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If you haven't ever seen Cindy Skillman's "Evening And Morning" piece of art, it is amazing. You see, there is a division between the spiritual truths of Ultimate Reality and the truths of strict either/or thought. Strict either/or reasoning is good in areas like math and sciences. But when it...

If you haven't ever seen Cindy Skillman's "Evening And Morning" piece of art, it is amazing. You see, there is a division between the spiritual truths of Ultimate Reality and the truths of strict either/or thought. Strict either/or reasoning is good in areas like math and sciences. But when it...

They will be purified. The suffering will open their hearts up to God's beautiful love.

God is paradoxical. He's grace and wrath, mercy and justice, love and hate, glory and humility. God is a mixed blessing. All opposites are held together in Him. Therefore, He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. At the cross some were saved through a faith union with Christ. The old...

Jesus said you're either for me or against me. There is a division between the spiritual truths of Christ and the truths of secular thought. Either/or reasoning is good in areas like math and sciences. But when it comes to Christ we must transcend the either/or into the both/and. The reason why...

Scriptures that teach limited atonement: He will save His people from their sins - Matt. 20:28 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep - John 10:11 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to...

It's the Bible's teaching that there are some who are chosen in this lifetime by grace. They are the first fruits. This implies that there are second fruits. They are saved after they are baptized in the lake of fire. All will confess Christ as Lord to the glory of the Father but not all have...

The people I quoted didn't always hold to the same beliefs throughout their entire lives. I can quote them in support of my view. Augustine was a big supporter of eternal torment. Charles Pridgeon quotes him: There are very many in our day, who though not denying the Holy Scriptures, do not...

In dealing with my bitterness against those who have wronged me I like to do what Jesus did. He kept entrusting to Him who judges justly. - 1 Peter 2:22-23 (the word "himself" isn't in the original). We are to leave room for God's wrath for vengeance belongs to Him. My faith is in God to handle...

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The more I think about it the stranger it is for God believers to consider Christian Universalism heresy. Of all the teachings known to the human race I can think of no other teaching that more deserves that title than everlasting torment under God's wrath. It is by far the craziest thing that...

Yes. It's also when we express our love for Him in the midst of our suffering. This glorifies Him. Just as Job did. You don't rejoice in the death of the girl in and of itself. But God being a God who brings beauty out of ashes we can rejoice in hope. I don't believe in eternal suffering. This...

I think God wants us to suffer at times. But He also gives us the joy to carry us through it. It was by the joy that was set before Him that Christ endured the cross. It was this joy that sustained Him. We are sorrowful yet always rejoicing. What the world needs from Christians is our joy in...

How so?

I'll tell you what makes Jesus look beautiful It's when you smash your car And your little girl goes flying through the windshield and lands dead on the street And you say, through the deepest possible pain...... God is enough God is enough He is good He will take care of us He will satisfy...

I just read an article at CRI of "The Bible Answer Man" about how Transcendental Meditation is dangerous. This is a good example of how Christians are so fear driven that they try to instill their fears into others. Dr. Edmund J. Bourne has specialized in the treatment of anxiety, phobias, and...

One can still believe in a Higher Power that is love, compassion, and justice even if it isn't responsible for the creation of the physical realm. It would then also not be responsible for the intense and unexplained suffering that occurs because of natural disasters in the universe. Why do...

It's like the mind and heart. There are places where scripture makes a distinction between the two. But it also uses them synonymously. The spirit would contain the soul. I'm using the Greek definition of soul where it refers to the immaterial part of man. This would be the "soul" and "spirit".

The way I see it.