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Re your understanding a difference, it is merely that we endure to the end by means of persevering in the present.

Well, it is problematic to say that someone who does not regret being guilty satisfies God’s requirement for forgiveness.

Well, saying “all” makes it necessary to specify who “we” includes.

Oops! How do I delete these accidental duplicates of my earlier post that I did not see?

“Dear God” (Tune: the Beatles’ “Hey Jude”) Dear God, sometimes I’m bad; take my sad song and make it better. The minute I let you into my heart, then I can start to make it better. Dear Lord, give me your love; teach me compassion for all my brothers. The minute I let you under my skin, then...

I agree re much contemporary worship music, and I was blessed by discovering Bluegrass a few years ago, but you look like you might have appreciated the Beach Boys back in the 1960s, which I still enjoy, such as "In My Room" and the less known "Ballad of Old Betsy".

Yes, the benefit cited by Jesus in Matthew 10:22, He who perseveres to the end will be saved.

It would be something like "I am so sorry your child has been taken to heaven before what seems to be the proper time. I wish I could comfort you as you grieve. Would you like to share with me about him/her?"

Yes, R.B. Thieme was the best Bible teaching pastor I have experienced (remotely via listening to tapes back in the 1970s). It has proven impossible so far for me to find a church with a similar pastor, even among DTS graduates. Do you know of any in Fort Worth Texas?

I will share my understanding of the Bible's explanation of evil, which is sometimes cited as constituting a stumbling-block to belief in the NT God for some people. The problem is reconciling God’s power and love with the fact of evil and its consequence. A person—even a theist—might think...

And I think few people including Mohammad understood the difference between a prophet and Messiah/Christ. Christianity is God’s bridge uniting monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, etc.) rather than a wall separating them. This truth is derived from a statement by...

No but it is the answer I give myself to prepare for the loss of my own loved ones and I share with fellow Christians so they will be armed with God’s Word if atheists tempt them to doubt as I was.

I think learning the best interpretation requires harmonizing all relevant Biblical teachings about a topic but it seems like most church goers prefer to spend the time singing, praying and being entertained by humorous sermons that are rather shallow regarding doing that perhaps because Bible...

Okay, this could be a separate thread, but here goes: Three issues frequently are cited as constituting stumbling-blocks to belief in the NT God for some people. The first problematic issue is reconciling God’s power and love with the fact of evil and its consequence. A person—even a...

I see a direct correlation with 1 JN 1:9 that I had not noticed before, so thank you for leading me to learn that "those he has made perfect forever" (A) are those who repent of sin (specifically of rejecting God's Messiah) , and "those who are being made holy" (A) are those who are learning or...

Yes, the title of this thread was misleading. Verse 5 indicates that Jesus said we should judge correctly by beginning with our own sins.

Jesus commanded repentance per Matthew 4:17, but 1 John 1:9 indicates that repentant sinners will be forgiven for unrighteousness that they fail to be aware of and confess.

You are so right! I tend to pray along the lines of the Lord's Prayer (Thy will be done) as I try to gain a better or more complete and correct understanding of God's will, especially as revealed in the New Testament. I had no career ambition, so my career zigged and zagged before I retired...

Job appears to be a dramatic allegory that teaches one main lesson: We should be patient or persevere in our faith in God. God allowed Satan to test Job in ways we may be tested: by destroying his material possessions, his health and his family relationships, leaving only his wife, which was...

John146 raises a good point: even if we had an inerrant translation, we would need an infallible interpretation, and the closest approximation requires a systematic methodology or seeking to harmonize all biblical teachings regarding a topic, such as perseverance--which few folks are interested...