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    Can the JW or Mormon be saved by their Jesus?

    I think it would be hard for a Mormon to be saved by "their" Jesus, because Mormon theology denies that God's grace through Jesus is sufficient for salvation. In other words, when Joe Mormon says, "I believe in Jesus (as taught by Mormons)" he is saying that he believes that Jesus' death on the...
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    Hymns and Spiritual songs

    Last I heard the LDS had about $7Billion. The wagon train, at frontier prices had a net worth of $100,000 to $200,000. That's what compound interest for 150 years will do for you.
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    What are your favorite hymns and why?

    Thank you, Sahara for the first line of the hymn.
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    America is a Christian Nation?

    I do not have much of a dog left in this hunt, but here is one tidbit of truth. ONe could argue with many learned examples that working conditions and daily life were not much different for the poor white working for a "robber baron" in the north and that of some blacks held in slavery in the...
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    Once Saved, Always Saved

    Josiah, what you say makes sense to me. Thank you.
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    Once Saved, Always Saved

    Hoser, I'm sorry I did not make myself clear. All those circumstances you mention are real and people do loose touch with God under the stress of life and death and grief and mental illness. I do not think God will abandon these people. I'm talking about in average times a stone cold sober...
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    Once Saved, Always Saved

    I think all of us on this thread find it totally inconcievable that a Christian could reject his or her salvation. This would not be the act of a sane person. So lets look at a little theological history. Baptist (some) are the only Christians I know who hold to OSAS as a formal doctrine. If...
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    Hymns and Spiritual songs

    Mormons would clam up tight if anyone sang "Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy" or any other hymn which emphasizes salvation through Christ. For Mormons, the death of Jesus on the Cross only creates the possibility of Salvation which the Mormons can achieve by being faithful to the laws of the...
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    Differance between differant baptists?

    I think your mother is safe for awhile, but the leadership is solidly calvinist and they want control so sooner or later, free grace folks will feel the heat. When that time comes they can either leave the church which has been their spiritual refuge for most of a lifetime or the church, as a...
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    Differance between differant baptists?

    When dicussing the "new" SBC, one cannot rely on memories of days long gone. Since BFM 2000, there is a new order in the convention. The SBC has always appointed seminary trustees to all Southern Baptist Seminaries. Since 2000 all of these trustees must sign up for BFM 2000. All professors...
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    Once Saved, Always Saved

    Most of the OSAS folks I know use this doctrine as a kind of litmus test of theology believe this or be damned. I do not believe this because I pay attention to the message of the whole Bible. First it is noted that there are no explicit claims within verses 4-6 that we are speaking of any...
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    America is a Christian Nation?

    CL, you may be out of this world, but you are not crazy. Just think what the world would be like without hatred and terror and war. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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    America is a Christian Nation?

    Perhaps, but when talking about America as a Christian nation and the shift in discussion to a potential marriage of the Christian right and the government, it is perhaps germane to discuss what characteristics of the president one would hope to see. Every man who has held the office was deeply...
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    Differance between differant baptists?

    Both the ABC and the SBC trace their lineage to Particular Baptists who were Calvinists. The ABC has changed through the years somewhat. The SBC, after years of tolerating both predestination and free have moved toward rigid Calvinism. Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological...
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    America is a Christian Nation?

    JPPT, Are you republican or democrat? I ask this because Clinton was and is a Christian. Yes, he had a "demon" and some moral lapses, but he did his best in Bosnia to establish a degree of peace and keep our soldiers safe. He succeeded in those things. Since leaving office, he has done...
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