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Just thought I would share a little testimony. We had to go shopping for volleyball shoes for my son. He wanted Nike shoes, and our youngest son also desired to have a pair of Nike shoes. We were unsure whether we were happy to pay for two pairs of shoes, seeing they were more a desire than a...

Of course, there is room to consider a person's past in their actions. But the point I make is that according to God, one can change their stripes, they are not predetermined, or forced into a certain way of acting. It is a power God gives us. He can bring emotional healing. God allows for the...

Ecc 7:17 Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? Ecclesiastes shows us that our choices can shorten our lives. God does have a general plan for our lives, but it can and does change based upon what we do. Jer 18:10 if it does evil in My sight so that it...

I guess I return to this scripture: Eze 18:14-18 "If, however, he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done, And considers but does not do likewise; Who has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife...

Although I strongly support free will in man, and our responsibility for our actions. The Bible shows that much of our life is predetermined, God has a plan, but how we act in response to what He has set, will determine our outcome. You may be too young to know of it, but when I was in High...

Augustine like us had to rely upon books alone, he was seperated by many 100's of years from the Early Church. He was not aquainted by close proximity to the Early Church or its teachings. That is why I strongly emphisize the first 150 years of Christian Tradition. The early years of Christian...

While you seek for God, he will be found by you. 2Ch 15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. He will not...

You mentioned Hebrews 6 in your post, well there is some good news. The cross covers a lifetime of sins: Heb 9:27-28 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. This means that when Hebrews 6 states: Heb 6:6...

The fact is you don't need Election to save you. I speak on the fact that Free Will is more logical here The Way and Free Will You have to look to the scripture. You certainly need to be moving away from sin to be saved, you can not trust in a previous Election. But the fact is you can still...

Eze 18:14-18 "If, however, he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done, And considers but does not do likewise; Who has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife; Has not oppressed anyone, Nor...

Regarding the difference between Jesus in Islam and Christianity, how do Christians reconcile the concept of Jesus being the Son of God with the belief in monotheism? The Bible presents God as one, meaning in unity. It does not overall, if an in-depth study is done present God as an individual...

You have committed some serious sin, but you have not blasphemed the Holy Spirit. The cross covers a lifetime of sins: Heb 9:27-28 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. Christ's sacrifice was a...

The Bible does not teach that we have to be sinless to enter heaven. The Bible says: 1Jn 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Every person has some area that they are likely to fall in, be it anger, or some other sin. The cross was given so...

The law has certainly not passed away. Note what Jesus said: Mat 5:17-20 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the...

Papias As the presbyters say, then15 those who are deemed worthy of an abode in heaven shall go there, others shah enjoy the delights of Paradise, and others shall possess the splendour of the city;16 for everywhere the Saviour will be seen, according as they shall be worthy who see Him. But...