John: ...I mostly want to see you(Ken)justify your claim that: "Mithra was born on December 25, of a virgin. His birth was witnessed by shepherds and magicians...
Good evening all, The Bible warns us that in the last days in which we live there will be many false Christs, (those who claim to be Christ) but who are...
In a message dated 1/4/04 1:46:31 AM GMT Standard Time, joshua620@... ... If this is true .then how come John 3.16 says "for God so loved The World,that he...
Hello Tim, ... Many people suppose they already know the simple meaning of John 3:16, and therefore they conclude that no diligent study is required of them to...
... Since every good thing comes from God it is clear that the desire has its origin in God. But that doesn't mean that God implants this desire in some and...
Dean Michael Finney; Please never try to understand the Greek language by looking something up in a concordance. If you wish to understand the meaning of...
Hello Darren, You write that Tim wrote: ... You're arguing from silence but lets deal with at least this. Verse 43. Jesus answered and said unto them, "Do not...
Michael wrote: .... The atonement of Christ accomplished the salvation of the elect, and did not simply make salvation hypothetically possible (Titus 2:14, ...
In a message dated 12/24/03 3:57:56 AM GMT Standard Time, bmurray4@... ... I couldn't agree more.Remember that Jesus said it is easier for a camel to go ...
Hi, I am new to this group. I am ordained and I teach preaching in a seminary of our denomination. I was actually looking for some useful preaching-related...
Welcome Ken! In God's Grace, Ric ... -- "The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' - One brush stroke stands for danger, and the other...
... Please never try to understand the Greek language by looking something up in a concordance. If you wish to understand the meaning of "cosmos" at least go ...
... based upon scripture.<< You're obviously confusing what people erroneously deduce from scripture with what the scripture actually teach. Does or does the...
Hi all. Sorry if I seem to ramble, there's just so much to discuss... <<Does or does the scripture not teach men have free will? Can you please answer that...
I am glad that Alex jumped into this... I am of the Reformed persuasion myself and cannot with conviction defend Arminism. As a congenital contrarian I could...
In a message dated 1/12/04 12:10:02 PM GMT Standard Time, ... God's desire is that all will hear his word and repent,i.e do His will-see Matthew 5 vs3-10.Jesus...
In a message dated 1/12/04 12:10:02 PM GMT Standard Time, ... The debt has indeed been paid in full,but the justification for Hell i.e. separation from God is...
ken@... writes: << I would hope some of the other members actually believe in free will >> We're here, we just don't find it very interesting that...
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Hello Tim, ... Has it? For everyone and all their sins? Lets see. ... Really? Scripture please? You say that Christ died for all the sins of all men at the...
... origin in God. But that doesn't mean that God implants this desire in some and not others, nor that the desire irresistibly draws men to God.<< It's hard...
Hi Alex, ... "slaves to sin", and only God can free us from that bondage. At that point, when God frees us, then and only then are we truly able to "choose"...
... Yet, not all repent. Now, God either omnipotent and therefore achieves everything He wills or desires or He is not omnipotent, thus failing to achieve what...
Ken: Mr. Ian Paisley (I dare not call him "reverend") has done enough "good will" for the reformed tradition to burn all Prebyterians in the Lake of Brimstone....
Tim and others, << Having lived in Northern Ireland all my life I am fully aware of the pain and misery which can result from practical application of...
Ken: Mr. Ian Paisley (I dare not call him "reverend") has done enough "good will" for the reformed tradition to burn all Prebyterians in the Lake of Brimstone....
... and respond to the good news,not just a select few who think they have been somehow "preordained".<< Not so, says Jude: For there are certain men crept in...
Hello Nikolai, ... The Arminian bluntly rejects the notion that the will of the unregenerate man is so effected by The Fall, so as to make it impossible for...
In a message dated 1/13/04 3:37:12 AM GMT Standard Time, joshua620@... ... I didn't say that unbelief in itself is what condemns people to hell,rather ...