Abraham

Mat 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

<t>Ted;672079 wrote: Spot:-6<br/>
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I haven't replied in any PM as I'm really uncertain as to what Gannet is really looking for. Who does he consider to be a "Christian"? In fact who gave him the right to make such as designation? That would be a role that God alone can follow.<br/>
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<t>Ted;672071 wrote: Gannet10<br/>
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Actually the kingdom of God has arrived. It is here now. Jesus did say that the kingdom of God is within you. He was taking to his disciples and clearly indicated that it was already here.<br/>
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BTW welcome to the forum. Please keep in mind that this is ...

<t>Bryn Mawr;671373 wrote: To the aether - no-one else is listening to him<br/>
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Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for ...

<t>Ted;672063 wrote: It would seem to me that as a Christian what ultimately counts is that we live in a developing, transforming relationship with the risen Lord.<br/>
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This says absolutely nothing whatsoever about members of other faiths.<br/>
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<t>Clint;671483 wrote: It's been almost 50 years since I studied the Lutheran Catechism. With all due respect, I'll bet it's at least 50 before I study a Catechism again. The greater truths are beyond the writings of man and Baptism is beyond the writings of one Catholic Priest called Luther.<br ...

<t>Bryn Mawr;672496 wrote: But these quotations do not refer to the Bible, they refer to the word of God. Where John refers to the Scripture he was referring to the Torah, not the Bible which did not exist at that time.<br/>
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<t>> I don’t see it saying anything about females while it is very clear when it comes to males.<br/>
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Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: <br/>
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Rom 1:27 And likewise also the ...

<t>Ted;673686 wrote: Clint:-6<br/>
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Many different folks have different ideas as to what sin and evil are and are not. What is your concept. I certainly can't comment on anything related to sin and evil if I don't know what you mean by the two.<br/>
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<t>If Christians were more like Stephen:<br/>
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Act 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. <br/>
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Act 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep ...

<t>You think you're wise and you think you sound all philosophical, saying "what is evil"? When example after example of evil is given to you with people like Hitler and Stalin and Mussolini and Pol Pot and the rebels in Africa which commit genocide and rape and that, of the defenseless.<br/>
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<t>Evil is the opposite of love.<br/>
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Love is the absence of evil.<br/>
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Even as light is the absence of darkness. Light illumines the darkness, even as love crushes evil.<br/>
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If you drew a van de graf chart, with the overlapping circles, you would have no overlap between love and ...

<t>I'm only annoying to those who are perishing.<br/>
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2Co 2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: <br/>
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2Co 2:16 To the one we are the savor of death unto death; and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who is ...

<t>> Where is it written that the Bible is the absolute and inerrant word of God?<br/>
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(Psa 119:140) Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.<br/>
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(Pro 30:5) Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.<br/>
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<t>One key point in his doctrine is that it is the WORD combined with the ELEMENTS that make baptism a sacrament. Where the word is present, the elements are blessed and sanctified. The baby is dipped not only into the water, but into the Word mixed with the water. Later, once you understand that ...

<t>Clint;437081 wrote: Baptism must have been discussed before but I don't recall it. <br/>
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I was sprinkled when I was 8 years old, emersed when I was 32 and I was baptized in the Jordan River in Israel when I was over 50. What if I want to do it again? Did one of them save me? They were all ...

<t>God often tests people. Forget the rock example, here's a real example:<br/>
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Gen 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of ...

<t>Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods <br/>
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Joh 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken; <br/>
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Joh 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou ...

<t>John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. <br/>
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This didn't have an expiration date. Do you see an expiration date? My prayers work. One time, I locked my ...

<t>> How can you have a name like freemind and be a christian.. it's completely hypocritical.<br/>
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Christians are the only ones whose minds are freed. Freed from sin, free to live to God in righteousness. It is those who are still trapped in sin that are the slaves.<br ...

<t>(1 Timothy 1:4) Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.<br/>
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(Titus 3:9) But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain ...

<t>Peace be with you.<br/>
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The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive life everlasting. He was crucified for our sins and resurrected from the dead on the third day. He that believes and is baptized will be saved ...

Mat 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

You have been warned. Why don't you keep your mockery to yourself.