Recent content by GWH

“Worship service” is a misnomer per Rom. 12:1f., so a better name might be “a grateful celebration”.

Bet not.

Yes, but I am a Paulinist regarding eschatology which means amillenialist because I don’t see how to make a millennium fit.

Yes, it is possible that 1John 2:19 refers to pseudo-Christians, whose profession of faith in Jesus as Lord was insincere or something so that they were never saved and will wind up eternally damned and destroyed. However, the use of the same verb "remained" in 2:19 and "remains" in 2:24...

I thought about including verses 16 and 17, so it is good you did that. Is the Greek another long sentence like Paul wrote in the first chapter? I don't know if you have noticed that I also am sponsoring a systematic study of the doctrine of election on the Hermeneutics thread, so of course...

And you continue not to see that I apologized for misunderstanding you. However, my bias is to see how it may be possible for both to be right, because as you said, there may be another truth not being seen by either, which IMHO could be the right harmonization of the two opinions.

Way to prefer division over resolution! Peace/agreement is easily achieved by believing we are saved by grace through faith in the creed/kerygma before working with God/cooperating with GW regarding how we should then live (didachaic doctrines). IOW, normally saving faith in Jesus as Lord is...

While we are awaiting studier's coming, as long as we are discussing 1John 2:24-25 it might be noted that 1John 2:19 is also cited with reference to election: "They [antichrists] went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained...

14. Culmination/Omega? The babies born during the population boom following WWII became adolescents during the 1960s and are the current culminating generation of humanity, so the end of the history of beliefs is extending into the future year by year with the world divided between two dominant...

Your questions are answered by the texts, and we have discussed how faith like Abraham's is imputed or credited or counted as righteousness, which means moral perfection or perfect love and justness or sinlessness, which is why his unjust death is viewed by God as atoning for the sins of...

In Galatians chapter three Paul illustrated obtaining salvation via faith by sharing the example of Abraham that is also cited in RM 4 (TOP #26). Paul said we are redeemed from the curse of the law because by faith believers receive God’s Spirit (cf. TOP #27). He also stressed that the promise...

I'll keep my concept of God, but you can share it/Him. :D

Agape = omni. Learn what synonymous means. IOW, omnilove means God has agape love for everyone/all humanity.

I believe God is not tricky, so everyone who seeks understanding of how to be saved with an open mind will find agreement regarding the Christian creed and almost every secondary doctrine except election, baptism and tongues if discussions on CC are any indicator.

Both-and is good both in relationships and in hermeneutics! :^)