Lisa wrote:
If he were a baby Christian writing the stuff in the Jews and their lies fair comment. He was neither young or insignificant.
I could say the same of billy graham or even the pope. Yes they have a few flaws - your blanket condemnation of the pope is unjustified- after all have you read the writings of the catholic church....how can you comment if you don't read what they write.
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As has already been pointed out, Luther was a man of his time. Conditioned by his previous Roman Catholicism.

Since you have chosen to comment on Luther and Calvin, which of their writings have you read? And what have you read of the writings of the Catholic Church to enamour you to the Church of Rome? Or for that matter which Church histories have you read to become such an expert of these issues?

Straight answers please.

Lisa wrote:
Being an anti Semite is not the unpardonable sin but...He did as I believe condone persecution of the Jews and is his writing the Jews and their lies not heresy. If you look at gal 5 you will see that this is symptomatic of not walking in the spirit. And they that walk not in the spirit shall not inherit the kingdom of god.
Stick to the book ( Kjv) let the holy spirit teach you and guide you into all truth. Spend time with god. That way you will be walking in the spirit. If you study and quote these other works ( and I'm sure there are great truths in Calvinism) you will be exposed to the spirit of Calvin. I'm just not entirely sure that his ghost was holy ???????

In Luther's anti-semitism we may see his walking in the flesh, but in many of his writings and other deeds we see him walking in the Spirit.

Mike wrote:
Exactly, it's called the prior work/drawing of the Holy Spirit.
John 6:44
"No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day."

http://www.allbygrace.com/alexmosesorchrist.html

What makes you think that the people who live in what is now known as Israel are descendents of Abraham? Where is the imperical evidence for this?

Michael Hranek wrote:
Lurker,
I am so NOT a 5 Point Tulip Calvinist.
So let me make it clear a part of what I believe.
I believer total inability is a definition that some with a vested interest in their systematic theology of choice have pushed upon the body of Christ.
Whereas Biblically all of humanity with earthly fathers (Jesus had no earthly father) inherited the fallen, rebellious sinful nature that is at enmity with God. In ouf natural state we are SEPARATED from God, from the life of God, rightly deserving hell forever. We have nothing in ourselves to offer God. We are unable to fix our sin by ourselves.
BUT God can.
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He teaches sinners in the way....

Just 2 verses that indicate that the problem is with our unconverted nature and that God has to do something to even make us understand spiritual truths.

SteveR wrote:
'so called Church Fathers' ??
Those 'so called Church Fathers' heeded the warnings and fended off many grievous wolves, more than I can count. Im not saying they were perfect(Mr Lincoln) but they certainly kept Biblical Truth from heresies like Arianism. Arianism was the powerful heresy that was the road to mohammedism for much of the Church of the East & Homoianism for Europe.
Rest assured, today one is more likely to find a heretic in their own mirror than a book about the Church Fathers.

Lisa wrote:
They also have strongholds- sins that have been in their family for generations. I can give you some really jaw dropping examples in my own family. Grandma used to read the tea leaves, mum used to get rid of warts by rubbing a broad bean on them and planting it. They used to charm hiccups- I didn't see the significance until I was in intecessors prayer. Yes this affected me prior to salvation too. I'm being vague but have a think about your family ( maybe pray for the lord to reveal what may have been lurking in your family - I'm convinced that it explains a lot). There is power in the blood and in the name of the name of Jesus.
Rev 12 vs 11

You need to learn how to understand the bible o/w you're going to come to all sorts of ridiculous conclusions.

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David Preston wrote:

John UK wrote:
I take your point about not engaging, but what do you do if someone keeps posting serious and possibly damaging error?

Mike wrote:
In light of my Hunt comment, why do you ask?

4/4/13 4:19 PM

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Anyways- The pre trib rapture heresy isnt worth your time

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SteveR wrote:
Pathetic, blindness or comedy?----

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

James 3.5-12

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, THESE THINGS OUGHT NOT SO TO BE

11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

Christopher000 wrote:
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John UK wrote:
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Christopher000 wrote:
Thanks Watchman. No, I have never heard of the book/author, but I just wrote both down...thanks.

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Christopher000 wrote:
I just read wierdo's comment again...very, very odd. The wierdo is saying that we are all playing some game? For what benefit or purpose? ....What an odd person and comment....

You will notice that these RCC trolls come to the surface every now and then. Allen Schwarb was the name of one of them, though he kept on changing his moniker. He apparently trained in a reformed seminary and then converted to Rome, and came along here thinking to make a few easy disciples.

Then in recent times we've had others too. I could go through some of the monikers, but it would serve no purpose. Let's just say that their mo is always the same. Hit and run. Accuse the people on these forums of being unloving, doctrinally wrong, and at worst demonic bunch of abusers. Of course, coming as they do from the RCC they'd know all about demonic abuse, and they're on here to dish some out to those who don't belong to their circles.

Christopher000 wrote:
Thanks to you, as well, UPS, looks interesting. I just downloaded #'s 1, 4, 5.
Thanks

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He is good on all things, and particularly good on the prophetic books which are so neglected by most Christians because they don't want to get tied up on all the different schools of interpretation. Try his series on Daniel for a taster.

Also try his Survey of the OT for a really helpful birds' eye view of the OT books - really great!

Hope you'll give them a try.

Christopher000 wrote:
Hi John, I'll look it up when I am home. Def Nephelim and King James, I believe.
I'll find out the specific references though.
Anyone fornicating with anyone from the line of Seth wouldn't produce a giant, but I'll be more specific with my arguments when I have a Bible handy and can look things up.
Thanks for chiming in.

Christopher000 wrote:
Thanks UnpServ...of course that's helpful. I can relate to the more simple statements like that. That's pretty much how I do it although I have to Google "supplication". I guess I'll just have to keep a mental list until I get this feeling that some speak of. I know when I was Charismatic, they called it a burden (I believe) and God would tell them or lay it on their hearts to pray.
I have a similar situation...a guy I met once at a train station and a guy I see walking down the street sometimes as a woman. I pray for both but wonder if once is enough or everyday for the rest of my life? I'll never know the results so this is one of those problem areas.
Thanks again

Pray because the Lord commands it. The Lord loves to hear his children talk to him and especially for matters which concern his kingdom, power and glory. Pray all the time, as much as you can. Pray for urgent and pressing things as much as you like - but be consistent and persistent.

Be childlike and if you like "beggar like" in your prayers. Keep it simple and keep it earnest.

John UK wrote:
2. You mean you have never experienced this? And so you want a biblical precedent to show that it happens?

John UK wrote:
3. The prerequisite of prayer is "faith". That is, faith that God will give me my request. ...

If the requirement for prayer was the kind of faith that you demand, then there would be no such thing as unanswered prayer.

Tell me frankly John, since, you are on your soap box, is the thing that you insist on your consistent experience? Whenever you pray, do you always pray with that kind of faith so that you inevitably receive what you ask for? Because, man, if that is the case, you are one special dude! My heart yearns for answered prayers for my unsaved loved ones.