Recent content by atpollard

Actually, it shows that I am tired of you and debating whether to simply "ignore" you or exercise the "IGNORE" function. You are rude and unprofitable in all your discussions (I just read your last 3 pages of posting) ... so function it is.

2 Timothy 2:23 [NASB] But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. Titus 3:9-11 [NLT] Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of...

Psalm 103:19 [NASB] The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all. 1 Timothy 6:15 [NASB] which He will bring about at [the] proper time--He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

That doesn't sound like FREE WILL, it sounds like "IRRESISTIBLE GRACE". :)

I am willing to complain, if you would really like to hear it. I always operated under the working assumption that "nobody wanted to hear me complain". ;)

Are we going to apply the same metric to Martin Luther and rejoin the Catholic Church? Are we going to hold King James 1 to the same standard and reject the KJV Bible? 1500 people (mostly women) murdered by King James DWARFS anything that John Calvin may have done.

I am less than 0.001% expert at any of this, but “to the 12 tribes” sounds like an idiom for “to all the decedents of Jacob”.

[LOL] I think that every "Apostle" has all of the Apostolic Gifts ... the tricky part is finding an Apostle of Christ. ;) On a serious note, I can find nothing in scripture that really states that God cannot, will not or does not do "something" when it comes to the distribution of Gifts. I...

Note that my "not a gotcha" was applicable here. James stated "But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." drawing a line from OUR OWN DESIRES - through...

Not intended as a "gotcha" (which is pointless in a discussion), but more of a rhetorical question intended to convey "Do you believe what is written or need to make it say something else to match your theology?") [This is actually a fair question, since everyone engages in the practice to some...

I am a continuationist, but even I accept that there is a difference between the authority of all elders and every body of believers to pray for the sick to get well and the “signs and wonders” that verified the ministry of Jesus and the Apostles.

You were not supposed to trust it for theology. To quote Nixon “Trust but verify.” You requested verses and the AI provided verses. Now you are free to look up the verses in YOUR Bible and read them in context and perform your own exegesis. AI just provided 4 different places in scripture...

AI can be useful; It says ... 2 Corinthians 12:12: Paul refers to "the marks of a true apostle"—signs, wonders, and miracles—which were performed to prove his authority. Hebrews 2:3-4: This text explains that the message of salvation was "confirmed to us by those who heard him" (the Apostles)...

James 1:13-15 [NKJV] Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when...

I know that it is popular to shake your fist at "denominations" when splits occur and members are forced to surrender their buildings ... but I disagree with the anger. At the inception, the founding body had a choice to make. A) Does the LOCAL BODY answer to CHRIST with no intervening human...