Recent content by John O

Actually hope and faith are not the same but they come from the same source so are therefore almost identical. Faith is the substance that is the tangible outcome of things hoped for. Think of love hope and faith as a rope entwined together and united as one to the extent it is all but...

Hi Chris, I don't know if this will be of any help to you but it has the potential to do so. My son is involved in Empower Network and he is developing a long term strategy to replace his income. His link is here http://www.empowernetwork.com/almostasecret.php?id=mailmzn the cost to get up and...

Is her drinking actually a sign of a much greater issue which is where does she actually stand with her Christianity. Going to Church does not provide any true indication of whether a person is a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. Too often it is very difficult to tell...

You have developed what we would call soul ties. These are ties that operate at the natural and emotional level In a sense your heart has knitted with them just as much as if you had entered a sexual relationship. The emotional links are one way from you to her but subconsciously you wish you...

I popped back into the forum to see if there be any worthwhile Biblical discussion but sadly all I found was savedbygrace firmly stuck in the same discussion that he has been caught up in for the last few years. Now I don't have a problem with his opinion (even though I disagree with it) the...

I have just got my physical copy of my new book God: A Question of evil from Amazon the kindle is one thing but to physically handle a book you have written is actually a lot of fun. Inspires you to do it again. The book deals with the question "If God is such a loving God why does He allow...

Those die in unbelief clearly are not saved, did they always have unbelief, for many (even most ) yes but for some the consequences of living in an evil world, their own failures and guilt and even injustices done to them led them to reject Christ because to accept Him in those situations meant...

Try Rom_5:8 But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. John O

So often we try to answer the wrong question. God does not ask us to prove that He exists He says creation declares His existence. Atheists don't really exist. When in time of despair they either cry out to God or curse Him. John O

So that's a no then? John O

There is no logic to this statement. Its like saying God purposed sin (opposite to His Character) just so He could redeem them. When the reality is that because He FOREKNEW they would sin He prepared the Lamb that they may be reconciled. John O

The book is called God: A Question Of Evil and it is the first book in The God Conversation Series written by John O (that's me). This book seeks to address the question "If God is such a loving God why does He allow suffering pain and evil to continue? The book is written in the style of...

Salvation is first the establishment of the Kingdom of God once more in the heart of man restoring the spiritual connection between Man and God. The soul is redeemed progressively as all who have walked with God for any length can agree when they look at their own life. Each of us have areas of...

So how do you reconcile Abraham to whom was counted unto righteousness because of his faith. John O

God created all things for His pleasure not redemptive purposes at least that is what the word of God says. Rev 4:11 O Lord, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because You created all things, and for Your will they are and were created. John O