I love ya posty, but you are smarter than this. What happened in that New York courtroom was a political hit job. If you can't step back and see how the New York criminal justice system just turned jurisprudence on its head head, you are either ignorant of the facts or sanctioning illegal...
Many people see it that way, but what is in view is spiritual birth. And this is in keeping with Acts 2 where the word is preached and the Spirit pricked the hearts of those who believed.
So a work of faith must come after belief, right? When you exercise faith, you must have already believed.
Faith always produces works, but works never produce faith.
BTW...water and the Spirit...the water there is the word of God which is what cleanses an individual...Ephesians 5:25-26.
Every thinking person has that. You set yourself up as an authority and your credentials come from yourself. That's why an earlier poster said you have deluded yourself. Your characterization of Christians is incorrect.
Most people I've talked with say 12 represents fulness or completeness. Another number is 144,000. 12 x 12 x 1000. The first 12 representing the OT saints, the second 12 the NT saints, and 1,000 representing the reign of Christ.
No. I believe he can answer for himself. Since I don't know him, I'm not familiar with his sense of humor. But you are obviously gifted with the gift of condemnation and a critical spirit. You must get invited to a lot of parties.
I hope you're kidding, but if you aren't, you haven't forgiven anyone of anything. Love keeps no record of wrongs. You may want to revisit the idea of forgiveness again.
You seem like a decent enough guy, but you are woefully ignorant about what is happening here. You seem to have no idea about the significance of this verdict. I've tried in the past to help you understand some things to no avail. Some people only learn through real life consequences. So be it.
I disagree with your eschatology. Last I checked, Jesus is holding the keys to death and hell. He's building His church and the gates of hell are impotent against His onslaught. But your post serves as an excellent reminder of how bad understanding of scripture can lead to faulty conclusions.
The thing about truth is that it has a sound all its own. So clear is it that even the natural man knows it and must suppress it to act as they do. Just as the truth of God can be known through what is seen, so can the truth about other things be known.
Another quality of truth is that it is...
Your attitude about this is what is destroying democracy. It used to be that every American was against injustice. Now, it seems, some celebrate it.
Every American should be alarmed by what has happened. If you're not, you are either very ignorant or as equally unjust and wicked as those who...