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Hello. I would assume that members here are familiar with the meaning of mental assent vs. belief. In case some don't, here's one definition that came up in Google searching... Mental assent means intellectually accepting the Word of God as true – admiring it and agreeing with it-but not...

**UPDATE** Gary has been doing fairly well and has been on chemo after healing from surgery. He developed a blood clot in his leg and had to go onto blood thinners. My wife's mother died a few years ago from a blood clot that she had in her leg. My wife and her were very, very close and my wife...

I do not know. I'd give it a 50% chance of of being so.

I still need to buy a lot more duct tape, paracord and tactical knives... then I'm good to go.

If Esau had been stillborn, would that have altered God's feelings toward him?

There seem to be a billion subtle levels of false conversion. People learn the truth but remain untransformed. He found it not, though he sought it diligently, even with tears. Might there be some who have a desire to be rescued but even ten thousand prayers remain unheard? My answer is maybe...

That might happen fairly soon actually. "They" will eventually claim to have found evidence of life somewhere nearby. If you follow space exploration as much as I do, you'll see that "they" try extremely hard to establish that almost every mission's findings indicate more and more evidence of...

I thought this up back in college and asked a few people back then what they would do. So, first off, this assumes a post-trib rapture and the question is posed to believing Christians. The scenario is that God gives you something like a push button remote or other mechanism, and tells you that...

I'm only going to say what I believe to be true. I look at these same things and I see in scripture that each and all are considered specifically and explained entirely. I won't pretend to be persuasive. In the quote above, the focus or subject matter are the reprobates. I will turn it around...

In my life's-long journey through the Christian teachings, I came across Calvinism several years ago. In a matter of month's study, everything 'clicked' and made sense for the first time in my life, as before I just couldn't make sense of many things. I don't know if I should post here, but I do...

I wanted to touch base in my thread here because I would presume that there might be some out there who check in to see how I'm doing, or if anyone reading shares my affliction, they can be encouraged to keep fighting against addiction as I continue to. The over-eating this continues and I...

Golly. I took the quiz and did not perform well; every answer was one form of 'yes' or another. 1. Yep. 2. Oh yeah, of course. 3. Yes I do. 4. Always? I doubt that, but often? Yes certainly. 5. If this excludes my family, yes. 6. Absolutely *NO* passion or hunger? Maybe, but maybe there is a...

I get confused by advice on this forum almost daily. As I understand it, the human condition is that of darkness and sin, and sin continues even after one is born again. I've always heard that it's impossible during this sin-tainted life, to live perfectly as we ought. Jesus told several in...

This one has been on my mind for years as my behaviors have accumulated into a body of evidence that has begun to bother me. I've always thought I was following the golden rule; I don't want people to bother me with their beliefs, so I do likewise. I want to be left alone and I do likewise for...

He's out of surgery and in recovery right now. He did well! Thank you all for praying, thank you so much. God was there on Gary's behalf today. They think it was a really bad case of pancreatitis, but will send off biopsies for lab results The inflammation was causing a blockage to the small...

UPDATE IN POST #11 -------------------------------------------------- Right this hour as I'm typing. His name is Gary. The surgeons are looking to remove his entire pancreas as they've found a growth in/on it that has been putting pressure on his digestive tract, preventing him from being able...

Golly, I didn't realize it's been over a month since I've posted here. I'm posting on more than this one forum though, but I want to update everyone here. I'm still fighting my affliction and I'm winning most days. I greatly enjoy every sober day, especially the following morning when I feel...

This was brought to my attention while listening to this sermon some weeks ago: http://ia600700.us.archive.org/3/items/SERMONINDEX_SID22068/SID22068.mp3. And then today I was listening to this other sermon, and it sort of solidified it: That Your Prayers May Not Be Hindered | Desiring God. I...

I'm on another streak of sober days, thank the Lord God for this merciful strength that through His Holy Spirit, I've been able to abstain. Getting a bit easier I think. Thank you to all who've prayed on my behalf. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective, I am experiencing...

I want to correct something I posted in the OP. This is obviously not universally true because I've been praying over and over for years, and even though they never seemed to be heard or answered, I wouldn't stop doing so. Because there is really no alternative. Someone new has been praying...