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  1. The_Believer7

    Was Solomon Saved?

    I believe that Solomon was saved ...
  2. The_Believer7

    Was Solomon Saved?

    I believe that Solomon was saved ...
  3. The_Believer7

    Would you condone/support your 15 year old protesting in school?

    But ... noone will ever know that ... Would you begrudge them 17 minutes to tell legislators how they feel ?
  4. The_Believer7

    ALL Scriptures For and Against Once Saved Always Saved

    This makes Judas an exception, ...
  5. The_Believer7

    Not sure where to post this...

    Some suggestions ... Become active in a group which shares a common interest with you. Get out and around people. This will help with the loneliness ... and perhaps put you next to some viable prospects. You are about the age that I was when I found a life-partner. Actually God kind of...
  6. The_Believer7

    ALL Scriptures For and Against Once Saved Always Saved

    Luke 23 39 One of the criminals hanging next to Jesus insulted him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" 40 Responding, the other criminal spoke harshly to him, "Don't you fear God, seeing that you've also been sentenced to die? 41 We are rightly condemned, for we are receiving...
  7. The_Believer7

    Newbie and have lots of questions

    It has only recently become clear to me ... that God desires a loving relationship with us ... more than He desires our perfection. "But God proves His love for us in this: That while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 Now ... coming into relationship with Him does mean...
  8. The_Believer7

    How can God be simultaneously a Trinity of Persons, and yet one?

    Actually, this only appears to be the case ... to our eyes and senses. The shell, the white, and the yolk are all made of the SAME basic substance (i.e. protons, neutrons, and electrons), ... just arranged somewhat differently. All creation is, at its basest level, ... made of the same stuff ...
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    How can God be simultaneously a Trinity of Persons, and yet one?

    Yes ... I recognize that the Trinity is an attempt to explain God's nature ... which would be, inherently, problematic. It would be like my dog trying to understand the nature of my being ... "Sometimes he's there ... sometimes he's not ... sometimes he has food ... sometimes he doesn't...
  10. The_Believer7

    How can God be simultaneously a Trinity of Persons, and yet one?

    I think that the OT stresses God's unity, though you do find some statements of the type you posit early on in the OT ... "Let US make man in OUR image ... " In the NT, you get a lot more RELATIONAL language ... (i.e. My Son, My Father, etc.) John 14 7 “If you had known Me, you would have...
  11. The_Believer7

    How can God be simultaneously a Trinity of Persons, and yet one?

    How can myself and my wife, simultaneously, be two, ... and yet, one ? How can my current place of business be 4000+ employees, ... and yet, one ? How can there be some 7 billion plus individual human beings ... that make up 1 human race ? I believe that the answer is rooted in relationships ...
  12. The_Believer7

    Dear Fellow Christian Parents,

    Yes ... it's much more likely the bully gets her cues from a parent. Interestingly, it was to parents that the OP (wisely, in my estimation) ... directed her request ...
  13. The_Believer7

    Dear Fellow Christian Parents,

    Issue is ... Father wasn't violent in this episode ...
  14. The_Believer7

    Dear Fellow Christian Parents,

    In that case, please allow me to get out of the way ...
  15. The_Believer7

    Dear Fellow Christian Parents,

    In consideration of the term "rage", ... it's not Jesus who seems to be exhibiting such in this correspondence ...
  16. The_Believer7

    Dear Fellow Christian Parents,

    Speaking for all of the "dumb jocks" in the world, ... I'd certainly hate to see you come to a position of power and/or influence. You're a bit judgmental, sir ...
  17. The_Believer7

    Dear Fellow Christian Parents,

    I accept that this is your stated judgement.