Recent content by Papa Smurf

Hello Grailhunter, what some refer to as "the scarlet thread of redemption" began in the Garden of God (e.g. Genesis 3:21), right after our first parents sinned. As others have already mentioned however, this was God's plan all along, from eternity past, IOW. As far as OT salvation goes, the...

The Reformers believed that the Law, including the Decalogue, of course, has had a number of important uses throughout the history of the church. Here's a short article concerning what they (the Reformers) referred to as the "three-fold use of the Law". THE THREEFOLD USE OF THE LAW Every...

Hi Doug (@Doug), while I agree with you that the Decalogue is for all ages ("omnitemporal" is the term that comes to mind), when you say that the Apostle Paul did not "void" it, but "upheld" it in his Epistles instead, in what sense do you mean, "upheld"? Speaking more specifically, do you...

The Apostle Peter seems to understand Isaiah 53 as pointing to the Savior, at least in his 1st Epistle anyway, yes? Isaiah 53 5 He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed...

As far as I know it is, and these folks (at www.rentthechicken.com) are not the only game in town apparently (one of our local news stations did a feature on renting chickens too, just a few days ago). BTW, I'm not sure why the URL that I pasted into my last post had a "ww." instead of a "www."...

While others are renting chickens (apparently it's a thing now :))!! www.rentthechicken.com

Hi Bob, I believe so. In fact, it seems to be something that is pretty important for us to have, if eternal life and living out the balance of eternity with Him, instead of apart from Him, is what we want, yes? For instance, Matthew 7 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not...

Hello again @Br4nd0n, I thought that you might be interested in the following, as you and Luther now hold a common understanding about grace, faith and salvation (though in Luther's case, it was the Lord showing him what you just came to understand via Romans 1:17 instead .. see the passage at...

:Zek: I remember the day that God helped me realize this truth as well .. I was, and I continue to be, blown away by it, PTL. Sounds like a cool Papa Smurf :sunglasses: I coached my son's hockey team for a few years and that's where my nickname, "Papa Smurf", comes from. My hair and beard...

Hello @Br4nd0n, welcome to CB:kiaora:Thank you for dropping by to visit, and thanks even more for staying on and joining in the discussions with us :thumbsupx1 Thank you too for telling us about the mighty work that the Lord is continuing to do in your heart and life to make you more and more...

Hello @talons, and welcome to CB.com! Mayhem can be interesting at times:watching and waiting:, but I'm glad to know that it is at least your intention to use a little restraint (whenever possible, that is :funlaugh2). I look forward to seeing you out on the other boards! God bless you!! (1...

Hi Tony, I have a couple of thoughts about this. First and foremost, we cannot uproot all of those who we think/believe are not/never will be believers, because how can we possibly know that :contemplate: (we cannot see the heart of a man like God can). If we did so, perhaps those who are true...

Hello @NotTheRock, how often would someone have to do that (love the Lord their God with ALL of their heart and ALL of their soul and ALL of their mind, and love their neighbor AS THEMSELVES, that is) to make themselves worthy of receiving eternal life from God (apart from the shed blood of the...

Me too.....

Hello again TheOneHeLoves, I'm not sure that children in the 1st Century were named in much of a different than they are today (granted, I'm not sure how things were done in the Bronze age when Daniel lived). However, the custom (in the 1st Century) was to name a son after his father or a close...