The whole state of the world hinges on the oil in the mideast.

Whoever has control of the oil, controls everything and God knows that.

I appreciate your last comment 9/25/07 @ 7:39 pm.
And I fully concur with your sentiments, the only problem is.......we will probally never see that happen (in Christian media) because of all the compromise that we have seen in ECT. All it takes is several very influencial leaders to make a decision and most the "sheep" follow unfortunately. I have tried to no avail to talk about this subject at different blog sites and Christian discussion forums and 95% percent of the time I hit a brick wall and end up leaving.

Apparently this compromise with the catholic church that clearly teaches a false gospel is not a priority. Confronting the Emergent Church seems more a priority now.

As far as I know, the Apostle Paul made preaching another gospel as #1 priority on par with preaching the true gospel as commanded by our Lord Jesus.

Regardless though, this economy is slowly going down the toilet anyway.........it's just a matter of time before we see the full impact.

So sorry men, that sometimes your work goes unappreciated! We women are used to that........so used to it that we are immune to it!

Cheer up Stephen, God does not forget your work for Him, after all it is Him you are working for right? So truly you should not be looking for validation from people anyway.........for it is the Lord God you serve.

Just giving you a dose of what I experience on a regular basis as being a woman, particularly an attractive blonde that most people place a stigma on (Christian and non-Christian).........as being dumb and stupid and not be taken seriously.

In conclusion to this thread...........making computer difficulties tantamount to the incredible anguish and lamentation of Job is like saying to Job....."So sorry, buddy, I do know what it feels like to stub your toe, BUT I just want you to know.....I will be praying for you"!!!

First of all, I am in no way negating Steven's computer problems or am I being insensitive to his problems.......I am just trying to bring to light the full weight and profound impact that that scripture has.

The whole book of Job has such profound impact and incredible weight that to use it when dealing with minor difficulties means you have not been through such severe pressure and suffering that your life was radically transformed by an encounter with the Living God..........there is a depth to the book of Job, that to use it in a cavalier fashion is to miss the most valuable lesson in which Job proclaimed........"My ears have heard of You, but now my eyes see you"......Job made radically leaps in his faith and was so transformed spiritually that his life was totally changed.

The book of Job is about a man who underwent such severe pressure and intense suffering that he didn't want to live anymore and even in all his misery and destitution, God delayed answering Job to teach him about perspective.........an Eternal perspective. In light of this incredible God, our tiny problems pale in comparison to His glory.

The scripture quote from Job......."Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him"..............makes it sound as though you have just lost your 3 children and your wife and your house in a house fire and you were just fired from a job that you had for 30 years just before your house fire. Also, you were just threatened by your enemy and have been repeatedly slandered and harrassed and dragged though court.

Ok, so I am just giving you a little perspective on these frankly miserable computers that steal our time from what is really important and really are an addiction anyway.

Love rejoices in the truth....not deceit.

You are too contentious and the Bible says to avoid contentious people because it only leads to quarrels and bitterness.

If it's so important for YOU to have the last word....all power to you........as for me, I am confident in my Lord and certainly I do not need, nor do I want your approval. My Savior's approval is all I need.

This is obviously your comment board because you dominate it more than anyone else.......you may have it because you have this incredible need to be FIRST!

But Jesus Christ, under the New Covenant, torn down that curtain with His BLOOD thereby allowing us to enter the mercy seat of God which is no longer symbolic, for Jesus IS OUR HIGH PRIEST......with His blood He has made an atonement once and for all for sin. HE is the new and better way.........His sacrifice IS PERFECT!!!! see Hebrews chapter 7-10

"I, even I, am HE that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins, put Me in remembrance; let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be JUSTIFIED"......Isaiah 43:25,26

"without the shedding of blood, there is no remission (forgiveness) for sin".........Hebrews 9:22b

"for the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the alter to make an atonement for your souls; for it is the BLOOD that maketh an atonement for the soul".......Leviticus 17:11

The old mosaic convenant that was instituted by God was flawed and imperfect because every year the priest that were ordained by God (Aaron and his sons) came into the tabernacle to offer an unblemished sacrifice for the sins of the Israelites. Each and every year the Israelites were reminded that they could never live up to God's holiness, but God in His mercy instituted this covenant so that they would be His people set apart for Him. This old covenant acted as a temporary means until the fulfillment of Christ.

The old covenant was flawed in that it never fully set people free from sin and this is why God sent his son, the Lord Jesus Christ to become the perfect sacrifice and thus thereby fulfilling the Law. A new law not made of stone but written on our hearts of flesh by FAITH alone!

I will give you the specific scripture you asked for but I know it will not make a difference because you want to turn this into a polemic merry-go-round, and frankly I have better things to do with my time.

Hebrews 10:14........"For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified" and the scripture just before that in 10:12 says......."But this man after He had offered ONE sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God"..........

The whole book of Hebrews speaks about the superiority of Christ and that His sacrifice is greater than all the priests in the old covenant making the old covenant obsolete.

The foundation of the Christians' faith IS the cross just as the Apostle Paul said......."God forbid I should glory save ONLY in the cross of Jesus Christ"

You have no concept of the doctrine of justification by faith alone.........the doctrine that the Apostle Paul repeatedly taught over and over in the New Testament particularly in the book of Galatians. This doctrine is not woven together by one or two verses but rather it resonates throughout the entire New Testament.

It is not me or anyone else who is wrong unless you want to challenge scripture itself.

Hebrews in the King James, which by the way, is the only bible I read, talks specifically about Christ Jesus who has perfected ONCE forever them that he is sanctifying.

You simply do not understand the doctrine of justification and santification. You have mixed them up and there is no point in discussing this because you are stubborn.

A person is first justified, then he/she is sanctified and the final outcome which is promised by our Lord is glorification.......all these doctrines are woven into the very fabric of scripture.....you are simply BLIND to these doctrines period!