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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !! :D

I don't think the Lutherans care all that much for Luther. At least not the ones I've met.

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Repent and believe.

I would say to Al that if he is not among God's elect, then he most likely wouldn't be asking me this question. Non-elect people don't care about the things of God. It's all foolishness to them. Not being elect IS good news to the non-elect because they want NOTHING to do with God...

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) And he said, “This...

Everyone will receive a reward. The non-elect will receive the reward (wages) of what they are due according to their own deeds. For the elect, the reward will be in the sense of a gift as opposed to a wage. It can also be thought of as an inheritance. Either way, it is never merited...

How would someone find out that they are not elect? Why would someone who is non-elect want to go to church?

"What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if...

"I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace." Galatians 5:3-4

"On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’" Matthew 7:22-23

We can only act based on what measure of faith we have been given. Jesus is the only one who is "good to go". We are relying on His grace.

The problem with your thinking here is that there is no such thing as a "Christian who will NOT inherit the kingdom of God". If you do not inherit the kingdom of God, then you are not, and never were, a Christian.

9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. The author is using the argumentum ad absurdum.

All of the giants of the faith have failings. We should rejoice not so much in the person, but in the light that they bring.

Rise up o lord and defend thy cause. For there is a wild boar loose in your vineyard, and his name is St. Thomas. :thumbsup:

There are racists in Japan? ;) Who'da thunk it? :D I have worked with several Japanese people through the years and I have come to the conclusion that they don't like anybody except other Japanese.

I walk three miles everyday and do a variety of calisthenics.

There are some very dark days ahead for Japan (and the rest of the world) because of excessive debt. Japan's government debt is currently 240 percent of GDP. This is already beyond the point of fixing and the government knows it. They are trying to print more money to buy time, but the end...

I'm not sure why the US doesn't let the northern Mariana Islands become independent. The US gives them a lot of money and doesn't really use the islands for anything important. I don't think the Mariana's can afford to be independent. They don't generate enough revenue to support themselves...