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In one of the OSAS/ not-OSAS threads, it was suggested that REAL CHRISTIANS (TM) talk about actually being saved, rather than pointlessly arguing over OSAS. That sounded like a not half bad idea. The TITLE of the TOPIC comes from a story in Acts 16 ... Now about midnight Paul and Silas were...

(I did a search and it seems to have been a while since there was a topic dedicated to Limited Atonement.) There are different theories about REDEMPTION. We all, if we are Christian, believe that Jesus Christ died to redeem. Beyond that, different people teach a different NATURE of the...

The quote "But he who endures to the end will be saved" most certainly appears in the Bible - [three times, in fact] - and is oft quoted stripped from its surrounding context and employed to teach that men either: can loose their salvation must work to retain their salvation Clearly, it is not...

WRATH: strong vengeful anger (Merriam-Webster) There is a good conversation to be had on the subject of “Jesus and the wrath of God”. WRATH implies punishment inflicted in anger. Where is the scripture verse that ever actually says that God (the Father) was EVER angrily punishing Jesus in...

What happens to a SDA Dairy Farmer? Cows need to be milked EVERY day and that is clearly your "work".

Lots of off-topic opinions about the age of the universe/Earth on another topic, and I had a question, so time for a new topic ... Genesis 1: 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the...

I decided to place this in the DEBATE forum because I have no expectations that @Curtis will engage in anything approaching a brotherly discussion on the Calvinist teaching from the Doctrines of Grace commonly called “Perseverance of the Saints”. BEGIN FORMAL DEBATE: It has been falsely...

Matthew 22 [NLT - 'cause it is easy to read] 1 Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But...

Are Christians called by scripture to do NOTHING to stop evil? That really seems to be the heart of the exegesis of verses that Christians are NEVER to take up arms in physical opposition. So how far does that really extend? If a stranger enters my home to do harm, should I "turn the other...

Good for you! I wanted to ask a question without further derailing the Sola Scriptura topic, so I moved your comment here. First a confession, I am a “three point Trinitarian” (a small joke there) that does not completely understand the mystery of ONE GOD in Father-Son-Spirit, but still...

Jesus said: "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but...

I keep trying to answer, but you keep refusing to listen. From this point forward, I will focus on nothing but THIS conversation between us and will permit no bunny trails. You may disagree with my answer, but you WILL stop asking what it is because you will know. Q. When, where, or how was...

THE TOPIC: We are (T)otally Incapable of choosing God on our own because sin causes us to always flee from God. Since this is very well trodden soil, I would prefer to pass on repeating the same old “proof texts”, arguments and counter arguments and approach this from a less travelled...