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Recent content by Vi

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    John 14:23 , how do we understand this?

    Maybe also consider that the Holy Spirit of God can abode in us without us being saved. I don't believe this is saying you must obey the commandments (they are impossible to follow on our own) in order to be saved... We cannot earn salvation. It is saying as saved, the Holy Spirit within us...
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    Any PI, CVID people out there ?

    I know it's rare, but I was hoping to find a matey out there in the forum...
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    Lutheranism - Baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit

    So, the issue is (sorry if I wasn't clear) that I believe the HS is within us prior to baptism. Yet, if I want to join this church I must knowingly embrace its doctrines. It seems to state that in baptism, one receives the HS... As if THEN... To me, it seems that receiving the HS has been...
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    Any PI, CVID people out there ?

    I was hoping to connect with any Primary Immunodificiency people here at the XianForums. CVID, dx-ed in my 50s, though could have been picked up on much sooner. Having IVIg now and just trying to live in the new cycle. Hope to hear from someone else, even tho we're rare.
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    Lutheranism - Baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit

    I'm on the same page. I need help abt this Lutheran doctrine , tho. It can't be something Lutherans know abt and just sweep aside, knowing it's not what they personally believe, can it? Sigh
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    Lutheranism - Baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit

    Thank you. I thought if I join this church, then I'm saying I believe what the Lutheran doctrines state. Our Pastor (fairly new to us) has stated it as Lutheran doctrine and is teaching/reaffirming it to all of us. I believe we receive the HS prior, or we cld not be saved. I don't like the...
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    Lutheranism - Baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit

    Being raised and spent many decades as a Methodist, I am attending and considering becoming a member of the Lutheran church. I've been so fulfilled by the change, and then this doctrine comes to my attention and has me very distressed. Can you advise? It is being reiterated to the...
  8. Vi

    Why I don't believe in Calvinism.

    God knows what we are going to do with our free will. That's how we can be chosen. We don't know it but he knew us before we were even conceived.
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    sacrifice your son?

    It is believed part of the reason he conformed to the wish was that his faith in God to find a resolve was what he was standing on. Perhaps he even felt his son wld be risen frm the dead. His faith seemed to make him believe in an outcome he couldn't fathom.
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    How can you determine which is true?

    It was explained that you can't fall away after you are truly saved, because the presence of the HS means you have all you need to persevere
  11. Vi

    The Bible's Laws on Divorce and Remarriage.

    What first came to mind when I read what was written in this post was that either Moses, the Jewish faithful or the early church was given the authority to determine what is acceptable abt divorce... They determined (evil) man could not follow God's rule of never divorcing, so divorce guidlines...
  12. Vi

    Why do Christians continue to celebrate Christmas?

    The Xian church calendar, or liturgical calendar is a tool, a teaching tool as well as a worshipping tool. It doesn't start on jan1 and it teaches us the chronologic birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascention of Christ. The date picked to celebrate Christ's birth isn't the date of...
  13. Vi

    Needing advice in my struggles.

    Hmm. How do I explain this.. Our thoughts sometimes aren't realistic, and we develop ways of automatically thinking things that aren't always accurate. Make sense? It's called Cognitive thought processing. Have you ever had someone hear a conversation and come away with a completely...
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    The Perfect Denomination!

    The reformation and the following Lutheran denomination checks all the boxes for me. I left Methodism after decades and am contented. Lutherans are now spliting into groups , so there's some research you'll need to do. . But I'm very comfortable with the doctrines.
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    Do you get sidetracked by debate?

    Often debate is dirtied with thought distortions and mental distortions and becomes something else. A woman once apologized to me because she said in her household that the sister who argued the loudest and longest ... Won. So, winning a debate doesn't always mean a winner is right, sometimes...
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