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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    Hi from Christchurch! My cousins live in Hamilton. In regards the 'faith without works is dead' verse in James 2. What kind of faith is James referring to? Initial conversion or daily service? Because Abraham believed in God much earlier than when he offered his son Isaac up. His work was...
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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    The quote of even the demons believe and tremble... gotta put it in its right context. The demons know God exists.. but have no personal relationship with Jesus. A sinner who believes Jesus is God, that He died and rose again, and that by believing in Him, they are saved eternally.. is...
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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    Impossible to keep 100 percent, all of the time. Not impossible to keep intermittently
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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    Well my post was about there being discipline and rebuke for the wayward believer. So it is not ok for a believer to break God's commands. Just because Jesus won't remove eternal life from a believer, doesn't mean there are no consequences for sin. Most verses about discipline for the...
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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    Jesus gives eternal life to the sinner who believes in Him. If it is eternal.. that means present and future sins are also taken care of. Do not confuse daily service with initial salvation. Initial salvation has no conditions but initial belief in Jesus. Daily service will determine our...
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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    Well.. it is still possible for a believer to get caught up in sin. They still have two natures..flesh and spirit. A believer may not do good works.. doesn't mean they weren't saved to begin with. Calvinism is seriously flawed mate. For that matter so is arminianism. Paul wrote about being a...
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    Denying the Cross: How to do it

    Here is the distinction between getting initially converted and daily faith. Initial conversion.. is the giving of eternal life to the sinner. It is eternal. So like Behold says.. it's forever.. past, present and future sins are forgiven. So many .. after hearing this.. will say.. 'Well then...
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    Many today doubt that God exists, what convinces you that He does?

    Yeah I pulled out of Religious Studies, seeing it was quite different to what I wanted to study. I didn't want an atheist telling me about christianity
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    Many today doubt that God exists, what convinces you that He does?

    Hehe Well, I learned the apologetics information from CRU that was on campus. I joined them as a student. They called themselves Tandem at Canterbury Uni. There is no way my university was going to teach this. Religious studies at this uni was comparing religions and the lecturer was a non...
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    Many today doubt that God exists, what convinces you that He does?

    Well, when I was at university I was introduced to evidence from history of the reliability and testimony of the gospel accounts. Reading the Case for Christ, The Case for Faith and then later Evidence that Demands a Verdict, convinced me of the reality of the faith. Before that I was a...
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    Seven Times JESUS Tells Us Who He Is = John 6;35-37

    Many wish to lower Jesus' diety. It's becoming more popular. Along with believing in baptismal regeneration. Revelation is another book that shows Jesus' diety. It is the words of Jesus Christ but it also the Holy Spirit's words and Jesus is given the alpha and omega terms associated with the...
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    Oh haven't stopped in those places long. I've been through. Stayed in Wellywood a few times. I grew up in Darfield, Canterbury. Then lived in Samoa for 3 years and then came to Christchurch. Times were simpler... Parents could send kids to play on the street and it was safe..just tell them...
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    Jesus is fully God ..co equal..co eternal..co existing.. with the Father and Son. One being in three personas. Just look at biblical works over the past 500 years on this.
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    I do...that is why it don't see the 3 in the Triune God as separate. But they are distinct persona
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    The trinity is not nonsense to some of the greatest minds that ever lived. Human terms just can't quite cover the full status of God. That is all. It's not illogical or nonsense. Otherwise the doctrine would not have stood the test of time. A human can have a mind, body and soul.. but when we...
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    Have a look at this: https://blog.tms.edu/11-reasons-affirm-deity-christ#:~:text=Jesus%20claimed%20absolute%20unity%20with,30%3B%2012%3A45). and this: https://www.moodybible.org/beliefs/positional-statements/deity-of-jesus-christ/ and that will do from me. :0
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    Well, people can come up with terms to try and express the one Triune God.. but they fall short.. because it is beyond our complete understanding. I don't like the word 'persons' for the Trinity.. because in my mind.. that is seperate beings. But then I try 'expressions'. .and it seems to be...
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    Moses was talking about God with what he was saying...not saying God's words are his. He is saying.. 'hear what God is saying '... Not saying 'I and the Father are one ' or 'I AM' He wasn't claiming equality with the Father. But Jesus was. But we can get bogged down in specific words and lose...
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    Weeell.. I believe in one Triune God. The Holy Spirit an expression of God..as is Jesus and the Father. Although 'expression' doesn't quite work with Jesus talking with the Father. But anyways.. Jesus doing things 'by the hand of the Father ' The Jewish concept of agency has the agent being...
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    Four Times People Physically Tried To Kill JESUS, But He Would Not Let Them Until He Decided When = Luke 4;24-31

    God not being a man ... This passage in its context has nothing to do with whether God can be a man or not. It's to do with God's status as superior to frail humans. It's a passage that isn't about excluding God from becoming man. Aside from this .. Jesus is called Emmanuel.. which means 'God...