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Recent content by Brian L

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    The Characteristics of Hell

    The Scriptures are fairly specific about who ends up there. First and foremost, it was prepared for the devil and his angels. God did not INITIALLY prepare the Lake of Fire for mankind, that was not His personal will for mankind. OF course in his permissive will, he knew everything from eternity...
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    The Gift Of Discernment

    There's no reference to a single gift administering to an unbeliever in this passage. It's a group effort at best. Discernment isn't even mentioned - what are they talking about?
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    The Old Testament ~vs~ The New Testament

    I have often wondered about the obligation the Gentile has to the Jew expressed in the phrase "to the Jew first and also to the Gentile" , which Paul repeats several times. Some pastors have gone so far as to declare the Jew as racially superior in that they are the newest race as demonstrated...
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    The Gift Of Discernment

    Actually, the origin of the idea as a "gift" began with Solomon who prayed for discernment to distinguish between "good and evil", which context shakal is common found in. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PEOPLE. It has everything to do with what they say (confused, inexpressive, nonthinking...
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    The Old Testament ~vs~ The New Testament

    which he also calls the "Royal Law", no they are not updates. They are a spiritual counterpart to the "law of the ordinances of the flesh", designed to demonstrate to humanity that they are spiritually dead and require a savior. In the context of the OT, we now have a 2000-3500 year old document...