The Modern “ church” bears no relationship to that which established by Jesus Christ but is a false one and doomed to collapse and reveal her true nature.

A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying

” Come over to Macedonia and help us”….

So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace….

and from there to Phillipines..

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the city to a riverside, where we were supposi…[Read more]

Hi Desiretruth,

With Paul we say “ It is no longer I that liveth but Christ that liveth in me.”

We been baptised into his death that we may share in his resurrection. Having been beheaded for the sake of his headship ticking the intellectual boxes to satisfy the minds of men is no longer relevant.

But enjoy your mission even though it will not…[Read more]

Hi Desiretruth,

It seems you must be led by sight, and understanding must go before faith.
You have yet to be buried with Christ that you may be raised with him
You do have those choices and you are welcome to make them.
But you will not be satisfied till others join your mission it seems.

You say

“ Authentic conversion influences hereditary and acquired propensities for evil”

WOW.

intellectual nonsense filled with long impressive words from theologians.

Spare me..

Men have their own ideas about religion, but is God involved now in their activities?

Or have they wandered far from the plan He set out?

Human religion is uselessness at best.

It happened while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. He said to them,

“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

And they said to him,

”No , we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit”

And he said,

“Into what then were you baptised.…[Read more]

“THOSE WHO ACCEPT THE SAVIOUR…..”

“ WHEN WE GIVE OURSELVES TO JESUS””

In what way do these decisions play a part in salvation?

How about some false gospels

INVITE JESUS INTO YOUR HEART

INVITE JESUS TO BE YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR.

GIVE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS

BELIEVE AND YOU ARE SAVED

STRIVE AND SAVE YOURSELF.

etc

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and everything else will be given to you.

Hi Gene,

Yes

Feed greedily on the Spirit in scripture and let it enliven you and become you.

”Accepting Jesus as saviour “ never saved anyone and striving has never improved your relationship with God. Religious claptrap.
Back to basics.

“Repent and each one of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” is what God said through Peter at Pentecost.

True Israel.

First fruits.

theologians musing outside the gates of salvation but never enter.

Yes the whole of Israel will eventually be saved. God is eternally faithful to His chosen people

The lost sheep that the Good Shepherd had come to rescue will be.But we are gentiles and only added to that plan by God’s mercy. Our only hope is being joined to the Son and our striving cannot improve what he has done. He perfectly obeyed and f…[Read more]

It is important to discern who was the target audience for Jesus’s  teachings. Just because he quoted the Law does not imply that he was putting all men under the OT Law. Purveyors of false religion offer heavier burdens than we can bear in the hope of salvation by our own efforts.

As gentiles we were never under that Law but we are invited to co…[Read more]

Yes Jesus was sent to the Jewish people who are under the Law to teach them about the Law.

It would be wrong to apply his teachings to the Gentiles.

Hi Proclaimer,

yes

Yes we do speak wisdom among those who are mature, however not of this age nor the rulers that of this age, who are passing away; but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had u…[Read more]

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went to the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble minded than those in Thessalonians, for they received the Word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Therefore many of them believed along…[Read more]

For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery- so that you will not be wis in your own estimation- that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so all Israel will be saved….

Rom 11.25 f

Therefore, having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech, and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face, so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away. But their minds were hardened; for until this present day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlisted, because…[Read more]