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@Brightfame52 Saying you have to be saved before you can hear and believe the gospel of salvation is like saying you have to vote before you can register to vote. Romans 10:9,10. 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised...

@37818 Yes, prior to His incarnation as Jesus the Messiah, He was the eternal Word who was with God and who was God. In that blissful state, He had not yet experienced temptation, pain, hunger, thirst, etc. I find His transition from non-human Logos to birth as a human Jesus to be fascinating...

This “has to be saved to hear the Word of God and believe” contradicts Romans 10:9,10. 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto...

It must have been bizarre for Jesus to turn into a human being, to be born as a helpless baby, in subjection to Mary and Joseph. As we approach the December 25th celebration of His birth, let us contemplate, however imperfectly, what His life must have been like before He was physically born...

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-11/doctrinal-note-mother-of-the-faithful-not-co-redemptrix.html The concept of Mary as "co-redemptrix" is a theological idea that has been debated for decades, but a recent Vatican document, approved by Pope Leo, states that it is not...

Fantastic sermon! "Grace" (charis) was a typical Greek greeting, while "peace" (shalom) was a traditional Hebrew greeting. This combination signifies the unity of Jewish and Gentile believers in Christ. Theologically, "grace" refers to the unmerited favor of God, a central theme in Paul's...

Find me a legitimate pastor who preaches the pure Word. We will go to a rock concert and convert every soul.

@Reynolds stated: “What I do know is that IMO most who CLAIM to operate in the miraculous gifts are just pure charlatans.” But many who claim to preach a Christian message are also just pure charlatans. They’re preaching heresy, doctrinal error, personal anecdotes, prosperity gospels...

No. When I foolishly watched tv, I never cared about parades. But I canceled my cable television service, then gave my tv set to a friend. Part of my ascetic discipline to remove all worldliness from my life. I don’t miss it, as there is nothing on tv or in this world that interests me.

@Martin Marprelate contends that “the sign gifts were given in the infancy of the Church, but in its maturity they would not be needed and the Corinthians should prepare to leave them behind as they had the things of childhood.” Not be needed? Tell that to a cancer victim. So when the original...

The 5 gift ministries, from the Baptist view, as I understand it: Apostle = someone sent, thus church planter, missionary. Apostle title discontinued by tradition. Prophet = one who foretells (future events) or forthtells (current issues), thus gospel preacher. Prophet title discontinued by...

I personally knew more people who died of the Covid-19 “vaccine” than the disease itself, including my mother-in-law and one of my best friends. While some churches quit meeting in person due to COVID fears, many brave churches are meeting in person these days in spite of such behavior...

Apostle just means someone sent. Old English apostol, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apostolos ‘messenger’, from apostellein ‘send forth’. Today they seem to be church planters or missionaries. I know of no scripture declaring apostles will cease to exist after the first century. The lady...

My first question is when did pastors usurp the other ministries in the church? We note that no church epistle is addressed to a pastor. Ephesians 4:11 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;” I Corinthians 12:28 “And in the...

Jesus said this: John 14:12 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” NOT this: John 14:12 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I...

Yet Jesus commanded “Repent” not “Let God give you the gift of repenting” which indicates we are instructed to do something. That “something” that we do (repenting) does not save us, but it results in God granting us salvation, because of our obedience. Jesus speaks of us needing to have faith...

The leading and informing guidance from the Holy Spirit is called word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discerning of spirits in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10.

@easternstar — I basically have 5 signs that the Holy Spirit is residing within me: (1) my heart resonates with the scriptures as being true (though sometimes hard to fully understand) when I read them (2) I receive good ideas from Him, that seem not to be coming from my own intellect (3)...

@Van — I always understood “mystical” to mean “direct, sincere, independent, subjective, deep connection to God”. Mystical to me means spiritual and immaterial. Knowing God personally and intimately, instead of just knowing things about God. Heart knowledge resulting in devout obedience, instead...

Baptizing a household does not specifically prove any babies were there. There may have been babies or there may not have been babies. Notice what else is said about the households — actions that no babies could actually engage in…believing in the Lord and devoting themselves to the ministry.