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TULIP seems more like a road hazard advisory than a "road" to anything. Just sayin'. I don't believe Calvin made up doctrines that weren't in the Bible. I think Calvinists did that. He may have overstated things to some extent. I've been a little hard on you. I'm sorry about that. I sometimes do...

Isn't it interesting? We've hijacked the thread, and no one seems to care!

Of course, you are always free to participate within forum rules (and sometimes even outside them - lol).

I just yanked this from a PM to my friend @Johann "Faith is believing and acting as if the Word is true in the most concrete sense, and that it will accomplish that which it says under the creative power contained right within itself." It'a adapted from a book called "Lessons On Faith."

Jesus turns to the suffering one, and says, “Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.” There is a cry, an agonized struggle. The demon, in passing, seems about to rend the life from his victim. Then the boy lies motionless, and apparently lifeless...

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. While they were waiting at the foot of the mountain, a father had brought to them his son, to be delivered from a dumb spirit that tormented him. Authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, had been...

Moses, too.

You just outed yourself as a Romans 9 worshipper. You need to repent and believe on The Real JC for the remission of sins. As long as you keep acting like a lost sinner, that's the way you're going to be treated by everyone. You can't be trusted to instruct others if you are yet in your sins...

You asked me what to do next. I didn't know it was meant rhetorically. God calls men to be pastors because He knows it's the only way He can save them. Some of the most wretched men I've known have been pastors... ...which is probably why I have such a soft spot for them. When I transfer to a...

Make me. At least I can admit that I don't have it all figured out. I think the burden of proof might be on you folks in this thread. I'm not convinced. I'm trying to become changed by beholding Christ. Are you ready to behold the brightness of His coming? I hope 5-point-ism has prepared...

Like I say, a theological train wreck. Jesus is nowhere to be found in it. Some of the early reformers had a way of stating things that modern armchair Internet scholars tend to twist into not-so-pleasing fables that somehow even manage to captivate the hearts of those who search for God. It is...

Not an order--just a plea. :)

What is church? Should you go? Why? What if it's just awful? What if the Pastor/Preacher says something heretical? What if I don't feel blessed after going to church? Etc., etc., etc.? Please, pretty please with a cherry on top... No debate Thank you

Were your folks Adventists?

I'm working on this problem, my friend. I'm getting swamped with notifications. lol To be honest, I have no idea what the ecclesiastical landscape of South Africa is like. I could just point you to the nearest Seventh-day Adventist church, but I'm sure you don't need that kind of trauma in...

I've found that often my perception of what others believe of me is not actually very accurate. Many people just express themselves inadequately.

Aw, I'm sorry. It can also help to soak the feet and lower legs in warm water, and use a warm, damp washcloth on your face. You might prefer to blot instead of rub.

I don't judge. I'm a fruit inspector. lol

I'm calling bull, not because I believe you haven't thought something out, but because I believe you just might have overthought it. Faith is simple, and there are languages that have only one word for both faith and trust. I say that only because I know that English is one of (if not) the most...

@1stCenturyLady And I'm sorry to hear you didn't sleep well. Did you ever try a warm bath or shower before bed?