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10861	Forums / Theology Forum / Assurance Of The Believer	on: February 12, 2005, 06:55:22 AM
Salvation is a free gift that totally depends on God. Its Gods choice on who can be saved. Those who are saved are said to be chosen before the foundation of the world. We cannot do anything to earn Gods favor. On our own we hate God. On our own we are dead to spiritual things. We must be given new life to believe and even believing is by grace. In salvation we are totally passive and God is totally active. Our loving God is only possible because of the Fathers love for the Son and vice-versa. The purpose for Christ entering the world was to do the Fathers will.This He did perfectly and in absolute harmony with the Father. Their love was displayed on the cross by the Son giving Himself to His Fathers will.The highest act of love that was ever done. This relationship was the priority relationship. OUR RECEPTION OF SALVATION IS THE SECONDARY RELATIONSHIP. We are included in the love that the Father has for the Son by being in the Son. Our salvation depends from beginning through eternity on the Son. Those whom the Father gave to the Son cannot be lost. Their love relationship includes us being in Christ. If we could be separated from that relationship  then God would cease to be God. Thats impossible! Oh to think of this Eternal Sonship of God makes me feel so loved! I have a Father who loves me not for my own righteousness but for His Sons righteousness.I feel so free! Oh to be accepted into the bosom of the Father is our highest joy. \"Speak to us\" Father. Speak and say \"you are mine\" . Save us to the uttermost! For Your glory amen.
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10862  Forums / Theology Forum / Is God Ticklish? on: February 11, 2005, 01:09:16 PM I got an answer to prayer about 2 months ago which i had been praying for three years for. I found myself laughing out loud for most of the day. at times almost rolling around. It  had been a long time since i had laughed like that. I truely felt like God was tickling me. Reply Quote Notify

10863  Forums / Theology Forum / When Did Satan Fall on: February 07, 2005, 09:31:53 PM I am the true vine. This passage is after He had been speaking to them about the Lords supper. He is the vine from which the fruit must be expected.He is compared to the vine for its tenderness, weakness of His earthly dwelling. As the vine brings forth fruit , Christ is full of grace and truth and from Him comes the wine of love. My Father is the husbandman.He planted the vine of His human nature and filled it with all the graces of the Spirit.HE supported it etc. The concern that the Husbandman has for the branches is vs.2 .There are two sorts of branches. One with a historical faith only and the other with true faith. Both are members of the visible church. This follows the parable of the sower, parable of the wheat and chaff etc. The first group bears fruit of themselves for themselves. Some depart of their own accord after persecution etc.Others embrace false doctrine, become scandalous etc and leave the visible church. The branches that bear fruit are pruined so that they will bear more fruit. Of whom are the elect.Afflictions,temptations,  Whom the Father loves He chasens.Without me you can do nothing. You can do no spiritual good.Nothing is done without Christ (separate from Him)So fruitfulness is to be ascribed to Christ and not to free will or the power of man. This is why salvation does not depend upon us but apoun being in Him. We only remain because He is holding us. We can do no good now or in the future unless He works it in us. And because it depends on Him we will persevere to the end. I had help from John Gills com. Reply Quote Notify

10864  Forums / Politics Forum / Does God Work Though Dodson on: February 07, 2005, 06:55:33 AM Hi freescotland, God does work through even donkeys and man can also make a mess of things. And to some extent or another we all make a mess of things. Yet this present day body of thinkers must be confronted with the question " Do the ends justify the means".My answer is that bible is sufficient for all of lifes problems. Historical views of the sufficientcy of the bible are being underminded by this proverb "if it works do it." Reply Quote Notify

10865  Forums / Theology Forum / When Did Satan Fall on: February 07, 2005, 06:31:22 AM This is an interesting discussion and I think a very enlightining one. I believe that we need to make a clear distinction between mans experience in the garden and our experience. They we under different circumstances than we are. The test is the main focus of mans relationship with God in the garden. There was a tension there. Man had free will and was under an obligation. The was no redemption needed at this point. We are born in sin and we can do nothing good spiritually. Our obligation is to turn to Christ and that we cannot do on our own unless God regenerates us and gives us a new heart and works in us to will and to do. They had a clear choice to either trust God and His knowlege or trust in themselves and their own knowlege. They had the ability in themselves to choose not to eat. The point of the cheribium and expulsion was to show that they had failed the test. If they ate they would live forever in sin.  I don't know if they ate of the tree of life. I suspect that they didn't.  I think in revelation it shows that the tree of life is a reward for the overcomers. In my view there is a danger in going too far in linking their test and our redemption. Then you confuse the biblical definition of a covenant. This i think is exagetically correct. Read John Calvin on the section on covenants and go to Sermonaudio.com and listen to John Murray on Calvin and the covenants. P.S.  can you explain to me what a calvin arm. is? Those are two opposites.   Reply Quote Notify

10866  Forums / Break Room / Random Thoughts on: February 05, 2005, 04:45:17 AM God’s Rainbow of Love The mind  is like a rainbow of colors. The thoughts of it go from one to another. It perceives thoughts one by one, But is blinded to the place from which they come. Sin is like a storm that rises in the day, To cover its colors and send  its thoughts in array. The soul is in awe of all the minds colors, But sin rumbles in and sends them to another. Its thoughts held captive to that earth sent angel. The colors all muted its thoughts entangled. A storm day and night to hide its rays. Is a ploy of Satan to destroy it one day. The winds of the Spirit blow in from above, To open the rainbow and shine forth Gods love. A mind with new life is a glorious light. The Spirit of which has ended sins might. With colors renewed, it’s the minds glorious sight. A sign that the Lord has become its delight. The throne of God, like the brightest rainbow of colors, Shines down pure thoughts allied to no other. It’s the mind of Christ, loves purest light. Shines red then white, His heavenly abode, our future flight. To soar up above past the rainbow of lights, And bow before His throne will be its highest delight. O Light of the Glorious God, O light of the Eternal one My minds Ruby of Love, Christ Jesus His Son.   Reply Quote Notify

10867  Forums / Theology Forum / Is God Ticklish? on: February 05, 2005, 04:39:41 AM My son hates to be tickled and i don't like to be tickled either. should i repent or can i have a free sin. Reply Quote Notify

10868  Forums / Theology Forum / When Did Satan Fall on: February 05, 2005, 03:47:47 AM Now i think i will go over to shorty's and have me some ribs. Reply Quote Notify

10869  Forums / Theology Forum / When Did Satan Fall on: February 05, 2005, 03:42:30 AM The creation account prior to man being created gives no hint of evil existing. The contrary is express when it says that everything was good. Man was placed in the garden and given a test by God. If they past the test then they could eat of the tree of life and  they would live forever in righteousness. If they failed the test which was to eat of the tree of the knowlege of good and evil they would die being expelled out of the garden the realm of the test. The test came when the serpent appeared, and the first appearance of evil. I believe it was around the time of man being created that Lucifer fell. If they would have said no to the serpents temptation they would have past the test knowing good and evil.   Reply Quote Notify

10870  Forums / Questions of the Week / Questions For February / March on: February 04, 2005, 11:34:03 AM If God is sovereign , then whatever He wills comes to pass including second causes. You said that we could be outside His will. Then how can we be outside His will and " inside" His will at the same time. ' ' Reply Quote Notify

10871  Forums / Questions of the Week / Questions For February / March on: February 03, 2005, 04:07:05 AM What is a " Church within a church". Does loving people unconditionally solve this problem.   Reply Quote Notify

10872  Forums / Questions of the Week / Questions For February / March on: February 02, 2005, 06:49:10 PM Does God have a permissive will? Reply Quote Notify

10873  Forums / Questions of the Week / Questions For February / March on: February 01, 2005, 12:20:07 PM In sitting under teaching should we only be concerned about the doctrine that we are being taught or should we also test the spirit of the teaching? Reply Quote Notify

10874  Forums / Questions of the Week / Questions For February / March on: February 01, 2005, 12:05:10 PM How do you square with having freedom in relationships and the design that God had for Hosea's life waiting for his adultress wife.   Reply Quote Notify

10875	Forums / Theology Forum / Sins Of Flesh	on: January 30, 2005, 08:33:19 AM
Ben the way i deal with my lust sin is to memorize and meditated on Gods word. I find that pleasure in the right sphere is our greatest weapon for sexual sins. My imagination is filled with spiritual images that are beyond this world.I try to erase the evolve mentality of today. There is a supernatural realm. I can pray to God and experience His presence and feel Him walking with me. My imagination plays a part in this. And those passages i havent memorized i read and meditate on. I had a real problem when i was about 22. I had a hard time controling my thoughts. I'm a little better 25 years later. I was driven into memorizing and do not think it is for every one. but we all need to think deeply on the scrip.this is my experience.