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Why not do a little study on 1 John 3:9 It doesn't say that one who is saved no longer sins... it says that one who is saved does not LIVE A LIFE OF SIN, because the word of God, the seed, remains in him. Do you think the bible would contradict itself? Do you think John the Apostle...

What is Kangaroo Courting?

You have to agree that hearing 1 reading from the O.T. and one from the letters and one from the gospels, is not the same as reading them in context and in full. The bible, as it's read at Mass makes no sense, especially in view of the fact that priest refuse to take advantage of the time at...

Why concentrate on whether or not purgatory is a place? Just like heaven isn't a "place", neither is the catholic understanding of purgatory a "place". The fact is that @mjrhealth is right. We are made righteous by Christ, unlike in the O.T. and the Mosaic Covenant and going all the way back...

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@Mjh29 Yes. The only problem is, What Is The Truth? Are you sure YOU have the truth? Does your belief sound like a reasonable belief to you? Is God a God of love? How does a God of love choose some to go to heaven and some to go to hell, for no reason at all. I believe all of Hebrews...

Agreed. In Acts 1:8 Jesus tells the Apostles to wait in Jerusalem where they will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon them, this is so that they could have the power to be Jesus' witnesses in the whole world. The power of the Holy Spirit fell upon them in Acts 2:4.

Hi Apak, I don't feel smug because I'm hiding behind a computer. I'm rather a quiet person but very passionate about my beliefs -- I'd tell you the same things in person that I do here. And you did give me quite a reprisal! I'm shocked, TTYTT. I don't understand why. I didn't say you were a...

Ooops. I missed this. I don't have a problem with someone not believing in the Trinity, I have a problem with them calling themselves a Christian. If traditional Christianity believes in Jesus as God, the HolySpirit as God, since they were begotten, NOT MADE, one in being with the Father, as...

They believe what you believe.

Christianity states that Jesus is part of the Trinity. The Trinity consists of three person's in one Good. Each with their own work to do, but all of one nature. And as to John 1:1, I know a theologian that taught koine Greek and reads the Bible in Greek., The NT. John 1:1 states that Jesus...

Apak, did you ever answer me? I don't think so. If Jesus is not God, aren't we worshipping a man? Perhaps you answered that you don't worship Him. That's ok if that's what you believe but then you can't call yourself a Christian.

Great post!

Multiple ways the Spirit is given sounds good to me. For instance, care to take a stab at how John's baptism is different from Jesus'? The answer is in Acts 1. John's baptism forgave sins. Washed them away. It prepared people for the coming of the Kingdom of God. He prepared the way for Jesus...

When did you receive the Holy Spirit? And what does it mean?

A poster has said that once we are saved we are to ask for the Holy Spirit. Many verses say we receive the Holy Spirit at salvation. When do we receive the Holy Spirit? Asking for the Holy Spirit Luke 11:9-13b “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and...

I think this might make an interesting thread. I believe the Holy Spirit indwells us immediately. Maybe it depends on what we mean by receiving the Holy Spirit? I'll put this under theology, the study of God.

This would have done well in the thread, Saved By Fear? I wonder if this method would still work today?

Uffa. I don't know who Mr. Edwards is, but otherwise I agree with all you've posted. In Romans 9:2-4 Paul tells us how anguished he is ... He would be willing to cut himself off from God to bring his Jewish brethren to Christ. Leaving aside the fact that this statement shows how it's the...

We must be the same age. LOL