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Recent content by CoreyD

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    Awake Or Asleep?

    These are good questions. The simple answer is that God states truth, which he has recorded in his word, for people like you and I to read and know what is truth. So that when the liar says otherwise, those who are truly honest at heart, will not depart from truth. Satan said the opposite, and...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    God did reveal himself to the Ethiopian, did he not? Isn't that why he had come to Jerusalem to worship? The scriptures say the man was reading Isaiah the prophet, which he wanted help understanding. He invited Philip to guide him, and as Philip revealed the connection with Jesus, the Messiah...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    Pardon me. You said, "God had him come up", and I only know of one way a dead person "comes up", and that is by resurrection. Are you saying there is another way a dead person can "come up".... can you please show me that in the scriptures, please. Or are you saying Samuel did not die? I'm not...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    I appreciate your modesty and honesty. Being willing to learn shows humility. I'm always referring to the Ethiopian eunuch, who said to Phillip, when asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?”, "Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?" What humility! He did not say, "God will help me...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    It's so refreshing having a conversation with someone who understands that there are people who are unrighteous... that is, neither righteous nor wicked, but as described at Jonah 4:11, "people that do not know their right hand from their left". In other words, as we would say, ignorant. ...and...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    Do you believe God resurrected Samuel to talk to Saul? This, after God refused to talk to Saul, and told Samuel not to, and Saul turned to a witch - a sorcerer, of which God said have no dealings? :!?: After this post Mark, where all you said was hitting a brick wall... that is, clashing...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    Thank you for sharing, StudyMan. I can see that you really study. :smiley: I am happy to hear yo say "death from which there is no return", because that is exactly what Jesus was referring to when he said "destroy both body and soul in Gehenna" - the Greek word many translations has...
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    Pepper Sprayed While Evangelizing

    I like the way this person interacts with his audience, and using the scriptures to do so.
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    Multiple victims in Michigan church shooting; church on fire

    Hello Brad. I hope you have not tired of me. I just wanted to point out that Satan can use anyone. Recall that he use Peter (Matthew 16:21-23) - a man that was so passionate about God. Satan also used Judas. All Satan needs is a foot in the door. If we allow him that, he works at undermining...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    I thought you made a really good point here... one i was making in this thread, if you are interested.
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    Multiple victims in Michigan church shooting; church on fire

    Wow. Satan is really whipped up. Revelation 12:12 My heart goes out to the victims.
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    My husband has passed away

    That's a home many would like to be taken to. The sad truth is though, that 'man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets'. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Of course, whether or not that home is indefinite, will depend, but we are sure that for many, including your husband, it will be...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    Perhaps I used a wrong word. I did not mean they are raised soon after they die, but that the sleep will be momentary because when they awaken, the time passed would not be noticed. So, momentarily for them. You are correct. No one is or has been resurrected as soon as they die, as is taught in...
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    :laughing: Aspects seems to be a better word... Well the spiritual gifts... and I agree, sitting on those is of no benefit. :grin:
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    Awake Or Asleep?

    Yes, that is a helpful scripture which shows that the dead sleep only momentarily. I see that you have a grasp of the fact that sleeping and being dead is the same thing to Jesus, in this context. Since Jesus said the girl did not die, but is sleeping, but then awakened her from sleep... that...