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The clergy is in decline, hard to get a pastor or a minister these days. The pay is atrocious. Getting a pastor who can preach from the Greek or Hebrew, that's a lofty dream.

Worldwide Cameron, I think Islam is a fast growing religion. Where as Christianity is not a growing religion in the majority of countries worldwide. Christianity would be in decline (falling away) in the majority of the countries. There was an era when Christianity almost filled the garden...

What was the primary purpose of the law?

God elects fewer and fewer folk these days. There is a marked decline in nearly every church denomination across my country, for the last fifty years. I would assume this holds true for all western nations. So why does God predestine to salvation so few people these days? In another twenty...

This is the fundamental problem, agreement on the definition of words. Actually, cult members are usually the offspring of cult members.

Nothing you can do. Mwhaaaaaaaa.

Well Rufus, the JW's think they are saved. Some Christian Forums would allow JWs to be members. Just the same as some Christian Forums allow Seventh Day Adventists to be members. Or Mormons, Christadelphians, legalists, etc. A Christian Forum must make the tough decision to allow or deny a...

Do you have any idea that million of people every year give up alcohol? Nearly all of those people exercise some level of free will to do that. Most are not Christian! Usually alcoholics give up alcohol when they realize their lives are a train wreck. I have heard countless testimonies of...

You obviously know very little about healthy nutrition. You must eat the whole fruit because many of the essential vitamins and minerals are in the fibre of the fruit. That goes for vegetables also. Taken from Healthline.com Studies have shown that increasing soluble fiber, in particular...

This is a line from a previous post. In the the text ( Romans 2 to Romans 11 ), Paul is not talking about the Gentiles! Your quoting from Romans 15? Your reply was erroneous.

The center of all scripture is Jesus Christ, amen. Christ is the full revelation of the scripture. Boast in Christ and nothing else, that includes Calvin. Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation having also believed, you were...

Not sure I understand your post. You replied to my previous post I assume. Here is what you said. God indeed has not rejected His people from the Old Covenant and has chosen a very small remnant from among them just as He has also done among the Gentiles whom He foreknew. The people that...

I hope your not talking about a future physical land? You should be preoccupied with heavenly real estate. Are you a Zionist?

Your are spot on. Romans chapter eleven explains why Israel failed and why the Gentiles succeeded. More accurately, why Israel failed but will eventually succeed again. There is nothing in the text that has anything to do with the church, in Romans 11. No one reads the text itself, everyone...

A complete misunderstanding of Romans 9. You ignored the context of Romans 9 and will pay the price for distorting the scripture. Romans 9:30-31 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, but the righteousness that is by faith; however...

Paul said the Jew comes first in God's plan. Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Paul is discussing the nation of Israel in Romans 2 to Romans 11, not the Gentiles. God...

You bet, God put Abraham into a coma, then established the Abrahamic covenant. The shadow covenant with Abraham was fulfilled by Jesus in the New Testament.

The letter was addressed to Jew and Gentile, agree. Though Paul is explaining why the Jews were severed from Christ, from the tree of life. Paul also is directly addressing the Jews as the quote below shows. Romans 2:24 For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,”...

I doubt whether anyone understands the mystery of salvation, why a few respond and the vast majority refuse to respond to the gospel. There are a number of facts that are beyond debate though. 1) Satan runs the world and mankind follows his will, not God's will. 2) Jesus Christ and the gospel...

You may have an erroneous interpretation and I can prove it. Arthur Pink is, in fact, quoting out of the context of Romans. Here is an example of, "foreknew", in the letter to the Romans. Romans 11: 1-2 I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? Far from it! For I too am an...