Irene,My name is Mary …….. Yes they are great lyrics …… to me it shows the love God has for us even while we are sinners ……….. and of his express desire for our redemption

Quote (Not3in1 @ Dec. 24 2008,07:07)I'll tell ya what I'm going to do – I'm gonna become Catholic or a JW. I'm gonna sit in the congregation and just take whatever they say as the gospel. Because it's just as good as any other gospel being offered out there.I'm not going to fight or debate it any longer. I'm just going to accept it. God will…[Read more]

Up Calvary’s mountain, one dreadful morn,Walked Christ my Savior, weary and worn;Facing for sinners death on the cross,That He might save them from endless loss.RefrainBlessèd Redeemer! Precious Redeemer!Seems now I see Him on Calvary’s tree;Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading,Blind and unheeding—dying for me!“Father forgive them&#03…[Read more]

Nick,God is the judge – It is our duty to show mercy, love, patience, forgiveness, hope, charity and the greatest is love – Did I mention that Paul says “1Ti 4:10 For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.”OOps should we change this to…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 23 2008,16:20)Hi MK, Was Jesus, the good shepherd, searching for his sheepor those goats?God is not a respecter of persons – just like the jews thought that they were priviledged and chosen and the gentiles were to be sent to hell, and 70AD was their judgement, so now some christians think that they are the priviledged…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Dec. 23 2008,15:39)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 23 2008,13:08)Hi 94, Sure. The challenge of Satan to God was that Job would curse God if not continually blessed.The accuser of the brethren is still allowed to sift the sons of God like wheat that they may become stronger, just as he was given permission to with Peter.In the OTZech3…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Dec. 23 2008,15:03)Quote (meerkat @ Dec. 23 2008,12:19)WJJob 1:11 But put forth thine hand (3027) now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. Job 1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power;(3027) only upon himself put not forth, thine hand.(3027) So Satan went forth from,…[Read more]

WJ and 94 You say God has children and Satan has children, Satan has blinded his children so that they can not see the light, Jesus says he came to release those that are bound and he says that he has overcome death and him that has control over death ie Satan, but Jesus will not actually save all because only some are Gods children and Satan…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Dec. 23 2008,14:43)Quote (meerkat @ Dec. 23 2008,12:19)WJJob 1:11 But put forth thine hand (3027) now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. Job 1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power;(3027) only upon himself put not forth, thine hand.(3027) So Satan went…[Read more]

WJJob 1:11 But put forth thine hand (3027) now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. Job 1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power;(3027) only upon himself put not forth, thine hand.(3027) So Satan went forth from, the presence of the LORD.Satan said to God put forth his hand, and…[Read more]

Quote (TimothyVI @ Dec. 22 2008,11:54)Quote (meerkat @ Dec. 22 2008,05:18)Hmm,Good point …….anything to do with 2 Th 2:11Hi Meerkat,I am not sure about 2 Th 2:11.I never quite understood why, when the evil man came to do the work of Satan with false miracles, and wicked deception to fool those who were already lost, God would send great…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 23 2008,12:02)Hi Jodi, So you define what exists and not scripture?We cannot blame Satan for our sin.He is not the cause.Nick Jodi has shown you scripture that says that we are tempted of our own nature – that scripture exists. Isn't our very nature lustful? – that is the cause of our sin. When we choose to follow that…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 23 2008,10:23)Hi MK, Where does scripture say the devil is the origin of our carnal nature? Man is made of earth and submitted to the god of this earth in Genesis.So the vessel is now sullied and needs cleansing of the dominion of darkness withinJohn 8:44 Ye are of father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will…[Read more]

Quote (Tiffany @ Dec. 23 2008,06:17)Gen and Jodi! Sorry but I do not agree with you both. The heaven the Bible speaks of is where God's Throne is. Where exactly that is in the Universe I don't know. Has to be not to far of, since the earth is His footstool. Why do you think they were thrown down to earth? It is because of their sins. Satan was…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 23 2008,09:09)Hi mk, If Satan is only a servant of God why is he punished?Rev20 10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. He is used by God but he has been judged.Jn16 8And when he is…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 23 2008,10:02)Hi WJ, Are we not all born sinless?Foetuses and infants do not sin do they? Likewise inborn lusts do not conceive as sin till we submit to them.Jas1 13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14But every man is tempted, when he…[Read more]

WJHow did Jesus overcome if he was born that way? ………. if you look at an overall picture it is 1st natural Adam/flesh/sin/death …… there is testing/adversity/overcoming ….. then there is spirit/resurrection/life Scripture says God chose/anointed Jesus as the Messiah Scripture also says that Jesus was flesh…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Dec. 23 2008,08:29)Quote (meerkat @ Dec. 23 2008,06:16)Quote (Jodi @ Dec. 23 2008,07:30)Jesus was raised from the dead, not the God dead, or the half god sort of dead, but the dead of MAN. Notice how the death of Jesus is one and the same as the death of the rest of mankind, this is because Jesus was strictly a man. We…[Read more]

WJ Just thinking here……….. I thought our opponent is our carnal flesh – God created all the angels, to do his bidding – us, to do his bidding. The adversary was created to be our adversary, just because we have an adversary does not mean that God has an adversary.God created the {tree} of knowledge of good and evil – he did not create good…[Read more]

Quote (Jodi @ Dec. 23 2008,07:30)Jesus was raised from the dead, not the God dead, or the half god sort of dead, but the dead of MAN. Notice how the death of Jesus is one and the same as the death of the rest of mankind, this is because Jesus was strictly a man. We have hope that as Jesus was a MAN RAISED, we to will be raised. What would it…[Read more]