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    A closer look at "baptizo" (to baptize)

    But is there some special nature to Its coming upon you? I mean, in the Bible ref. we see that hands were laid on these receivers by those who had the Spirit already. And just the same I hear of people today who receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit having it come upon them by way of people who...
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    The Poverty Gospel

    I don't know about that... I mean truth be told the stereotypical rich man (and really not that much of a stereotype if it fits the bill!) is in a state of habitual sin. He is in a state of habitual idolatry. And truth be told, both the unsaved rich guy and the unsaved poor guy are in a state of...
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    Playing the God Card

    Or is it? I don't know. I think this may reflect on our state of being as a Christian body. We have let the secular world shape us too much! People who talk about hearing God are "crazy", even among brothers and sisters in Christ. People who acknowledge that there really are demons...
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    The Poverty Gospel

    Truth! The poorest man and the richest man both resort to theft when they don't have Christ!
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    The Other Side of NT Christiandom

    This is something I have been thinking upon. I have not yet brought it before God, I don't know why, probably some silly notion that I ought to get a head around an idea before I go to God with it, when in truth my head around an idea has nothing to do with when I should approach God, nor should...
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    The Poverty Gospel

    We speak about the "Prosperity Gospel" because it is such a prevalent and, well for lack of a better term, depraved new-age theology that has swept our television channels and our bookstores. It's a very unbiblical theology that entangles the lost in this whole "God wants you to have what your...
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    NO HELL?

    Mhm, my post. Yes I did underline the words of Jesus, and so did you. You also bolden His words and color His words, so if anyone is guilty of the sin of marring His words with non-literary edits it is you! Go read the scripture I quoted because all I did was quote scripture, and in that...
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    [_ Old Earth _] The Ultimate Secret Of Life - Why Are We Here? Part 1

    And who said the Lord no longer works miracles? Truly, whenever Barb and I can agree it is a miracle indeed! :clap
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    A closer look at "baptizo" (to baptize)

    Having done that brief, but enlightening little study, I can see that there is a difference. The Holy Spirit is INSIDE all believers who profess Christ with the lips, the heart, and the soul. This creates in the instant of its happening a new being who is in Christ, and has Christ in him (via...
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    A closer look at "baptizo" (to baptize)

    A note to key: Bold is the "IN/UPON" ref.. Underline is the gift of the Spirit that manifested in the ref.. Italic is anything else of note in the ref.. A second note: for purpose of both same word usage and ease of understanding the Darby translation has been used for all the following...
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    WHY did God allow the Jews to suffer the Holocaust?

    What do angels sent to aid the saved have to do with God not helping the unsaved? I don't see how one is mutually exclusive of the other. Maybe I'm wrong, dunno, enlighten me if I am wrong. But I got to say when I read the Old Testament I do see many heathens being aided by God, albeit to His...
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    Why is the NT in Greek?

    Because they didn't invent English yet... :D
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    Church illumination

    And I am serious. My church is lit exclusively by skylights during the majority of the time. The basement, of course, has incandescent lights, but the worship room is lit by skylights. There are some of those real bright white neon bulbs in the ceiling but they are only used at night and on real...
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    Extramarital heterosexual sex

    To the first point, I must agree. The position of leadership in the body of Christ is one that ought be held by mature Christians who have already crossed such bridges that would lead here. I think this is really something to highlight in regards to youthful pastors (such as these kids but a few...
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    NO HELL?

    All I want to know is what the heck you think I said that is a lie. It's a very bold and strong statement to call a man a liar and it is not something you should do lightly and if you do do it you need to back it up. It's only right that you tell me why I am being called a liar. Especially when...
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    [_ Old Earth _] Evolution stopped after billions of years.

    Sounds like the last half of Romans 1 and Hebrews 8:10 to me... God put the law upon the heart of every man, that he would have no excuse to commit sin.
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    [_ Old Earth _] Evolution stopped after billions of years.

    Too true! Amen. Too often faithful men fall to the fallacy of entertaining the unfaithful men by exempting God's Word from their logic. Just because that unfaithful man will not except the logic if it contains the Word of God doesn't mean you have to exempt the Word of God from that logic...
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    [_ Old Earth _] The Ultimate Secret Of Life - Why Are We Here? Part 1

    Question. 1. What is the chief end of man? Answer. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever. Question was answered a few hundred years ago my friend, sorry...
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    WHY did God allow the Jews to suffer the Holocaust?

    Why did the leaders decide to sit on their hands? Why did the germans let Hitler take over? Why did the Russians side with the germans? Why didn't the german people stand up for their neighbors who were being taken away? Why did the germans rat out their jewish neighbors? Why did the italians...
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    Playing the God Card

    It seems to me that if God wants something very badly than He will have it pass in His time by His means. I don't mean to say that you shouldn't listen to God when He speaks, but I do mean that God isn't going to say to a single person "Go take over that activity being done by that other...
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