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  1. DeaconDean

    Prayers needed

    I'm asking for prayers for my wife's side of the family. My nephew committed suicide today. The family is struggling. Thank you and... God Bless Till all are one.
  2. DeaconDean

    Prayers Needed

    I would like to ask for my Baptist family to say a prayer for my wife's family. My nephew committed suicide today in the County Jail. The whole family is struggling. God Bless Till all are one.
  3. DeaconDean

    Just visiting

    Dear friends, brothers, and sisters, Here recently, I have come under attack from a Calvinist. In seminary, one of my professors made sure to give me a "Reformed Education". And, as a consequence, I realized that I had been adhering to Reformed theology all my life without even knowing it. Had...
  4. DeaconDean

    Reformed Only! Masoretic Text (MT)

    I have been involved in a study in Textual Criticism. Basically, the last 6 to 7 years, I have devoted to studying the Greek MSS and doing comparisons, etc. Recently, I have started to look into the Masoretic Text that underlines the KJV. Now, before another word is said, this thread was not...
  5. DeaconDean

    Convince me

    I was reading a sermon by John Wesley, and ran across this: "Exactly as we are justified by faith, so are we sanctified by faith. Faith is the condition, and the only condition, of sanctification, exactly as it is of justification. It is the condition: none is sanctified but he that believes...
  6. DeaconDean

    Happy Father's Day!

    June 17, 2018. I want to take this time to say and wish a very Happy Father's Day to all my Baptist, and indeed, all my brethren. There is an old saying that anybody can be a father, it takes somebody special to be a Dad. That is so true. I want to wish a Happy Father's Day to you all. To...
  7. DeaconDean

    U.S. Embassy

    I have always kept my eyes on the Mid-East. On the 70th anniversary of Israel being recognized as an Independent Nation, and President Trump opening the U.S. Embassy thereby "officially" recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capitol, does anybody believe besides me that this is a moment in history...
  8. DeaconDean

    1 Thess. 4:14 "them also which sleep in Jesus"

    I have been faulted in my belief and conviction that the "rapture" takes place before the "tribulation". One member cites this verse: "εἰ γὰρ πιστεύομεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη, οὕτως καὶ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς κοιμηθέντας διὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἄξει σὺν αὐτῷ." -1 Thess. 4:14 (GNT) "For if we believe that...
  9. DeaconDean

    I make no apologies!

    This area, since the "Debate a", and the "Ask a" Fundamentalist areas were removed, has become very quiet. There has been a shift here on the Forums. A few years ago, the Soteriology area, and the Baptist areas were the hotbeds and battle grounds for debates between Arminian theology and...
  10. DeaconDean

    A River of Life!

    Folks, Ben-Her, the 1959 version has to be one of my absolute favorites. In this scene, we see that after Jesus gives up His Spirit, the rain starts. As the rains starts, we see the rain hitting the cross, Jesus' precious blood, staining the cross. But more than that, we see the rain mixing...
  11. DeaconDean

    A River of Life!

    Oops...double post.
  12. DeaconDean

    Reformed/Calvinist ONLY!

    Has anyone heard of the Pauline Priority? This apparently, is a hallmark of Mid-Acts Dispensationalism Everything in the New Testament, comes after Paul's epistles. God Bless Till all are one.
  13. DeaconDean

    Billboard Sign

    Rest in Peace with the Lord. A lifetimes work done. God Bless Till all are one.
  14. DeaconDean

    Question

    Please understand I mean absolutely no disrespect, just a question. And once answered, I'll leave. I know there were "sects" of Pharisees. Does anybody know to which "sect" Gamaliel belonged to? Thank you. God Bless Till all are one.
  15. DeaconDean

    Real Presence

    This may get my hand slapped, but you know what, I just don't care. Some Baptists would deny that we are Protestant. Some affirm it. Nevertheless, the statement was made: "Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians all affirm the real presence of Christ in holy communion even though they...
  16. DeaconDean

    Database error

    What is wrong with the forums? I can only access two areas. Updating? God Bless Till all are one.
  17. DeaconDean

    Tis the Season!

    Merry Christmas Baptist area! Tis the season to spread that Christmas cheer. Post your favorite Christmas song. Here is one of my favs: God Bless Till all are one.
  18. DeaconDean

    You can't make this stuff up

    I was in GT (General Theology) discussing the merits/faults of a certain book. I was told that Adam, Enoch, Elijah, and Moses, were able to go up to heaven, and come down from heaven. And, and, the Garden of Eden was in heaven since in the book of Revelation, the tree of Life is in heaven...
  19. DeaconDean

    The Sign

    Did anybody see the documentary "The Sign" on DirecTV? According to it, and several people on the documentary, the Tribulation will kick off, and a fulfillment of Revelation 12 will happen on Sept. 23, 2017. This stellar alignment: Virgo, with the moon at her feet, the sun shining on her...
  20. DeaconDean

    "Infused" or "Imputed"?

    "Because justification is forensic in nature and a legal term, therefore justification deals with the believers standing in relation to the “Law”. So we state that justification refers not to a change in moral character, but solely to a change in legal status. Whereas we once stood condemned by...