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“All sorts” seems to be the only reasonable “all” that fits all uses of the word in the quoted paragraph. Clearly it is beyond my ability to offer “supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men” without exception … all 8 billion of them! I don’t even know the...

I am in favor of more people working, but opposed to both more spending and larger deficits.

Undoubtedly, but you didn’t even bother to quote the verse you were discussing in the OP (Romans 5:18) so I just wanted to post the one verse with a little context. My intention was to post just the paragraph for a quick reference. It was when I went looking for a “logical” break for the quote...

It seems like an extended comparison making a pretty dramatic point. I think focusing too hard on just a few words in a single verse hides the forest in the trees and misses the bigger picture that Paul is painting. Romans 5 [ESV] 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have...

Hypothetically: It is Sunday morning and the Church (body of believers) faces two important issues: 1. somebody should probably offer a teaching/sermon to exhort and encourage the flock. 2. Elmer got drunk (again) and gave his wife a black eye (again). I know "WHO" would be expected to deal...

Ok, no upset, just calm conversation and honest opinions (all I have are opinions, only God has perfect TRUTH). Since Jesus inaugurated the KINGDOM of God (a kingdom is a nation) and created it by cutting off branches from Jacob that were not the "Israel" and grafting on "wild branches"...

I have some issues with defining local church government. First, there seems to be a LOT of fuss over "semantics" (which smacks of the same sort of nonsense as fighting over the CORRECT Bible Translation. [The correct translation is the one you read rather than the one covered in dust on a...

[LOL] Paragraph 1 ... "The Bible teaches that all believers in Christ are priests in their own right. The main passage that deals with the priesthood of all believers is 1 Peter 2:5–9: “You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual...

For anyone interested, Charles Spurgeon has a sermon on “THE PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS” (August 28, 1864)

A suggestion was made that we should discuss the “Baptist distinctive” of Priesthood of Believers. A quick Google search revealed that it is a broader PROTESTANT concept and not just a Baptist thing. Here is a discussion from GotQuestions to get the ball rolling: The Bible teaches that all...

It reminds me of a quote from "A Man For All Seasons" (1966) ... The Duke of Norfolk: Oh confound all this. I'm not a scholar, I don't know whether the marriage was lawful or not but dammit, Thomas, look at these names! Why can't you do as I did and come with us, for fellowship! Sir Thomas...

I sort of came into "Baptist" through the side door. I heard the Gospel from Catholic Charismatics, attended a Church of God and Evangelical Free Church and read a LOT of scripture trying to reconcile my personal salvation experience (from nihilistic Atheists criminal) with the Wesleyan...

I don't know ... look at the survey itself: The very first item is "Over 15,000 churches will close in 2025" ... thus defining "Church" as the building or Sunday Assembly. Is the reason we gather on Sunday primarily "evangelism of the lost"? Is the building really full of lost people? Why...

Verses for those in a relationship with God are not to be applied to those still slaves to the old man that will not come to the light. "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of...

I am feeling generous, so I will give you God's foreknowledge (you are incorrect about that verse and reading YOUR bias into it, but that was not the critical point of what I quoted). You were seeking an irresistible act of God prior to salvation [technically, you were mocking the idea of an...

Umm ... didn't God also say this: * For whom He foreknew, He also predestined [to be] conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. * Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; * whom He called, these He also justified; * and whom He...

... you mean like the popularity of FREE WILL and the idea of Man choosing God rather than God choosing men? :Cool

I told you, Hank is the person that taught me about “Calvinism” … before that it was just what I believed based on scripture and my salvation experience. You stated “your own Calvinist teacher says they are the same” and Hank is MY Calvinist teacher, so I commented that I was unaware you knew...

Hank was ancient … I think he might have studied under old Dwight himself. ;) He is an interesting individual. M.Div from Moody (and an MBA and PhD in Economics from somewhere else) then he helped found Campus Crusade before becoming a VP of sales at Coca Cola. When I met him he was retired...

I didn’t even know you knew Hank DeWeerd (the teacher that taught me that what I believed was called ‘Calvinism’). However, I am pretty sure that Hank considers “Compatibalism” and “Hard Determinism” as two different things. (Moody Graduates are usually pretty good at understanding definitions...