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81 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | hopalong | 203684 | ||
Hi Doc, I worship at a churh that serves bread and wine as the elements of communion. Jesus Himself made water into wine. I think that you went a bit off the mark in using Ephesians 5:18 in your answer...the question was "Is it scripturally wrong to drink alcohol?"...not is it ok to get drunk. Hoppy |
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82 | In search of the truth | Ps 115:3 | hopalong | 203260 | ||
There is a story of a little Dutch boy, which embodies very fairly the difference between God and Fate. This little boy’s home was on a dyke in Holland, near a great wind-mill, whose long arms swept so close to the ground as to endanger those who carelessly strayed under them. But he was very fond of playing precisely under this mill. His anxious parents had forbidden him to go near it; and, when his stubborn will did not give way, had sought to frighten him away from it by arousing his imagination to the terror of being struck by the arms and carried up into the air to have life beaten out of him by their ceaseless strokes. One day, heedless of their warning, he strayed again under the dangerous arms, and was soon absorbed in his play there forgetful of everything but his present pleasures. Perhaps, he was half conscious of a breeze springing up; and somewhere in the depth of his soul, he may have been obscurely aware of the danger with which he had been threatened. At any rate, suddenly, as he played, he was violently smitten from behind, and found himself swung all at once, with his head downward, up into the air; and then the blows came, swift and hard! O what a sinking of the heart! O what a horror of great darkness! It had come then! And he was gone! In his terrified writhing, he twisted himself about, and looking up, saw not the immeasureable expanse of the brazen heavens above him, but his father’s face. At once, he realized, with a great revulsion, that he was not caught in the mill, but was only receiving the threatened punishment of his disobedience. He melted into tears, not of pain, but of relief and joy. In that moment, he understood the difference between falling into the grinding power of a machine and into the loving hands of a father. That is the difference between Fate and Predestination. And all the language of men cannot tell the immensity of the difference. Benjamin B. Warfield |
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83 | why do ones in heaven wear clothing | Bible general Archive 4 | hopalong | 202707 | ||
Hi Brad, my intention was to point out that Revelation is not to be taken in the literal sense, but, in the sense in which it is was written. That is, in a unique literary style; a stlyle that was quite familiar to the people of of that time in which it was writen. Hopalong |
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84 | Godly Fear | 1 Pet 2:17 | hopalong | 202682 | ||
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85 | Godly Fear | 1 Pet 2:17 | hopalong | 202681 | ||
spiritempoweredpreaching.com Enjoy Doc Hopalong |
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86 | Godly Fear | 1 Pet 2:17 | hopalong | 202679 | ||
Hi Doc, have you listened to Arturo Azurdia's sermons on the Doctrines of Grace? Praise God! I'm currently listening to his 81 sermons on Revelation. God is Good! Hopalong |
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87 | Godly Fear | 1 Pet 2:17 | hopalong | 202676 | ||
Hi Doc, The bottom line for me is that God is owed ALL glory...apart from Him we can do nothing...and that includes salvation! |
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88 | Godly Fear | 1 Pet 2:17 | hopalong | 202674 | ||
Hi Doc, could it be that fallen mankind are slaves to Satan... and apart from God's soverign grace, their rebelious hearts will remain totally depraved. Hoppy |
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89 | how would you explain this JW pet Q | John 10:30 | hopalong | 200678 | ||
Thanks Brad, I expect another vist from my visitors, and have been boning up on their theology. My plan is to challenge them on their doctrine which claims that Jesus and Michael the archangel are the the same person. The NWT contains 5 verses in which Michael is mentioned, but none of the 5 even mentions Jesus at all! Perhaps, by God's grace, it will give them pause regarding the efficacy of other of their doctrines. May God the Holy Spirit grant them ears to hear and eyes to hear the great good news. Rom 8:30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. Hopalong |
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90 | how would you explain this JW pet Q | John 10:30 | hopalong | 200642 | ||
Amen John, and thanks also Lionheart and parpar. Hopalong |
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91 | Reconciling Scripture verses. | OT general | hopalong | 200538 | ||
Dear parpar, I would agree with you, if I believed that those who are "dead in their sins" were capable of accepting and understanding spiritual things.But the Bible says: Matt 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. God Bless, Hopalong |
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92 | Reconciling Scripture verses. | OT general | hopalong | 200537 | ||
Hi Doc, Indeed, God does not "clear the guilty". Rather, those whom He clears have died,(Eph 2:1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins), and have been raised new creatures in Christ.(Eph 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Eph 2:5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), Hopalong |
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93 | How to defend The Trinity sucssfully? | John 1:1 | hopalong | 200304 | ||
Thanks for encourgment from God's WORD Swiss,and welcome to the Forum! Hopalong |
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94 | How to defend The Trinity sucssfully? | John 1:1 | hopalong | 200272 | ||
Mucho Thanks Amigo! Your link is a great starting point. Hopalong |
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95 | The king's heart | Prov 21:1 | hopalong | 200210 | ||
Luke 1:37 "For nothing will be impossible with God." Eph 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; Eph 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. Eph 5:3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints; Eph 5:4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. If we follow the Word our deliberations will not degrade into carnality. It's a shame that we must avoid disccussing the great doctrines of the Church. What does that say to the World? Hopalong |
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96 | The king's heart | Prov 21:1 | hopalong | 200207 | ||
Thanks Doc, The reason I asked was with the purpose of glorifying God before His children. It is my prayer that none of His attributes be negleted by me or any one of His own. I also had in mind the possibility that some one might not be aware of the extent of His rule. Hopalong |
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97 | Hebrews 6:4-6 | John 6:1 | hopalong | 200080 | ||
"And you were dead in your trespasses and sins" had the sense to resuscitate yourself! Cute...but tragic Thanks Doc, Hopalong |
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98 | Hebrews 6:4-6 | John 6:1 | hopalong | 200076 | ||
Hi Brad, I also had problems with parpar's post on heb:6 until I read his previous post on the topic. Hopalong |
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99 | INVITATION | NT general | hopalong | 200053 | ||
Sorry Workman. I should have reviewed all of your posts on the topic, rather than simpy responding to your latest post. As the kids say "It was my bad". Hopalong |
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100 | betrayal of Jesus | Bible general Archive 4 | hopalong | 200041 | ||
Dear God's baby, Apart from the grace of God, not a single fallen creature has any desire to submit themselves to serve God. Rom 3:10 as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; Rom 3:11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; Rom 3:12 ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE." Thank God that He has shown mercy to you and me. Rom 9:18 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. We have recieved what we did not deserve,MERCY. Judas recieved what he did deserve,JUSTICE. God Bless, Hopalong |
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