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Peter addresses his first letter: “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of...

I did not memorise John 3:16 as a child, as although I was brought up to "go to church," it was not a bible-believing church, unfortunately. Since becoming a Christian it is one of the Scripture verses I have memorised, but I don't believe it teaches God's omnilove. The word translated "so" in...

Christians use many words and phrases which are not found in the bible. That doesn't automatically make those words and phrases wrong/unscriptural. We don't find words/phrases like tract, Lord's Supper or concordance in the bible, yet we use them, quite rightly. If the Apostles' Creed...

Yes.

I fully agree that a church is not the bricks and mortar, but the members. I don't agree that Christian Chat is a church, even "of sorts".

But we are not members of one another, like members of a local church are or should be. Members of Christian Chat don't actually meet together, worship God and study His word together like a local church does. And no member is in a position of authority over other members - there's no...

What is unscriptural or nonsense about using the English word "catholic"? It means "world-wide". Is the church world-wide? Yes, and that is scriptural: “And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to...

As I'm sure you know, doctrine means teaching. There are doctrines which form what is sometimes called "the root of the matter," and they are essential to salvation. I'm thinking of things such as Jesus Christ being the only way to God, the fact that God is holy, and the need for God's grace...

The word "catholic" with a lower case c simply means universal, relating to all people, as in the Apostles' Creed which says, "I believe in ......the holy catholic Church." It's not talking about the Roman Catholic denomination. We can even say in English things like, "His musical tastes were...

I agree that once we are saved, we must walk in obedience: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared...

And remember that we live in various parts of the world, and what may be a commonly-known acronym where one member lives is just a set of apparently random letters to a member living elsewhere.

Why should it have a direct connection to Easter? The thread if entitled, "What is a Church?" Now of course, without the resurrection, there would be no Christianity, (1 Corinthians 15), and thus no church, but that surely doesn't mean that every discussion on Christian Chat must be directly...

Yes I agree that the works follow faith. I think I must have misunderstood the post I was replying to. Sorry for the confusion!

Indeed, as Paul wrote to the Ephesians: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Eph 2:10 NKJV)

Yes. Paul wrote to the Christians at Ephesus: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we...

I agree. So was Nicodemus and possibly Joseph of Arimathea.

Yes, that seems a fair inference - that God brought only land animals and birds for Adam to name.

Right, so you re just saying that the encyclopaedia features Calvin in its list of people who had a humanist/Christian philosophy, not that Calvin is one of the multiple heads of the beast.

Sorry, my mistake (simply carelessness!) I meant "Adam."

Sorry, what group of "key people" do Calvin and Erasmus head? Surely you aren't saying that John Calvin is one of the beast's heads?