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  1. CoreyD

    Many Antichrists

    1 John 2:18 polus: many, much, great antichrists have arisen [ginomai: to become, to come into being, to happen, to be made, to be done], whereby we know that it is the last hour. The Greek adjective "polus" is used to describe a large quantity or number. It can refer to many people, much of...
  2. Basketball

    How to improve how to be saved message

    To go to Heaven and be saved(eternal life), believe on the Lord Jesus Christ(who is God and our Savior) for eternal life. This means to be saved, believe, trust and have faith in Jesus alone that he saved you. In addition, you should believe, trust and have faith in the gospel that Jesus died...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    No Longer Living for Ourselves

    “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. “From now on, therefore, we regard no one...
  4. Teofrastus

    The intolerance of tolerance : How relativism leads to tyranny

    Modern relativism, the notion that no viewpoint is exclusively true, contradicts Platonic-Christian philosophy, which grounds truth and righteousness in eternal forms. Contemporary society has distorted the historical meaning of ‘tolerance’ and has created a new form of intolerance. This paper...
  5. AlexB23

    The AI has learned Jacobus Arminius. Ask it some questions

    Ahh, another artificial intelligence thread. Right now, I am installing Arminius onto the artificial intelligence. So, my fellow Christians of the Calvinist and Arminian variety and those who have belief systems that lie somewhere in between, ask the AI any question about Arminian beliefs or...
  6. CoreyD

    Mass Baptisms

    As mass baptisms continue to break out across America, some are naturally asking an important question: Is revival in the air? Record-Breaking Mass Baptism Event Sees Over 12,000 Baptisms A mass, inter-denominational baptism event over Pentecost Sunday saw over 12,000 people get baptized in...
  7. AlexB23

    The AI has learned Thomas Aquinas. Ask it some questions

    Hello folks. Around a month ago, I installed Thomas Aquinas - Summa Contra Gentiles onto my computer, which the artificial intelligence program, Mistral 7B has learned via retrieval augmented generation (RAG). One does not need to know what RAG is, but in summary, it allows one to talk with...
  8. SamoIsus

    Chuck Missler teachings

    What do you think of Chuck Missler's teachings? I started studying the Bible with the help of his teachings and I can say that it is excellent. I am currently attending his teaching “Chuck Missler - 7th Day (2000)”. It consists of two audio lectures and a text accompanying part that is very...
  9. AlexB23

    A Proposal for my Messianic Brothers: Witness to a Non-Messianic Jew

    Hello folks. I am not a Messianic Jew, nor a Jew, though I appreciate Jewish culture, and my Jewish brothers in God. This is a proposal for any Messianic Jews who have non-Messianic Jewish friends or acquaintances. Jews worship the same God as Christians, YHWH. However, the second Person of the...
  10. AlexB23

    RNC Opens with Prayer to Ancient Demon

    Hello folks. Today's news is very dark, but is important for Christians and atheists alike, and goes to show how both parties have corruption. The Republican National Convention had an opening prayer by Dhillon to an ancient entity, a false god named Waheguru today on July 17, 2024. Prayers for...
  11. AlexB23

    'Sup brothers (and sisters) - Some questions about MJ

    Hello folks. How is it going? I am a Christian (recently converted to Catholicism from nondenominational in 2022), and am wondering what your favorite Bible translations are, and what your thoughts are on traditional services and attire (tefillin, tassels) in MJ compared to reform Messianic...
  12. AlexB23

    Any Korean-American, or Korean Christians here?

    Hello folks. Are there any Korean Christians here on the forum? One of my friends is half-Korean, and he is a Christian, but is super busy with life. His name is Ezra. :) What is it like to be Korean, and Christian in 2024? For reference, I am adopted from Europe, and am Romani.
  13. AlexB23

    Worldly Churches: A Checklist

    Hello folks. How can we discern if a church is worldly (idolizes the world) or spiritual? Have any of you encountered a "worldly" church? What were some warning signs or red flags that helped you decide to leave a church? Here is a 10-part checklist to help aid us on our church journeys. 1...
  14. CoreyD

    Determining False From True

    "The Momrons teachings are fatal to the souls trapped/ tricked. Like all false teachers, the followers don't realize the danger they are in, nor the danger to their own little children , and others. The false gospels are extremely widespread today, and have been always. But people taught by a...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Movies and Christianity

    “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Full Release

    Have you received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life? What took place when this happened? Did your life change? Did it change radically or just a little bit? Did you leave your old life of sin behind you, and now, by God’s grace, you are living by and walking by the Spirit of God? Or...
  17. L

    Very clear examples with outside supporting verses which demonstrate that aiōnion means eternal.

    The passages that will be examined are : 2 Corinthians 4:18 ; 1 John 1:2 ; 5:11,20 ; Romans 16:26 ; Philemon 1:15 ; 1 Timothy 6:16 ; Hebrews 9:15 ; 2 Corinthians 5:1 ; and 2 Peter 1:11 __________________________________________________________________________ 2 Corinthians 4:18 : “So we fix our...
  18. L

    The Book of Revelation (eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn) contra Universalism

    Universalists I have come across commonly state that the lake of fire is not a place of eternal duration but of temporal duration. It may last an age and then those in it will get out as they have come to faith in Christ because the fire is not a punishment but a correction. John uses “forever...
  19. L

    Can Universalism be refuted without using the word "aiōnion"?

    I have seen Universalists making a big fuss about the greek word "aiōnion" and claiming that it does not mean "eternal". Which I believe that it does it is confirmed by the early church fathers and by lexicons and all translations in english. I refuse to believe that all major translations for...
  20. gerard_chew

    P&W MUSIC ON GOD'S LOVE & CARE

    A music video about a family's love and care of a puppy Cavapoo, which shows how much God loves and cares for each one of us who will believe and trust in Him (see Luke 12:27,28 and Matthew 10:29-31).