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We Particular Baptists posit that God is the one who empowers individuals to hear with the heart: “A woman named Lydia was listening; [she was] a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, [and] a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.” -...

No, I don’t think that “hearing” the word of God is enough. There are lots of atheists and heretics that can quote scripture better than most Christians. Clearly, they heard the word without understanding the TRUTH behind those words. You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also...

Perhaps, but my sense of humor is intact. (In my defense, that was posted before I was in a place to watch the video, so it was humor based on the title of the thread only. After seeing the video, I found NOTHING amusing in the topic!)

Can we say “(snip) NO!” on BB?

But like communism … THIS TIME it will work! ;)

"I prayed to God for a sign: If he wanted me to go into the Liquor Store, he should provide an empty parking space right in front of the door ... sure enough, on the fifth time around the block, there it was!" ;)

"Conflict" only arises when one places any weight on the named individuals or people ... who cannot support it. They are no more impressive than the rest of us. Abram, Isaac and Jacob were all liars, schemers and cheaters (just like us) who fathered an unfaithful (harlot) nation. Even the King...

… we discover the verses that explicitly state that the Apostles did not understand what Jesus was telling them about his death and resurrection both before and during those events. Only afterwards did they remember Jesus words and understand. :Coffee

I disagree, but am not going to invest a great deal of time into pointlessly defending a position (neither of us will change our minds on the message of Jesus). I will point out that “not getting it” is a basic human condition with a long and distinguished history. Adam and Eve: God promised...

Because of its structure (non-linear poetry), the Qu’ran is almost incomprehensible jibberish [imagine cutting the NT into paragraph sized pieces and randomly reassembling those paragraphs into a single book]. It is the Hadith [commentaries on the Qu’ran] that instruct Muslims how to live and...

So that would be a “No.” Let’s hope that denying the deity of Christ is not a big deal to God (… but to quote ‘I Love Lucy’: “I thin’ you got some ‘splainin’ to do!” - to God and not to me). 1 John 2:20-25 [ESV] But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. I write...

For the sake of argument, set aside the first “Spirit” as the Holy Spirit (which makes “God is Holy Spirit” a whole topic of its own) … the second “spirit” in John 4:24 is the same word … does John really mean “those who worship (God) must worship in Holy Spirit and truth”?

The NASB lists these "spirit" [G4151: pneuma] in John with a small 's' rather than a capital 'S': [John 4:23-24 NASB] "But a time is coming, and even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit[G4151] and truth; for such people the Father seeks [to be] His...

Returning to the OP … No. First, anyone with “only head knowledge” has what demons have (according to James) and are NOT Christians. Second point, God still reveals himself, so there are some who have what you called “first hand knowledge” … however, this is not as valuable as you seem to...

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One theological thought on the subject (by someone smarter than me that spent a lot more time than I invested thinking about it) is that the DEGREE of punishment should match the nature of the individual sinned against. [We see this in human Civil Law where shooting a police officer is more...

Acts 2:37-41 [ESV] 37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" 38 And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will...

Southern Democrats were more "Fiscal conservative, Pro-Tariff protectionist and Isolationist" than the "Cut Taxes, World Trade and Interventionism" of the Ronald Regan Republicans (IIRC).

Might it be reasonable to say that WE forgive because we find what we gain by FORGIVING (the reward) greater than what we would gain from taking the "vengeance" that we are due for the wrong that we have suffered (the cost)? Is it POSSIBLE that God FORGIVES because God finds what He gains of...

Respectfully, both. The "wages" of sin is death and I fully expect to "shuffle off this mortal coil" one day ... so I will indeed pay the same "wage" as every other sinner. Christ certainly had to do something to make me "accepted" by the Father (and acceptable to the Father). As I understand...