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I hope that we teach those who profess Christ to examine ourselves to see whether we truly are of the faith...if we are, then God will carry out the good work he began in us to completion... and that work will be expressed in how we live our lives. We are saved by grace through faith, not by...

it's about damnation following salvation...it's an oxymoron. If you end up in hell, then obviously you were never saved, were you? That's the problem with interpreting a metaphor that contradicts what Christ explicitly says in other areas of scripture. - John 10:28 - "I give them eternal life...

I grew up 5 minutes from downtown - even lived on the riverfront for awhile after college...and would you believe I still haven't been there, lol... I still visit often, and think of moving back from time to time...it will definitely be the first place I go to eat. (God willing, of course) I...

Damnation following salvation is an oxymoron. How crazy is that?!?! :banghead

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Ya, lately that question has also been on my mind a lot... I'm sure there are cases where it would be selfish and cases where it wouldn't be...and I'm sure we could find scripture that justifies both - either leaving or staying... Some decisions can be hard, maybe even a bit confusing...but a...

I think if we're honest, everybody is a hypocrite in one way or another whether we're a believer or not. I think the important part is to not allow those feelings of hypocrisy and failure to cause us to give up. We must persevere.

Bless your heart sister...I know where you're coming from. Don't be afraid to let your light shine, but also remember that we all need time to ourselves...time with God so that he can prepare us. Graham is right when he says that if we isolate ourselves we have no impact, but is doesn't mean...

I think if we want to bring this "full circle," we can simply refer back to the writing in Romans 5:12-2, specifically Romans 5:19: "For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made...

At what point do you leave/expose those churches without being judged as one seeking to have their ears tickled? Ya, Christ might be taught in pretense and we shall rejoice for it...but how long shall we put up with them? I seek to have my ears tickled by the word of God, not the prosperity...

So In the midst of talking to my Christian friend today, this idea of not even touching the apple hit me like a ton of bricks... James 1:15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. The commandment about not even touching the...

Well that certainly puts things into perspective...Php 1:18 especially. Thanks...

First of all I appreciate your insight into this account overall...It has helped me in ways you could never know. Now...to this "imperfect" teaching. Was Adam even capable of corrupting God's word before the fall? If so, then wouldn't Eve also be capable of corrupting God's word? If Adam...

Hey, that's what I was gonna say! :grumpy :thumbsup

Let's go people...cast that first stone if you dare. Don't just leave your dirty work up to some bureaucrat just so you can sleep at night.

Good point...and all His apostles took up their cross. They lived "miserable" lives ( at least in the eyes of the world) and all but one (as far as I know) where martyred...hardly the role of a leader in today's "church." For the most part it all seems to be about the glory today... The...

That is not what I was promoting and you know it...please do not selectively quote just to make an unrelated point. I'm assuming that these 2000 people have homes of their own, perhaps? ...and there are plenty of public parks where people can congregate in either small or larger numbers if...

Imagine how much money is spent on church buildings and maintenance when we could easily meet in our home or on public land for free or at most a nominal fee. Those who have worked hard to build churches have served their purpose...some of the most insightful preaches of 30-40 years have all...

I won't comment on the rest of your post...I just found this statement interesting. I was debating atheists on another forum a few years ago and somehow we got on the subject of dark matter - an invisible, virtually omnipresent substance... I jokingly replied "just remember that when you guys...

..and that's fine as long as one doesn't make silly predictions as to the exact time the end is coming. To what benefit does it serve to make theses predictions? It's no different than the boy who cried wolf - these false predictions/lies only dampen the truly sincere warnings.