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Blog entries by JimfromOhio

JimfromOhio
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I have started in a new thread: http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=48512535#post48512535 In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. The struggle begins. "If any man come to Me and hate not his own life, he cannot be My disciple." Being...
JimfromOhio
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Spiritual matters should be honest and in which we must seek the discernment of the Holy Spirit. We have to remember that its not the Scriptures that are corrupted. Its a man's heart that is corrupted and Spirit-filled section is VERY diversed and too many doctrines that causes deep divisions...
JimfromOhio
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I have been at church this morning listening to today's message from the pastor, got me thinking about my relationship in CF. I am getting to the point that I need to adjust my time and where I fellowship in CF. Moving away from "Spirit-filled" section would be good. Spirit-filled is being...
JimfromOhio
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I was about to response this to a post of one thread but after writing and reading, I decided to post this in a new thread. EACH of us are responsible to discipline not only our own lives but also the lives of those around us including our spiritual leaders. After examining our own hearts, we...
JimfromOhio
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God's divine intervention BOTH WAYS because all circumstances can turn or don't turn people to God. People may despise it instead of embracing it. Romans 9:18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. I have learned to understand the true...
JimfromOhio
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In 1 Timothy 6:4 When a person have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions. Each of us has a part to serve Christ in accomplishing God's will. We all must beware how we use words when tearing down another...
JimfromOhio
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To me, there are four (4) major doctrine of salvations beliefs, Lutherans, Arminianism, Catholicism and Calvinism that Christians often debate. God sovereignly decreed that man should be free to exercise choice that man's will is free because God is sovereign. I don't know from flesh point of...
JimfromOhio
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Calvinism and Lutheranism agrees that man after the Fall has no ability to cooperate with God's grace in conversion but disagree on election and limited atonement. Arminianism believes that man after the Fall can cooperate with God’s grace in conversion. Man do know the difference between...
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After running into some Christian extremists, I am taking another breather from CF. :wave: May or may not be back.
JimfromOhio
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After being away for awhile, coming back here so far has been smooth. Simply because I came back with a different attitude. I should be worrying about my own faith and not anyone else. Bias is a term used to describe a tendency or preference towards a particular perspective and ideology. A...