A prominent Southern Baptist Pastor tweeted his desire that foreign governments meddle in the 2020 US Presidential election. The goal? Defeat Donald Trump.

“If I were the head of state for an American ally, I would be working to convince other American allies to work together to hack the next election to choose for the US a normal president so we could return things to normal. The world can’t afford more of this,” SBC pastor Thabiti Anyabwile tweeted.

Thabiti Anyabwile is the pastor of a...

Do we have free will to choose to believe and follow God?

Hi all some interesting scriptures shared from a good brother.

SOME INTERESTING SCRIPTURES ON FREE WILL

PHILEMON 1:14 (different translations)

(ARV 2005) but without thy mind I would do nothing, that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, BUT OF FREE WILL.

(ASV-2014) but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, BUT OF FREE WILL.

(Anderson) but, without your consent, I was not...

For 500 years we have seen Catholics and Protestants dispute how one is justified. By faith alone as Paul teaches, or, as James teaches, by faith and works.

There is a simple solution: both are, in the critical passages, speaking about justification...not Eternal Redemption. Abraham was justified by faith alone, but, he was also justified by faith and works. And as long as you do not impose an eternal aspect to that justification you will have no problem maintaining the proper distinction...

For 500 years we have seen Catholics and Protestants dispute how one is justified. By faith alone as Paul teaches, or, as James teaches, by faith and works.

There is a simple solution: both are, in the critical passages, speaking about justification...not Eternal Redemption. Abraham was justified by faith alone, but, he was also justified by faith and works. And as long as you do not impose an eternal aspect to that justification you will have no problem maintaining the proper distinction...

In robycop’s “seven church ages” false doctrine... thread, member 37818 mentioned that the seven angels in Revelation 1-3 are the seven pastors of the seven churches of Asia. I asked him what he based that on. A few others answered. What needs, I believe, needs to be made prominent in the minds of readers of the 7 letters is to whom those 7 letters in those 7 churches are addressed. The "messenger," ". . . αγγελω . . . ." transliterated, "angel," which would be the elder or pastor of each...

I was reading A Clash of Kings (by George Martin) and ran across a very used secular idea. The notion is that one can be placed in a position where they must act wrongly in order to prevent a greater wrong from occurring.

Years ago I watched a Johnny Depp movie along the same lines (Nick of Time) where Nick’s (Depp) child was kidnapped with the demand Nick kill a man. The idea was that the man would choose to kill either his child (via the kidnappers) or the one marked for murder. The man...

1 John 5:1
New American Standard Bible
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.

And here is the less traditional New English Translation (NET)
NET Bible
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him.

Translating the Greek word "gennao" more literally, we get:
"Everyone believing Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by...

I was discussing Bible study methods with a friend of mine and I told him I always use the NKJV and the NASB, and the HCSB to compare with each other when I study.

My friend told me that he thinks using only one version is necessary, and using more than one version only leads to confusion.

I always thought using contrasting versions led to a better understanding of the text.

So am I right or wrong?

Thanks for your input and opinions.

My friend uses the KJV (but isn't...

A member in another thread keeps bringing up the false "7 church ages" doctrine, citing this time as the "Laodicean age". This whole doctrine is false & phony as a Chevy Mustang. It is strictly a MAN-MADE invention, spread by John Darby in England & by such charlatans as William M. Branham in the US.

All the 7 churches of Revelation 1 existed at that time. However, TYPES of them have existed ever since, but no one single type has been predominant over the years.

And history proves the...

CAN YOU LOSE SALVATION AND ETERNAL LIFE?

In this thread we will be mainly quoting NEW TESTAMENT scriptures. There is many more scriptures in both the OLD TESTAMANT and NEW TESTAMENT that we have not included here and this OP is not exhaustive.

Let's look at the scriptures.

SALVATION IS CONDITIONAL ON...

FAITH *JOHN 3:14-21 in God's promises *2 PETER 1:4,

REPENTANCE *MATTHEW 3:2; MATTHEW 4:17; LUKE 13:3-5; ACTS 2:38; ACTS 3:19; ACTS 8:32; PROVERBS 28:9-13 and

CONFESSION *1 JOHN 1:9;...