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    Precedent Faith

    It’s my understanding that individuals must decide for themselves to choose to be right with God. Can you imagine how many more would be saved if God caused everyone who was prayed for to be saved? I believe once one desires God enough to choose Him, He causes them to come to salvation; and He...
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    Precedent Faith

    Can you pray for others salvation? I believe one can pray in hope that one’s name is in the Book of Life. Actually, salvation is one thing you need not to pray for others, because “everyone that should be saved—will be saved!” Plus, the names of all who will be saved are already in the Book of...
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    Non-distinct Sinners

    The Jews who believes in God (“Ye believe in God” JN 14:1 - KJV), but not yet in Christ until they see Him, will be translated and restored in fellowship with Him later. These Jewish believers in God will inherit the new earth. But to inherit the new heaven one must believe in the Lord Jesus...
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    Imperiling Prerogatives

    The opposition (self, Satan, society) has a right to attempt to “trouble” you, because God allows it so He can show us that He uses it for our “good.” Thus strengthening our faith. The issue here is how quick your resolution solves, and this is up to the believer! There is no reason to allow...
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    His Earthly Ministry

    It’s obvious that some things written in the Word of God are more difficult to ascertain than others, requiring deeper understanding, especially concerning the eschatology of Israel. It’s my belief that God may have been a bit protective concerning teachings that relate to the end times of His...
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    Unobjectionable Objects

    Are you maintaining a clear conscience (1Ti 3:9)? If not, we are not giving the Lord Jesus the glory for it! There is no reason for a saint to allow the oppositions (self, Satan and society) to produce guilt in ones thoughts. God knows the believer’s objective is ever to “please” Him, because...
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    The Suffering Servant

    The most difficult thing within Christianity is the trials saints will bear; but God will not allow us to endure more than we are supposed to endure (1Co 10:13; Heb 12:4; 1Jo 5:3). Nevertheless, trusting God in all our “hardness” (2Ti 2:3) is the primary reason He takes us through every single...
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    It’s All Good!

    Hi, amen, and very nice reply and comments! God's blessings to your Family!
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    It’s All Good!

    Most believers are familiar with Romans 8:28, which is the most encouraging passage: “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” It’s my suspicion that many Christians do not have sufficient understanding...
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    God’s Catfish—And Ours

    Our Father would have us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2Pe 3:18). He lovingly carries this out by delivering us “unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the Life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh” (2Co 4:11). The natural tendency of...
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    No Doubt

    If we didn't retain the old man we wouldn't be able to sin. You have to have a sin nature to sin, otherwise you cannot sin. The issue isn't sinning for the believer but the idea of wanting to sin; God's "work" in us keeps us from wanting to sin. Believers sin unintentionally (Heb 10:26), and are...
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    No Doubt

    Hi, and like the reply, but it appears we have a different understanding concerning the sin nature--"the old man." Concerning the word "tempted" there is a very minute difference in this word, as it has different meanings. Verse 12, "temptation" is "peirasmos" - G3986 which means "an experiment...
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    No Doubt

    Not a cloud of guilt, nor any evil power of control remains for the believer in the Lord Jesus! The "old man," at rebirth, has lost both its "condemnation" (Ro 8:1) and "dominion" (Ro 6:14) on the believer. The guilt is gone because Christ has taken its curse; and its power to cause the believer...
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    Doubt

    Sorry, duplicate!
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    There Is A Difference!

    This article demonstrates the two levels of maturity in Christ; living on Him here via the “manna,” which indicates Christ’s Life when He was here. Or living on Him on the “corn of the land,” which indicates living on Him where He is now—big difference! NC There Is A Difference! The corn of...
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    Thorny Question

    Amen, God has to "work in you to desire and do His good pleasure!" (Phl 2:13). Thanks for the reply and God bless!!
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    Thorny Question

    To be exalted (1Pe 5:6), we must first be aware that the “flesh” (old man; sin nature) is always a haughty and evil thing. There must be an experience of going through to know our evil before we can know the good, yea, the holiness of God; and there’s no doubt that this experience is worth the...
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    Resourceful Father

    It may be one of the least interesting of things, but there is much growth in knowing God’s concerns for us when we are troubled, especially when in great difficulty! It is when we are going through a trial—regardless the size, that our spiritual growth increases the most. To know that God is...
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    Losing your salvation

    Hi, and good article! There are quite a few Scripture passages with language that seems or appears to refute eternal security, but they all are just misunderstood because they are difficult to directly explain them. I have never seen a passage that genuinely refutes ES. But there are so many of...
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    “Exhort One Another”

    Believers are either always forgiven for all sins, or not forgiven for any sins; Of course, the latter is never the case, and the prior is a truth of which there is no greater encouragement! A great truism is that God keeps believers in constant and continuous forgiveness (1Jn 1:9), and it’s the...