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Hello @homwardbound, since our sins need to be atoned for in order to be forgiven by God, where else can this be accomplished, other than at the Cross, since the Lord Jesus' precious blood is required to make atonement for all of our sins, past, present and future :unsure: That said, we...

I'm VERY sorry to hear about this Penny :( Praying for you! ~Deuteronomy (David) p.s. - BTW, if you'd like us to pray for you in the future, an easy way to do so is to use our Prayer Requests Board, just FYI.

If.................... .............is to be understood and taken as a general principal and (therefore) means, "justified" both before men AND before God (instead of just before men), then (as one of the Apollo 13 astronauts famously said), "Houston, we have a problem" :oops: Here are just a...

Hello MerSee, the above is obviously true in regard to us, because unlike God (who sees the heart), we have no other sure way of proving, showing/demonstrating (to ourselves and/or to others) that we have truly been justified/saved by God. This is something that James also points out to us (in...

Hello @OkieLady, first off, since I see that you are a new member, welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us, and I hope that you'll decide to stay and continue to discuss things with us :) That said, over 50 I am (as are ~many~ others here), but single I am not, just FYI (though we do have...

Hello @SadBunny, this is interesting, but it may not be quite what you are looking for: DTS Free Online Education (Dallas Theological Seminary) You could also see if a few other CChat members would be interested in establishing a weekly Bible study right here via PM group. God bless you...

Gotta be swan quills :) About the Swan The swan is a popular symbol for Martin Luther and is frequently found in Lutheran art. The history (or perhaps legend) behind the references to Luther as a swan are quite interesting. Here is a brief summary of the history behind the swan references...

Hello @kinda, if there is a "most important" Reformer, I think that would have to be Luther. I say this because he's the one who is credited with getting the Reformation started (on the day that he nailed his 95 Thesis to the church door in Wittenburg, which was October 31st, 1517). Of course...

Hello @Stve, and welcome back to CChat. I'm sorry to hear that you feel defeated right now, but this seems like a great place to start working through it/start talking to others about it :) God bless you!! (Numbers 6:24-26) ~Deuteronomy (David) 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God...

Hello Evangelique, I was a passive enemy (if you will) of some of Pastor Prince's teachings for years, principally because of what I was told about his teachings and shown of his (via quotes and video shorts), so I believed that he taught hyper-grace as a result .. until I was fortunate enough...

Hello @Hali77, and welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us :)(y)(y) Thank you for telling us a little bit about yourself (here and on your profile too :)), especially about the mighty work that the Lord is continuing to do in you!! Blessings to you in...

Praying about your upcoming visit with your brother (and everything else that surrounds it as well). God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David)

Hi Penny, welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us :) @Magenta has described the best way to start connecting with other members and I concur. Once you make 20 (or 25?) posts, and receive something like 5 likes, you will also be able to start/create a...

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Hello @Thysia81, welcome to CChat (w/o the "chat" ;)). I'm sorry that the chat feature isn't working, but I hope that you'll stay and chat with us on the forums instead :)(y)(y) May God bless you as you seek to find Him and know Him!! ~Deuteronomy (David) John 3 16 God so loved the...

Hi Mary, it's true that being sick, temporarily or chronically, is never fun, at all :( That said, I believe that God always causes the things that we suffer through to be a blessing to us in some way (as others have already mentioned). I don't have time to post my thoughts about all of this...

Hi Off, does He 'truly' say that, ever :unsure: If it's true that He does, that God "literally says" that He "takes pleasure in pain/suffering/death ~ITSELF~" and not in what ~RESULTS~ from it instead, please point that/those verse(s)/passage(s) out for us so that we can see them too (as I have...

That's interesting, because it sounds like a distinction with all of the difference in the world (and then some) to me ;) It's like saying that there is no difference between 1. having a fire hose and soaking a bride and her bridesmaids from head to toe right before they walk down the aisle...

Hello again Off, as I said in my last post, the Father allows suffering and has a purpose in it (FAR greater than the suffering itself), such as His Son coming here to die that horrible death on the Cross on our behalf, NOT because He was pleased BY the suffering itself, but because He was...

Hello Off123123123, God does not delight in suffering itself, whether it is His Son's or ours, rather, He is pleased with the results of it (the good that comes from suffering, that is), be it His Son's or ours. For instance, Hebrews 12 4 You have not yet resisted to the point...