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Matthew 18:3 - And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. :)

You slay me, QT!..

Well, I'm a Seventh-day Adventist, and I don't know whether it's a good thing to be perceived as talking like one or not! -lol. Hit, there, 1CL. Haven't seen ya for a while. For what it's worth (probably not much), it's been my experience that no good can come from discussion of the nature of...

Just as a sidebar to your point: James Dobson of Focus On The Family has long claimed that he was born again when he was 3 years old, in response to an alter call from his father. I suspect it was more of a response to his father than to the Holy Spirit. Of course, the emphasis in that last...

Absolutely beautiful, Sister Wynona. Excellently discerned and expressed. I don't know if this will help, but if we consider that the truly most physically gorgeous human creature on Earth, is infinitely far uglier than he/she could attain to in the beauty of holiness. Also, this hypothetical...

Good to know! :D

And there it is. Good to see you, as always, Philip! :);):D:cool:

PRAISE THE LORD, BROTHER!!

Did I give the impression that I believe we can? I certainly didn't intend to. :)

Don't forget 1 Peter 2:9 :D But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; :)

Should we therefore not do any of the following: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the...

I visited your linked website for Christian education. It's very well presented. It's a shame you have to register to access anything of substance. :)

Wouldn't that depend upon your definition of "successors?" :)

You'll pardon me, won't you, for thinking: It begs the question: Are you? It's a fair question, isn't it? (Please let me know if I become too antagonistic.) Where I go to church, a kind of proverb is circulated: "We have many things to learn, and many, many things to unlearn." And it's a...

Agree, 100% Nice avatar picture. I picked some apples in your neck of the woods back in the 70s when I lived in San Diego.

Oh, by the way, as touching the main point of your thread, I would have to testify that the "Church Fathers" are authoritative only insofar as they are in harmony with the Word which, unfortunately, is not interpreted objectively and in unity throughout Christianity, as a whole. IOW, I have no...

I think it might be a mistake to make too much of the word "apostle" apart from the original twelve. After all, isn't the great Great Gospel Commission applicable to all believers? Does it not "send" us all? I'm sure the Catholic tradition would disagree, of course, and understandably so, I...

In John 14:6, Jesus calls Himself the (definite article) Truth. The Greek word translated "truth" here seems to be the closest that any single word comes to expressing the popular concept of absolute truth in Christianity. I'm not much for consulting original languages, but I sometimes do. It...

You betcha

I appreciate the thoughtful reply. I can't help but wonder, though, although I realize that regular business must be done, and sometimes requires speech but, barring that, unless someone speaks nothing but Scripture, how can he be sure that nothing he says is opinion? Hope I'm not coming off as...