Probe Puts Prosperity Teachings Under Critical Eye

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Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:58 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

I would admonish all who listen to or follow the ministries of those who have a desire to do something different than what is in scripture, to study the word and then come to a conclusion concerning the leaders above. You will be shocked if you go into it with a willingness to learn the truth, whether good or bad. Not my call, God's call, through his word. Listen to all they say in their 'sermons', listen to their comments, read their comments, but be sure to compare it to the light of scripture. 1. who is the bible talking to at that time? 2. what was the geography? 3.what was the language of the day? 4. If it's NT, dig into the Greek, OT, dig into Hebrew and Aramaic.

Honest Calvinism Talks Urged among Southern Baptists

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Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:16 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

Defintion of ALL in searchgodsword.org, in the Greek: individually, each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything, collectively, some of all types
... "the whole world has gone after him" Did all the world go afterChrist? "then went all Judea, and were baptized of him in Jordan."Was all Judea, or all Jerusalem, baptized in Jordan? "Ye are of God,little children", and the whole world lieth in the wicked one". Does the whole world there mean everybody? The words "world" and "all" are used in some seven or eight senses in Scripture, and it is very rarely the "all" means all persons, taken individually. The words are generally used to signify that Christ has redeemed some of all sorts-- some Jews, some Gentiles, some rich, some poor, and has not restricted His redemption to either Jew or Gentile ...

Honest Calvinism Talks Urged among Southern Baptists

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Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:58 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

This is an absolute answer to prayer that the Southern Baptist Convention is looking back at their historical roots of Calvinism. I hope they look back and say "what happened?" I hope they track down the source of the turn to 'man centered' doctrines. I pray they will realize that many, many people have been led astray by the 'self centeredness' of the free will to receive Christ. It has been taught since I can ever remember, that all we need to do is believe and receive. What about his receiving us? Are we the sovereign ones? We need to pray that the SBC will ALL come together on this doctrine of grace. If you look around in your own Suday School classes, or talk about the doctrines of grace with sisters and brothers, you would be shocked how many Christians either don't know any of the doctrines, and think they are the ones who made the decision to come to Christ. I think whoever said, it needs to be taught in new members class, is so right. Because we are chosen in Christ, it is our duty to tell others about what we have been given. We do not know who Christ will chose, or has chosen, and if we presume to do so, we would be saying exactly what Lucifer said before his fall. And we are not God's!