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  1. MatthewG

    Do You Have to Go to Church to Be a Christian?

    Opening Question Many Christians today insist that attending a church building weekly is required to be a “real Christian.” Others argue that salvation is based on faith in Christ alone, not church attendance. So the debate question is: Is church attendance required to be a Christian, or is it...
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    This is the difference: believers ask for their soul to be resurrected, non-believers ask for their sin to be resurrected (deciding?)

    Hi there, So listen, I was struggling with a sin/a temptation for a long time, then I finally kneeled and turned to the Lord and in the process I realised that I had had a fundamental change of approach. I used to think what mattered was my flesh and that my soul would be ok as long as my flesh...
  3. MatthewG

    Matthew Says You Can

    There is no reason to post any context other than this simple phrase. "You can."
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    I think I've worked out where the Devil puts a wedge between me and the Holy Spirit! He can't actually separate you, if you share a similar root!

    Hi there! So you are probably dying to know what "sharing a root" is, basically the Devil criticises you for having this. If you rebuke him on it, then you are free to serve the Holy Spirit meaningfully, as long as you like. You share a root, with the Holy Spirit, if the object of your...
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    Short point: It was God that sent Jesus; but it was Wisdom that prepared Him (which way do you want to go?)

    Hi there! So a short point: it was God that sent Jesus; but it was Wisdom that prepared Him (selah) We need to think about how much time we have and what we are going to devote it to - too much honeycomb makes you sick (as Solomon said), but is the honeycomb a relationship to God or a...
  6. G

    How much does God suffer, knowing He created to suffer? (character?)

    Hi there, So I just want to dwell briefly on the fact that God does not create, such that we suffer on our own, but that God creates knowing He will suffer from His creation suffering. God suffering is why our relationship to Him is so important: without a relationship to God, there is no end...
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    It matters to God, whether He creates consciously or unconsciously (choosing?)

    Hi there, So I have had a little of an awakening, actually. Not only have I come to the conclusion that you can't save yourself, unless you have first obeyed; but I have come to the realisation, that the state you are in when you commit your obedience to God, matters to God. Let me explain what...
  8. G

    Now you have two forms of knowledge: that you know and that Christ knows you (torn?)

    Hi there, So there is a dynamic in the life of Earth dwellers that wasn't there before: concerning knowledge. Originally, the knowledge of good and evil, was knowledge of the one - destroyed by sin, but always being knowledge of the one. Then Christ lay His Life down, destroyed by sin, but...
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    In Heaven we have law to differentiate, praise to unite and prophecy to choose between (excited?)

    Hi there, So there is a reason you have found eschatology so fascinating, in your walk with Christ - here on these forums! The reason is that prophecy plays a big part of the next phase of life: Heaven. In Heaven, we are not bound to believe in just one kind of prophecy, nor are there so many...
  10. G

    "Gratitude" makes an impact on God, even when you are not on speaking terms about anything else (encouraging?)

    Hi there, So there is something in common, between God and Man: both of them respond favourably to gratitude. I'm not exactly sure what the effect is called, but it has been established that flattery works, even when you know you are being flattered. In this sense, God is great at taking a...
  11. G

    What was Jesus going to do, before He became focused on saving us (from sin)?

    Hi there, So I am just wondering, if Jesus was inspired to make His life a sacrifice, what would He have done, if we hadn't needed saving? I'm not saying we didn't need saving, but was saving in preference to something else? Like would He have dedicated His life to building the Temple? Or would...
  12. L.A.M.B.

    The Gift of Salvation

    John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Many many people know the quote of this verse all over the world, but it takes an individual personal relationship with God to truly know...
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    Even at the end: Churches gonna be hot, churches gonna be cold - some will predict it, some not?

    Hi there! So from a simple reading of Jesus' prompting, that He will spew out the lukewarm, we can deduce that Churches in future, are going to be either hot or cold. This makes sense, because we are able to plan around our expectation of one or the other. Not half-hearted plans, but plans that...
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    This is personal! Ask the Holy Spirit to give you someone specific, to suffer for - compassion will be on your right arm (selah)

    Hi there, So in this world of entertainment we have, the gospel of Christ can sometimes be lost. Not because people want to forget the gospel, but because our relationships exist on a very shallow plane - as Jesus said "a hard field, where the birds pick and eat the grain intended for the...
  15. G

    The Day of the Lord, perfects the teaching and remembrance of the Holy Spirit (selah)

    Hi! Wow! So I couldn't hold on to this without sharing, because it completely fired me up in the Spirit: We should be ready to stand, for the Lord, no matter how He requites our focus and attention. There is nothing we can focus on in this life, for which the Lord will not have an answer...
  16. MatthewG

    What is the importance of love to God mean to you?

    “If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains...
  17. G

    If Philosophy gave an a priori roadmap, to scientific discovery: would Science heed it?

    Hi there, So it has dawned on me, that maybe there is something that Philosophy has to offer "Science". Science defines a method of falsifiability (according to Karl Popper), whereby hypothesis are entertained, tested and verified. The point I would make, is that if you know what manner of...
  18. MatthewG

    Made right with God (How?)

    3 minute short of how one is made right with God.
  19. MatthewG

    Mark 6:45-52 (Natural Man, Worldly Troubles, Addictions, Spiritual Aspect, Choice, Trusting, Faith)

    Hello you and welcome, this video is going through the journey with Jesus and the disciples. The disciples just seen Jesus multiply food to feed 5,000 people. He is now sending them onward to go across the sea to go to Bethsaida. There is much that is covered in this video if you can make it...
  20. MatthewG

    Dead to Sin; Alive in Christ

    Took this from the description: All sin has been paid for in my belief for all people in this life now today. There will be people who will also be raised up from being dead in Christ (spiritually dead); and raised up again being born by the spirit of God becoming a child of God by faith. Dying...