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  1. Michael

    Biblical Repentance

    Personally, I've attended at least 50 different congregations around this country. If & when "repentance" is mentioned, it almost exclusively is used to refer to 'feeling sorry' for sins we've committed. Biblical Repentance means to "turn away" from our sins and stop doing them. This is the...
  2. Michael

    The GOAL

    No, Not important to me personally at all. It's important to God and to Jesus. That is why the Apostles wrote so many letters exhorting the saints to press in and not shrink back unto destruction. Yes, you are correct, we have two natures at this point. But as John said, "I must decrease that...
  3. Michael

    Biblical Repentance

    A topic rarely touched on in our churches today. And greatly misunderstood even when it is mentioned. Delving here into the Scripture and the teaching of Jesus on the absolute necessity of walking in True Repentance before God - https://youtu.be/LpN_Z1Wdc0U
  4. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    I'm not afraid of my sins being exposed, as I am striving to deal with them now that they may be removed in that Day when Jesus returns. The current 'doctrine' that God sees us through Christ is dangerous to say the least. Indeed our "past sins" were forgiven when we accepted the Blood...
  5. Michael

    The GOAL

    Oh sister, again... we're not talking about "salvation" here, we're talking about inheriting the promises of God to the overcoming saints. They are not the same thing at all. Being "saved" doesn't guarantee us of anything other than now having an opportunity to follow Jesus and be set free from...
  6. Michael

    The GOAL

    I am saved! Jesus did 100% and I did 0 ;) But it is the BEGINNING of our journey towards the promises of God, not the end. God slew most of those He "saved" in the Exodus, and they did not inherit what God swore to give them. Only those who proved themselves - Joshua & Caleb - entered in from...
  7. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    Friend, we are not talking about "salvation" here. Of course you & I are "saved." But that is the BEGINNING of our journey, not the end. Paul is very clear on this in 1Cor 10, which I have spent much time teaching in - http://to-him-who-overcomes.com/entries/1corinthians-10-study Lord, lift...
  8. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    What does that mean? Sounds lie a defense of the unscriptural doctrine of OSAS or 'eternal forgiveness.' Salvation is the beginning of our wilderness journey. Show me a single verse in the Bible saying "salvation" is the end of our faith, and guarantees us heaven when we die. There is none...
  9. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    Because of Jesus' obedience to the Father, and His death and Resurrection; and because God "made Him Lord and Christ", and "gave Him all authority in heaven and on earth", I (we) all have the opportunity to begin the journey, follow Jesus and walk the Way of the Cross. I'm truly curious...
  10. Michael

    The GOAL

    Nothing more to say to you on this, friend. You have your calling, and I have mine. Those that God has called to the First Resurrection - who will "sit with Christ on His Throne" ruling over the sheep of the nations raised in the Second Resurrection (such as all the 'sinners saved by grace' who...
  11. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    Because the bulk of the New Testament warns "Christians" that if they do not "walk worthy" and "add to their faith" and use their "talents" wisely and "repent" and "deny themselves, pick up their cross daily and follow Jesus, and "work out their own salvation with fear and trembling"... they...
  12. Michael

    The GOAL

    Interesting point of view. I'm curious why the Apostle Paul taught the opposite... did he not know? Why, rather than just rest in what Christ Jesus did, strain myself and press in "that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that...
  13. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    God judges His Elect "according to their works" as we find in the multitude of verses I mentioned above. Show me a single verse that states God judges us 'according to Christ Jesus atoning work' and I'll take it into consideration. And in Romans 8:31-39 (in which I've spent extensive time)...
  14. Michael

    The GOAL

    What is the Goal of our walk with Christ? Is it heaven? The Kingdom of God? Or something else? What does the Scripture define as the GOAL? https://youtu.be/-a-7UJkPhSE
  15. Michael

    On Psalm 132

    Hi friend, thanks for your reply. I know that is the position widely taught and accepted in the modern churches, especially here in America... But, when we set aside our denominational Statements of Faith and look past the filters of the traditions of man that have crept into the assemblies...
  16. Michael

    On Psalm 132

    Absolutely! How does God KNOW we have faith? If we do not "deny ourselves, pick up our cross daily and follow Jesus", do we have "faith"? If we do not "present our bodies a living sacrifice" do we have "faith"? If we do not "strive against sin to the shedding of our own blood" can we say we...
  17. Michael

    Worst natural disaster

    When I lived in Niagara Falls, NY, I'd have to say the Blizzard of '77. A couple dozen people died in this storm that dropped a ton of snow in the midst of 50-60 mph winds, piling snow up to 40 feet in areas and burying cars & houses. Wind chill temps were well below zero for days. Got 2 weeks...
  18. Michael

    How many years?

    My wife & I will be celebrating 10 years on Thursday!! Glad I waited so long for her. Took 43 years to get me ready. ;) Taking her on a nice 2-day surprise get-away. :D
  19. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    The argument that nearly always arises when speaking of "faith" is one of 'do I have to do anything other than just believe?' The Scriptural answer is - to be saved from bondage to sin - NO. Belief alone is enough. One can begin the journey by believing alone. BUT... To receive the promises of...
  20. Michael

    Did Abraham conjure up his own faith...

    Amen. I agree. Didn't say Abram chose God. Rather he had to CHOOSE to believe what El Shaddai said to him. And Abram proved that he had faith in God's revelation as he obeyed what God told him. It really is that simple! ;)
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