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I can relate lol

I agree that faith is a gift of God and that no sinner can come to Christ apart from God's gracious work. Scripture is clear that we were dead in trespasses and sins, that salvation is by grace, and that God must draw sinners to Himself (Eph. 2:1-9; John 6:44). Where I am more cautious is in...

All throughout history there have been those who have had great fame and wealth. So much wealth in fact that they have helped Governments out in financial issues and could be described in the same way Job was. But none of them were kings. But they had the power and fame as one.

I know, but we just keep praying and hopefully one day?🤷‍♂️

I think there is a great deal of wisdom in what you've said. Knowledge is important, doctrine is important, and truth is important. But Scripture never presents knowledge alone as the mark of spiritual maturity. Paul warns that "knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth" (1 Cor. 8:1). The...

"Who was greater than a king in those days?" Perhaps no one. But that still does not make Job a king. Scripture says Job was "the greatest of all the men of the east" (Job 1:3). From that, one may reasonably infer he held a position comparable to a king, a tribal chief, or a regional ruler...

I agree that Scripture often teaches truth by implication, pattern, fulfillment, and the unfolding of revelation rather than by systematic definitions. Murder being sinful before Sinai is a good example. Genesis does not need the explicit statement, "Cain violated the sixth commandment,"...

I think that is a healthy and charitable position. If someone is trusting in Christ alone for salvation, believes the gospel, and is seeking to follow the Lord in good conscience, I do not believe disagreement over the Sabbath necessarily places him outside the body of Christ. Romans 14 is...

If we are being strict about letting Scripture speak for itself, the text supports that Job was a real man, that God had worshipers outside Israel, and that Jethro and Melchizedek are examples of that. What the text does not support is the claim that Job was a king or that he descended from...

According to Scripture, salvation is entirely by God's grace and not earned through law-keeping (Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), and no fallen man has achieved the perfect righteousness God's holiness requires (Rom. 3:23). Christ alone fulfilled that righteousness and bore sin on behalf of His people...

The statement raises an important distinction: taking Scripture literally is not the same thing as taking Scripture seriously. In that respect, I agree with part of the argument. The Bible itself contains many genres, and those genres must be read according to their nature. Poetry uses...

I appreciate that this is a more nuanced position than simply saying, "The Bible explicitly changed the Sabbath to Sunday." You are acknowledging that the conclusion is drawn from a collection of New Testament themes and practices rather than from a direct command. That is helpful clarity. At...

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I have given the scripture on the matter and it's up to you how you take it. I'm going to follow what it says.

The debate is whether the apostolic writings teach that Sabbath observance itself remains a binding New Covenant obligation. That is the point I still find unresolved. The strongest argument for your view is its creation foundation. The strongest argument against it is the apparent liberty...

oh wow, just got it. You are from the church of christ yes? Restoration Movement theology?

I would respectfully disagree, because genuine repentance is not a promise that one will never sin again but a real turning to God, and the fact that believers are repeatedly instructed to confess and repent when they sin (1 John 1:9; Rev. 2-3) shows that subsequent repentance is evidence of...

I agree that we can and should repent, obey, resist temptation, and pursue holiness, but Scripture distinguishes between what believers are commanded to do and what actually justifies a sinner before God, which Paul says is faith apart from works (Rom. 4:5; Eph. 2:8-9). I agree that God does...

May I ask why? I ask because you are the first person I have run into to say that. I am most curious and I am being honest in my inquiry.

I appreciate the spirit of that prayer. Scripture does point toward the day when sin will finally be gone from God's people. Yet until that day, repentance remains necessary because "if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves" (1 John 1:8), and believers are instructed to confess...