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  1. Lamb

    Talking animals

    That's all I could find as well...two. Why didn't Adam and Eve find it odd that the serpent could talk if no other animals spoke?
  2. Lamb

    Vocation is Latin for a calling

    Lutherans like to talk about vocation. I have many vocations and it doesn't necessarily refer to a job but how I use the gifts in my life God has given to me. I'm a wife, a mother, an artist, an Admin here on CH ;) The word vocation comes from the Latin word vocatio which is a calling. In...
  3. Lamb

    How do you brew that perfect cup of coffee?

    I love Peets. Starbucks is good but I prefer Peets! I have the House Blend and it's a medium roast I believe.
  4. Lamb

    Talking animals

    How many animals in the bible talked?
  5. Lamb

    Angels

    What are some biblical descriptions about the angels? Not the fallen ones (demons).
  6. Lamb

    Working and pets

    I think it would be relaxing to work with bunnies hopping around.
  7. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    God does direct deposit. It's in your account and yours. If you decide to throw it away that's your fault but you can't make it any more real by using the money in there.
  8. Lamb

    How do you brew that perfect cup of coffee?

    I didn't realize how the water actually makes a difference. I usually use my Keurig Mini because I don't drink much coffee...until lately. I find if I drink coffee then I don't eat snacks. So today I bought some Peet's Coffee and used the grinder and made a 3 serving pot in a small coffee maker...
  9. Lamb

    Work Out Salvation

    We can't give ourselves faith for healing...we can't even give ourselves faith for salvation anymore than we can give ourselves a breath that gives us life. If God calls someone home to him through death then that was His will and not because the man didn't have enough faith. We don't always...
  10. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    Did God force Adam to breathe?
  11. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    Here is the difference of passive and active: Jesus giving life to Lazarus (passively received) Lazarus walking out of the cave (actively doing) Does that help? We contribute nothing to our reception of Christ's righteousness just like Adam contributed nothing when God breathed life into him...
  12. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    This thread is about the righteousness you have that is given to you by God. You did nothing to earn it. You did not even ask for it. It is given when God gives us faith. Unbelievers do not ask for faith. They want nothing to do with God. The OP states that we don't bring anything into the...
  13. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    Also from the link in the OP The passive righteousness we have freely through faith; active righteousness requires that we serve those around us in the places that God places us. Why this distinction matters? A proper understanding of these two kinds of righteousness is important because we...
  14. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    From the link in the OP This alien righteousness, instilled in us without our works by grace alone—while the Father, to be sure, inwardly draws us to Christ—is set opposite original sin, likewise alien, which we acquire without our works by birth alone. Christ daily drives out the old Adam...
  15. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    The big confusion you have and I see it in others as well is not understanding that "Passive Righteousness" is not saying you are passive as a believer. You still confuse justification with sanctification. We cannot confess our sins and want forgiveness without first God giving us faith in...
  16. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    I recall Jesus going to a Jewish festival where the Jews believed in the coming Messiah. He then asked someone if he wanted healing from his affliction. He didn't say do you want to ask me into your heart. He healed the person of his affliction. The person trusted in the coming of the Messiah so...
  17. Lamb

    How to get rid of stuff?

    I don't think my Amish neighbors want my stuff :D LOL So I can't put it out on the curb although when we first moved in, on the next street over we saw someone put out a tv and it was there for well over a year!!!
  18. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    Back to my opening post where I quoted this.. "Passive righteousness is the vertical relationship between God and man. God does the work. The only contribution that man brings into this equation is sin. This is a righteousness that is alien; it is completely outside of ourselves." The...
  19. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    How can you ever believe and trust in Jesus and the forgiveness of sins without faith first being given to you by God? You can't. You say it isn't forced upon you. But yet, God goes and does something to you without your permission so you can have eternal life. He opens your ears. He opens...
  20. Lamb

    Passive Righteousness

    Could we please stick to the topic and stop reaching into Sanctification? That's not what this thread is about and there are way too many pages from members going astray into that area.
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