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Heavenly Father, thank you for the two believing siblings, who in the words of Paul, "have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours", thank you for their faith Father. I give thanks for the boldness they have not to recant their faith and even move out of home. I pray that they will rejoice...

Have confidence that God will save those that are His. Most of my family aren't saved, and many friends aren't either, it's very sad.

No, God is Sovereign over all and Predestined everything... God is sovereign over the entire universe: Ps 103:19; Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 God is sovereign over all of nature: Ps 135:6-7; Mt 5:45; 6:25-30 God is sovereign over angels & Satan: Ps 103:20-21; Job 1:12 God is sovereign over nations...

Being open in specific situations is classical Cessationism, i.e. if a missionary brings the gospel to an unreached tribe for the first time. I'm surprised to hear that Calvin apparently spoke in 'tongues'. That probably needs to be checked up on. Thanks.

Hello. I was wondering if Cessationism is the historical view of the church, I've thus far just assumed that it is lol, does anyone know if there is any evidence of this, anything I can read up on? Also, does anyone know anything good I can read about Cessationism, explaining how it's biblical...

Wow, thanks a lot, that was so encouraging! :]

I know EXACTLY how you feel. It has me questioning my salvation constantly and because I commit the act, I feel too guilty to pray or read the word.

Also, I'd like to add that in the bible, when anyone ever prayed to anyone but God, it was called idolatry and they were often slaughtered for doing so.

You quite blatantly ignored and twisted what he went through so much effort to explain to you. What he posted basically destroyed your perception of saints.

Amen, God bless :]

Yes it's talking about the body and its many parts, but there is one body and we're ALL baptized into it. Scripture makes no distinction between being baptized in, with or by the Holy Spirit, they are all used interchangeably, therefore you cannot be saved apart from it as shown by the verses...

I'm also new to Presbyterianism, I was Anglican but the church government isn't that great and the hierarchy so corrupt, my actual Anglican church is reformed though, and the assistant minister is a Presbyterian, he indirectly convinced me lol.

Lol... it says that we were all baptized into one Spirit, referring to all believers, because it says we were ALL baptized into ONE BODY. Are those who are not considered baptized in the Holy Spirit not part of the universal body of believers, or a different body? Christ has one Body, one...

1 Corinthians 12:13 "For in one Spirit we were all baptized..." EVERY believer in Christ is baptized in the Holy Spirit, otherwise, the believer cannot be saved (Romans 6:3-4 "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried...

Oh dear.

Oh yeah sorry I don't research every line of every song :S And I know it was sarcasm, just pointing it out, hence I said they're not a Satanic band.

The Sex Pistols aren't really Satanic but they have a Satanic sort of line lol The Sex Pistols - Anarchy for the UK: "I am an Anti-Christ!"

Kudos to you, I think that pretty much clears this thread up from a Christian perspective. :D

I think that kind of music is crap lol, though I like some metal, not that kind. I'm quite open to music, as long as it sounds good, The Beatles are currently my favourite band :) Marilyn Manson - Anti Christ Superstar, sells bracelets with WWJD (We Want Jesus Dead), hating on Christians, etc...

I know what they believe, but some of them actually DO worship Satan, most Satanists believe that Satan is just a term for the voice inside them that tells them to do stuff and all that crap. Marliyn Manson apparently does worship the devil as an actual being, the one from the bible.