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I didn't ask you about the context, I can read that for myself. You have been advocating that your specific denomination, the Catholic Church, is the pillar and ground of truth, believing it to be the only church that belongs to God. You use that scripture as the basis for that contention. So...

Amen. And yet this change can only be realised through the grace and power of God. It doesn't come about by our own strength our determination... Although there are aspects of outward behavior that can be modified though self discipline... But the change of heart, the born again nature that...

And if we have any self doubt as to the genuineness of our repentance, we can always ask God, no, seek Him earnestly and please for Him to grant us repentance... The kind of repentance that leads not only to forgiveness, but a change of heart and a change of character and behaviour.

You've been here before. I know your language. How many times have you been banned now?

To believe in creation is dangerous? Have you ever read the 4th commandment? The barrier here is the one being erected by those who don't believe scripture.

Christians don't need to deal with evolution at all. The Bible doesn't, why should we? And what criteria do you use to distinguish between what you understand as truth, and what you think Moses wrote as fiction?

One of my favorite verses in scripture and one that is very personal to me, God using it on a at least a couple of occasions to impart to me specific instructions on direction and priority, is KJV Matthew 6 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things...

I would add the following from White's book, Desire of Ages. In the last great conflict of the controversy with Satan those who are loyal to God will see every earthly support cut off. Because they refuse to break His law in obedience to earthly powers, they will be forbidden to buy or sell. It...

You need to remember my friend that even 9/11 was real. Maybe not in the sense of the official explanation, but some buildings did collapse, people did die. Now what took place after is another story. And the why, and by whom. This virus thing is a similar story. Not al l the facts are in. But...

Probably several reasons. One I think more common than most would possibly be the idea that pastors, teachers, Bible workers etc, those in our church who have "authority' like the elders and deacons etc are more "worthy" because they have accomplished more. That sense so many have that we need...

Our apprehension, or misapprehension as the case may be, of the character or nature of God directly and proportionately affects how much we believe His promises toward us, and toward others. Ironically, many believe God will be good to others, but not to themselves.

Ummm, what happened to repentance, holy living, and glorifying God through our development of a Godly character? Let me remind you of scripture..."seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, then....". Christians, particularly in these last days, need to have our priorities right.

I agree. But will all Christians recognise it? Perhaps even oppose it???!!!

As @Taken said, God is love. That doesn't simply mean that God loves. Or that He is loving. Love is who God is. Love is His very nature... His character. He doesn't do anything that isn't motivated from that character of love. The purpose of the gospel is to make of mankind a sanctuary for the...

KJV 1 Timothy 3 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. What does this scripture actually say Mary,? That the church is the pillar and ground of truth... Or...

As is reading @Heart2Soul post,I was thinking exactly along those very lines. It is certain that God desires all to come to Him by faith and He is not willing that any should perish... But yes, I agree with you, that with most of us there needs to be a complete emptying of self first. Self...

Only if Jesus checks it out with the church first. I think with a little searching one will find not a few declarations by past Popes that they have the keys to heaven courtesy of God... Not sure if those are the master keys or a screw driver and a piece of wire.

... And what is now considered "grave necessity", the pope, out of the goodness of his heart, has granted permission for Catholics to confess sins directly to God. Wow. This virus has a silver lining after all.

The church is Israel. Compare your verse above with what Jesus warned when He said we shall be hated of all Nations for My name's sake.

My friend. I am not suggesting that covid 19 is a part of the plagues or a part of the final judgement. No, that is yet to come. But are those birth pangs increasing in intensity? You betcha. Increasing in frequency? Absolutey. The beginning of sorrows? Yeap. You see I have an idea of where we...