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What if they actually were a believer, and are no longer?
Calvin had a lot of influence on the church so a lot of people believe that if your no longer a believer then you never were approved by God in the first place.

1 John 2 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
 
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I am asking for a verifiable instance of someone praying for a mountain to move and then that mountain moved due ONLY to the fact that they prayed.
Jesus was talking about the mount of Olives. You have to have faith to believe and you have to talk to the Mountain. In this case this mountain sits on top of a ground fault line. So you may not want to talk to loud anyways, you may set off an earthquake. Most likely when Jesus was preaching His Sermon on the Mount, they could feel a little tremor. When you have ground fault lines. Like california there are quite a few little earthquakes daily. When Jesus returns his feet will touch the ground. The east will move away from the west and the north will move away from the south. Two thousand years ago they just believed by faith. Now we can see the map and we can see that what Jesus was telling us is true. Also the new Jerusalam will be 1500 by 1500 miles. So you can see that pretty much takes up the whole continental plate.

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Jesus was talking about the mount of Olives. You have to have faith to believe and you have to talk to the Mountain. In this case this mountain sits on top of a ground fault line. So you may not want to talk to loud anyways, you may set off an earthquake. Most likely when Jesus was preaching His Sermon on the Mount, they could feel a little tremor. When you have ground fault lines. Like california there are quite a few little earthquakes daily. When Jesus returns his feet will touch the ground. The east will move away from the west and the north will move away from the south. Two thousand years ago they just believed by faith. Now we can see the map and we can see that what Jesus was telling us is true. Also the new Jerusalam will be 1500 by 1500 miles. So you can see that pretty much takes up the whole continental plate.

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Emphasis mine.

Uh, yeah, sure.

Someone speaking too loudly could set off an earthquake that never would have happened if they hadn't said a word.

You tell yourself that.

In any case, if what you say is true, then what's the point? You see, the trouble is that:

  1. You don't need to be saying a prayer to get the mountain to move.
  2. You don't need any faith at all.
  3. You don't need a god to do it.

So it hardly seems to be any good as an advertisement for how powerful prayer is.
 
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Someone speaking too loudly could set off an earthquake that never would have happened if they hadn't said a word.
Genesis ch1 vs 3 says that "God says:" There are people that believe God spoke the world and the universe into existance. Even Super Scientiest francis collins talks about how DNA is the language of god. John in the NT talks about the "Word of God". We are told that God is not in the wind, God is not in the earthquake, God is not in the fire. According to Elijah God was the "still small voice."

19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

There are over 5,000 scriptures on this word. So there are far to many to go into right now.

God 430 said 559 , Let there be a firmament
God 430 said 559 , Let the waters
God 430 said 559 , Let the earth 776 bring forth 1876 grass
God 430 said 559 , Let there be lights

So when Jesus returns then you will see the earthquake.
 
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And how do you know that?
I learned it from Paul:

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV)

14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
 
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I learned it from Paul:

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV)

14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

OOPS! You gave him what he wanted. ;)
 
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Genesis ch1 vs 3 says that "God says:" There are people that believe God spoke the world and the universe into existance. Even Super Scientiest francis collins talks about how DNA is the language of god. John in the NT talks about the "Word of God". We are told that God is not in the wind, God is not in the earthquake, God is not in the fire. According to Elijah God was the "still small voice."

19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

There are over 5,000 scriptures on this word. So there are far to many to go into right now.

God 430 said 559 , Let there be a firmament
God 430 said 559 , Let the waters
God 430 said 559 , Let the earth 776 bring forth 1876 grass
God 430 said 559 , Let there be lights

So when Jesus returns then you will see the earthquake.

Irrelevant. We're talking about PEOPLE talking, Not God.

Show me that a Human voice has EVER been the triggering factor in an earthquake or get over it.
 
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So if these students graduate anyway and become doctors and one of them ends up being MY doctor, what's going to happen when they recommend that I have an immunization against the flu every year?

"But doc, why do I need a vaccination again? I had one last year!"

"Well, you see, the vaccination you had last year won't work against the flu this year."

"Why not?"

"Well, the flu evol - oh..."

Funnily enough, no one's answered how they'd deal with this...
 
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Irrelevant. We're talking about PEOPLE talking, Not God.

Show me that a Human voice has EVER been the triggering factor in an earthquake or get over it.
Well, they guy who told them to bulldoze that hill into the sea at Hong Kong airport... thats kind of like an earthquake...?
 
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I learned it from Paul:

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV)

14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
:scratch:
How do you know that you need to truly believe in the bible in order to understand it?
God is spiritual, so the natural man is not able to understand God and the things of God.
And how do you know that?

And as response to that, the post I'm currently responding to. Can you spot the circle?
 
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Well, they guy who told them to bulldoze that hill into the sea at Hong Kong airport... thats kind of like an earthquake...?
What is amazing is the train ride from downtown HK to the airport. The funny thing is they have a little TV for you to watch but I do not know why you would want to because it is so awesome to watch the view. Your travel along over the ocean sometimes though the mountain. It really is amazing and much better then any ride at any amusement park. Of course just about ANY of the public transportation in Hong Kong is much better then the rides at an amusement park. Only you got to hang on because they do not give you a seat belt. That just makes it all the more fun. People come to America thinking we are modern and are surprised to find out that we are no were near as modern as they are in Asia.
 
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It's boring, it's all the same old stuff all over again. If you got something new then produce it.
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Unfortunately I can't help someone who doesn't want to improve. You're on your own.
 
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