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I do find... and have found... that faith... has the characteristic of being indomitable... unquenchable... fundamentally impervious... in spite of the vagaries of our conveyance... within the midst of our turmoil. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which...

. A reflection on God's grace. Father - From the moment you opened my eyes, so that I could see, and from the moment you opened my ears, so that I could hear, and from the moment you called me out of the tomb, I have loved and adored you. What thankfulness filled my heart then and every moment...

. Supralapsarianism...the unassailable logic The One God, the Triune God, purposed in the conception of the created order...and prior to its inception...that specific individual persons, both angelic and human, would be appointed to the facilitation of darkness…and that light was never intended...

. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your...

. Two men trapped in a room with their opposing beliefs. The words of Cormac McCarthy. The direction of Tommy Lee Jones. The powerhouse combination of Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones. Two actors. One room. Big Ideas. Emotions run high. The essence of Drama is Conflict. This 90 minute look...

. Sovereignty of God over thoughts and intentions of the heart. The proverb reads “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD”...[Proverbs 16:1 - KJV] The intended application of the scripture is generic and applicable to mankind in general both...

. The logical necessity of Darkness in Creation The ontological distinction between the Father (Creator) who is the originating source of the creation, and that which He creates...requires that that which He creates is necessarily inferior to its source. This is a logical necessity the Father...

The free offer of the gospel to sinners Would you agree with this comment attributed to Arthur W Pink in regards the free offer of the gospel ? ‘The gospel,’ he wrote to a friend in 1949, ‘is as free as the air, and I Timothy 1:15 gives us full warrant to tell a murderer in...

Some thoughts concerning Compatibilism And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt…[Exodus 7:3] In the example above... the LORD is speaking in the first person. He states categorically that He, Himself, will harden Pharaoh’s heart...

. To what purpose...the dream of Pilate's wife? When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him...[Matthew 27:19] While the scripture does not elaborate...

. Thoughts concerning counterfactuals in scripture. Does the counterfactual statement uttered have to be true (in fact)... to be true? Is not the propositional content of the counterfactual statement, itself, spoken with a particular intent and purpose in view? That particular...

What about the Imprecatory Psalms? W. Gary Crampton The Book of Psalms has been aptly described by Garry Brantley as an infallible and inerrant “collection of songs and prayers covering a variety of themes.” Some of the Psalms are Psalms of praise: individual (30, 34) and corporate...

Originally Posted by Colossians . The Throne Room There was incredible expectancy, amongst the thousands in the crowd, All were waiting here, you see, for that triumphant trumpet sound; Raise my head and try to see, I couldn’t count them all, Seemed as though the universe had...

Originally Posted by Colossians  . The Throne Room There was incredible expectancy, amongst the thousands in the crowd, All were waiting here, you see, for that triumphant trumpet sound; Raise my head and try to see, I couldn’t count them all, Seemed as though the universe...

. Did God decree Lucifers transgression ? if so...by what means. It is my understanding and belief that God decreed that Lucifer would transgress. Lucifer did indeed transgress. What means or methodology did God employ (in that decree) that His purpose for Satan would be accomplished ? What...

This thread is in response to what must surely rank as one of the most ridiculous and Christ dishonouring statements ever posted on this forum. In response to a question regarding the authority of scripture: <Staff Edit> The article below is a fitting refutation. Logology Peter H. Herz...

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it...

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: Who is God referring to when he says "us" ?

Thought I would pick up a thread started by justsurfing which seems to have been consigned to the lake of fire. The fact that the thread seems to have risen like the Mythical Phoenix should in no way be construed as evidence in support of justsurfings position....though I guess some may think...

1Ki 22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this...