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    Is this lying?

    Dear help_the_lord, How is role-playing not considered lying since it involves misrepresenting yourself as someone you are not? Misrepresentation is in itself dishonest, isn't it?
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    Is this lying?

    Dear jehoiakim, Thank you for your concern and advice. I actually did not want to do business (accountancy), and I did raise my concerns with my parents and even some church leaders I know. But the truth is, my parents want me to have this degree and none of the church leaders agree with my...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear iambren, Thank you for your reply. :) Yes, I really may seem to be "straining at a gnat", but I am trying my best to be obedient to God in all matters. I have learnt huge lessons from my past dishonest acts, and I know there is no justification at all even if some dishonest acts are...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear help_the_lord, It is not about my motives, it is about the commandments of God. I am not trying to go against my teacher, but I am trying to obey God's commandments that command us to be HONEST in our dealings at all times. The Lord said clearly that liars will have a part in the lake of...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear Hospes, Thank you for the question. :) I may not be always right, but in my opinion, putting on Christ is not misrepresentation nor role playing because we are learning Christ's character, and not trying to act as "Christs". For instance, we are to learn Christ's humility and obedience...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear jehoiakim, Thank you again for your reply! :thumbsup: Yes, and such misrepresentations from companies do not always have the intention of deceiving people to take advantage of them. But yet, this is considered dishonest and lying. Sadly, I am majoring in Business Administration...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear help_the_lord, Thank you for your reply. :) I understand that I must not rebel against the authority, this was not my intention and never was by trying to raise this concern. You are right that we must be submissive, but there is a condition to this as well. We must submit as much as...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear jehoakim, Thank you for your reply. :) I know and understand where you are coming from, and that's what my parents tried to tell me as well. But I do have a question though, not all dishonest acts are aimed at deceiving people, does that make that act innocent in God's sight? For...
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    Is this lying?

    Dear brethren, I have come across a difficult situation in school which I hope to seek your advices upon. I have this project for a course that involves us role playing as business consultants from a fictitious company giving oral presentations, report/letter writing to a fictitious client...
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    Friendship in the face of difficulty(long post).

    Thank you for writing back to me, dear brother. If our God has put into your heart to continue to help her spiritually, let His will be done. Do update us on here about how things are going, especially how her daughters are doing in the Lord, if you ever have the chance to get to know more...
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    Friendship in the face of difficulty(long post).

    Dear brother, I do not want to sound harsh, but I think it is time we have to deal with the facts. You have done everything you can for her, and have shown her the support of a brother in Christ. I believe our God has used you to turn her back unto Him again, but from what you are writing...
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    loving life / having to hate it for Jesus' sake

    Hearty amen!:thumbsup:
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    The Lord tells us in Mark 7 what defiles a man, and He mentioned a few things that can come out of the heart that are evil. But there is nothing in the Word that tells us about "total depravity", and how far corrupted we are in terms of our will, desires and inclination BECAUSE of the Fall. In...
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    [/B] Good to hear from you. Thanks for pointing me to the Westminster Confession, let me go through one point by one point. I. I believe God has given us a conscience to determine good and evil, not the will. As we can see, Adam and Eve were created with free will, that is liberty of will to...
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    That statement in "" has no biblical support. The Word only says: And when He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment The Lord said the Spirit came to do a work of conviction on the whole world (not only the "elect"), and that conviction is what will...
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    Brother Chris, I do agree that no one can come to Christ unless he/she hears the Gospel and God works upon his/her heart to convict him/her. But that's not what Calvinism said, at least that's not what I heard from some posters on here. According to what I heard on these forums, no one can come...
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    On the contrary, I have not heard ANY reasoning on YOUR side to refute what I daringly argued with my reasoning and understanding. I am still waiting, and seeing no reasoning from you only affirms that I have spoken what is plainly true and obvious.
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    Truth is truth, lies are lies, there are no in-betweens. Either a doctrine is of God, or it is from demons/men, again there are no in-betweens. Having been discussing Calvinism for more than a month now, and having tackled with all sorts of arguments that come from those who support Calvinism...
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    Here is my source: Monergism :: The Five Points of Calvinism Calvinism already pointed out man's will is not free, so what you are saying here is not what Calvinism says. My argument stands. What God made in this present age of time is corruptible, but the extent of corruption after Adam...
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    "I see no evidence in the Word that faith and repentance are gifts from God."

    Brother Chris, I am not advocating any humanitarian works to earn salvation. But even as you have said, unbelievers do know to do good to people, and thus their will is not as corrupted as Calvinism teaches - this is what I am trying to say. There is no doubt that God does choose and predestine...