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Historical usage of Words reveals the Contextual Meaning
False teachers attack truth by redefining the meaning of words. Many times in scripture the statement is made that salvation is "through faith." Often the Greek preposition "dia" which means "by means of" or "by reason of" when used to indicate instrumentality, is nullified by a non-literal corruption rather than literal interpretation.
If individuals were chosen for salvation unconditionally, then salvation would not be "through faith."
Thus when you see "through faith" (or by faith) some... -
The problem of evil.
God is Omnibenevolent.
Infinititly good.
God is omnipotent.
Infinititly powerful.
God is the creator of good and evil.
Genesis 2:9.
Isaiah 45:7.
Evil cannot exist without finite and Temporal good.
Genesis 1:1.
Genesis 2:9.
Genesis 1:31.
Revelation 21:1.
Revelation 21:27.
Ezekiel 28:13-15.
John 8:44.
Matthew 25:41.
Revelation 20:10-15. -
Baptism Doth Also Now Save Us
I'd like to give my understanding of these verses and will be open to other possible interpretations.
1 Peter 3:15-22 - But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye... -
The Word prior to His incarnation.
John 1:1-2, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
It can be understood that the Word was always both with God and was God prior to His incarnation.
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Divine Mercy Chaplet for Protestants?
Someone closed the thread as I was writing this post, so I started a new thread.
(Why this place shuts down threads while they're still active, I'll never understand!)
I can understand some what the Protestant aversion to the Rosary, but I think a viable alternative is in the Divine Mercy Chaplet. There’s one Hail Mary in the Chaplet, the rest is addressing God The Father.
Considering the power and promises attached to this prayer, Protestantism should not be missing out on it.
As if one... -
Encrypted or Unencrypted
One of the difficulties bible students studying from English translations is that sometimes the same source language word is translated into several English words. This is sometimes needed because the source word carries or apparently carries more than one contexual meaning.
But a very different difficulty is encountered when the same source word carrying the same contextual meaning, is translated into multiply English words. This seems to accomplish encryption in my opinion.
And still... -
Four reasonable questions concerning KJVO
Hi, longtime lurker, fist time poster here. Title says four questions, but it was seven by the end of my writing and I don't know how to change the title. Sorry.
I’m posting this out of genuine curiosity. I have not arrived at a destination. I am simply trying to figure out where I stand on things. I want to give some background. I grew up a Christmas and Easter Baptist. Went on to a Christian college during the 2010 hipster pastor movement. Fell into Big Eva non-denominational mega church... -
Divine Mercy Chaplet for Protestants?
I can understand some what the Protestant aversion to the Rosary, but I think a viable alternative is in the Divine Mercy Chaplet. There’s one Hail Mary in the Chaplet, the rest is addressing God The Father.
Considering the power and promises attached to this prayer, Protestantism should not be missing out on it. -
. . . God the Son . . . .
It is not in dispute that, God the Father, the Son of God is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. And They are NOT three gods but They are the One and Same God. Yet nowhere in the written word of God is the Son of God, who the Father calls God, Hebrews 1:8, to be called "God the Son." Why the need to do so? -
The Two "Natures" of Christ Jesus
In a recent thread, discussion was initiated on the "Hypostatic Union." The thread drifted into a philosophical discussion, and away from specifics concerning Christ's natures.
I posted the following:
Once again we address this fundamental doctrine. Jesus is the union of two substances, Logos, God the Son, and human, the son of Mary, a descendant of Abraham and David. He is not a mixture. He has no "human spirit" only the "uniquely divine" Spirit of God the Son. And of course God the Son...
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