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Non-germane verbiage. No one was "in Christ" before Christ died. Time travel theology is a destructive heresy. What might the verse actually be saying? "it is likely that Gen 22:13-15 lies behind Jesus’ words. This passage, known to rabbis as the Akedah (“Binding”), tells of Abraham finding...

My point was just because Mr. Philpot was right about some things, does not mean he should be accepted as right on other things. The Baptist Separatist movement began 200 years before Mr. Philpot. Separatists from the Church of England began 200 years before that. (1400's) General Baptists...

What an uninformed claim, those under the Old Covenant being in the hands of Christ, at that time! No one was in Christ before Christ died to provide the means of reconciliation. Christ as the Second Person of the Trinity was in heaven, when this Psalm was written, and no one had ascended to...

Beware of those who see quite clearly the faults of others, such as the Church of England, and do not see the faults of their own doctrines. The Baptist Separatists, left the Church of England, in the 1600's, citing at least a dozen doctrinal fallacies, but were General Baptists, not Particular...

Ephesians 2:1 NASB as footnoted. And you [Gentile believers] being dead by reason of your offenses and sins, By being spiritually dead means being separated from God due to our unholy depravity, like those physically dead are separated from those living. It does NOT mean having no knowledge of...

Psalm 119:117 NASB Sustain me so that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually. Or - Interpretive Translation - Sustain my continuous regard for you statutes, that I will surely be safe. This is a plea for Divine help under the Old Covenant, and does not support the...

I think it is very important to make cultural accommodations in the outreach of our local churches. Being all things so we might win some. The difficulty is in discerning common grounds, like seeking the best for our kids, and avoiding common depravity like an uncontrolled tongue. When I was...

I think this is another attempt to make enslavement condoned and promoted in America less of an abomination. Christians are to do unto others as they would have other do unto them. Almost nobody wants to be physically or sexually abused. We have one race of humans. We all do not look...

I did not listen to this link, only the first minute or two. The claim Jefferson fatherd a child by Sally Hemmings, while they were both in France, when He was a relatively young man has been debunked. The DNA of the supposed child was checked, and Jefferson was NOT the father. Two other...

LOL, who decides whether a person "receives Him?" All this stonewalling, all these deflections from the issue come from the fount of deception. Easy Believism is false doctrine, just as Automatic Salvation is false doctrine. Bottom line, the claim that God does not decide who "believes into...

Why would anyone waste two hours on an unknown claim? 1) Acts 8:37 is not part of the inspired text, but the addition does illustrate how some in the early church viewed a "confession of faith." [From the NET footnote] 2) Luke 23:34a is missing in many early and diverse witnesses. Since...

If we look at 1 John 5: we see that everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah, and everyone who loves the Father, loves those born of Him. So the verse leaves the question unanswered, who decides whether or not the person "believes" Jesus in the Christ. In 1 John...

We are to love God with all our heart, mind and soul. Matthew 22:37 If we believe in the name of Christ to a degree, but still treasure some things of this world on an equal footing, like Soil #3 of Matthew 13, does scripture suggest God might not credit that sort of belief as righteousness? I...

Yes, we disagree. But my post is NOT based only on the "single" mention of where OT saints were taken when they died. Jesus was the first, sequentially born from the dead. Thus the first, sequentially to be "regenerated" or brought to life. Evey born anew person followed Christ in the...

Just a side comment, the OT characters, who wrote the Old Testament were under the influence of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. Scripture specifically precludes that any OT saint, chosen for salvation, was regenerated before Christ died. That is why they had to wait to be made perfect...

The active members still regularly posting are JonC, 2001, Salty, 2003, Kyredneck, 2009, Earth, Wind and Fire, 2010, and Van, 2011.

I do not think so. Under the OT meaning, they were to be utterly destroyed, whereas under the New Covenant, the consignment was for the purpose of facilitating redemption. As a side note, "devoted" carries positive baggage, as we use the word devotion as an aspect of love. So perhaps a better...

2 John 1:7-9 is on point, instructing bible students. These seem to me to be very important today, with our almost absolute disunity concerning our understanding of scripture. 1) Deceivers do not "acknowledge" Jesus Christ. Thus we should seek unity in understanding of just what is "the name...

Your take on walking in the fear of God seems to parallel walking in the fear of harsh outcome. My view seems on the opposite end of the spectrum, walking in fear we might cause less than the best outcome for God and His loved ones.

Yes walking in the fear of the Lord does capture the idea of doing our best not to offend Him because of our love for Him.