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This term.. has been taken to mean a whole lot of things but what is it really? Penny for your thoughts

When Jesus, after dieing on the cross was pierced in his side by a Roman soldier 'blood and water' came out. This seems strange.. but is actually a medical condition. When someone is in the vertical position on the cross, they have to take a lot of effort to breathe. This process leads to a...

In reading scripture rightly.. dividing it as we should, there is a very key rule to knowing the bible rightly that is often ignored. Erroneously many people think that every passage in the bible has application to them NOW. The fact is, it may come as a surprise to know that there are large...

This term.. I thought.. generally meant... * Belief in the bible as the Word of God * Willingness to share the gospel * Belief in the fundamentals of the Faith.. Jesus is God.. salvation by grace thru faith in Jesus.. 2nd coming of Christ.. belief in the Trinity There may be a little more...

There are a whole lot of phrases that are common to many christians that just get reeled off without a lot of thought about where they stand biblically: Here are some-(not word for word from scripture) 'Where two or three are gathered, there I am with them!' - Jesus talking Often said at a...

Seems this phrase 'baptism of the Holy Spirit' has been twisted and turned to mean all kinds of things. Some think of it as water baptism Others think of it not as water baptism but is associated with receiving eternal life Others think it as not being water baptism or associated with eternal...

You hear it all the time - 'we are the body of Christ'-- but what does this mean? Who is the 'we'? Is it 'every believer'? Is it a 'small c church?' Many say it is both- that the body of Christ is every believer and a church. What does the bible say? In regards the body of Christ: (not...

I have often heard christians talk of the Old Testament and then say something along the lines of 'people were saved by works then... they are saved by grace thru faith now' or 'people had no indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the OT.. they have the indwelling now' Well.. I want to say that...

I have heard from many people from this site typing and speaking of the Holy Spirit being 'in' a chat room, or 'in' the website. I have to ask-- does the Holy Spirit REALLY dwell in 'digital Is and Os'? I know the Holy Spirit annointed kings of Israel. See Exodus.. Samuel, 1 Kings 2 Kings.. I...

Perseverance of the saints-- that is those who God has pre-chosen WILL do good works.. and if they aren't doing good works weren't saved to begin with. Preservation of the saved-- that is those who have called for eternal salvation out of conviction from the Holy Spirit.. are kept by Him...

So... I have always thought that the gift of tongues from the Holy Spirit was .. * earthly languages.. *spoken by someone who doesn't know them.. * given by God.. *for unbelievers from other dialects to hear the gospel.. to share the gospel and spread the early churches. This is what you...

I have started a thread on this before put another way. It is sooo popular with the majority of Christians now to say: 'Every true believer is the body of Christ' But what really IS the body of Christ? It is 'the church' And the church....... Is a local assembly of saved baptised...

Now I don't want this to be an OSAS or not debate but I do want to address something that is quite a big difference between OSAS believers. It is the starting point at salvation. The calvinist may believe in OSAS but never actual call for salvation... how is this biblical? Is not the biblical...

I have noticed in the forums, a whole lot of people are mixing these two together. I have heard people say along the lines of walking in the Spirit is getting eternal life.. or saying along the lines of not having eternal salvation until the day the die-- so the person's whole life is working...

Revelation 3:20 This verse really commonly gets used for referring to receiving eternal life. But what is it really about? -The Campus Crusade for Christ Four Spiritual Laws booklet uses it to talk about salvation... many many preachers refer to it when talking about salvation.. but consider...

'we are the church' This is said so much.. by so many.. Has anyone really done a thorough study of what 'the church' is? It seems by default.. most christians will say without thinking.. it's every true believer. A universal, mystical church. (Or in the Catholic sense-- universal, visible)...

'God won't leave me, but I can leave God' Many many christians here, believe this statement. I don't want to attack anyone personally, but I do want to challenge them to think about this statement logically. First logical problem: If God won't leave you, then He will be staying with...

Concerning Jesus' churches (or the institution of 'the church') Mat_16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. so-- the gates of hell will not prevail against His churches Mat_28:20...

'Faith without works is dead' How many of you in this site, when talking about salvation.. go straight to this quote? Do you know what this quote is about? Have you read the context of it? Jas 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? This- is only ONE...

A brick wall! Each brick in it, makes up the whole wall. They all support eachother. Do you take one brick out or two bricks out from the wall.. and declare the two bricks still 'the wall'? Funny sort of analogy I know.. but This is what alot of christians are doing with scripture at the...