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. Curiously, the Bible doesn't say one way or the other whether Mary was righteous, i.e. compliant with the Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly. But by means of a judicious blend of extrapolation and fact; we might at least suggest that she was. For example: ● Luke 1:30 . . Mary...

. ● Matt 1:18-19 . . Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her, desired to put her...

. ● 1Pet 3:15 . . Always be ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of you a reason for the hope in you, The Greek word for "hope" in Peter's instructions is elpis (el pece') which means to anticipate (usually with pleasure) and to expect with confidence. Note the elements of...

. Children fathered by angels with humans wouldn't be one or the other: they'd be both human and angel; sort of like former US President Barack Obama. His mother was white and his father was black; so Mr. Obama is neither one or the other; he's both white and black. You hit the nail on the...

. ● Matt 22:36-40 . . Master, which is the great commandment in the law? » Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. » And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy...

. Re: Praying to Mary (Catholic stuff) This particular Christianity Board forum is set up for specifically discussing unorthodox doctrines. Well; I seriously doubt that Catholicism qualifies for discussion herein seeing as how it is practically the gold standard of orthodox Christianity...

. This area of Christianity Board is specifically a testimonial forum; hence the title of this particular thread "The How And The Why I Became A Baptist." In keeping with the spirit of this area of Christianity Board; and staying in step with this particular thread; please tell us the how and...

. Christ is the God-given man to see for safe passage to the other side (John 14:6) and the icing on the cake is that no one communicates with Christ for that purpose unless God encourages them, which needless to say, is very reassuring. ● John 6:44 . . No one can come to me unless the Father...

. The apostle Paul, writing to Christians in the ancient city of Colossi, said: ● Col 3:9-10 . . Do not lie to each other since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. NOTE: It's...

. Hello. BTW: The American Kestrel is my favorite bird, after the Belted Kingfisher. _

. It's tempting to make this a tutorial but seeing as how it's supposed to be a testimonial, I'll endeavor to stay on track. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Not very long after my conversion back in 1968, I ran across a passage in the New Testament that caused me some...

. I obtain quite a bit of useful information from YouTube; for example how to replace a microwave oven's motor, resolve a computer issue, and/or adjust an electric guitar's intonation. I also tour the world with YouTube, visiting amazing man-made wonders and natural wonders too. I will likely...

. I was christened an infant into the Roman Catholic Church in 1944, and eventually attended catechism to complete First Holy Communion and Confirmation. My siblings are Catholic, my mother was Catholic, my eldest brother entered the priesthood and made it to the rank of Friar before passing...

. In matters related to prayer, the Spirit of Christ has somewhat to say. ● Gal 4:6 . . And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His son into your hearts calling out: Abba! Father. That verse reveals something very important. The Spirit of His son always compels Christ's...

. ● Rom 8:15 . . For you have not received a spirit of slavery again to fear; but you have received a spirit of adoption The spirit of adoption serves a very special purpose. It imparts to adoptees the heartfelt bond that enables adopted children to feel the love, and the friendship, and the...

. ● Rom 8:8-9 . .You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. ● Rom 8:10-11 . . And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive...

. Elements of the story you are about to read are fiction and some are fantasy. Not everything in the story is fiction, nor is everything fantasy; just some of it. Please do not challenge the accuracy of the story as I have already instructed you that some of its elements were not taken from...

. ● Ps 23:1 . .The Lord is my shepherd, The twenty-third psalm is very popular, and some have even taken to chanting it as a rote prayer. But the Lord's sheepfold is an exclusive fraternity; not everyone qualifies. ● John 10:14 . . I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me...

. As I was listening to a radio preacher talk about hell-- along about the same time as my concerns with Rom 8:9 back in the decade of the 1970's --something in my mind took over; and I had the strangest sensation of falling off the earth into an abyss and nobody cared, nor did anybody miss me...

. ● Rom 8:9 . . If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. Back in the decade of the 1970's, during my era as a relatively new covert to biblical Christianity, I reasoned that if the Spirit of Christ was actually inside my body, I should be able to detect His...