...

Still thinking perhaps...meanwhile, may we let meekness reside in our hearts. Gal 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

I believe Aaron was bullied into compliance by the multitude who who tired of doing what Moses wanted, and that Aaron in his naive and as yet unsanctified state produced the golden calf in a fleshly, exasperated, sarcastic gesture to them, and was being kind of hip and satirical when he...

Staying with the subject of perfection but also touching on election and holiness, it seems from both Scripture and experience, that God gives us direction and we either co-operate with this, going the distance and overcoming dangers to reach our destination, or we suffer the consequences. I...

Yes. The Epistle to the Hebrews and Chapter 12 in particular are much loved and oft frequented spiritual pastures for me. Still, there are some who insist that having come to Christ the first time they need have no further recourse to His forgiveness since they are forever absolved of all sin...

It's good you don't teach Sinless Perfection, and I wasn't singling out anyone in particular. Another problem passage for the Perfectionists is in Hebrews 12 which portrays sin as trying to thwart the Christian before the race is finished, and addresses the need for us Christians to be...

The controversial doctrine of Sinless Perfection, as it is known, has been around in Christian communities since their origin following the Ascension of Christ and the giving of the Holy Spirit. The assumption that Christ's atonement for the sins of the world, past, present, and future...

WARNING: LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU BY ANY MEANS 2Th 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (4) Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is...

Asked and answered. More to the point, brian100, where in the Bible does it say to idolize Mary, or even pray to her?

More verses that affirm the Divine and therefore Eternal Nature of Christ: Joh 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was...

As the eternal Son of God, Jesus pre-existed His earthly incarnation, as these Scriptures attest, else how could He be instrumental in the creation of all things...(see emboldened verses) Joh 8:56-59 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. (57) Then said the...

Jesus has always existed in God's love. Many verses refer to Him as being "sent". This sending and corporeal manifestation of Jesus is testimony to God being love, as per this superlative passage of Scripture God Is Love. 1 John 4:7-21 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God...

When all they had was the Law of Moses, obedience to it was acceptable to God. Act 10:1-2 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, (2) A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people...

Firstly, Randy are you claiming to be a teacher, or actually functioning as a teacher in your local ekklesia and other congregations that esteem you as such? The accountability of such teachers is not to be taken lightly. Jas 3:1-2 My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing...

Holiness accompanies salvation. There's a difference between making an effort to be holy in order to be saved and being holy because you are saved. Mat 7:15-20 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (16) You shall know them by...

This verse from Hebrews is not to be ignored. It's about pursuing the objectives of peace and holiness with all people. Hebrews 12:14 ESV Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Pursuing peace and holiness involves changing course and...

I hope you don't mind a heart of unbelief being called evil, or sin being associated with deceitfulness, justadude. The Word of God gets right to the point. Heb 3:12-13 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (13) But...

Hi FHII It would be interesting to know why you have in fact spent time on any Christian Forums. I find them useful because they motivate me to "search the Scriptures to see if it is so" just as the Bereans did after hearing from Paul and Silas. Act 17:10-11 And the brethren immediately sent...

It's not so much that the Old Testament is no longer valid but rather that the New Testament is better, jbf. I think you better meditate on the thirteen betters of the Epistle to the Hebrews, especially Hebrews 8:6. Giving to the work of ministry is so much better without the compulsion of the...