The attack of satan on the gospel that I preach.

[BarneyFife]

I will take that into consideration.

However, i believe that we do in fact overcome the accuser of the brethren, among other things, by the word of our testimony; and how can we relate our testimony apart from using personal pronouns in the first person?

So you won't take it into consideration. Not really, right? Oh well, I love you just the way you are, unimpressable and all.

 

[justbyfaith]

So you won't take it into consideration. Not really, right? Oh well, I love you just the way you are, unimpressionable <fify> and all.

I took it into consideration and perhaps rejected the idea because of what I said in response to it.

 

[BarneyFife]

I took it into consideration and perhaps rejected the idea because of what I said in response to it.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

Ben is so smart, he should slow down a little.
There are tares in the Church as well, just like the tares in the synagogues back then and now - apostates.

The tares are the children of Cain, who was the first child of the devil. Other non Christians are just that, non Christians.

 

[Ronald David Bruno]

The tares are the children of Cain, who was the first child of the devil. Other non Christians are just that, non Christians.

The tares sown by Satan are spread throughput the world, Church included. We don't know for sure who the reprobates are. Many non-Christians are still written in the Book of Life - I dont think there is much time left though!
"The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
Matt. 13:38-41

 

[Rocky Wiley]

The tares sown by Satan are spread throughput the world, Church included. We don't know for sure who the reprobates are. Many non-Christians are still written in the Book of Life - I dont think there is much time left though!
"The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.Matt. 13:38-41[/QUOTe ]

The reason that one can not understand that Cain was the son of the Serpent is because they can't fandom Eve having sex with the devil, the serpent.
The scripture says that Eve told God that she was seduced.

Gen 3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
beguiiled
naw-shaw'
A primitive root; to lead astray, that is, (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce:

1Jn 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Cain was the son of that wicked one, the serpent.

 

[BarneyFife]

Many non-Christians are still written in the Book of Life

I missed that part of the Bible.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

It goes to show that the devil can use people who mean well but who have been incorrectly taught.

It started when he challenged anyone to show biblically how it might be taught that repentance is a requirement for salvation; and he would give them $1,000 if they could show this from the Bible.

Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

The gift of the Holy Ghost is eternal life!

 

[BarneyFife]

Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

The gift of the Holy Ghost is eternal life!

Sounds like 2 different gifts being given at the same time to me.

 

[BarneyFife]

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

 

[justbyfaith]

But the wages of sin is still death.

In Romans 6:22 (the context) we find that everlasting life is given as the result of having been set free from sin.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

Sounds like 2 different gifts being given at the same time to me.

With the Holy Ghost one has eternal life. Can't have one without the other.

Still you make a good point.