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Actually, not so fast. It may be that God is fulfilling the prophecy about the Gospel being preached to the world before the end (MT 24:14) by this means. What the Dems intend for evil God will use to do good. (Cf. GN 45:5-8)

Well I am glad you didn’t object to the risqué implication of why she kicked him. 🤪

Re “a” subject: The overarching or only necessary subject is JC, but Jesus and Paul taught that there are two main types of biblical teaching—those regarding Gods requirement for salvation and those regarding how the saved/saints should live.

Leading a discussion is like herding cats, and some of you cats are still not focusing on the question of salvation for those who have never heard the NT Gospel. Another way of putting the question is "On what basis will God justly condemn someone who never had the opportunity to hear the NT...

You make good points about equating faith and works and also about too many preachers sermonizing on OT rather than NT teachings.

But Eli1, you DO mix biblical teaching in order to judge that Trump is a better choice in the current election than the Dems who espouse Marxism, which is atheistic. While we cannot "make" someone believe what is better, we can and should try to persuade them to drink from the water of...

Applying Christian beliefs to politics has been problematic ever since Peter told the Sanhedrin "We must obey God rather than men!" (Acts 5:29) How should we do this in the current political situation to issues such as national borders, abortion, globalism and lawfare?

I completely agree, Inquisitor, and although "obey" is certainly a biblical word, I think "cooperate" better expresses the voluntary decision to accept God/Jesus as Lord. God operates; people cooperate--or not!

Nice! I want that sung at my funeral. (Other oldie favorites are What a Friend We Have in Jesus and Love Lifted Me.)

Perhaps Jesus' (God the Son) cry teaches us that God (the Father) designed reality so His presence (God the H.S.) is less than compelling, so that we experience God (the Father) as distant from us and “unknown” (ACTS 17:23). Thus, even Jesus (God the Son) on the cross cried out “My God [the...

Growing up as a Southern Baptist I was not taught those verses or those I list below (some are redundant). Scriptures that teach the possibility of apostasy include the following: MT 10:22, “All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” RM 11:22...

Correct, Beckworth, and most Christians are not taught Scripture that answers the question about how those who have never heard of Jesus may be saved, since God loves and wants to save them, too (2TM 2:4). Learning all scriptures that pertain to a subject and then harmonizing them is called...

Yes, Wattie. If God loves the world (JN 3:16) and wants everyone to be saved (2TM 2:4), then He must provide an opportunity. God’s just judgment is illustrated by Jesus in the Parable of the Talents (MT 25:14-29), which indicates that God will judge souls on the basis of the truth (Word =...

I am sorry I said "I guess this is a form of work release", because you have misunderstood the plan ever since, so PLEASE take "release" out of the discussion! Re your saying: "As it stands now the risk of adding time to a sentence or risking going to solitary doesn't stop them. Why would it...

A lot of good Scripture has been cited, but not yet that which addresses the obvious question to ask at this point: “What is GRFS for those who have never heard of Jesus?” (which includes everyone living B.C. and millions of people who have lived A.D.)

This question of salvation is most important because it implies that—as sinful and mortal souls—we need saving from two-fold corruption, both moral and physical. We need saving from physical death if we value or enjoy life, and we need saving from immorality or evil-doing if it results in...

Re "It may very well be true... your version of the creation timeline.... that is what I was taught all my life, as well. If it is truly how it happened, I have no problem with it. God chose to not give us all the "details" of what went on during creation. I'm ok with that, and my faith will not...

Yes, but in order to answer the OP's question, what truth in Scripture is necessary to believe and what scientific information is necessary to know? (Cf. RM 1:20)

Yes, and I like all of the Scripture you cited, especially Acts 16:31, which is Paul and Silas's answer when the Philippian jailer asked them the most important question in life: What must I do to be saved? My follow up question is this: What important (two-fold) truth is implied by the...

Yes, but at least this issue is a bridge too far and has awakened most of society to realize that tolerance sometimes abets evil instead of being good.