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@Fred Akers Are you talking about reaching people today for Christ using logic and reason? There's a word for that: Apologetics. It's a reasonable defense of the Christian faith. If you're interested, I have some websites you can check out. Are you thinking about street preaching...

I think you might have some amazing experiences by seeking out local experts instead of googling things.

I'd rely a lot more on the local library and on other people.

A good example I think would be Acts 17:22-34. The speech Paul gave at Mars Hill to non believing Greeks and Romans.

There are a lot of verses warning that we must endure in faith till the end. Here are just a few: Matthew 13:18-23 Romans 11:20-22 1 Corinthians 15:2 2 Corinthians 13:5 Galatians 5:1-4 1 Timothy 4:1 1 Timothy 5:11-15 Hebrews 3:6 Hebrews 3:12-15 Hebrews 12:14-15 2 Peter 2:20-22

I love to mentally whip out a quick Scripture like Psalm 119:11 Thy Word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee. I also avoid listening to any music or watching any shows that are full of worldly or lustful things. I purposely try to surround myself with Godly things, so...

That's a heavy assertion. Does the Bible really say we have no choice in salvation? If it does, I'm not aware.

Not quite. Look at verse 20 again. 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. Not only did they know Jesus...

Amen. Even a good theologian can be wrong sometimes. Better to go to the source.

But we do have to do something to be right with God. We have to believe on the Son. God's grace is unmerited favor, and undeserved gift, but we must receive the gift. And it's possible to receive the gift and later reject it. The idea that grace does everything and we do nothing sounds...

Speaking of "corrupted"... 2 Corinthians 11:3 KJV 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

It sure can. 2 Peter 2:20-22 King James Version 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been...

Yes it is.

I pray that those on the fence or unsure about whether we can lose our salvation or not take the time to read the Scriptures you've posted. When one simply reads the Scripture with fresh eyes without any preconcieved ideas of what it ought to be saying, it's clear that salvation is contingent...

Yes @farouk !

So I read the passage, Mark 8:22-38 carefully and asked the Holy Spirit to show me some thing. I asked earlier why the touching with the hands. But there in verse 22, I think is the answer: they besought him to touch him. (KJV). That was the manner of their faith and God can be really...

Great question! It reminds me of the verse in the New Testament talking about how all creation is groaning for the sons of God to be revealed. When Adam and Eve sinned, creation was put under a curse (" cursed is the ground because of you [adam]") and is now subject to corruption, death, and...

Alright, you've got it! Anyone else is welcome to join us in memorizing Matthew 5 by the first week of February.

Your explanation of loving ourselves in the right order was good. Love God, love others, but then take care of yourself as well. There are so many details in the passage you read that I wonder why are there. The way Jesus healed this man is so particular and I want to ask the Holy Spirit why...

It's a challenge then! When should the deadline be?