Hi WJ:All the Apostle Paul was trying to convey by these scriptures is that we as Christians should exercise humility regardless of our position in the body of Christ saying  Quote Phl 2:5 ¶ Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 30 2008,11:45)942767…..Repentance is the result of being saved, You don't repent and then are saved , the saving act of GRACE gives you repentence or change of the way you think, you don't do it first , you do it after you are convected by God's spirit. When Peter preached on the day of Pentecost, (AFTER) the SPIRIT…[Read more]

Hi David:Of course, both those whom Jesus ordained during his ministry on earth and also, the Apostle Paul I know went house to house sharing the gospel.However, we note that these were ordained before they were sent out.  We the church are commissioned to go into all of the world and preach the gospel to every creature.  However, not everyone i…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 30 2008,10:51)942767…..People who have fear based religions are not made right in Love, I have quoted over and over scriptures that show that. Tell me if you love GOD the Father and truly seek to please Him as Jesus did and Had His Spirit in you, How could you think it OK to go around sinning then. I don't need fear…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 30 2008,04:26)Quote (942767 @ Sep. 29 2008,14:41)Hi Gene:If you want to keep people from being destroyed preach the truth and stop encouraging them to continue in their sin.  No one has to be destroyed in the lake of fire.  God has made a way to escape that through His Son and His Christ, Jesus.Neither God nor I nor y…[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ Sep. 30 2008,08:58)Hi 942767.Here are some scriptures you asked for:Ro.14:11 …for it is written: Living am I, the Lord is saying, For to Me shall bow every knee, And every tongue shall be acclaiming God!Phil.2:11 … and every tongue should be acclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord, for the glory of God, the Father.Ro.5:18 ……[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ Sep. 29 2008,17:07)Quote (942767 @ Sep. 29 2008,13:36)Quote (chosenone @ Sep. 29 2008,13:09)Hi 942767.You said:   From the above I want to focus on your statement:  “This is saying that when we heard the word of truth (our salvation) we were sealed with the “holy spirit”.  It is saying when we heard the truth and believed and tr…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 29 2008,14:08)To all….Show me (ONE) Human being that GOD said he would be thrown into a LITERAL Lake of Fire and be burned for all eternity screaming out into all eternity. Please show me where the GOD of LOVE and MERCY and POWER to CONVERT PEOPLE and TRANSFORM their THINKING is GOING to do that. peace to…[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ Sep. 29 2008,13:09)Hi 942767.You said:   From the above I want to focus on your statement:  “This is saying that when we heard the word of truth (our salvation) we were sealed with the “holy spirit”.  It is saying when we heard the truth and believed and trusted in the truth, not just simply “when we heard the truth”.You ne…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 29 2008,10:29)942767…..Sodom and Gomorrah  were examples of judgments and indeed the cities  as well as the people were destroyed by real fire. But do you think that they were eternally destroyed eternally. Then how could they be resurrected and Judged in the second resurrection then.  All have sinned and come sh…[Read more]

Hi Gene:And what about the following verses?Quote 2Pe 3:9  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2Pe 3:10 ¶ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall p…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 29 2008,07:02)942767….. Jude 1:14…> “and Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying , Behole, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints to execute judgement upon (ALL) and to CONVINCE (ALL) that are ungodly among them of all thier ungodly deeds which they have ungodly commited, and of all…[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ Sep. 29 2008,06:59)Hi 942767.   The correct translation for these verses is:7 and to you who are being afflicted, ease, with us, at the unveiling of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful messengers,8 in flaming fire, dealing out vengeance to those who are not acquainted with God and those who are not obeying the evangel…[Read more]

Hi CO:You say in the following:Quote Verse 13:  In Whom you also — on hearing the word of truth, the evangel of your salvation — in Whom on believing also, you are sealed with the holy spirit of promise14 (which is an earnest of the enjoyment of our allotment, to the deliverance of that which has been procured) for the laud of His glory!    …[Read more]

Hi Gene and CO:If all will be saved, how do you explain the following scripture:Quote 2Th 1:7  And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 2Th 1:8  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 2Th 1:9  …[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ Sep. 28 2008,17:45)Free will is not scriptural.  (Eph.1:11… God is operating ALL in accord with the counsel of HIS WILL.)  Who's will is stronger, Mans or Gods?Blessings.Hi CO:David has some excellent points, and I do not want to take away from your giving them your attention, but I wanted to post the scripture that you used E…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 28 2008,13:04)(42767….Ultimately they will be saved (YET as BY FIRE) My point was there is no one righteous no not ONE>  Even Jesus said why call me good , there is (NONE GOOD) except ONE that is GOD. It  Just that simple. If God can save you or me He can save anyone He choses to. And if it's His will not any p…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Sep. 28 2008,07:28)Hi 94, Does scripture say all prophets are men?I do not think so.  We should assume nothing.Hi Nick:Show me where the scriptures show that prophets are other than men.

Quote (Shania @ Sep. 27 2008,16:18)Quote (gollamudi @ Sep. 27 2008,10:01)But I wonder why this Satan in this world ? Does God has an adversary ? If God created him why he is against Him ?God created people, and many people are against God.  This is because people have a desire to be their own god; their own authority.  They detest the idea of an a…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Sep. 28 2008,04:52)942767….Rom 3:10….> As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one, verse 12..> they are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doth good , NO NOT ONE. So who was obeying God Prior? God has concluded (ALL) UNDER SIN< that He might have mercy on ALL.…[Read more]