Recent content by Chad7

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    Does the Bible ever say who is elected or chosen?

    Ephesians 1:1 refers to predestination as a plan that determines who receives eternal life. God chose before the beginning of the world that He would send His Son to be a redeemer, and all who received Him would have eternal life. Everyone has to choose as to whether to accept God's plan or...
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    Holy Reverence and the 'man Upstairs'?

    I would add to your list of nicknames for God the mangled forms of His name such as Gosh, Golly, Gwarsh, Jeez, Gee Whiz, etc. To me these are egregiously disrespectful and a direct violation of the third commandment.
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    Holy Reverence and the 'man Upstairs'?

    I would add to your list of nicknames for God the mangled forms of His name such as "Gosh," "Golly" "Gwarsh" "GeeWhiz" "Jeez" and "Gee Whilikers". To me these are all egregiously disrespectful and are egregious violations of the third commandment.
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    Hello from UK

    Welcome to the member from Wales
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    Commonality of Schizophasia

    I used to chuckle about the statement, "I tolerate everything except intolerance." The "out" that gave the speaker was to claim any anyone who disagreed was being intolerant and therefore didn't deserve to be tolerated.
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    Will The Ten Lost Tribes Return?

    It is my opinion that the term "lost tribes" is a misnomer. Descendants of these tribes are still existent in Judaism today. It is just that the people of the northern kingdom of Israel were so scattered and intermixed in the diaspora that they no longer functioned as tribes. And no Jew is part...
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    Are we still suppose to keep all Ten Commandments?

    All law seen as a way of earning God's favor or meriting eternal life is absolutely abolished. Salvation is by grace, not works. But grace results in faith in Christ, which is faith in who he is, all he taught, and all he did for our salvation. Therefore, the moral law which is rooted in His...
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    How to get captured and truly captivated loving God

    i rejoice that you are seeking fellowship with the Lord, and I am confident that He will find a way into your consciousness. There is only one way of salvation, but everyone comes to the cross in a unique way. Therefore it is difficult to give specific instructions apart from the givens of...
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    Greetings in the Name of Our Lord

    Hi, I'm Chad7. I am a born-again, heart-purified Christian, who received Christ as my Savior in 1957 and have walked with Jesus in a warm-hearted personal relationship since that time. I love the Lord, His way, and His people. May the Lord bless you all richly out of His abundance in glory.