Hi Nick:The only evidence that I find of the missing tribes are the Samaritans. Does Mr. Armstrong say where he got his information?

Quote (gollamudi @ July 06 2008,16:58)Hi brother,You missed a great word “love”. yes God is not a dictator like humans but He compells us through His wonderful love which is beyond our imagination. I really praise God for leading me with His love I don't see any decision making process like we do in the “management theory”. These are all by cause…[Read more]

Hi All:I just want to say that this doctrine that teaches “once saved always saved” is a false doctrine by which many will have been deceived.The Apostle Paul states:Quote Rom 6:1   What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?  Rom 6:2   God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?  Rom 6:3…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 06 2008,16:12)Hi 94,You say'I have heard you state many a time that we are not saved simply because we believe but that we have to obey. '  The word is sown. Grace leads also to obedience.Romans 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:Romans 6:16Know…[Read more]

Hi Brother Adam:One of the greatest gifts to us from God is the freedom to choose.  He is not a dictator, and does not force himself on anyone.  In the same way, I have given my wife the scriptures relative to her submitting herself to God through me, but I do not want to control her in anyway.  If she does submit herself to God through me it wi…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ July 06 2008,15:45)Hi all,I would appreciate my global brothers and sisters to be praying for my boyfriend (hubbie) and 16 year old son who will be going on a 430 mile bicycle ride for the next six days to Florida with our church group. And also for my daughter and myself as we drive down to meet them on Wednesday.  And…also…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 06 2008,14:26)Quote (942767 @ July 06 2008,11:48)Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 06 2008,11:11)Hi 94, Love is graceOK.  Every thing that we have in way or another is a gift from God, but do we have the option of choosing to obey His commandments or not?  Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments.”Hi 94, I agree. And g…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ July 06 2008,14:14)Hi brother 942767,We are always struck with this idea of 'free will'. If we have love towards God following His commandments is atomatic. If your child loves you he will follow your commandment natural way there is no decision making for that required. If love is the influencing factor to keep the commandments…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 06 2008,11:11)Hi 94, Love is graceOK. Every thing that we have in way or another is a gift from God, but do we have the option of choosing to obey His commandments or not? Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments.”

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 06 2008,07:21)Hi GM, Grace=charis. what is GIVENWe have nothing useful to offer God. We too must be emptied of our intellectal vanities and find grace. The Grace of God alone is sufficient to enable and empower all of what God wants us to know and do.How about obedience out of our love for Him?

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 06 2008,08:46)Nick….I am not saying because we have the ability to recognize truth that that automatically changes us, it is a process, but with out that Spirit the process could never begin. Please don't misunderstand what i am saying.  We must be given the words of God by someone and we by the Spirit are able to…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ July 06 2008,06:37)Quote (Irene @ July 06 2008,04:56)Quote (97407 @ July 06 2008,02:54)Hi IreneGod is the only entity with “Free Will”. His is all powerful, I am sure you would agree. The only limits he has, he willing sets on himself.Man has a “will” but it has limits. If we consider a baby is born without any…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ July 06 2008,03:35)Excellent definitons of “Grace” from both brothers Gene and Nick. Do share more on this.ThanksAdamYes, please do share more of this and look up the definitions for grace in the scriptures that you quote, and give us those as well. Thanks.

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 05 2008,13:35)942767….Yes it was you i was addressing, sorry chosenone.And so, tell me about “grace”.

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 05 2008,13:14)Chosenone…..Read where Jesus Peter who He was and what caused that to happen and what (POWER) would build the church, You will fine it's God Power alone who is the true builder of the Church. With out the revelation of who Jesus is you would have never really come to Him. God drew (dragged) you to…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 04 2008,15:40)942767…….The canal mind is not subject to the laws of God neither (CAN) be. again For God works in Us both to will and do His good pleasure, again God causes all thing to work for the good of them who love him and are called; there are so many scriptures that show it God who saves us not ourselves. You…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 04 2008,12:26)(44727…..I quest i would raise was Demas ever really converted, Paul said All in Asia forsook Him at one time. Jesus said many would come to him and say Lord Lord, and He would not recognize them. Not those who say unto me Lord Lord will enter the kingdom But He who does my will (NO),but the will of the…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 03 2008,15:25)Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 03 2008,06:46)Hi GM, If God could not remove the Spirit why does David pray? Ps5111Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.   We can grieve and quench the SpiritIs6310But they rebelled         And grieved His Holy Spirit;         Therefore He turne…[Read more]

Quote (david @ July 03 2008,14:16)Quote believe that we are still in the sixth day rather than the 7th. hi 94.  As far as I can tell, of each of the six creative days concludes with the statement: “And there came to be evening and there came to be morning” a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth day. (Ge 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) The seve…[Read more]

Hi mannequins81 & David:I believe that we are still in the sixth day rather than the 7th.  In the sixth day in Genesis, God stated: “let us make man in our image”.  The first man was made a living soul, but that was not the perfected man, and so this is an ongoing process as we are perfected as we learn to apply the Word of God in our daily l…[Read more]