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Yeah, this is true. This case, I hadn't isolated a particular part of scripture. Not the best example. Just trying to say that often a personal interpretation is applied to a situation when that situation isn't in the passage they are drawing from. For eg.. Matthew 18:20- where two or three...

Yeah, that would be the 'occasion':) I agree :)

Scripture does interpret itself. Study a passage enough rightly divided and its truth in and of itself. Who is talking to whom? What is the subject? What is the occasion for speaking? For eg ..If its Jesus talking to Pharisees about their legalism at a synagogue.. are you going to apply...

I used to share a lot. We would set up a table for people to come to and offer a drink in return for going thru a survey to lead to presenting the gospel. Very good for spreading the good news, but many people just came for a drink

One of the problems with this theory is doesn't it push the age of Adam out from 100s of years to 10s of thousands or millions? Since he is created between those days. I may be mistaken, but I think Adam was created between those days

How does a local church support its ministries, pay its pastor etc? If it is not part of a denominational system like Anglican or Methodist.. then they gotta pay for themselves. The money for that then comes from that churches congregation.. unless they have sponsoring churches.

On the 'no longer a sacrifice for sins' .. the context of Hebrews 10 is about the sacrifice of bulls and goats by Jewish people under the old law. It would follow that the 'no longer a sacrifice' is also about animal sacrifice. Jesus being the ultimate lamb who sacrificed once and for all and...

Yes it looks on the surface when looking at the Old Testament that God is wrathful and such compared to the New Testament, but what happens when you really look at a book like Jeremiah or Isaiah? I've finished a look at Jeremiah and am now studying Isaiah. There are deep problem lsrael at...

Yeah, first some one is saved eternally, by grace thru faith in Christ. Then the response to the gift given is the works we do for Jesus. If we build on this faith with works reliant on Jesus, we are rewarded in heaven with extra blessings, if we do not build on the faith as our works are...

Part of living a salvaged life to Christ, is living in sobriety etc.. with child bearing .. They are saved from, I'm thinking.. a life of deception from being under the curse of sin. It's still not about eternal salvation.. but what is the response having been given it

This topic has been thrashed put many times in this forum. You gotta define what the gift of tongues is first. The reason people would say it is emotionalism now and not the real deal is because the meaning has been given of 'private prayer language' or 'ecstatic utterances' Neither of...

For a start the 'saving' is not about eternal salvation. It is about the affects of sin from the fall. People having to work to till the ground.. the plants not giving the nutrients they used to etc.. and women enduring strong pain in child birth. The woman though, thru the joy of raising...

A Christian saved by grace, is then under the New Testament covenant. They would follow Jesus in response to His grace, by following Jesus's commands under the New Testament system of church service. The ten commandments underpinning this service, but the old testament laws of service done...

Best thing is focusing on Jesus thru meditating on His Word and not on demonic things. Like fleeing from addiction.. you dont look at what you are addicted to but something else.. Jesus. Pure, lovely of good report.. think on these things...

Keep in mind also context is key. Eg.. when looking at a passage.. Who is talking to whom? What is the subject? What is the occasion?

My understanding of agnostic is either 'don't know' God... or 'CAN'T know God' From experience, those in the 'don't know' camp have more room to believe in God, whereas those in 'can't know'.. are more like atheists and have next to know room to believe. In both cases they aren't believing in...

We aim to serve Jesus because He first loved us by His grace. How do we serve? Through the instructions of Gods Word. But even following these instructions is a system of GRACE, because failing in following them .. we are kept by Jesus' unconditional commitment. Jesus will still convict...

Looking at history of the Waldenses and Donatists among other anabaptists is an interesting study for christian martyrs

Thanks for the reply, In regards to knowing fully as I am known.. as Paul wrote it.. he was talking about seeing in a mirror darkly and then face to face.. An obscured image.. then as Paul was viewing.. to a complete image .. clear mirror.. face to face.. The bible was in process at Paul's...

I'm inclined to think that men were much bigger, given fossils of most plants and other animals were much bigger, but 10 times is getting fairy tale huge! 😀 But saying that, there are plants now that are only a foot high that once stretched up to beyond 3 metres. You've got animals now that...