grace

  1. BrotherJJ

    Salvation comes by Grace & is accessed through Faith

    Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (MY NOTE: Sins required wage is DEATH. Eternal life/salvation is accessed through Christ) Rom 3: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (MY NOTE: ALL are sinners &...
  2. BrotherJJ

    Grace Has A Name

    Grace = God's unmerited/unearned/undeserved favor has a name. Jn 3:16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (MY NOTE: God sent His Son Jesus the Christ: Believers in Christ death/sin payment &...
  3. G

    "Love without Grace, would lack expression" - Citizen of the Kingdom

    Hi there! So my brother in Christ (Citizen of the Kingdom) gave me this quote and it spoke directly to me, about what it is that is so confusing about Evolution: viz, how can you love the theory of Evolution, without some sort of work, that is peculiar to Evolution? Why do I ask this: because...
  4. Mark Quayle

    Tell Me About God's Dwelling Place

    Psalm 26 8 Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells. Tell me about this place. What do we know? What can we know at present about it?
  5. BrotherJJ

    Faith in God's grace supersedes our sin

    All scripture was written for us. Not all scripture is written to us. When dissecting any verse of scripture. Ask yourself, of whom, to whom, with what words, what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what is written before and what follows any single verse context...
  6. BrotherJJ

    The law, It's purpose, Sin, Believers are under grace

    Gal 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. PARSING: Gal 3:19 The law was in effect, (TIME SENSITIVE WORD >>>) ""UNTIL""" the promised seed...
  7. BrotherJJ

    Grace = God's unmerited/unearned/undeserved favor has a name.

    Jn 3:16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (MY NOTE: God sent His Son Jesus the Christ: Believers in Christ death/sin payment & resurrection have < (Present Tense) > everlasting life) Jn 3:18 He...
  8. ByTheSpirit

    Getting baptized again on Wednesday

    So this Wednesday I am getting baptized again, and by again I mean for a fourth time. Now let me explain. As a young boy I grew up in church. It was an Independent Fundamental Baptist church where I was heavily soaked in the KJV and memorization. At the age of 10 or 11, I was baptized in...
  9. G

    Let's make Evolution, more memorable - suggestions?

    Hi there, So this is an example of me going the extra mile, for friends of Evolution. Evolution, which is a theory, can be maintained in one of two ways, for example: by way of extrapolation from existing memories, or by example made of extenuous objects of memory, that are not directly related...
  10. G

    "The Evolution of a specific survival, is different from the optimal survival for that Evolution"

    Hi there, So I just want to make a simple point: The point I am trying to make, is that evolving a specific survival ensures something will be passed on, but that passing on "more" will ensure the given survival will survive for longer. This means that "agency" continues to be important...
  11. Mark Quayle

    Universalism and Particular Redemption

    I have received this notification when I tried to answer something @wendykvw said to someone else, but can't find why: Christian Forums - Error You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action. So I'm here opening another thread: @wendykvw said, "We have a common goal. To...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    The Righteousness of God

    Romans 3:21-26 ESV “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Genuine Faith Upholds the Law

    Romans 3:21-26 ESV “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Faith, Grace, Works, and Law

    James 2:14-17 ESV “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them the things...
  15. public hermit

    Is faith a responsibility or a gift?

    Is faith in God a responsibility that one should fulfill? Or, is faith a gift of grace? Perhaps faith is a matter of both responsibility and grace?
  16. E

    Prayer request for my Christian friend and their family

    Hello, I'm currently learning about Christianity and a close friend of mine is helping me with some questions I have and we regularly discuss the Bible and scriptures. The church they belong to is a "Message" church. They don't necessarily believe in "The Message" because of the emphasis on...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    When Judgment Comes

    The Path of the Righteous Isaiah 26:7-9 ESV “The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit...
  18. G

    Works continue, long after faith is gone (selah)

    Hi there, So there is a painfully obvious point to make, in the manner that James spoke of about showing his faith by his works (from memory, James): In other words, we do not get to Heaven by works, but that does not change the fact that the faith (at least for the faith of its own sake) will...
  19. G

    Presupposition: mutation comes before adaptation - justified *how*?

    Hi there, So I guess I am assuming you are some kind of expert on "Evolution" and that if I question the integrity of the theory, you will as an agent with a mind, be able to pull the theory apart and examine the part of it, that I think could be improved upon? For example, the presupposition...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Because of the Great Love of God

    “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the...