Recent content by JSGuitarist

And yet that did not stop Heman the author of Psalm 88 from sending up his prayers day by day to God from deliverance. So far as this man was concerned, God had abandoned him, and he was as good as eternally forsaken. The question is then, why did he even bother to send up prayers? Why did he...

But you have not been absent of hope. You've confessed hope even on this board a few weeks ago about having hope of soon coming into salvation. Why do you say have had no hope? But even so, have you considered Psalm 88? Where in this Psalm does the author show any hope?

Very good story.

I'd keep in mind that in the same story, the evangelist directed Pilgrim to the narrow gate instead of the cross. Robert, if you'll read other works by the same author, you will find that he too felt like he had blasphemed the Spirit, and was convinced that God had abandoned him. Even after...

I see. Maybe I can be of help here, Lord willing. I'm going to try and bring out the meanings of Romans 7 and 8, and I pray that this helps you. The verse is qualifying the kind of slavery intended. Specifically, it's a type of slavery that results in fear. There are two different types of...

I hate to do this, I don't like calling translations into question publicly, but because it would be more edifying, if the NIV is referring explicitly to the Holy Spirit (which I'm assuming by the capitalized S), that translation is not correct. If you translate it literally, it comes out this...

Bro, you didn't quote the whole verse. Romans 8:15 (ESV) - "For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, 'Abba! Father!'" Why did you skip over Romans 7? In that chapter it addresses the...

Were I to try and reconcile the concept of particular atonement and the necessity of striving and asking, this is how I would put it... Some might look at verses like these and think, "If Christ has already paid for the sins of the elect, then what is the point of striving? They are paid for...

As far as your definition goes, God didn't simply wind up the clock and then let things roll as He decided they would without ever touching the world again. His activity and intervention even in events of the Bible show that He is the greatest contributing factor in all of history, and is not...

Friends, let's remember that the OP does not want contention. Let's respect his wishes.

In concerns to how far extended the sovereign government of God extends, this verse says a lot: "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord." - Proverbs 16:33 This is why at various points in the Bible you will see lots used to determine particular matters, such as...

My prayers are with you Robert. May Christ ever be abundant and beautiful to you!

Amen :)

As been said before, they are without excuse. Even the lost who have never heard the Gospel have the law written on their consciences, and so the question will come down to this on Judgment Day: "You knew right and wrong. You knew the law. The witness to the law lived inside of you from day...

I could give you an opinion, though I'd prefer you PM me when you answer this for the privacy of your church, just so they aren't identified by the details (and neither you): what is the nature of this criticism? What are they saying? How are they going about it? Are they searching Scripture...