Weapon of False Instruction wrote:
The same bunch that likes to associate us with the Catholics when they were the one's that came out of the Catholic church and still kept some of their nasty habits.
Try figuring that one out.

You can stick as many Liberals in the pulpit as you want, whether male or female. But God will not use them as ministers, since theirs is a different religion to Christianity.

The reason today that women are accessing this position, is the cultural idea that women can carry out the same role and function as men.
But God reveals this to be anathema.
The society is suffering from a rebellion(transgression) from the Law of God.

Rom 1:18 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness"

Hence if this is a "wrath" revealed we will observe it here on earth.
Rom 1
v21/22 They become vain fools not glorifying God as they should
v23 Commit idolatry
v24 Dishonour their bodies
v25 Worship themselves
v26/27 God gives them up to sodomy
v28 And gives them over to reprobate minds
v29-31 Society becomes a criminal fraternity (Lawless)
v32 Those who know the Law of God not only do the same but take pleasure in their sin. = Liberalism.

kevin wrote:
Then why do we have all these different Church denominations?

Now along came the True Church Protestant/Reformed and brought the people back to the Bible. Now obviously not everybody in church is Elect, therefore the tares amongst the wheat which the enemy plants, were also planted amongst the True Church.
Which just goes to show that Satan never rests.

So Satan continued with the erroneous philosophy of "salvation by works" - this time using the Arminians and their progeny, which inhabit so many denominations in our society today.

You shouldn't underestimate Satan and his weapons, Kevin. He will attack the True Church today, using subtle heresy.

Yes the Apostles agreed with each other because they were of the Elect.
But remember what Peter warned us about.

kevin wrote:
This must be a reformers doctrine.

kevin wrote:
I find it interesting that the purpose of the reformers was to break away from the bondage of the Catholic Church. However, in doing so, they themselves have place their followers in spiritual bondages.

Therefore this was in the purpose of God and the True Church Witness (Protestant) obeyed the Lord and returned to the Truth, the Word and the Doctrines of Grace, by His grace.

Many other heretical convictions and religions and doctrines have arisen both in history and still do today.(eg Arminian, RCC, JW, Pentecostal etc) But God's purpose will continue, only by grace, and the Reformed Church will continue in that same grace to fight the good fight. God be praised.

As I posted below in reference.

John 16:13 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all TRUTH: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."

Norman Smith wrote:
The church i belong to plan to have an open air Carol Singing session on Dec.15th.They will also be preaching and handing out gospel tracts.
I kind of feel that i should not join with them, because of the history and roots of *Christmas*.

a] You are in communion with your church.
b] The message you will take to the folks on the street will be "The True Meaning of Christmas - The Birth of our Saviour"
c] Gospel teaches us that this event was celebrated by the Host of Heaven. "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luk 2:13/14)
d] As for carol singing - well I'm a Psalm singer. ('nuff said) But obviously you accept the hymn line.
e] As for "roots" of Christmas? The usual arguement is pagan roots sanctified into a Christian production. But thats not what your heart or intention is in witness, nor the task of the Holy Spirit leading you to any individual on the street.

kevin wrote:
I'm sorry, I don't recall reading in Scripture where I must subscribe to some church denominaional "confession of faith"
Kevin

**This was Before the Bible was printed.

Rom 16:17 "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the **DOCTRINE which ye have learned; and avoid them."

**This was Before the Bible was printed.

1Tim 4:6 "If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good **DOCTRINE, whereunto thou hast attained"

**This was Before the Bible was printed.

So Kevin if these poor teachers who didn't have the Bible, were sharing good doctrine; - Is it because they memorised word for word the future Bible to be printed?

Or did the Holy Spirit guide them into all truth? John 16:13.

Weapon of Mass Instruction wrote:
The most fundamental meaning of the word "might" is "to be able to."

The actual Greek at this verse is as follows.
""but that saved the world via Him""

The english word "might" has been added to make english grammar sense.

Here is the Big Rep of your "salvation by works" ministry, iL Papa, actually coming across to say, howdy y'all.

JD wrote:
He did not say his sending his son would save everyone but that everyone MIGHT be saved. The condition is in the text. Whoever believes will be saved but all can believe so all might be saved. Might is the operative word.

The idea that the divine salvation embrace includes every person, can't be ruined by a mere "might" or "might not" depending on the unpredictable choice efforts of sinners.

JD, you Yamil and the other save yourself brigade, carry on regardless of divine intervention, and teach the "everybody can" doctrine.

However this does provide us with the little unfair advantage problem, of those who can (ie are qualified) to make the right choice; and those who cannot. After all the idea that we are all born with equal abilities and character traits is a nonstarter. And you and the free will crowd, appear to be of the persuasion that this condition of equality is in the human race.
Never mind your conviction that sin doesn't make any difference at all.

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
## This verse states that *ALL* sin has been taken away from the entire world by Christ. That means, like Abigail, we should all now believe we are sinless and perfect.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
## The reason your arminian dictionary defines world as everybody here is because Yamil and JD want to proclaim salvation by human effort/works, just like the Pope does.

Now if we analyse this statement

Note. "All the language of the parables and prophecy" - (What JD omits to add at this point is) - "According to JD/Arminian/Dispy/Fundi....etc"

Thus the statement shoud read

""All the language of the parables and prophecy, according to JD/arminian/dispy/fundi....etc, bears this out as truth(? ?) but calvs understands none of these things!""

By the grace of God the "Calvs" understand and exegete the Bible correctly, therefore differently.

Heres one of those folks you love to hate JD

Crucial word here = "LIBERAL"

We know that our country is descending into the UK of Sodom and Gomorrah.

The reason for this is the Satanic religion of Liberalism and the equally Satanic influence of Liberalism in politics, bureaucracy, judiciary, science, education and academia.

Romans chapter one from verse eighteen onwards illustrates the problem of Britain today. First you ditch the Word and the Law of God, - then HE does not bless you anymore (why should HE) and withdraws all authority from the society and it's institutions.

Then

Psalm 94:23 "And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off."

Psalm 81:12 "So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels."

Gal 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."

"Just as God made a covenant with Abraham, he promised a new covenant to come later. He made this new covenant in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus consciously and specifically established "the new covenant." The Apostle Paul said he was "a servant of the new covenant." How can this be if there is but one covenant of grace? The new covenant is new, as contrasted with Moses, but not as contrasted with Abraham or Adam.

More mind-numbingly puerile advice in the form of Liberalism. The C of E has really lost the plot, and the politically correct liberal values they have obtained from Satan, serve only to reject reality and the Bible.

It is no surprise that these hypocrites sanctify the most deviant practices and annul the Laws of God.

Proverbs 29:16 "When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall."

Proverbs 20:11 "Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right."

Martha Walters wrote:
You have shown you own position to be Scripturally bankrupt and you do not hesitate to twist the Scriptures to accommodate your bankrupt views. E.g. the world must mean every single individual who has ever been born from the creation of the World to the consummation of all things.. and why? Because the spiritual quack tells us so!

The reason why the church and society is being destroyed today is because of the Satanic religion of Liberalism.

This same satanic religion rejects the Word of God, the Law of God and destroys family and motherhood by denying the role of the female.

This same satanic religion is responsible for sanctifying sin and the acceptance of abominations.

The role of the woman in Scripture is clearly defined and does not include preaching. NOT because of her human attribute to communicate. BUT because GOD will NOT use her in that way.

Therefore her "preaching" is of no use to anyone in the pew or the pulpit.

Derek wrote:
"And where in Scripture is this little gem taught????"
I already addressed this, which I believe is taught in principle with David, and also with the children of Israel when those under 20.....

Why is it acceptable to draw principles from Confessions,.....

And hey, don't some of you believe that your infant baptism (more correctly infant sprinkling) merits grace? Now where is this little gem found in Scripture?

Derek, Confessions like the Westminster ARE Biblical truths and doctrines correctly interpreted from Scripture by exegesis, and recorded by the True Church, in history.

Infant baptism "IS" the teaching of Scripture! Just as God commanded the circumcision of BABIES at the beginning of *THE* Covenant, equally HIS sign and seal (baptism) in the NT is, by grace alone, passed to the children of the Covenanted people of God.

JD wrote:
This gent sets up the strawman that he is intelligent in the reformed doctrines by attacking.... The gullible among the calvs (a common trait among them) thinks he is the worlds greatest defender of the faith not even realizing that he is merely the attacker of someone elses faith. This is smokeblowing in the first degree and Seaton is the king of the smoke blowers.

Here take an antacid from the Biblical teaching of the WCF

"All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, he is pleased, in his appointed and accepted time, effectually to call, by his Word and Spirit, out of that state of sin and death, in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ; enlightening their minds, spiritually and savingly, to understand the things of God; taking away their heart of stone, and giving unto them an heart of flesh; renewing their wills, and by his almighty power determining them to that which is good, and effectually drawing them to Jesus Christ; yet so as they come most freely, being made willing by his grace."