Great question, Rotimi: What does the scripture in 2 Kings 2:11 mean? Was Elijah taken to heaven where God and the angels live? 2 Kings 2:11 ESV - 11 "And as...
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Maria, thank you for reading my comment. Are you asking about the Rich Man and Lazarus parable found in Luke 16:19-31?
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Thanks for the response. I'll read and reread this "lesson" more then a few times. A lot to digest in one sitting. Hopefully I'll get the a better...
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What were these horses and chariots (2 Kings 6:17)?
I would say that the horses and chariots symbolized the divine Presence. We know that fire symbolized God; take, for example, the Burning Bush in Exodus 3....
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Continuing, Well is it? Is morality a reasonable system to have in place for the reconciliation of mankind to God? I think it is. I think it makes perfect...
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Yes Joe, there is a current and I don't think it's a good thing to be carried along with it. In fact, there are at least two currents. I once swam with and...
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I am unable to reconcile the TULIP doctrines with the texts cited in their support. My view is that these doctrines are not discernible from the plain...
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Danny I follow you on ebible. You tend to swim against the current. I find your answers refreshing. I wasn't judging the morality of the examples I have...
Yes, if you will do what the Apostles said to do, when they knew they were guilty and asked, "What must we do?" (Acts 2:37) Hear- Romans 10:17, Matthew...
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If people are not burning in hell right now then why does the Bible say that the rich ruler asked father Abraham to dip his finger in water and cool his...
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What could be the reason for finding difficulty in praying?
I would say that the horses and chariots of fire were supernatural means of protection provided by God for Elisha and his servant against the forces of the...
17 Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, please r open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the m...
Good question, Barbara! "The one who says he remains in Him should walk just as He walked." (1 John 2:6) "We are to walk in the light 'as he is in the light'...
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I refer you to the seven competing views listed by Jennifer above, that indicate what I'm talking about. As the saying goes, "The devil is in the detail."
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How do you determine if you are walking with Jesus?
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1 Thes 4:14-18 "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you...
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Ezekiel, you are using what Peter says to "ye men of Israel" regarding when their sins will be blotted out, which is when Israel's "times of refreshing shall...
I am pleased that the question rightly refers to the rapture as a "theory", because that is all it is. It's not a biblical teaching and it's not even a...
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Mark, the argument over the issue of REPENTANCE viz a viz BELIEVING is a matter of semantics. If a sinner believes in Christ, he must of essence have turned...
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Jennifer, I would add that salvation requires a 'positive' account balance, which is obtained by faith. The world's 'balance' was set to zero at the cross....
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"To follow the logic. You or anyone else saying a Calvinist is wrong based on xyz is slander. " No, slander isn't claiming someone has a fact or theory...
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"Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human...
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Forgiveness and reconciliation are slightly different concepts, but with cross-over. If one is speaking of the debt of finances or goods, to be forgiven is...
You see God would not do anything without speaking the Truth. He showed Adam what is true and what He wants. God is righteous and does not sin. He vividly...
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Forgiven at the cross (God reconciled us unto Himself). We believe this (and are then reconciled to Him). You keep using forgiveness and reconciliation as...
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To follow the logic. You or anyone else saying a Calvinist is wrong based on xyz is slander. James and other writers in the Bible say the same thing I have....
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Ezekiel, thanks for your questions. Since I am not Calvinist, my comments below are based on my understanding of TULIP Calvinism and its support from...
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The sacrifice was made once and for all when Jesus died, just as the offering of that sacrifice was made once and for all when Jesus offered it in the...
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As for your verses and passages, they contradict your claims that we are forgiven and reconciled *prior* to believing in Christ. Rom 3:25 "Whom God hath set...
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Jennifer, God is not currently reconciling the world. God "was in Christ reconciling the world" (past tense) at the cross. Our debts were paid that day. Our...
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"Ezekiel/Jennifer, there can be no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood (Heb 9:22). Who's shed blood was the sufficient payment for the world's...
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"Reconciliation is a two-way street." God has no debt or crime against us, so He doesn't need to pay off debts to be reconciled to us. He is reconciling the...
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Ezekiel, where do you see "repent of sin" in John 3:16-17? God chooses believers from among sinners who will...BELIEVE, not "repent of sin". Yes, we should...
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Samuel Reed, thanks for confirming that you subscribe to the TULIP Reformed doctrine. My view is that no text of Scripture teaches that God choose those who...
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Jennifer, please read my comment above from April 1, 2022. I didn't mean for anyone to feel slandered. I’m trying to point out that I believe people who do...
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Jennifer, you have hit the nail on the head by your statement below: ["Jesus' death does not *automatically* forgive anyone. We need to enter the covenant...
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Accusing your fellow believers of being self-focused and not believing God is sovereign over salvation based on their rejection of Calvinism IS slander,...
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Samuel, I don't think slandering other believers as somehow *not believing God is sovereign* and as "self-focused" because they don't hold to the Calvinistic...
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Leaven represents something not good. The Kingdom of Heaven on earth unavoidably is mixed with some people who are not genuine, true believers. Their...
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James Kraft, please read Ephesians again; grace is a gift. Grace is a free gift of faith to believe. That faith is not from ourselves dare we brag about...
The answer is simple and easy. Because we must resist the devil. Regards Philip
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Gary, thanks for your comment. I would appreciate to receive your responses to the following questions: 1. At what point in time did God choose some sinners...
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My understanding of TULIP Calvinism is that God chose some which He also draws unto Himself (John 6:44, John 6:65), because if He had not done so, then no...
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Reconciliation is a two-way street. God reconciled the world unto Himself (2 Cor 5:19). We reconcile ourselves to Him through faith (2 Cor 5:20). The world...
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Mark, if everyone was already fully forgiven and reconciled to God, then no one would need the ministry of reconciliation. It's precisely because unbelievers...
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It is well said by Mr. Houdmann that the necessity for a Christian to forgive does not necessarily bring about the duty to trust again. It is wrong to think...
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