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I don't have a lot of time to do your post justice at the moment but I did want to take the time to answer both of your syllogisms. The first one left out an important detail, faith. The syllogism makes some assumptions that may or may not be true. The second premise assumes that we cannot...

Because I know I am a sinner. I am not just a person who sins but one who is nothing but sin in and of myself. I am one who has no hope but that Christ died in my place and accomplished for me what God requires. I trust Him alone and nothing of myself. If I am a sinner who has come to Christ...

If Christ has satified the wrath of God and suffered the judgement of God in our place how can God possibly be angry with us ever? No believer ever experiences the anger of God. They do experience the loving chatisemnt of the Lord but never His anger. Those preachers who try to scare folks only...

For the moment I am not going to comment on the rest of your post because I honestly don't have the time. But I did want to comment on the passage concerning the angels in order to put it in its proper context. The whole passage in Hebrews 1 and 2 is dealing with how Christ is so much better...

A study of the word sanctify in the Scriptures gives us 3 meanings as it is used: set apart for God as holy to Him, declared holy by Him and made holy by Him. Santification is never a process by which we become more holy. You can't be more holy or more righteous thAn you are in Christ. Holiness...

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The difference in the spiritual kinship view and the " Trail of Blood" is that I don't believe it is a link chain succession that can be traced by church to church fron the Apostles. I believe that there were always those who held to Baptist beliefs but not in a link chain that such as the...

This would be a pretty good place to start: A CRITIQUE OF THE ENGLISH SEPARATIST DESCENT THEORY IN BAPTIST HISTORIOGRAPHY

I don't know if it is even in print anymore but Cook's Baptist history is full of information. The Spiritual kinship view holds that there were groups preserved all along that held to certain distinctives that Baptist have held to. They weren't called Baptists but did hold to those things that...

Robert, do you need Christ? If you do then trust Him alone rather than what you are hearing from religion. Don't expect some big emotional change or a feeling. If you can trust Christ God is at peace with you you need to be at peace with God. Lay down whatever it is that keeps you from Him and...

If you win your suit the loser covers the court costs. It is up to the civil government to administer punishment to those who are negligent not up to us. Let the world administer what it will to the world according to the providence of God. He is the one who truly administers justice as He sees...

Then you perhaps miss a good meal because you are too picky. I don't happen to hold to the English Separaist theory of Baptist history. I hold to the spiritual kinship view. We have been around much longer than 300 years.

Because he has some very profound things to say according to the Spirit and light given him? I am no great fan of John Calnvin but I do have and do read his works. Just like men such as ( pick your favorite Arminian author) he has some good and some bad but we take the meat and spit out the bones.

It isn't a question of responsibility but of using the world and its ways to become wealthy. We are forbidden to take our brother to suit in 1Cor. The same principle applies to us in this world. Are we to take our problems to the world to resolve and seek justice according to their views or are...

The burning coal has everything to do with the sacrifice. It was taken form off the alter and represents Christ's sacrifice. But to answer your question about sanctification: I am going to go against Reformed teaching here folks so beware.;) The Scriptures clearly teach that all believers...

The preaching of the Gospel is never an offer of salvation but a proclamtion of salvation accomplised. Christ made an atonement for sin. He actually saved some folks called ungodly sinners. If you are one you have hope. :doh:

Just the parts that rob us of our own sovereignty.;)

Those who use such tactics are called politicians. ;)

I personally don't believe a christian ought to sue anyone. Are we to exploit the wise providence of God? Would we sue God for bringing to pass those things He has ordained? Are we to seek wealth in this world by such means?