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No problem Yes, indeed the trinity is taught in the Scriptures, in many Scriptures. Those scriptures were referred to many times by the ECF which I quoted for you: Ante-NiceneFathers affirmed Christ's deity and spoke of "Father, Son and Holy Spirit", even though their language is not that of...

True enough. But some methods lead to more false decisions than others. I do know that from experience. I can get a crowd of people to pray this prayer after me. But that doesn't mean they will all be saved.

That is the problem many here have. If Cain is still dead in his sins, an unregenerate "dead" person whom God cannot hear (Eph.2:1), then how on earth, can God still communicate with him, as He does. Obviously their definition of "dead" is wrong. He is separated from God by sin (which is dead)...

I agree. It has led to a type of easy-believism type of gospel. But some would shut it out completely to say that a person cannot be saved this way. And that is why I spoke up. It is true that there are also false professions, probably many of them. But that doesn't take away from the salvation...

It is unfortunate when that happens. But that doesn't take away from a genuine salvation experience. We had such a person (exactly as you described), saved at a Billy Graham Crusade; came forward, repeated a prayer, and ended up in something like a WoF church, where she became very confused...

There's a lot of rationalization here. It sounds like you are trying to keep your cake and eat it too. You can't have it both ways. (You either eat the cake or keep it). You either sin or have sinned or you haven't. If you have sinned you are in need of a Savior. True?

As with any person our first hand experience is always limited. I have heard a number of testimonies throughout my life how different individuals were saved through a Billy Graham crusade which is basically the same thing. They may have drifted away after that because there is no follow up...

Sure, Jesus loved his own. But he also loved many others. He loved the world, that is to say, all that are in the world. (John 3:16). There is no one that Christ never turned away. --His power to save is not confined to the elect. Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the...

And yet it was you who said in post # 108: So you do sin.

1. Jesus loved him. 2. It is not mere speculation, as Rev pointed out, that he walked away "lost" at that point in time. Conclusion: Jesus loved all: both saved and unsaved; both elect and non-elect. We cannot draw a conclusion of this man's eternal destiny based on the one fact that "Jesus...

Yes, I agree. It is stupid. But it still needs forgiveness. How does your sin get forgiven, and how do you know?

The new birth does not come through a simple act of repentance. Neither is it possible for any man "to sin no more." That is why I quoted to you 1John 1:1,10. "If you say you have not sinned you make Christ a liar." No, the new birth does not give any individual the capacity to completely stop...

The story teaches many things, particularly about the condition of the rich man. He broke the law. He was covetous. He went away sorrowful for he coveted his riches more than he desired Christ. He was idolatrous. He made his riches an idol. They came between him and Christ. Anything that comes...

The fact is: You do sin, whether or not you confess it. You sin. The fact that you sin demonstrates that you cannot love God as Christ commanded you to love God: Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy...

Do you practice what you preach?? 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. There are many parts to these two verses. Let's just take one: If we say...

You don't keep this command. Why would you expect anyone else to? Look at it again: Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto...

I hope we can agree here. Islam is a different religion, with a different "sacred scriptures," a different way to "heaven" or paradise, and they worship a different god called Allah. It is a different religion completely. These are the two most important points listed here that need to be...

Good works is simply a method of keeping commandments and keeping the law. But what does the Bible say about that? Col.2:14 (ESV) by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. --He has nailed the law to the cross. He...

Sorry for the offence. Perhaps I should have said "on the part of the RCC or at least the Pope." I was simply pointing out that if contraception is wrong in one situation is it not wrong in all situations. Just like murder: If it is wrong here, it is wrong there, or in all situations. What is...

They were both inventions that came well after the Bible was written. That is the first thing that must be admitted. That is what puts them outside of the Bible. Now look for principles to guide us whether they are right or wrong. It is obvious that abortion is wrong for abortion is murder...