Hi BD:So, they that endure unto the end shall be saved. Endure? What do you mean by Endure unto the end?Love in Christ,Marty

Hi CA:You say:Quote You haven't proved that only what is in the written word is true and that there is no oral traditions outside of the written text bound on the NT people of God. I have proved to the contrary. (see 2 Thess. 2:15)Show me what doctrines that the Catholic church considers dogma have been received through oral tradition?Love in…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ Oct. 01 2009,08:34)Hi all,Please pray for my dad who is a Christian and 75 years old.  He is miserable as he suffers from a breathing problem associated with congested heart failure and kidney failure.  I will be heading up north with my daughter to spend time with the family up there for how ever long.This earth is not our h…[Read more]

Quote (Cato @ Sep. 30 2009,23:35)So who is safe? Well if it is solely belief in Jesus as saviour, we can take away all non-Christians; Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jain, Taoist, Shinto, Athiest, and Pagans that alone takes away 2/3 to 3/4 of the world's populace right there alone.  Now if we add the born again part we can remove the…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Sep. 30 2009,13:35)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 29 2009,19:34)The statement by St. Athanasius of Alexandria, “The Son of God became man, that we might become god”, indicates the concept beautifully. II Peter 1:4 says that we have become ” . . . partakers of divine nature.” Athanasius amplifies the meaning of this…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 27 2009,11:41)Jesus wanted to save the unbelieving Jews:31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34But I receive not testimony from man: but…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Sep. 29 2009,15:58)There are various belief systems here but the question is this, Can anyone be saved believing that the Father is The Only True God and can give salvation out of His grace to anyone HE pleases and I mean anyone?Hi BD:Yes, He can. It is written:Quote Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 24 2009,02:50)Kerwin said:Quote Jesus is the promised son that sits on the throne of David.  I cannot remember anywhere where scripture states he sits on YHWH's throne though the Kingdom of God has certainly expanded from what David ruled.Kerwin,David's throne was YHWH's throne,1 Kings 2:10-12 (King James Version):“So…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ Sep. 26 2009,07:21)Hello,Well, my college student son is very sick with the swine flu.  He has terrible pain all over.  His older brother is caring for him and bringing him home.  Please pray for him.  Also, pray for my family that we do not get this awful flu.  Thanks! KathiHi Lightenup:I have been away on vacation and did not…[Read more]

Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 05 2009,12:57)The deposit of faith is considered “Public Revelation.”Public revelation is binding on all Christians, but private revelation is binding only on those who receive it. The Catholic Church teaches that public revelation was completed, and therefore was concluded, with the death of the last apostle…[Read more]

Hi CA:Quote Rev 18:7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Quote Luk 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? Love in Christ,Marty

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 26 2009,03:02)Job 16:19-21 says:19 Even NOW my witness is in heaven;       my Advocate is on high. 20 My Intercessor IS my friend       as my eyes pour out tears to God; 21 on behalf of a man He pleads with God       as a man pleads for his friend. NIVHeaven Net friends,Jesus Christ pre-existed His birth. Note tha…[Read more]

Quote (thehappyman @ Sep. 19 2009,16:17)Hi Prayer Partners: These request are from a church.                  Catie is 8 months pregant and she has developed an heart condition. The unborn is ok at this time. please pray for them and Adam her husband.               Carolyn M. unspoken ;  Janet T. missionary from the PI while back in the states pr…[Read more]

Quote (thehappyman @ Sep. 19 2009,16:07)Hi Prayer Partners Oh Heavenly Father please give Jennifer H. strength to recover from the loss of her new born who was born dead,  and from her bleeding so much that she is in ICU at this present time. Lord help this family and comfort them. In the name of Jesus, I pray ……….Amen to your prayer for…[Read more]

Hi Jesus name follower of Christ:Just checking in on Monday 5:15 EST, and I see that you had a job interview today. I hope that it went well. Praying that God would bless you and your family.Love in Christ,Marty

Quote (t8 @ Sep. 19 2009,00:53)I got the 150,000th post.Hi t8:Are you saying that there have been 150,000 posts on this forum?

Quote (RokkaMan @ Sep. 17 2009,04:53)John 5: 16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that…[Read more]

Hi CA:Sound like pure confusion to me.Love in Christ,Marty

Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 19 2009,10:14)I'm sorry for letting you get me off track.  We should be talking about the antichrist here.  Please see another thread for my continued comments on the topic of the nature and essence of God.Hi CA:OK, the Anti-Christ is not the pope, but is someone who denies the Father and the Son.And, he will set h…[Read more]

Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 18 2009,14:05)Quote (942767 @ Sep. 18 2009,13:55)Finally, in 2 John 7, we read, “For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.”This clarifies the specific deception being perpetrated by the spirit…[Read more]