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It always comes from trials the Lord sends to strengthen me.

Loving, from walking in the Spirit.

No, the Lord has provided every dollar I spent according to his promise in the Sermon on the Mount.

The day Christ saved me and filled me with the Holy Spirit. I did not expect it, but it happened when I was 20, walking home, from out of the blue.

How to play various musical instruments.

When I retired, I also retired from being around people I had to work at being around.

Making it through the tuff times together builds a strong bond.

apologize and repent.

My wife has always been my best friend proven by the difficult times she stood with me against all odds.

“The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.” Psalm 58:3–5 (KJV 1900)...

Job later came around. But Job's reactions toward God showed that he thought he was righteous and God was unjust. The truth is, we all deserve the worst. But God poured his wrath for the sins of the elect on Christ, so he can justly treat us mercifully instead.

Check the antifreeze in the car. Put in storm windows. Stock the pantry to cut down on travel. Making sure the gym equipment is safe and sound are some of the things we do routinely.

We had a couple of ex-con neighbors move in. One who was on the national registry for violent offenders - twice. We thought they were developing a drug house. It was like a Micky Ds drive-through out front. A car would pull up and someone from inside, even kids, would deliver their "happy meal"...

Part 2: Continued: The Doctrine of Limited Atonement (8): Scriptural Proofs Outline and Proofs from the Bible Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is necessary for us to have true faith, and thereby to be saved. The gift of the Holy Spirit to regenerate and sanctify is actually given to all whom...

Part 1: The Doctrine of Limited Atonement (8): Scriptural Proofs Outline and Proofs from the Bible The overwhelming evidence from Scripture is that Christ came to save a very definite number of people (those given to him by the Father). In this regard, see the following texts: Matt. 1:21 “And...

One was with the government for refusing to take part in the Vietnam war. Continue college? Go to Canada? go to prison? or try for a conscientious objector classification? After being interrogated by the Draft Board, and fearing that I was headed to prison, my new 1-O classification arrived in...

On impulse. Lasted 52 years so far.

Most certainly. They are in fact religious business franchises, just like Walmart or Micky Ds. Not found in scripture, but they sell religious services to people of various persuasions. I think all of them obviously operate at a profit and should be declassified as nonprofits.

Try this. Pray that God will open your eyes to the truth of Limited Atonement as you study your bible. If you are born-again, it will pop out to you in passages you have no doubt read many times. Especially in the Old Testament. But if you look only for proof texts to support universal atonement...

Luther was much older than Calvin his student who came along later. Besides, They were both Augustinians. Who, like Augustine proved Free Will to be a heresy. Yet universal atonement won't work without it. James says we cannot control our tongues. Wouldn't this prove we don't have free will?