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I think the phrase immediately after "quench not the Spirit" helps identify a major way the Spirit's fire is put out. When others are speaking about God (prophesying) and we grumble or rebel about their words, then that is quenching the Spirit. Or when the Spirit tells us to speak for Jesus...

Jeremiah 38:13 KJV So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

I agree with you that Jesus is the greatest gift. On the other hand, we really do not need to make too big a deal out of it all because without the Word we would not know the Lamb! The Word is so intertwined with Jesus (who is in fact called the Word (logos) by John) that we must realize we...

So, first, I am not the OP and am not trying to state what Scripture says about how to get into the first resurrection. You are the one putting forward the doctrine that "Paul is teaching that water baptism is literally necessary to have a resurrected body:" I am just saying that I do not...

Your main point here seems to be that "Paul is teaching that water baptism is literally necessary to have a resurrected body:" But when I looked carefully at the verses that you quote I did not find this statement clearly shown by the verses you give. You begin with I Corinthians 15:29, and...

No, repentance alone does not bring salvation. Repentance is a change of thinking. A person may be believing that they can achieve their own salvation by their good works, and then change their way of thinking (that is, they repent). But that change of thinking does not save them. To be...

It is true that love is often better than knowledge. But the two are not mutually exclusive. I want love that has its foundation in true deep real knowledge. A deep-rooted and well-informed love that knows and understands a person is life-changing. When one knows and understands Scripture in...

LOL! I should have thought this might happen! I do not like the 5 solas nor do I hold to them. I consider them man's attempts at doctrine rather than abiding by the simple teachings of Scripture. The post you responded to was after a series of interchanges where I was discussing what I...

LOL! I should have thought this might happen! I do not like the 5 solas nor do I hold to them. I consider them man's attempts at doctrine rather than abiding by the simple teachings of Scripture. The post you responded to was after a series of interchanges where I was discussing what I...

I was making a reference to the 5 "solas" of the Reformed church that came out of the Reformation: The Five Solas are: Sola Scriptura (“Scripture alone”): The Bible alone is our highest authority. Sola Fide (“faith alone”): We are saved through faith alone in Jesus Christ. Sola Gratia (“grace...

LOL! Now we can add a sixth sola to our doctrinal statement - By the blood alone

I am not forgetting that at all. Salvation cannot be by grace alone if it by faith alone. Saying it is by 5 "alones" is contradictory. But you may it say it that way if you want. That is man's doctrinal way of saying it. I will just say as Paul says that we are saved by grace through...

If one says we are saved by faith alone, I respond by asking - Is not God's grace part of what brings salvation? And are we not saved by Jesus, and not simply by our faith alone? Well then you might say that being saved by "faith alone" does not mean that grace and Jesus are not involved in...

Scripture never states that salvation is by faith alone (neither Paul nor Jesus). Paul says it "by grace through faith, not of works". When Paul says "not of works" I think that is very different than "excluding" works. In fact, rather than excluding works, Paul says that we are His...

Very few people/groups will come right out and admit that they view Paul's writings as more important than those of Jesus. But it is evidenced when it is constantly stated and emphasized that salvation is by faith alone and not by works - and then Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount...

Jeremiah 35:12 KJV Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 35:11 KJV But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

I believe prayer and spiritual weapons are more powerful than a gun. So, yes, I am defending my family every day on my knees! To neglect prayer and pick up the sword is foolishness!

Jesus did not lay down his life by attempting to kill others.

I have chosen to be a part of a kingdom that is ruled by the King of Kings. The citizens of this kingdom are not tied to one geographic location, but are scattered throughout the kingdoms of this world. These are salt and light and are ambassadors of the heavenly kingdom. The laws and rules...