Recent content by Van

They're not quite what I want in the church library. I had not considered what I would want in a church library, certainly nothing divisive or advocating doctrines not believed to be valid according to the church's doctrinal statement. On the other hand, one of my prior Pastor's gave me a...

Can God forgive sins, and why did Jesus die? I did not read the first six pages of this thread, I am just addressing the thread title. Yes, God can forgive sins as He can have mercy on whom He pleases. Jesus died as God's act of mercy to provide the means of reconciliation for fallen...

As for Non-Calvinist writers, I recommend Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, plus Peter and Paul.

Once again we have a false claim. From Romans 5:15 we know that "the many" died but the gift of grace was made available to "the many." Since all the descendants of Adam spiritually died, "the many" refers to all humanity. From Romans 5:19 we know that "the many" were made sinners. And since...

I have no idea why anyone would claim the devil was "destroyed" before humans were created. Talk about ignoring scripture from Genesis to Revelation. As for the "down casting" of the "Kosmos" (humanity) we can read about it in Genesis. Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden due to the...

Did anyone, other than KenH, suggest the work of Christ was not finished, completed and NOT incomplete? To preach that the lost have the opportunity for salvation by grace through faith is NOT a perversion!

Are we willing to submit to God's information alone, or must we grab on to the human speculations concerning what is not spelled out. Do we fuel the market for false teachings? Adam being created less than 7000 years ago is a theory based on an interpretation of scripture, but cannot be taught...

False teachers speculate about scripture, and claim to read between the lines, adding their opinion to scripture as if it reflected the inspired message. Scripture lists the generations from Adam to Jesus, and apparently provides the durations of the early generations listed. From history we...

According to scripture, there were no humans before God created Adam less than 7000 years ago. No primate would have existed capable of abstract thought, such as painting pictures on cave walls. I do not see an intersection, but an abyss.

Sir, you ask questions but seem unable to acknowledge answers. Here is what I said: "the heavens existed long ago, then the earth was formed from unknown material by unknown forces of the Logos of God. You questioned the "then" and I supplied the answer, day three comes after day two. But...

Once again, obviously false doctrine is copy and pasted as a thread starter. Does Hebrews 9:12 say when Jesus died, shedding His own blood, He obtained the redemption of every individual that He would redeem? Nope Does Hebrews 9:12 say when Jesus died, He obtained the power to redeem every...

Yes, many speculative theories exist concerning the first week of Genesis. "Recreation" rather than Creation is just one of them. My view, just as speculative as the others, is that the phrase, "void and without form" indicates the planet had not been formed, and the place where the earth...

So Mr. Trump did not cause deflation, i.e. a depression, to offset the inflation in the listed prices. Did during the first 100 days, any of the prices come down from their peak. Has the price of eggs dropped from the peak price? Has the price of a barrel of oil dropped from its peak price...

2 Peter and Jude parallel each other, both warning early believers about false teachers. Some peddle God's word on the basis of greed, either monetary or in social status. Here is a similar verse: Jude 1:10 NASB But these people disparage all the things that they do not understand; and all...

Dear Sir, the heavens were created on "day two" and the earth formed on "day three."