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1) Does Matthew 27:52 "designate" the saints as Old Testament Saints? Nope so to make that claim is indeed poppycock. 2) Does Matthew 27:52 "designate" the saints as "believers" (disciples of Christ)? Yes. Basis: They had "fallen asleep" which suggests they had fallen asleep in Christ...

I think you can down load it from an on-line source, but it is the book used to teach me, a layperson, so I would be better at teaching Sunday School and Small Groups. Biblical Preaching by Haddon W. Robinson The subtitle is "Development and Delivery of Expository Messages.

Thanks for actually presenting an explicit viewpoint. 1) The moment of conversion occurs AFTER God transfers the individual into Christ's spiritual body, and occurs WHEN the individual undergoes the washing of regeneration, which results in the person being born anew, now alive (rather than...

I hope this is not an exercise in mind reading. Please cite your source for America wants to be able to stop China's shipping. An alternate view, untsourced as well might be America wants to preclude China from blocking shipping.

The Church constantly veers off into the land of mistaken views, but then under the influence of the Holy Spirit’s work returns to the essential truths of scripture. Augustine helped the Church avoid many mistaken views, but planted seeds which grew bad fruit, chief among these was the merger of...

Have you seen a Communist takeover of a country during your lifetime. Were you alive when Cuba fell to the communists? How about Viet Nam. Venezuela? How about New York City? Consider this, what if Communist's took over Denmark? Who would control Greenland. Who might demand the removal of...

You just made that up. It says point blank we become the righteousness of God in Him. End of discussion.

What does it mean to "take up our cross" and follow Him? It means we must willingly sacrifice our lives in order to actually follow Christ. We must be "poor in spirit" recognizing our reliance upon God and NOT self sufficient, or relying upon worldly treasures. It is not easy, it is, at least...

If I quote the NWT, does that mean I am stipulating that part of the NWT is accurate? No of course not. If a NT inspired writer quotes the LXX, does mean the LXX that portion of the LXX is now inspired? No, of course not. Evangelists use illustrations familiar with their audience to convey...

The issue is not that God credited OT Saints with His gracious gift of righteousness, it is the assertion that this refers to being made the righteousness of God in Christ. Abraham's faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness. This did not make Abraham the righteousness of God. That is...

Again, you seem to be making no effort to have an actual discussion. You know the issue is the claim we are made to be the righteousness of God by imputation, a demonic lie. See 2 Corinthians 5:21.

In Ecclesiastes, we find the phrase "chasing the wind" to indicate an act of futility. (Ecc. 1:14) No one can catch the wind, it is beyond our grasp. But in a very different sense, we are to pursue God, who is spirit, so "chasing the wind" might convey our pursuit of God. But is this also an...

You know you added "His" to the verse. You seem to be pretending God cannot credit righteousness, to a person without making the person just as perfect as when washed with the blood of the Lamb. What reason do you have for the OT saints having to wait in Abraham's bosom to be made perfect...

NO! Abraham was NOT granted the righteousness of God!!!!!!! Abraham's faith was credited as righteousness to him. Romans 4:9 What is our responsibility to endure "in the faith" to the end? At communion do we not evaluate ourselves to see if we are "in the faith?" 2 Corinthians 13:5. If we...

What does it mean to "take up our cross" and follow Him? It means we must willingly sacrifice our lives in order to actually follow Christ. We must be "poor in spirit" recognizing our reliance upon God and NOT self sufficient, or relying upon worldly treasures. It is not easy, it is, at least...

In Matthew 25: 31-46 Jesus teaches about the end of the age of grace. He will begin His Millennial reign, sitting on His thrown. Some have read this passage and conclude, mistakenly in my opinion, that Christ's division will be based on works. But I believe "giving to Christ what He needed"...

How does Revelation 20:11-15 inform our understanding of when are humans separated like sheep to the right and goats to the left? This judgement occurs AFTER the separation has been performed. Who goes to Hades, sheep or goats? Goats! Therefore the Great White Throne judgement is of goats...

Sorry, I did not address this post, I missed your question. Let us look at the verse: Ezekiel 18:24 NASB “But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness, commits injustice and does according to all the abominations that the wicked person does, will he live? All his righteous...

No, Matthew 25 is not a passage where groups governed separately, are described by the metaphor of sheep and goats. Nations in Matthew 25:32 refers to where a group of people, comprised of believers and unbelievers are gathered before Christ. They are then separated into those differing...

Please address what I said. Do false teachers get folks who believed some of the right things, to abandon them and go off the rails? Yes. Were the folks entering the kingdom already saved before they were prevented from going in? Nope