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1	Know How He Has Purposed You In Him	Eph 1:1	philemcc	79085
	Let me add that there is a wide gap from where we were…. Rom 3: 10As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; 11there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. 12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." To where we are…. Rom 5: 1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. And how we can be living….. Heb 11: 15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. philemcc
2	How does eternal security build faith?	Rev 3:5	philemcc	78947
	Gracefull (sounds like a name from pilgrims progress) We are splitting hairs here, I agree that we as the children of God should not live in fear, but I also know that fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. My problem with the doctrine of eternal security is its misuse, not that it does not provide security for the believer. The church is warned about false prophets and teachers in 1 Timothy, 2 Peter, 1 John, Jude and Revelations. In Ephesians we are told to put on the full armor of God so that you can take you stand against the devil’s schemes. My concerns is the same as Paul’s in …. Gal 4: 8Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you…. 17Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. Now I understand that these verses could be used to argue either point of view, that we are eternally secure and need to add nothing to the Gospel or that we could loose everything we have gained by adding works. I think the answer is the clear teaching of the truth which includes the dangers and pitfalls of false teaching. And endless debate over which position is right serves no purpose and I am now asking myself why I responded to your post since I basically agree with what you said. philemcc
3	Do inalienable rights include salvation?	Rom 1:24	philemcc	78928
	The original question was about inalienable rights, those that could not be lost or taken away, those a US citizens has under the constitution as an example. We are not born with any rights in regards to God. This is the problem Job was faced with, why was life so unfair, as an example his remarks in chapter 23. What he discovered is that life was not about himself, but about God! Job 42: 4 "You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.' 5 My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. 6 Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes." Now the socialist point of view is that everything has rights, animals, trees, the environment, the creation, etc. As God explained to me, none of us ever had any rights period. The Kingdom of God is a theocracy and He is Lord of Lords, King of Kings. Rom 9: 13Just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." 14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."…… 19One of you will say to me: "Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?" 20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?' " 21Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? 22What if God, choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath--prepared for destruction? Hope this answers your question -- Do inalienable rights include salvation? philemcc
4	How do we seek the Kingdom of God?	Matthew	philemcc	78782
	This instruction is in the context of do not worry about the things of this life. So how would you seek out what you eat, clothing or a place to live. What kind of car do you drive or would like to drive? What about your job, are you hoping for a raise, promotion or some type of recognition. All of these things and many others have only to do with this life and yet we spend all day every day thinking, planning or dreaming about them. We simply need to start day dreaming about heaven and how glorious it will be. Psalm 1: 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. philemcc
5	Jesus' Physical Description	Rev 1:12	philemcc	78050
	I am not sure,, I use crosswalk.com for bible references when on line philemcc
6	Understand Hagar and Sarah illustration?	Gal 4:21	philemcc	77378
	That is what the Bible says!!! Abraham, not waiting on God, trying to have the son He promised, by his own efforts. Gal 4:24 These things are illustrations, for the women represent the two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery--this is Hagar There are two promises of reconciliation from God Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: One is by obeying the Law the other by faith philemcc
7	Understand Hagar and Sarah illustration?	Gal 4:21	philemcc	77371
	These are the children of the promise Rom 4: 1 What then can we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 2 If Abraham was justified by works, then he has something to brag about--but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness. 4 Now to the one who works, pay is not considered as a gift, but as something owed. 5 But to the one who does not work, but believes on Him who declares righteous the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness. 6 Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7 How happy those whose lawless acts are forgiven and whose sins are covered! 8 How happy the man whom the Lord will never charge with sin! Gal 4:28And you brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise. Rom 4: 13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled. 15 For the law produces wrath; but where there is no law, there is no transgression. 16 This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants--not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of Abraham's faith. He is the father of us all philemcc
8	Is Gambling a Sin? REf. Please	Bible general Archive 1	philemcc	76832
	We could discuss if the act of gambling, like so many other things we can do, in itself is a sin, but there is a bigger question. How does it effect those around you? Rom 14: 14 (I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.) 15 For if your brother is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. By what you eat, do not destroy that one for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore, do not let your good be slandered, 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. philemcc
9	Is hearing necessary for salvation?	Rom 10:17	philemcc	76681
	If a person hears and believes the truth of the gospel then repentance and confession are a given, not a act to be performed but the results of the change in their belief. Two examples are: Job 42:4 You told me to listen while you spoke and to try to answer your questions. 5 In the past I knew only what others had told me, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. 6 So I am ashamed of all I have said and repent in dust and ashes. Isaiah 6:5 I said, "There is no hope for me! I am doomed because every word that passes my lips is sinful, and I live among a people whose every word is sinful. And yet, with my own eyes I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty." Phil
10	Do all those in Romans 1:18-20 hear?	Rom 10:17	philemcc	76477
	You must believe,, how can anyone believe in what they have not or are not willing to listen to. Jesus told the Jews who he was, they heard His words but called Him a lier. Phil

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