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    I cannot understand the need for the crucifixion-and i think it’s holding my Christian life back

    "MichaelLone, posted Hello,i have been a struggling Christian for years (I read/study the bible daily and pray and do my best where I can) i do not attend church here in the uk 🇬🇧 because of the middle class snobbery that exists within in them. As regards the story of the crucifixion and...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    "ForestGreenCook, posted ]I am curious about you mentioning "the free willer's side". Do you believe, as I do, that God has granted to mankind, the freedom to choose out the changes in his life as he sojourns here on earth, but he did not give mankind the freedom to choose his eternal...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    continues from the previous post It is written that the first man Adam became a living soul (Genesis 2:7; 1 Corinthians 15:45) whose life depends on the life giving spirit, the word of God and subject to freedom of choice. God said to Adam, you can eat the fruit of all the trees of the garden...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    "awelight, posted I truly appreciate the time and effort it took to put together something worth reading. I enjoyed many of the points made in this post. It was going along quite well, until it got to here: Quote, " It is because Jacob chose the spiritual path and walked with God in faith as...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    "awelight, posted I truly appreciate the time and effort it took to put together something worth reading. I enjoyed many of the points made in this post. It was going along quite well, until it got to here: Quote, " It is because Jacob chose the spiritual path and walked with God in faith as...
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    Critique On Why Catholics Are Hated

    "Jackson123, posted Celebrate Father day or mother days, or independent day are don't have any connection with faith. Non Christian or Christian in america do that, not in Indonesia. Like what some people celebrate their birthday, I am not but some do. It is Nothing to do with religious...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    Continues from the previous thread Unrepentant and hardened heart. Esau was shown as wicked, full of hatred and has no room for repentance in his heart. It is written, “For when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected because he found no place in his heart for repentance though...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    "DBurrage, posted ]Romans 9:13 says that God hated Esau before Esau was even born, because Esau had inherited Adam’s hatred of God. The story of Esau and Jacob as captured in Genesis is an interesting one. Understanding it in my view will help us understand why the saying, Esau I hate and...
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    Why do you say so?
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    "God loves everyone" - false

    "DBurrage, posted Could I ask my brothers and sisters to faithfully read the whole post and seek to understand, rather than have a knee jerk reaction to the thread title. Sorry that I feel I have to say this, but the reaction I've got in other threads has been as a result of a reaction to the...
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    Critique On Why Catholics Are Hated

    "Jackson123, posed "]Wich verse you show me about purgatory? If you believe gospel that Jesus or Paul preach is about purgatory, tell me what verse You say they, who do you mean by they, catholic? Teaching that would not be accepted because where it come from? The teaching of Purgatory from...
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    Critique On Why Catholics Are Hated

    it seems you responded to the wrong post. I quoted Notuptome"s post and not yours.
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    Critique On Why Catholics Are Hated

    "notuptome, posted If religion could effect forgiveness of sin you would have a case to argue. As such you remain in darkness and separated from God in your sin. You cannot abide in Him whom you do not know. No amount of sacraments can bridge the gulf between man and God. You cannot persevere...
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    Critique On Why Catholics Are Hated

    "Nehemiah6, posted If this were true, then Mary would be ABSENT from Catholic theology, just as she is absent from non-Catholic theology. The fact of the matter is that according to the Catholic Church Mary has taken a position which only belongs to Christ. So she is indeed VIRTUALLY worshiped...
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    Irresistible Grace ?

    "John146, posted Acts 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.[ I do not know the angle you are coming from but your quote testifies that the doctrine of irresistible grace is faulty which incidentally agrees...
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    Irresistible Grace ?

    "throughfaith, posted The most quoted verse in Calvinsim is without question John 6.44 . 44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Such a major part of reformed theology hangs on this one verse . But : 1) We hear no mention...
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    Irresistible Grace ?

    "throughfaith, posted "]https://www.monergism.com/how-men-come-christ-john-644[ Thanks for the URL
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    Irresistible Grace ?

    "throughfaith, posted The most quoted verse in Calvinsim is without question John 6.44 . 44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Such a major part of reformed theology hangs on this one verse . But : 1) We hear no mention...
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    Irresistible Grace ?

    "Deuteronomy, posted @throughfaith[/USER], we've got our granddaughter with us tonight, so I'll need to come back and discuss this with you later, but for now, consider that it was the Lord Jesus Himself who uttered the words in John 6:44. Also, whichever side of the fence you are on, Arminian...
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    What is the meaning of; "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he"

    "Scribe, posted Agreed. It does mean that the motives of a man's heart is who he really is. And as in so many proverbs it is about relationship with other people. Therefore our motives for doing something will out us eventually. Our motive for setting up shop and becoming successful is more...