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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Believe in Jesus, Why?.Ask a question back. "Do you know for sure that God loves you and has forgiven all your sins?" The gospel comprises historical facts...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.5. This readiness to reconcile with others within the church and to experience unity Paul bases on a list of common graces we all have...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.4. "walk worthily of the calling to which you were called, reconciling with one another in love, with all humble-mindedness and...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.There's a verse in the Bible about a LifelongLearner. 2 Tim 3:7. Grace and peace.
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.Can I force a prisoner who wants/wills to be freed to stop wanting/willing to be freed? Can I force a person against their will to...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.Eph 4:1 I am calling alongside ( Παρακαλῶ , present active indicative) therefore ( οὖν ) you ( ὑμᾶς ), I ( ἐγὼ ) the prisoner ( ὁ...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Systematic Bible Study.Eph 3:20 Now/So, to the one being able ( Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ, present deponent participle ) above all things ( ὑπὲρ πάντα , neuter plural)...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Hermeneutics: Interpreting Scripture.Which number post does s/e first occur? I don't think it's reasonable to expect a person visiting this thread to read all 32 pages of...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.You seem to be confusing free will with omnipotence. I can freely desire whatever I want to desire, and no one can stop me wanting what...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Hermeneutics: Interpreting Scripture.s/e ? Maybe you could drop the abbreviations for the sake of clear communication.
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PCongratulations! Hope you will have a happy home. I have been missing you, but (Christian) soldiering on. Monologues are sometimes...
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PThe more accurate understanding of the Scriptures you possess, the more freedom of will you will possess. For God's Spirit will be...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.We certainly don't have free will as you define it. But your definition isn't in line with how the Bible uses the words for will: thelO...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Who is Jesus Christ in this verse and why they call him The Everlasting Father?.Luk 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. Jhn 1:1 In the...
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PPaulThomson replied to the thread Can We Really Exercise Free Will?.Biblically, "to will" is "to want or desire something". No one can stop me "wanting/willing" what "I want/will".
