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  1. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    Habakkuk 2:4 "Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith." Quoted in Hebrews 10:24. It's always been faith, and never works, by which God is satisfied. We are given ample examples in the OT itself. Psalm 51 16 For thou desirest not...
  2. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    Yeshua, I agree with you. Real faith produces works.
  3. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    I fully agree. "By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified in His sight..." I am talking about Faith as the only means of salvation. Again, Hebrews says Moses kept the passover [part of the Law] by Faith. It was Moses' faith that justified him. But his obedience to God's command proved...
  4. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    The entire chapter of Hebrews 11 deals with this rather specifically. The greater half of all the people mentioned were "under the Law", including Moses himself. It mentions their works, but says it was their faith that justified them. Did Abel's sacrifice save his soul? Hebrews says Abel...
  5. Benyamin

    is it OK to have Jesus shown on TV or Movies?

    Deut 4:15-18 was quoted in a comment as commanding against depicting YHWH. But the passage speaks against making a graven image of any likeness. Whether it be man, woman, or beast. It doesn't say, "Thou shalt not make a graven image of the LORD thy God".
  6. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    Interesting replies, everyone. Thanks for your input so far. I would add, I do believe that eternal security has Old Testament roots, in the form of God's relation to Israel. When God wanted to destroy Israel at Sinai for their rebellion and start over with Moses, Moses interceded for them and...
  7. Benyamin

    Hyles Anderson College currently

    My Pastor was a student at Hyles Anderson decades ago. I'm in my 20s, and many of my friends at church have gone to Bible college there and come back. I'm not aware of any current grotesque errors.
  8. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    Great references, thanks!
  9. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    I don't think I could agree entirely. I believe that "If you accept one light, God will give you another". But in the case of Apollos, he needed to be instructed "more perfectly" in the way of the Lord. From Acts 18, And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and...
  10. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    Are you saying that God will provide the correct doctrinal beliefs through the Spirit alone?
  11. Benyamin

    Is sin a disease?

    I think sin can be portrayed as a disease, most accurately as leprosy. Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags...". Unclean, in this context, is referring to a leprous person, who were required to declare their status "Unclean!" in public...
  12. Benyamin

    Hello everyone

    Thanks for the welcome !
  13. Benyamin

    is it OK to have Jesus shown on TV or Movies?

    The Second Commandment: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:" It's a sin to create graven images...
  14. Benyamin

    "You cost Christ too much for Him to forget you" - C. Spurgeon

    "You cost Christ too much for Him to forget you" - C. Spurgeon
  15. Benyamin

    What doctrines are essential to the new birth?

    I'm sure we're all familiar with it. Statements like "Belief in Eternal Security is necessary to be saved, because otherwise you have a faulty view of true justification". What are your thoughts on this? In my opinion, when most people repent, and call out to God for salvation, they aren't...
  16. Benyamin

    Did He Really Know You?

    I like this
  17. Benyamin

    Did He Really Know You?

    I'm no Tulip Calvinist, (the 'L' is my problem point, 1 John 2:2). But I have never in my life doubted that God has had a plan for me. My potential rebellion against God's plan for my life doesn't diminish his sovereignty, in my opinion. Scripture says that God is not willing that any should...
  18. Benyamin

    Regarding John 3:16, which do you prefer?

    I'd prefer "Only Begotten". It's consistent with the Nicene creed's saying Jesus is "begotten, not created".
  19. Benyamin

    Hello everyone

    Hello, I'm new here but have been a long time ghost-reader. I grew up in the fundamentalist movement. Complete nerd for Christian denominations. I'm very interested in the various Baptist sub-denominations such as: Fundamentalists, Old Regular, Primitive, Reformed, Missionary. I'm also...
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