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Where are your spiritual credentials for judging ANYTHING except maybe, darkness? By your own admission you are of the walking dead crowd.
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Where are your spiritual credentials for judging ANYTHING except maybe, darkness? By your own admission you are of the walking dead crowd.
the church agrees with me
that explains why you have no foundation. James Cardinal Gibbons, a Catholic Archbishop said, "Jesus our Lord, founded but one Church, which He was pleased to build on Peter. Therefore, any church that does not recognize Peter as its foundation stone is not the Church of Christ, and therefore cannot stand, for it is not the work of God." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 82). The apostle Paul said, "For other foundation no one can lay, but that which has been laid, which is Christ Jesus" (1 Cor. 3:11). There is no other foundation but Christ! Therefore, any church which does not recognize Christ alone as the foundation stone cannot be the church of Christ.
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So do the Muslims.
not true
the church does not teach tulip
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You have no basis for believing anything and because of that you will believe anything.
You better check in with your "vicar of Christ" to see whats going on at home.
the church does not agree with me on my interpretation of the apocalypse
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the church does not have an official position
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the church is politically correct
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What has that to do with you and your unblief in Christ? You want to believe for TULIP, believe for it. Who cares?
tulip is the most dangerous teaching there is
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tulip teaches it doesn't matter what you do
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So why not join that crowd?
it does matter what you do
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Well, one has to believe right before he can do right. Why? Because the heart of man is deceitful. One has to be saved and desire to know God for His new birth to happen in order to set it on the "right" path of righteousness.
you got scripture for that?
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Read your Bible for understanding, if you own one. The whole life of Jesus is found it he NT. Start with John 1. You can't pretty much sum up with chapter 3:8 KJV to see the need for faith.
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It appears you misunderstand Reformed teachings regarding human responsibility. We very much believe it matters what the professing Christian "does."
We do not believe any person can be saved by works performed under the law, because such works are always going to be imperfect and tainted with original sin. Romans 3:9-20
However, the sanctifying works of the Holy Spirit in the regenerated believer (Galatians 5:20-22), are vital and necessary and must be practiced if one calls upon the name of the Lord.
Not in order to obtain salvation. No. Justification (pardon from sin) comes by faith and the grace of God, only.
But good works verify the believers' profession of faith. Our conduct verifies our witness to God's saving grace. Our actions produced by faith build upon each other, bringing knowledge of the deep truths of God and establish a wonderful state of assurance. Obedience and love of God's Word brings us freedom. These actions lead us out of old habits and prevents much sin. Nothing gives a Christian more hope, than approaching God in prayer with a CLEAN CONSCIENCE; within which abides much spiritual power.
I could go on . . but you can see that our view is not stoic, gnostic, or fatalistic, but totally aware that it is a creaturely duty to believe, obey, and worship the Creator 24/7 and the indwelling Holy Spirit's presence is what enables believers to live a life of faith that is pleasing to God and men. Hebrews 11:6
From the beginning, man was commanded to exercise his human will in subordination to the superior and sovereign will of God. Even when sin corrupted our human nature and our wills; preventing us from performing this human duty, the command remained.
Only through faith in Jesus Christ and His sinlessness, are believers enabled, by His Spirit, to fulfill this duty and human responsibility, as we should.
Romans 3:21-31
you teach roses.
Rebellious Children
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ROSES says that we are Rebellious children who have received an Open invitation of salvation, won by the life, death and resurrection of Christ which is Sufficient for all. Through the Effective grace of God, we are enabled to believe and, by the same grace, kept Safe in Christ. (As an added bonus, ROSES reminds me of that quintessentially Catholic prayer, the Rosary!)
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We are kept by obedience that secures God's grace to us that no one can pluck us out of His Hand..