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I suppose this is a separate thread from Psalmist's "Jesus Return". I asked a couple of preterists about the resurrection and got no response - but am wondering if that's because they isolate the Return of Christ from the resurrection. Then again, maybe that's not a uniform belief... Do...

These are my observations about intercession. They concern the nature of intercession as against the standing up against what is patently against God's order. Not that one is right and the other is wrong, but that there may be a more appropriate posture in the face of impending judgment. Given...

While thinking - albeit briefly - about the almost staggering numbers of those who call themselves Christians that believe the legal definition of marriage should be rewritten by Congress and/or the SCOTUS, it became quickly apparent to me that the political/legal route by which this has gained...

The term "pastor's heart" seems to be thrown around a lot - and it usually implies some generally nice sentiments towards the flock. But what, when it comes down to it, is the most reliable sign that someone is actually called to be a pastor? EDIT : I was going to allow multiple choices, but I...

(Continued from Part I) 3. Which raises the question of the one talent and the relation between that talent and the man's view that the Master was "an hard man". While it is speculation that the man's limited ability (witnessed by the fact that he only got 1 talent from the Master) is directly...

I am often amazed at what a difference digging can make. Reading a scripture or two without thinking about what is being said can very easily leave one with an impression opposite to what really is being conveyed. And I strongly suspect that the main culprit in preventing such reflection is...

Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. Isaiah 45:15 In the midst of a chapter in which God is speaking of His Sovereignty - doing all His will, creating peace and making evil, implying the vanity of the clay talking back to the potter - the prophet inserts...

We've already had the prosecution of several businesses run by Christians that have refused to serve homosexuals for their weddings. One might draw the conclusion from that that the business owner doesn't have a choice as to who he or she (or whatever) will or will not serve. But since the...

I'm interested in how people define predestination. What does it imply? Do you see scripture as saying the individual is predestined in any way Scriptures like this need to be directly addressed : For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son...

In the debate over free will, it always seems to focus on man. There is an assumption or two that may not be valid with this approach, though. The one I'm thinking of is assuming that God has free will. Before jumping to conclusions here, remember that this is more about the definition of free...

If we cannot qualify on our own merits to be justified in God's eyes - and by extension cannot merit salvation - what sense does it make to say we can lose that which we never qualified for? To use an analogy to deepen the point, take someone who has gone through primary school, elementary...

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Several verses speak of "obeying" the gospel (Romans 10:16, 2 Thessalonians 1:8 and I Peter 4:17 most apparently). In Romans 6:17, Paul says that the Romans had "...obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you." Far from being an invitation to law-keeping for salvation...

Very simple. What does this mean : Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. I Corinthians 3:16-17 First, in the English, Paul is...

Are there any promises of scripture that will (ultimately) be fulfilled outside of Christ?

Is this legitimate? I'd ask if it's serious, but it clearly isn't....though something is seriously wrong... At the Flick of A Switch

Did Adam really know what God meant by "death"? I mean, I assume he had an idea, but how? What experience did he have that pointed to it? Or did he understand it simply because the Creator gave him life and this would mean forfeiture? And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree...

What is being said here : My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul...

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. Ephesians 6:9 Is this telling masters (bosses, slave owners etc...) not to threaten those who work for them because if they do, God...

I'm assuming many here have already seen one or another news report about the holes appearing in Siberia. Here's just one version of it: New Theory Behind Dozen Mystery Holes I don't really buy the man-made global warming line, but when a story comes up that advances that agenda, it's all...