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Consider our two main Political Parties, those that Cheer and those that Sit. Which Party is for Murder, Mutilation and Lawlessness? Which Party is for Common Sense, Closed Borders, and Habitual Criminal removal from our society? Simply put, a virtue is something suitable for a purpose, just...

Did Eve, added with the deception of Satan, question what God had said? That is from the fount of Pride. I judge others.

Great answer, and very true. We also sin because of two other ungodly influences, the World with its corrupt value system, and Satanic or Demonic activity. BTW, Welcome and Best Wishes!!

Try addressing the actual topic, rather than disparaging others or changing the subject to your off topic conjectures.

What is our model for our prayer life? Pray to the Father and recognize His authority. Ask for an understanding of His will, and the willingness to follow. Ask only for what you need, and the wisdom to avoid needless desires. Forgive anyone you think has sinned against you, and ask for...

1) Neither Jude 1:6-7, nor Genesis 6:4 is germane to the location of Paradise. However, Paradise and the third heaven, not the fourth heaven, are equated in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. 2) Matthew 8:22 is NOT germane to the location of Paradise. The idea is actually that we, followers of Christ...

Acting as one of the Elders of our local church, I was called upon to pray over several sick and dying members. I also prayed over my dying sister, Linda, and my dying sister, Debra. But the prayer I want to bring to our audience is my prayer over my dying Pastor. He was dying of Cancer, on a...

Obviously we disagree. :) I asked for specifics and you, at first, gave me generalities. Jesus did NOT make it clear "healing is always God's will!" Everybody physically dies, many sent on their way via fatal illness. Paul seemed to suffer from poor eyesight, and Timothy from frequent...

Another specific passage used to support asking for supernatural intervention is found at Matthew 14: 28-30. Here Peter specifically asks our Lord Jesus to "command" Peter to come across the water. Jesus agrees and says "Come." Peter initially trusted fully in Christ's power, and got out of...

1) Yes we are to ask for what we want, IF it is in accordance with God's will. 2) No one said we are not to ask for God's help. It is in manner of the requested help that is at issue. 3) The issue is NOT that God's grace sometimes provides supernatural intervention, but what intervention we...

Prayer can be powerful and consequential. True God listens and responds to prayer. True Effective prayer aligns with God’s purpose. True God allows human petition to play a real role in his actions. True Miraculous prayers are possible. True God's actions are not all comprised of...

Respectfully, I disagree. Did Jesus pray for God to remove the cup, or remove the cup if it was in accord with His will? Deliver us from evil means enlighten and provide guidance such that we can avoid evil. Paul asked for the thorn to be removed, but then came to the knowledge God's grace...

Even a superficial reading of scripture will provide a list of no-no's. Attributes of our Old Self can be found in Galatians 5:19-21. But the vice that fosters all of them is not listed. But another list, from Mark 7:21-23 does include vice that put us against God, the Anti-God vice. The...

If we ask God to alter the outcome of our situation, are we not "testing" God. Are prayers where God's intervention in the physical world is sought, actually prayers in accordance with God's will? OTOH, when we ask God to help us, to enlighten us and guide us, through difficult circumstance...

Not sure of the purpose of this post. The created earth is part of our physical universe, but is separate from the heavens. God created the heavens (1st and 2d heaven) and the earth. The second part of the post seems to have nothing to do with the topic.

Prudence, making appropriate choices, and more excellence, making godly choices are certainly similar. What Perter refers to a "knowledge" reveals living according to the expectation of God's fulfillment of His promises. Thus Peter's knowledge includes Hope. See Romans 8:25 And Justice...

An important book for studying the biblical concept of virtue is 2 Peter. We get an exact match with some of the labels used in the prior post, including (1) love, (2) Self-Control and, (3) Faith. What we called "Fortitude" Peter calls "Perseverance."

I fear my effort at levity missed the mark given the actual tragedy befalling New Jersey and the East Cost.

Scripture might provide the answer. We know that it is not the first heaven, our atmosphere, where clouds drift and birds fly. Ditto for the second heaven, where the moon, sun and stars are located. Therefore when Jesus said no one had ascended to heaven, He was referring to the third...

I am sorry if you thought my post addressed you or any poster discussing the date of Easter, rather than the resurrection of Easter. Year after year the same folks create threads on the topic of the day, rather than the resurrection.