Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,14:25)942767………Yes i am saying all will be saved (YET AS BY FIRE) Intense judgments.  Concerning this (FIRE TRIAL) which has tried you as if some strange thing has happened unto you. And again judgement begins at the house of GOD. But it will extend to all sooner or later . For you shall all be SALTED…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2008,08:41)Hi,The works judgement of Mt 25 is not for those already in Christ who have already passed over from death to life. It is a blessing of mercy for those raised at the end of the 1000 year reign who were not in Christ by following the way but found in him by God according to the love they showed God's…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 20 2008,13:01)Hi 94,Are these sons of God by rebirth or the witnesses in heaven?Are they followers of the way of Christ?Do they even love the Word?  No. These are sheep who were ignorant that they had deserved salvation. They did not know Christ but he knew them by their loving actions. Works are not reliable unto…[Read more]

Hi Gene:And so, by universal salvation are you saying that all will be saved?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 20 2008,12:57)Hi 94, What does scripture say?Mt25 34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 20 2008,12:35)Hi 94, I agree.That of the world still reveals the mercy of God to the merciful.The tailings from the search receive the same reward as those found to be sons of God.  Mt 20 8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from…[Read more]

Hi:DK quoted part of the following scripture, but I would like to quote the rest of it because it disproves universal salvation.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…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 20 2008,11:21)Hi 94, The sheep and goat judgement you quote is not that of the house of God after the first resurrection but is of the world after the millenium and the second resurrection.Mat 25:41  Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,10:18)942767……Being cast in outer darkness does not mean a person is eternally destroyed but is reserved for Judgment as the Angle are they are chained in darkness waiting for the judgement  of GOD.The unprofitable servant thing is re guards to Jesus coming Kingdom, and the nations will be separated also…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,09:43)Nick….so your assumption is he slayed  the unprofitable servant then right? prove it. Where does it say the unprofitable servant was killed. While that servant was unprofitable he was not His enemy. Again you make assumption that are not backed up scripturally , Thats all it does is weaken peoples…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,09:05)942767…….Show me one person who God was with who practiced sin (WILLFULLY) That an impossibility to do. What did John mean when He said we can not (PRACTICE) Sin, because HIS SEED remains in US. While we may sin at time we will never (practice ) it. Because He that is in you is (GREATER) then He that…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,08:36)942747…….Absolute we can live any way we want to , the question is if GOD is working in you which way will you (WANT) to live it . If God is, by GRACE (God influencing you heart) Then which way will you (NATURALLY) sow, to the spirit or to the flesh? God did not Give His Spirit on a temporary Basis, as…[Read more]

Hi DK:Keep trusting and obeying the Lord.Quote Psa 56:11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. Psa 118:6 The LORD on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? God Bless

Hi Gene:Also, you say:Quote BY grace are you SAVED and that NOT of YOURSELF< but it (SALVATION) is a GIFT, of GOD, you either believe it or not,its just that simple.I belive that you are misquoting this scripture:Quote Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: the gift of God:This scripture states that our faith…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,06:47)Quote (942767 @ July 20 2008,05:16)Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,04:42)942767…….If you have the spirit of truth in you, you can not be decieved, why?, because the spirit of truth is the intellect to recognize the truth from a lie. It's no (possible) to deceive the very elect. Mat 24:24 show that…[Read more]

Quote (david @ July 19 2008,18:07)Quote “Their word will spread like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of that number. These very men have deviated from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already occurred; and they are subverting the faith of some.” (2 Timothy 2:17, 18; see also Matthew 18:6.) There is nothing to indicate that these…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 20 2008,04:42)942767…….If you have the spirit of truth in you, you can not be decieved, why?, because the spirit of truth is the intellect to recognize the truth from a lie. It's no (possible) to deceive the very elect. Mat 24:24 show that many false Christ (Christians) would rise and do all kinds of things and…[Read more]

Quote (david @ July 19 2008,15:05)Quote Hi David:Yes, ex-communication is scriptural if someone is practicing sin wilfully, but not simply because someone may have a different understanding on some church doctrines.–9494, while practicing sin willfully will get you disfellowshiped, true, notice this scripture DK also quoted from a JW's article:Do…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 24 2008,10:19)Hi 94, Thank you for the opinion but no prophets were directly involved in that action of God. Where is the great city? How can the world look on their dead bodies?Hi Nick:I was trying to show that the “fire” that comes out of the witnesses mouth are judgments from God. It is not literal fire.The world will…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ July 18 2008,03:57)Quote (Hanoch @ July 18 2008,03:23)The Activation of WisdomUnless a person plans to live with people, necessitating the growth in spiritual character in the soul – rather than continually offending and being offended – he will not understand wisdom: “He that separates himself seeks his own desire; he…[Read more]