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Recent content by luv2breformed

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    Modern predestination.

    rick, I am having a hard time understanding what position you are arguing for, so I apologize in advance if I misrepresent you. However, please consider the following: 1. Romans 11 ought not be divorced from the context of it's larger perciope (which begins in Romans 9), nor from the theology...
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    Porn...promises...anger...letting go...

    I have two conflicting thoughts about your question to give him the ipad. I'll just tell you them both. On the one hand, you don't bring an alcoholic to a bar. If somebody struggles with alcoholism, you don't put them in situations where they are going to be around a lot of alcohol. It's a bad...
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    Modern predestination.

    I've have never heard anyone espouse the opinion that God predestines only the self-righteous. I've also never heard anyone espouse the idea that if God predestines you then you need not repent. Everyone I have ever heard espouse predestination stated firmly the God predestines out of his...
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    What are some verses that deal with depression?

    One of the men in our fellowship who went through a serious bout of depression and anxiety said that he read Psalm 118 every day. It may not speak to depression as a topic, but it really helped him to get through his depression.
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    Porn...promises...anger...letting go...

    summie, I don't know how to help you with the feelings that you have to check up on him or snoop, etc. I have never had to struggle with that part of it, because I was on this side! However, I will say that when I broke my wife's trust it was like she felt like she couldn't believe anything I...
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    Fear Heaven Being Boring

    Antivillain, this is really a matter of faith. The Bible does not tell us that much about what heaven will be like, so we need to trust in God that it will be great. I understand what you mean, being unsure. Ultimately it goes back to trusting in God who promises. He will make all things right...
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    Porn...promises...anger...letting go...

    Some of your comments concern me for his soul and salvation. There are many people who grew up in church who believe in God because it is tradition and their family did, etc. That is not Christianity! Jesus says in Matthew 7 that not everyone who confesses that he is Lord wll make it into the...
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    Porn...promises...anger...letting go...

    I'm coming at this from the perspective of a male who has struggled with this immensely. God has given me victory over the years, but it has taken a lot of time and heartbreak. First off, I would not consider myself 100% "cured", none of us will achieve that in our lifetime. At the same time...
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    Does God Send People to Hell?

    Replace "sinners" with "lost" if you prefer. I realize this board has plenty of differing views, but I fully admit that I am a sinner saved by grace. I apologize if I was not precise enough.
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    Does God Send People to Hell?

    I agree with both Bluelion and Skala. Hell is both active punishment for sins, and the absense of God. Sinners don't want to be in heaven. The things that heaven is most occupied with, sinners showed no concern for during their lifetime. Sinners instead want a place in the afterlife where...