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    I responded to a poster that said God did not fulfill wants. I showed He does then you respond to that with a passage that implied you...
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    That's because He gives to us our wants and fulfills our needs. :) Not sure how you petition the Lord on behalf of others if you have...
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    Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. When our focus is on the Lord's will, He...
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    Some of the most faithful people in scripture were also the richest (within the context of their time). Job is one example. He was very...
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    sawdust reacted to OMC's post in the thread Are you a monergist or a synergist? with Like Like.
    The Bible teaches two truths at the same time: (1) salvation is “by grace” — God is the cause and source of salvation — and (2)...
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    sawdust replied to the thread Who Did Jesus Pay the Ransom to?.
    Sin and consequently, death. Romans 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.
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    sawdust replied to the thread Free will, what does it mean?.
    Never argued it isn't but where sin abounds, grace abounds even more. Romans 5:20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might...
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    sawdust replied to the thread Free will, what does it mean?.
    Grace is what sustains us to do what is right and to overcome our failures and weaknesses. Grace is what enables us to serve...
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    sawdust replied to the thread Free will, what does it mean?.
    You must be one heck of a miserable believer if you can never chose not to sin. The very fact you are choosing to serve righteousness...
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    sawdust reacted to OMC's post in the thread How do angels jibe with the Holy Spirit? with Like Like.
    the phrase “angels were created holy” is not a single proof‑text but a conclusion drawn from multiple passages that presuppose original...
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    sawdust reacted to OMC's post in the thread Was Mary Sinless? with Like Like.
    Jesus’ recorded interactions with Mary are few, and that in two of them He corrects her (Luke 2:49; John 2:4), but I confess that His...
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    sawdust replied to the thread Was Mary Sinless?.
    wrong
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    sawdust replied to the thread Was Mary Sinless?.
    You should do more homework. The origin is unknown. It may be "God's truth" or it may be "it is truth", no-one really knows. It's usage...
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    sawdust replied to the thread Was Mary Sinless?.
    Adam became a living soul, not a living soul,spirit. Gen.2:7 The Holy Spirit indwells the body, not the spirit and that has only...
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    sawdust replied to the thread Was Mary Sinless?.
    Like I said I can say the same of you. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. Your...