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There is an aspect of truth in this. Of course, taken in and of itself we are left with humanism and the "up with people" syndrome. We must realize that love is the answer when we see love that comes from God...from above. Sometimes love has to rebuke! Sometimes love has to separate from...

Luther was reacting to the lawlessness he saw in the Catholic church. He saw the selling of indulgences and other money raising tactics as evil...and rightly so. But he also went too far in other areas....as well as being misunderstood. He WAS a Catholic priest until the end of his life. The...

We finally overcome when we are able to remain at the level of obedience to Christ that causes us to be able to walk with Him...not being attracted to the world around. So when our love for the Lord grows to the point when we will no longer forsake Him...and without getting proud about...

The nature of our calling is a daily one. Each day is like a small lifetime. Like the manna in the wilderness...was only good for THAT day. You couldn't take a spiritual benefit for today and make it count for the next without also having met the requirement of the previous day. Jesus said...

Whatever we grow into through grace we must make up for in a new humility and brokenness before God. The error of those who have received grace is to become proud. So we must walk in the death of what we may see as something that exalts us above other men. We must practice humility through...

If we look at the 12 Israelite spies that were sent into the promised land to give an account of what was there we see that 10 of the spies did not believe that the God that had parted the seas and fed them in the wilderness was powerful enough to lead them to VICTORY over the giants in the...

Was the NT written by godly men or imposters. What other generation of Christians have had their writings judged to be scriptural church canon? We see the watering down of this authority in the second century with the martyrdom of Ignatius and Polycarp. The final nail in the coffin was...

If the bible cannot support what the church is teaching, perhaps we should question the validity of such a church. What church says...don't look at your bible but listen to us!!!"

Judaism holds to the Scriptures and traditions. But Christianity, according to the bible is foremost conformity to the Holy Spirit and Scriptures. The Spirit speaks and we verify through then Scriptures. At Antioch, the brothers were praying when the Holy Spirit said...Yes the Holy Spirit...

We cannot judge the things that happen in this world from our limited perspective. Is this life the eternal life? Can't God raise the dead? God is both fair and just. We reap what we sow. God is a Father to the fatherless and He protects the poor and weak. If we don't see the justice of this in...

To Richard: A victory in Christ over sin means it no longer has power over us. If we have victory over smoking let's say...does that just mean we can smoke and not get cancer or otherwise harm our bodies? Do you mean we have victory over the EFFECTS of sin but not the sin itself??? Please...

How do we have victory over the flesh through Christ if we continue to sin? A victory is a triumph OVER something. Victory is not achieved through stating a bible verse without the reality being made manifest to the world around us! Maybe you mean...we WILL have victory over the flesh once we...

Before one accuses someone of accusing they should look at the whole content of the message. When a finger is pointed at someone there are three more pointing back at you.

It appears that Paul is referring to the fallen creation that is crying out because of the absence of God. There is a new heaven and earth coming......a paradise that all of creation yearns for.

The bible is not meant to be received on an intellectual level. It is not a book of philosophy. It is a record of God interacting with mankind. We are to become involved in that interaction ourselves. The testimony of others is to spur us on to seek the Lord for ourselves and experience what...

And as long as men of the Spirit led the church the word of God was not able to be twisted into fables. But after the godly ones were put to death, the clerics came in with bizarre traditions.

Who's oral word? The word of popes? You are about to become unpopular here! ;)

You will write off the bible because I sinned after conversion? Please do not trust in men but God!

This includes the angels of course. Are you advocating a universal salvation?