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You are claiming that the bible is the "one that comes to one's side" the Parakletos (Comforter) that Jesus is sending to His followers? John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the...

At that time...yes. It's a mystery. God can regulate things beyond our imaginations. But we don't know His criteria. I believe that God takes His loved ones at the best time possible for them...finishing on a good note. Those who rebel against Him not so much. We can be ready at certain times...

Little known fact. All the Customs agents in Canada (border guards) are named Duane...at least that's what is written on their shirts...even the ladies.:eek: (OK in French douanes means customs.) :rolleyes:

Sorry if you got that impression Mike. ;)

This is modern church rhetoric but not supported in the bible. Nobody is finally saved before then end of their lives...after which comes judgment. Nobody is pre-judged. The bible says..."Judge nothing before it's time." Therefore many believers are going against the bible they proclaim to...

Amen to the whole counsel of God. Welcome here! :)

It's all part of the walk. There are desert times and oasis times...just like there are cloudy days as well as sunny days. But if a person wants to hear from God in a more overcast kind of time...put out a fleece. Like going in 2 directions at once (acting as if both were right) and asking God...

The way I see it is that in the same way I always write a post as if I am writing it to myself...others on this thread are doing likewise. So if there is an abrasive post it is really self-directed. Are we not all serious about being conformed to Christ? Or do I have the wrong idea here?

Here is something from the bible (Jesus speaking) and is meant for they who have their wires crossed and put the bible above interaction with the living God by the Spirit. Mat. 23:19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? Which is greater...

This is something that is not taught in modern churches...but grace is like a "double-edged sword". Like the word of God itself. The origin is holy. The destination must also be holy. Grace ....like the words from God...can come back to bite us so to speak. To whom much is given MORE is...

It is the same word in hebrew...cHen. Favour (grace) is deceitful.

A lot of confusion here. If we get away from religion for a moment and look at what Paul is saying but from a different angle. Now God knows those who will become astronauts. He sees the future after all. So then those He knew were predestined to be astronauts did grade school...and then high...

I take it as...without the requisite fear and respect for the Lord and His body.

Is. 26:10 Let favour (grace) be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord. I see people having strange ideas concerning grace. God is love...He is good. But that same God will also...

What the Christian life is not...is getting all the wordings right and believing you have everything in the bible because you believe you do. Paul makes some pretty far out statements. Statements that need to be taken to God....not just accepted blindly as if they are understood or actually...

Harsh....Where is this attitude coming from in you? Are you posting from love in the Spirit? Or is it from somewhere less edifying? I use scriptural arguments. Personal attacks are both a sign of failure as well as showing a lack of love.

Insufficiency of the bible? You are very far off track here. Christ is our sufficiency not a book. Grace is our sufficiency...not bible verses. You are not understanding the bible you find so sufficient. It points to a LIVING God. A God who we can walk with and experience. The whole point of...

A person can't force the indwelling Christ to become the only life he/she lives. Two things must happen first. The natural part of us needs to be on the cross AND we need to enter INTO a person who isn't us...by the Spirit. We need to further enter INTO Christ. When we are on the cross and...

Hi Nancy I see forgiveness as total...100% washed. But future salvation is always conditional. Repentance is needed.

His grace is the power that takes us from our sinful natures and into His divine nature. walking by grace is to walk even as He walked. We overcome this world through abiding in Him...which is by grace through faith. That is our salvation from this world and the lusts thereof. Only a walk in...