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Rev Randy, I am very sorry for the loss and pain you have suffered from such a terrible tragedy. While God requires faith from us, He also supplies it. Even when our fallen, broken, destructive nature rages against it, faith has it's root in God and not in us. God remains on the throne, King...

Phl 2:12 ESV - Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, I would say no. If knowledge requires empirical evidence and faith is based on a lack of the same, then I...

Sorry, double post.

I was not involved in the other discussion, but here are a couple of scriptures concerning the concept of headship. 1 Cor 11:3 3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. NKJV Eph 5:23 23 For the husband is head of...

God created Satan to be our adversary. There is nothing to suggest that Satan rebelled by his own free will. 1 John 3:8 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil...

This is true of every being in existence... however, I think the more definitive answer may be ... ... as much as we allow him 1 Pet 5:8-9 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the...

Sin is not rejection, disobedience, or rebellion against God or anyone else. Sin is simply falling short of God's intent. That can be something as simple as poor eating habits leading to poor health when God's intent is that you eat healthily (please do not read more into this, it is only an...

The deaths of Ananias and Sapphira had nothing to do with the punishment of sin, or at least judgment of sin was not the reason for their deaths. Immediate judgment as in the Old Testament is postponed today by grace. It is what gives us all time to repent and seek God. However, God will...

Paul had a unique heritage, being born a Jew, trained a Pharisee, but also a Roman citizen, he was a man with a foot in each world, Jew and gentile. I believe what he is saying in 1 Cor 9:21 is that he did not come to the gentiles as a Jew, but as a fellow gentile. If he came to them as a Jew...

There is no doubt that each member mankind is wicked, deceitful, and lost from the moment of conception. What do you make of these verses? Rom 1:18-21 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness...

The same thing I would say about the 10 commandments or any other law or commandment of God. The laws of burnt offerings, the laws of sin offerings, the law against adultery, all remain in existence, all remain an accurate reflection of God's nature and purpose. However, there is no longer a...

That is incorrect. None of the laws or commandments given by God were abolished. It was the due punishment that was done away with as Christ took that on Himself at the cross. That is why the sacrifices are no longer needed and why we don't throw rocks at kids when they disobey their parents...

All the commandments and the law are a reflection of God's nature and purpose, so no one part can be more spiritual or moral than the other. This also means they have all existed at least in concept as long as God has, so any arguement that one is superior to another based on when they were...

I believe the point most people try to make with respect to Paul's view of the law, is that we are no longer condemned by the law or violation of the law. By the way, how can you isolate the 10 commandments from the entirety of the law given by God to Israel?

Exactly! :thumbsup:

Wouldn't it make more sense for God, who is ultimately holy, ultimately just, and the source of perfect love and mercy to be the one who chooses those that should inherit eternal life? Wouldn't that insure that all those who can be saved will be saved? The issue most people have with this is...

The soul does not exist without the body. If the body dies, the soul dies, if the body is resurrected, the soul is resurrected with it. Soul and Spirit are not the same thing.

Give this passage some thought. I Jn 5:16-18 16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. 17 All...

The fact that God would choose people based on some sort of criteria actually falls more in line with holiness than the idea that the flawed and sinful creation can choose for itself. Your statement also assumes that God is creating these people, when in fact, the only people God created were...

We worship because God made us to worship, its in our nature. Directing our worship toward God is the ideal expression of our worship, but whether we worship God or someone/something else, humans worship by design.