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You are partially correct. Paul was writing to believers in Corinth. The purpose of 1 Corinthians 12 is to discuss the gifts of the Spirit of God. For some, the focus was on speaking in tongues as proof of being indwelt by God Holy Spirit. As you noted earlier, the church was fracturing into...

Folks, please notice the effort to dismiss the actual context of the passage. Paul doesn’t say “when we speak by the spirit”, the passage says no man can say “Jesus is Lord” but by the spirit. So, this poster attempts to change the context to mean whenever we speak in a general sense instead...

LOLROTFLLOL slap my leg and holler at the moon. Folks, notice how many words of confusion were added to twist the truth clearly taught to fit a bias against the doctrines of grace. I accept God’s Word as it is written. There can be only one meaning and I have explained it in detail twice...

Again, when Paul states “no man says Jesus is Lord but by the Spirit” there are two possibilities. 1. The words “Jesus is Lord” cannot be uttered by any person “but by the Spirit”. As I explained already, this cannot be the intended meaning. Jesus stated many will call Him Lord in the day of...

And I disagree with your interpretation of the scriptural context. Just because there are similar phrases in a pagan ritual, doesn’t dispel the truth of what is taught. Paul was a very learned man, both within Judaism and secular society. He often used such in his writings that reveal Godly...

Probably. I would point to Pence, however. He was clearly a genuine conservative with lots of political experience. Even though he acted constitutionally, and rightly so, on J6, the base never forgave him. I suspect Haily will face a similar obstacle in 28. peace to you

Of course she did. It was wishful thinking, at best, and she did OK, better than the rest. I actually was supportive of Haley (I liked Pence first as f all, but he never got traction). But she burnt bridges in the process of wooing the never Trumpers. I know she has endorsed DT now, which...

I guess we will see if Nikki Haley is a political prophet come November. You would think if she was so smart she wouldn’t have wasted her time running for POTUS. peace to you

And so we disagree Thank you for not insulting me and accusing me of falsehood, deception and heresy. peace to you

Again, the anti-doctrines of grace crowd cannot address the truth clearly taught in God’s word, but rather, they can only attempt to deflect from the truth of God’s word with insults, accusations of falsehoods and heresies, and changing the subject. They then launch into the same old...

1 Corinthians 12:3 “Wherefore I give to you to understand, no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no man can say Jesus is Lord, but by the Spirit” Here the Apostle Paul begins a discussion of the gifts of God Holy Spirit by making two foundational points. The first...

Local churches can disfellowship with any member, after appropriate church discipline measures, that they believe are unrepentant of sin. If they believe it to be sinful to serve in the military where it is likely they will engage in violence and/or kill others, then they may certainly withdraw...

So, the issue of whether Christians should serve in the military began in the first century when Roman soldiers converted. The first Christian emperor, Constantine, put crosses upon the shields of soldiers going into battle. Even then, many Christians opposed any participation in violence...

The poster has repeatedly stated we are “placed in Christ” after we believe and then are the beloved. Didn’t you agree with this statement? Have I misunderstood the argument? Do you believe we are “the beloved” prior to being placed in Christ? That is not what is being said in the OP and yet...

You are correct in this respect. 1. In the view that you hold, God waits to see who will believe the gospel and choses them to be the “beloved” based on what they did. IOW, God responds to what man does in choosing them to be beloved. 2. In my reformed view, God choses those He has loved...

How long is the video? peace to you

So, you see “beloved” as a noun (The Beloved) rather than a verb?… beloved by God? Can’t they refer to the same people? Those He loved before they loved Him (1 John 4) are, in fact, “the beloved” of God. Doesn’t that make sense? Again back to Romans. Doesn’t Romans 8 speak to this very...

Do you see a difference between being “loved” by God before we love Him (1 John 4) and being the “beloved” of God? peace to you

I notice a poster has no answer for 1 John 4, which very clearly states we love God because He first loved us. Looks like a “cleaver” is being used to hack away all passages which disprove the theory of the OP. That is typical of some posters. The only thing missing, so far, is to claim...

Peace