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Thank you for the push, here is my new thread Al

Highlighter, I have to invite you to this thread. As you are one that caused the hijacking Al

Me being a Christian that lived through the pain of proud condemning holier-than-thou church at the time being lead by a deceitful reverand have just found that The Holy Spirit will not let me walk away from a discussion with a one verse pharisee. So if anyone has their one verse "That if we...

I am sorry Grailhunter. It is just one or two posters started down the road that had the potential to crush my faith as it did to others from that church. I stayed the course as the Holy Spirit guided me to and suffered greatly. But the Holy Spirit kept me afloat and is almost putting the words...

Explain how in reading one verse out of an entire chapter, a chapter where God not only blesses the just and righteous but the unjust, unrighteous and those that rebeled against. Gives you anything to believe? But keeps his covenants with the unjust, the unrighteous and those that rebel...

When I read the chapter let alone the book I have to ask, How do you fit any belief on verse? One verse almost out of context with the chapter it is taken out of? The Bible is a group of books. Books with many chapters and even more verses. Lets debate a whole chapter, because 1 Peter 4"...

You quote Galatians 5: 24 But what of 25 and 26 Since we live by the Spirit, Let us keep in step with the spirit. Let us not become CONCEITED, provoking and envying each other. The spirit of some born agains is conceited. Conceited in the attitude of "I am a better Christian! YOU have to try...

You take one verse out of a chapter. A chapter that deals with many failings of many generations . Yet the Lord kept his covenant with Isreal. Even though Isreal rebelled the Lord was faithful. How much has the lord forgiven through Jesus? Al

Phil is that you? I have to start with that question, because Rev Phil in much the way you, and I in following your logic, caused many God fearing Christians to fall atleast into doubt and some into unbelief. A true Christian faith is a faith of the heart. To look at Paul's description of...

I agree but feel the need to add that righteousness and holiness in a Christian's life needs to be an inward on the heart rightness and holiness. Because to brag it and then by nature sin again is hypocrisy. And all men well sin again! Living a life with Christs salvation in my heart trying to...

Whom here has seen a Christian fall away saying, " if that is what it is to be a Christian I am out!" When I see this happen it is direct result of the actions of A SINLESS CHRISTIAN, that is the biggest sinner in church! That isn't a judgment call it is trying to eat the fruit of the sinnless...

Thrown out boldly 1 John 1 starting with verse 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his...

Do I paint with a broad brush? Jesus in simple ways warns against being boastful or being a braggert. I have never met a BORN AGAIN that doesn't wear it like a badge! And have a boastful attitude to go with that badge! I have been born again yet I am still the same struggling Christian as...

I have a problem with this, born again type. People that I have known from young ages that, QOUTE, "WERE BORN AGAIN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!" QUOTE. Didn’t change from their path to destruction. They were holy than thou because of being reborn but they didn't change one bit or one thing that if...

I have The Cost of Discipleship by Bonnhoffer. The introductory by someone else is killing me three attempts and haven't finished it yet. God's Smuggler and Lightforce by Brother Andrew are good reading at least to me. Al

Being a Christian to me is that I will be with Jesus when my life is over. There is enough proof that Jesus was born in a winter month. The planets themselves testify to it. The star of Bethlehem would be an evening star in the winter and a morning star in the spring time. When the start...

I can show you an address that JWs have not approached in 25 years or so. The reason being is that the Christians that live there would listen quietly to the JW at the door then meekly ask to use the JW's Bible and open it to scriptures that directly contradict what the Watch Tower being used...

What are these empty deceptions? If you kicked a hornets nest can you descripe each individual hornet that responds. One deception is "The building makes a difference, we will have a more worthy church in a better building!" The Bible is the foundation, the strength and what makes a church...

Are Christians judgemental? An aids hospice was built across the street from a Church. A Sunday school teacher can be numbered among the many that stated "if one of those come to MY church what are people going to think of us!" Meaning that will hurt our appearance. Judgemental or not? Same...

How God works in a heart can be so bold to speak of if is bragging. "WHO LISTENS TO BRAGGERT?" The way God works in a heart, my heart is so Suttle HOW CAN I FIND WORDS to describe it? The way I live my life speaks volumes of my heart. While my tongue just muddies the waters. My writing here...