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    They were professing believers whose outward religious activity never reflected a genuine saving relationship with Him. The key phrase...
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    OMC replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    I'm not scared of action. I'm cautious about confusing the action with the cause. The thief on the cross did speak. He called on...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    That's actually a fair point. We can certainly view the two olive trees and two lampstands as representing Old Testament/Israelite...
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    OMC reacted to Aaron56's post in the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No. with Haha Haha.
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    OMC replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    A person is saved by God's grace through faith in Christ. Calling on the Lord is a biblical expression of that faith, but the words...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    you are still moving from symbolism to identification. Revelation 11 says the witnesses are "the two olive trees and the two lampstands...
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    OMC replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    The result is exactly what we've been discussing: a changed life. If a person genuinely comes to Christ, the result is new life, new...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    I will be in and out of doctors offices today so it will take longer for me to respond. Please be patient and I will respond when I can.
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    I agree with part of that and disagree with part of it. I agree the 144,000 are not the Church. Revelation 7 explicitly identifies them...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    No, I relented no such thing. A "gathering" and a "harvest" are not automatically the same category. I acknowledged what the text...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    That's certainly a possible interpretation, but it goes beyond what the text explicitly says. Revelation 11 describes the two witnesses...
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    You're assuming Romans 7 is describing the normal Christian life under the power of the Spirit, but the context argues otherwise. In...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    That's a more developed argument, and I appreciate that you're actually trying to connect the texts. My response would be that you've...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    I agree that Christ is the firstfruits of the resurrection harvest. That is explicitly stated in 1 Corinthians 15. But Revelation 14...
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    OMC replied to the thread Replacement theology? Yes or No..
    I'm not saying it means nothing. I'm saying you're assuming the conclusion. I agree that "firstfruits" implies a harvest. I agree...