Dumb-donkey assumptions don't further your purposes here.
Are you 100% certain the "mark of the beast" has not come to pass already? Do you know history that well? Perhaps your interpretation of these verses blinds you to their actual fulfillment, just as the Pharisees were blinded by their...
Again you misconstrue my words. If you want to leave damaged relationships unfixed, then don’t repent. You may be forgiven, but you also may find yourself on the outside of a boundary you can’t cross.
You seem to believe that forgiveness is a transaction between people, which it is not. It’s the offended party surrendering judgment and retribution to God. Anyone who has had to forgive a dead person understands that.
Forgiveness is freeing for the offended party. It has no effect on the...
Well! Nothing like tipping your hand the moment you walk in the room.
According to your profile you are Scottish but living in Zimbabwe. Either you are lying, or a rank hypocrite... or perhaps both. Your profile also claims that you are a elder or pastor. Nice example you're setting.
The problem is when the offending parties will not get married, but choose to live "in sin", or commit serial fornication with one partner after another. The church needs to show such folks the door.
Having sex outside of marriage is sinful, so repentance is needed, but this is one sin where...
My post was neither intended as an insult, nor was it intended to discourage you, but rather to point out that you made your conclusion very clear.
The reality is that those who trust in the Lord have nothing to worry about. The verses that prepare us for the vicissitudes of everyday life also...
I believe those words are a description of a prophetic vision, not of real historical events.
As for the copyright holders, while they may be evil persons, they are not responsible for the translation itself as they had no part in its development.