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Yes, actually if the government wanted to get rid of Christians through the Covid 19 pandemic, allowing them to meet would be the way :)

Walmart is one of the places people go for food. Food is a necessity for survival. Now, the remark might be made that church meetings are where spiritual food is dispensed, and spiritual survival depends on it, but there are many more sources than the local church. They can start by reading...

Yeah..I don't know if I'd use those exact words but the essence of this remark is correct. It's all about union with Christ. If someone enjoys this union, they are producing some good fruit. I guess shriveled grapes are good for raisins :)

By the way, all a person has to do is read John 15 and James 2 to see that the no-Lordship position is unbiblical. All those who call upon the name of the LORD are pursuing holiness. There is no such thing as a real Christian who does not strive for holiness and wants to please his LORD. If...

They don't produce spiritual fruit because they haven't been united with Christ. I think you really need to go back and study regeneration and salvation in general if you are claiming that. It is true that man can have "civic virtue" but he cannot produce spiritual fruit. I suggest reading...

I suspect you are quoting MacArthur out of context. John MacArthur is Reformed. What he believes is that regeneration precedes faith, like all Reformed people. Therefore, God gives the person a heart of flesh to replace the heart of stone, and the fruit of this new heart is repentance and...

Here's a post by Jeff Durbin (Christian apologist) on this issue: The argument that the church hasn't been shut down is erroneous. The church is not a building! Agreed. We are the church! Agreed. However, what's missing is an understanding of what ekklesia means. Gathering or assembly is...

By the way, one other point I would add is the motive behind Christian leadership in regards to opening churches. If they think it is ok to impute bad motives toward the government, perhaps their motives should be examined. Are they more concerned about the challenges to their budget rather...

Yeah..I imagine that move alone should render the restrictions to be of little concern. I don't think it's necessarily a bad move. Eventually those who are susceptible will get the virus and either live or die. But, I certainly appreciate the desire to reduce the fatalities by flattening the...

Some churches are complaining because the government has restricted activities in light of Covid 19. Apparently, they think the governments have specifically targeted Christians by restricting church activities temporarily in order to lessen the burden on the medical system by flattening the...

What are you talking about? Multiple bible translations can be used to support the Trinity. If you are talking about the KJV and the Comma Johanneum, this is not the source of teaching about the Trinity. It is well known within evangelical churches that the Comma Johanneum has issues. The...

The measure of doctrine is what Scripture teaches. Not what a church father believed. Additionally your "modern scholars and theologians"....who are they? what are their qualifications? Are they Oneness loons? Might that tell you a little about why their claims should be scrutinized...

Again, I've told you that Scripture is the basis for doctrine, and not the teachings of the early church fathers. Which particular point of the Trinity do you deny? If you are Oneness, then you are rejecting the interpersonal activity that is exhibited between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit...

By the way, you are making false claims. Here's one quote from Polycarp: Polycarp was martyred in Smyrna (where he was also Bishop) in the year 155. It is said by Irenaeus of Lyons that he was a pupil of the Apostle John. In his final prayer before his martyrdom, he "praises, glorifies, and...

Why are you bringing this up on multiple forums? What matters is what Scripture says, not what the early church fathers taught. Another consideration is that some of those who claimed to be disciples of the apostles, or disciples of disciples, might be lying or exaggerating their position...

Just a note..the notion that the Trinity is the same as triads of gods by pagans is false. Pagans believed in polytheism, not the Triune God. I also don't believe this guys' thesis that early church fathers denied the Trinity. A number of factors need to be considered when reading the...

By the way, here's a fine study sheet supporting Reformed theology. I don't agree with all the Scriptures used to support it, but the majority are good. Radical corruption (total depravity) is the teaching that man has been affected by the Fall in such a manner that he is unable to pursue a...

By the way this isn't what Reformed theology teaches. Unsaved people are not "robots" but they are enslaved to their fallen nature and their choices reflect this. This is plainly taught in Scripture and the denial of it is Pelagianism, at some level. Read Romans 6 and John 8 in this...

I like "preservation of the Holy Spirit" meaning that the Holy Spirit preserves all the saints (placing the focus on God) but preservation of the saints is true enough too :) Perseverance of the saints, in Reformed language, does place the focus on God if the doctrine is understood correctly.

I don't use the phrase "once saved always saved" because it is associated sometimes with antinomians, who would hold this view. In the USA there are a large number of individuals associated with some Independent Fundamentalist Baptist, Southern Baptists, Free Grace Movement, and Grace...