Lighting a candle is a nice gesture, and if it helps focus you in prayer, that is good. However, neither the candle nor praying at midnight are things that...
Is God sovereign or do we have a free will? The question asked presumes that if we have free will then God is not sovereign. I would have asked, "Is God...
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Shirley H, what is your exact view on being spiritually dead? Do you think it means unable to respond to the gospel in faith, or under the condemnation of...
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Ezekiel, by considering the whole of the Bible, it is evident that Adam's sin caused all humanity to be born dead. That is spiritually dead. "What does...
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John 6:40 "“And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who "sees the Son and believes in Him" may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up...
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So who exactly has this so called free will! To be "free" means: Able to act as one wishes; not under the control of another. Un-redeemed mankind is under...
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I will start by addressing your last question first. According with the Bible the dead are DEAD! They can't remember, can't thank anyone, can't praise God,...
One would think that, if anyone should have been unshakably certain of Jesus' identity as the Messiah, it would have been John the Baptist -- especially...
Jesus and John the Baptist 11 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee...
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Thanks for the article. While you have extensively quoted A W Tozer, could you provide some scripture in support of your view?
Perhaps this use of candles has its roots in the story of Noah making a burnt offering (that is, animal sacrifices) of thanksgiving to God after having been...
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This interesting youtube video takes a clip from C.S. Lewis on this topic and puts some chalk visuals to eat so it is easy to follow along:...
‘God sovereignly decreed that man should be free to exercise moral choice, and man from the beginning has fulfilled that decree by making his choice between...
THE RIGHTEOUS DEAD ARE RAISED AT THE SECOND COMING WHICH IS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE END OF THE WORLD The “Second Coming of Christ” has been a...
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If we do not have a free will, why would Gods word make this statement. John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life, and he that believeth...
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First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. First Timothy 2:4 Who would have all men...
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But circling back to the main point rather than ringing through other Calvinist theories like Total Inability, I was linked to this the other day:...
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None of those references you cite support the 'literal interpretation' you are claiming from them. I Cor 2:14 us about unbelievers not being able to...
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Shirley, thanks for your comment. I agree with you. I have taken time to examine the passage of Ephesians 2:1-10 and found some additional figures of speech...
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While Paul speaks of the outer man (tent) perishing he does not say that the inner man (soul / spirit) is also perishing (2 Corinthians 4:16). 1 Corinthians...
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I think that phrase in Ephesians means that, until we accept Christ, we are lost (separated) from God because of out sin. We need Christ, to wash us clean,...
From:Stanford Ross I believe the water Jesus is talking about in John 3:5 is repentance. In those days when Jews repented, they either took a container of...
As Christians we believe that the Old Testament is constantly foreshadowing Jesus. Joseph blessed his 12 sons and prophesied over each. Over his son GAD he...
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Awesome answer! I do believe this is a worldwide deception. Despite his rough exterior, anyone saving babies and supporting Israel is doing the work of the...
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I agree God is the one to adopt, that it is impossible to save oneself, and that our new birth is by the power and will of God and not our own. I just...
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God is the One who chooses who He will adopt into His family and not the other way around. It is impossible for man to save himself as Jesus said in Matt...
Knowledge in itself bears the ability to transform our way of thinking and perceptual experience even though we might not have seen the manifestation of its...
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You also asked if Paul is sleeping for 2000 years - I would say yes, he is. In Acts 2:29-34 we read that "the patriarch David that he both died and was...
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Vijaya, Paul in this text compare our existing mortal bodies with an “earthly tent” and that we shouldn't worry if it is destroyed because we have a “...
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YHWH knows all. He wouldn't be God if he didn't. The events of Revelation 12:9 havent happened yet. That event is the trigger of the great tribulation.
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John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me. First Corinthians 1:21 For after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom...
According to I Cor 15 and other passages like Jn 6:40, the righteous dead are raised and given new spiritual bodies at the sounding of the "last trumpet."...
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I have will, so can you if you choose to
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#8 Rom 3:11 is part of a long argument by Paul that references about 10 OT passages, each with their own contextual category of the wicked vs. the righteous...
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#6 Matt 19:16-23 isn't saying that it is impossible for humans, or even for the rich, to have faith. He's saying it is impossible by earthly means (works,...
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There are a load of out of context proof-texts, here, so let's unpack them: #1 Prov 16:33 - "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the...
Is God sovereign or do we have a free will? What does the OT say about man's "free will?' Prov 16:33 "We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they...
By my understanding, the event being referred to in the question is the Rapture, which is then followed by the Great Tribulation.
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First Corinthians 1:21 For after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them...
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Most Christians in the UK are appaled at Trump's antics, attitude, lack of diplomacy, manipulation of voters (especially Christians), not to mention his...
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