Recent content by Ricko

Are you assuming because Paul told them to deliver that sinner unto satan that he died instantly?

We are justified the moment we believe. Sanctification occurs the rest of our lives.

Paul said so that his spirit may be saved, not that his spirit will be saved. Paul prayed to deliver him to satan. That would either bring him back to God if he were a true believer, or would reveal he was never genuine beliver at all.

Are you saying these verses describe the rapture. They do not. This is the reaping unto judgement setting up the millennial kingdom. In the verses prior to this we read His coming will be like the days of Noah. Who were left on earth during the flood? The righteous were saved from the flood and...

See what James has to say about salvation. In James 2 he says he could show you his faith by his works. One is not saved by their works but they are saved for their works. Also see what Paul said about his struggle with sin in Romans 7. You will never stop sinning but you should start to not...

I agree with what you've said about 1 Thes 4, but the events described in Matthew 24 are very different.

That was just my understanding. If I kidnapped your slave I suppose you could say I stole him. If you stole my slave I might say you kidnapped him.It kinda works both ways.

Thanks for working thru this with me JLB and I apologize for coming across a little rough. We'll eventually come to an agreement on this. My question is this. When do those who sleep in Christ get their glorified bodies and what is the time difference between those who sleep and those that...

I believe this is referring to stealing another man's slave.

Maybe because it takes 20 years to execute. Criminals are pro gun control.

Ex 21:12 He that smiteth a man so that he die shall surely be put to death. This is the grounds for capital punishment. Ex. 21:15 He that smiteth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death. This is God's protection for the home. Ex 21:16 He that stealeth a man and selleth him or if...

You have a contradiction in your own post. How can God bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus if He hasn't already come to get them? How do you reconcile the many signs given for His second coming but we aren't given any signs for the rapture. Also, in Mathew 24 we are told at His second coming...

Also, we aren't given any signs for the rapture, but here in Matthew there are many signs given for His coming for judgement.

There is a mistaken assumption that God is the source of the torment in hell. Look how bad man can get in his 70 years here on earth while the holy spirit is restraining evil. Imagine what it would be like if man has thousands of thousands of years to grow in his evil ways. If you've heard the...

How does Mathew 24 have anything to do with 1 Thes 4:16-17. Those are two separate events as I already showed you. In 1 Thes 4:16-17, Christ comes alone to gather His church. In Mathew 24:31 Christ sends His angels to gather the elect. Very different. The rapture in 1 Thes 4:16-17 is prior to...