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Haven't checked, but if so its about the only thing that has gone up recently.. Got a feeling things won't be drastically changing soon.

I will give you that... I speak English and read English. I do what I can do. Its more than 99% of those who rail on Calvin do, which is read wikipedia to form an opinion. My point is that most form an opinion of Calvin without reading his works. This is wrong. So if you are fluent in...

...And this is a concern I have. Are you saying you don't currently read them or are you saying you have never read them? The big problem is that most people who rail on Calvinism have never read Calvin's writings. Its important because John didn't invent "Calvinism". I often quip that...

Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast. "That not of ourselves" isn't referring to faith, its referring to the grace we get through faith. Furthermore, the gift of God is grace...

I don't. You have misinformed yourself.

That question doesn't really make sense. Try we wording the question to make a question that is in proper format.

From what I am told, it was a way to educate the youth. It wasn't meant to educate them on religious matters, but rather to educate them on arithmetic, reading and such. In an agricultural society in the 1700 and 1800's they had little time to learn math and reading. The Pastor probably was...

Once again, I don't care.

Well, I wrote a response before, but I don't see it... I will try again. [In response to the notion that Peter receiving power to bind or loose first is irrelevant]: Yeah, and I stick to that. In Matthew 16 Peter got it and in chapter 18 the rest of the disciples got it. They didn't get...

Illuminator, I have responded to you latest post to me fully, yet I can only find the second half (post 32). Did I not send a post before that? Let me know...

Explaining a verse is not the same as adding to the verse. This quote is again referring to Ephesians 2:20. The notion that the Church wasn't built on the Bible is wrong. First off, just because it wasn't ratified doesn't mean it didn't exist. Bow of course, at the time the books of the NT...

The fact that Peter was the first holds bo relevance. He wasn't given that power immediately, as was displayed about 7 verses later. Jesus didn't give Peter "preeminent" power. The fact that the other Apostles didn't have their name changed means nothing. Well, maybe something... Like I...

Well you can still hook up with your buddy! I don't know about the alcohol content... I was drinking Natural Light. Its pretty low. I think a good craft beer is around 5-6%, but I may be wrong.

I am enjoying a beer!

My wife and I quit 8 years ago or so... Well worth it! I wish and pray you are successful!

Galatians 4:26 KJV But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. There is my spiritual mother

Yes Enoch... True. The Apostles took careful steps to let it be known that they were not the rock which the Church is built on. They noted their importance and proper place, but none ever said the Church is built on "me".

It was actually a rebuke!

If!?! I assume you would like to rephrase that. Did Sarah have an office or ministry? Just asking... Peter needed a character change. Thats why God changes names. But according to John, Jesus changed his name the first time he met Peter. Well probably because they came to Peter and Peter...

Are you questioning that Jesus was the builder? The Church is built upon the apostles and prophets and Jesus is the chief cornerstone. In one way it wasn't all him but in another way it was. He used others to build it, but it was his doctrine and truth the others used. But as to your...