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Define "action". If I play a tambourine as "worship" (one of the Hebrew words for worship is with musical instruments) is that "an action"? Would that make it "a work"? What about singing or prayer, are those "actions"? Is "repentance" (changing of opinion/thought) an "action"? I will go this...

I disagree with your conclusion. I claim "They believed/disbelieved irrespective of source." You claim "They believed/disbelieved by the power of their free will exclusively." There will be no moving our entrenched positions, so we are best served by simply disagreeing about what it says.

God OWES nobody "grace". Justice only requires that everyone who is punished must be GUILTY of the sins for which they are being punished. Is there anyone condemned to HELL that did not violate God's standard ... the Law which condemns? You really ARE complaining "God is not fair" rather than...

Respectfully, we disagree on the purpose and audience for Romans, so little will be gained by debating that question. Better to "agree to disagree" and move on (thus I ignored your quoted texts from Romans as we have no common hermaneutic to discuss them from). "Free will" requires some...

Romans 9:14-24 [ESV] 14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy...

The OJ trial was vindication of the American Justice System. It proved that Justice does not see "race" ... only the color GREEN. The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread. - Anatole France

In Ephesians 2:1-3 [ESV]: "And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- among whom we all once lived in the passions of our...

Matthew 25:31-46 [ESV] 31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will...

I wear tan slacks and a short sleeve button shirt ... same clothes that I wear to work. God deserved the same "business casual" as my employer. Back when I was an elder (and more rebellious), we had a community "pot luck" DINNER ON THE GROUNDS on the third Thursday of every month. People...

You began by quoting my post followed by "I disagree" ... so I felt obligated to refute your post. :) [We really are closer to agreement than disagreement.]

Unless you are Paul, Luke or in prison ... you are using an outlier case to define the rule. Did Paul urge every member of the church at Corinth to go home and take communion in the privacy of their household and God?

So the "communion" would loose nothing if the church just offered prepackaged wafers and cups that "whosoever" could take home at the end of service and partake in the comfort of their home at their personal convenience? I disagree. I believe the symbolism of "one body" all eating together the...

1 Corinthians 10:15-18 [NIV] 15 I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf...

I sure am glad that it isn't my job to figure out which of those it right. Too much "Fundamentalism" and you become a Church Fortress - insular, isolated and judgemental. Too much "Evangelism" and the church becomes secular and indistinguishable from the world. ... so where lies Biblical...

I do not doubt that he would "baptize" children, and I know of several contemporary churches that baptize pre-teens who make a confession of faith. My question is this: in most churches, being baptized and attending the church is the criteria for "membership" and all "members" are entitled to...

No. They are free to follow their conscience and it is not my place to judge the servant of another, but I must answer to my master, so I would respectfully refrain from participation. [Communion is about unity in Christ ... all who partake being united in One Christ and being One Body ... Him...

It would be interesting to see if Benjamin Keach was really prepared to accept what he claimed. If a 4-year old (or 8-year old) really shows evidence of "salvation", then the church has no reason to withold baptism, membership ... and all that comes with membership. Are they prepared to allow...

What is Fundamentalism? (Got Questions) The word fundamental can describe any religious impulse that adheres to its basic tenets. Fundamentalism, for the purpose of this article, is a movement within the church that holds to the essentials of the Christian faith. In modern times the word...

... been there and seen that. Sadly, that sin falls on the head of the mother and it is for the Pastor and "teaching elders" (biblical term since the title varies by church) to educate her. That the Father was not present to lead, speaks volumes: We live in "evil times" when there is no...

If your table was "fenced" (open only to "members") then she was probably wrong ... as it is unlikely that a 4-year old had been confirmed as a member of your church. If your table is "open" (available to any who are saved), then it is a matter between the mother and God ... she knows her child...