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    ECT Born of water vs. born of the spirit

    John 2:23-3:7 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was...
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    ECT "God the son" and "son of God"

    Do those two phrases mean the same thing? Has language any value to communicate ideas, concepts, truth? Are they interchangeable in scripture? If they mean the same thing then words/language are become useless tools of communication. I John 3:1-2 Romans 8:14 Job 1:6 Genesis 6:2 Are the...
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    ECT Time to speak the truth in love Ephesians 4:15

    To whom it may concern, Evidently, you do not like a lot of people on this website. John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Please show what scripture teaches on the subjects you believe you are rightly dividing. It is a simple evil...
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    ECT Mark 9:23

    All things (all things that God says He will do) are possible to him that believes When we believe a promise, we receive that promise. What promise have you believed recently (not necessarily yesterday) and recognized as God's doing? For me it is a joy when someone sees God's love in me...
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    ECT II Timothy 2:15 How?

    How do you rightly divide the truth? What methods do you use? How do you know if you have successfully rightly divided the word of truth, that is from scripture?
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    ECT Does scripture teach that God is "sovereign"?

    Well, the word "sovereign" does not appear in scriptures. At least in the KJV. The English word "sovereign", according to my Webster's, means "royal; supreme in power possessing supreme dominion; effectual: n. a king, emperor, or queen. Is God supreme in power? Of course He is. There is...
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    ECT Free will

    The English phrase "free will" is not found in scripture, however, "freewill" is found in scripture. ( All verses will be KJV, unless otherwise specified the KJV is a reasonable version to use as the basis or starting point.) Leviticus 22:21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace...
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    ECT Politics or the power of God, choose you this day whom you will serve

    Unbelievers and weak believers have make ungodly stupid decisions, they have done it before and they will do it again. When they are in political power they hurt many, many lives, sadly the ones they hurt the most are the ones they are trying to help. The word of God, not politics is the...
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    ECT What does this verse mean? What is the practical application of it?

    Proverbs 27:5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. How does II Timothy 4:2 fit with it? 2 Timothy 4:1-6 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. How are we to rebuke people? With all longsuffering and doctrine.
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    ECT Totton Linnet has a lot of opinions.

    You have an abundance of opinions, but what can you show from scripture? Jesus Christ was the greatest example of teaching relevant scripture. Matthew 4:4 and similar situations He considered scripture, the word of God to be truth. John 17:17 He did not consider himself to have power or...
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    ECT Matthew 12:40

    Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Tradition states Good Friday death and Sunday morning resurrection. That is only three days and two nights Jesus said three days...
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    ECT Artistic license or licentiousness in Hollywood films? or is it something else?

    In the movie "The Ten Commandments" with Charlton Heston as Moses, Moses come down from the mountain with the tablet of stone being carried in both his arms. That stone looks to be all that he could carry in his two arms, but what does scripture say? Exodus 32:15 And Moses turned, and went...
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    ECT Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. I Corinthians 5:7

    Exodus 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: Our passover was to be a lamb without blemish, which he was. A male of the first year, his ministry lasted about a year, he was a male of the first year. He was...
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    ECT Why don't you do it? Don't blame your unbelief on me

    Mark 9:23 Until the father believed, the child was not going to be delivered. Mark 9:24 You want to be healed? Believe or shut up. When all sick people believe God's word to receive healing then and only then, not a moment sooner will they receive healing When corpses start believing then...
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    ECT As many people doubt the scripture regarding speaking in tongues:

    People like to rip on Pentecostals. Please give your best scriptural definition of a "Pentecostal" But why? Where in the scriptures does the word, "Pentecostal" appear? The apostles and others in the first century believed to manifest the gift of holy spirit. One of the ways they...
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    ECT Romans 4:3 What saith the scripture?

    There is such a thing as a good, healthy sense of skepticism Is there a reason to believe what someone says the Bible says? Check it out for yourself. Acts 17:11. John 5:39 II Timothy 2:15 A wise student of God's word is not gullible, but wants to substantiate what he is taught by his own...
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    ECT God, the Lord, looks on the heart.

    1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the...
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    ECT Love your enemies! Dare we find out from scripture who our enemies are?

    How does scripture define enemies? Do we dare let scripture speak for itself? Or do we want to guess? Luke 6:27-36 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto...
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    ECT Did Jesus Christ expect us to literally eat his literal flesh?

    Are we literally expected to eat his flesh? John 6, which records Jesus speaking of himself as the bread of life is worthy of closer examination. John 6: After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they...
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    ECT You are unique in the body of Christ, just like everyone else in the body of Christ

    I Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. What makes you unique? How do you best function in the body? How do you fit in? What does God want you to do? I Corinthians 12:18 It is important that we sharpen our thinking on this subject. If we do not...
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