Benjamin wrote:
if you believe vaccines .. then get it and leave the rest of us alone...
Stop the totalitarianism.

Dr. Tim wrote:
BMc, I concur fully with JUK’s assessment of your post.

The great commision is a command. We are called to obedience. We go because we obey, not to accomplish its end. Whosoever will come to Christ, will be saved. But only God can give a heart that will seek after Him. We by nature hate God. A proud and rebellious heart will never seek God. But a contrite and broken heart God will in no wise cast out. Whoever will come to Him, will find him.

We are called to obedience. We are not called to the results. That's not my business. Only God can change a heart. Whoever God will call, He will call.

You've been sold the armin'n dung in believing we cannot obey His command. We are free from the results therefore do not have to convince, manipulate, overreach, setup a successfull outcome, because decisions can be tipped.

John UK wrote:
don't wait until a sinner is converted before trying to influence him in his doctrine. Go and convert him yourself.

David Cloud, while hitch hiking across the country was converted by an Arminian who gave him a ride. But Cloud did not turn to his circumstance or experience but turned to the Bible alone to draw his doctrine and theology.

Swaggard who was converted at the hands of two Pentecostal women, became a tongue speaking women pastoring Pentecostal.

BG crusades were an EVENT for me. The preparations, churches bussing in en mass, the festival atmosphere, I was smitten. The dangers of relying on experience. God can use any circumstance but we draw from His word alone.
How many people are under bondage to where they received "healing?"

As far as leaving the converted alone-

Would my walk been better served if others had not contended for the faith? Are those within the church better served that way?

Dr. Tim wrote:
at least you did say .. in a graceful and courteous manner,

To you, Jesus looked over at the thief on the cross who happened to be there to choose.

Not a hair on his head, not a molecule in the universe, not an errant fly that could've landed on Pilates soup making him sick could've changed the day hour minute of the crucif'n that was pre-ordained in eternity past. It's a mystery!! The thief was there just as God had pre-determined it.

Acts 2:23 is a mystery.

98% of evangelicals are Arminians. Where does man as god have a choice if there is DETERMINATE COUNCEL and FOREKNOWLEDGE of God? You choice cancels Gods hand.

Tim, when God the Holy Spirit brings you the light of His word and you keep rebuffing, He will leave you in your darkness so that you keep believing the lie. You pray honestly before God!

ladybug wrote:
The Gospel is for the sheep, only the sheep will hear, only the sheep will come, it isn't for 'everybody'. The Gospel does one of two things, it either pricks the heart and brings the sinner to Christ, or it further hardens an causes them to gnash their teeth - see Acts 2:37, Acts 7:54.

God determines who hears and who does not. "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy".

You need to be clear and unequivocal here. God uses an interesting term - born-again. When you were given life, you did NOTHING! It was a gift. When you are given eternal life, you contribute nothing it is a gift.

Dr. Tim wrote:
John 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; ...
—Jesus Christ

Everyone who comes to Jesus for salvation is given to Jesus by the Father.

ladybug wrote:
the doctrine of election, the most hated doctrine. Professing Christians must have a hand in it or they want no part of it.

Thank you for your tireless work in holding fast to the truth. As you've managed to bring to the surface, man MUST have a hand in redemption. Only it is coached in terms that, "God gets all the glory." Still, as long as man is God - ever so minute but a God nevertheless - we have another Jesus.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Phil Johnson wrote:
.... If the same energies and resources that were poured into failed political efforts had been channeled into evangelism instead, I'm convinced that would have been instrumental in producing more spiritual good and hindering more of society's evils than all our lobbying, demonstrating, and voting combined....

excerpt from, (Politically Incorrect?)

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Apparently Trudeau is not at Trump's beck and call?

Jim Lincoln wrote:
They are not breaking- secular law- now

John UK wrote:
getting educated at home may not cut the cloth.

God holds the father responsible as the head of the house. We don't make a believer, we are called to be obedient to our responsibilities. When a child grows up, goes to uni etc, God only holds us to our obedience, not to its results.
States schools can work if it does not usurp parental authority. But the system by its very nature makes State the authority.

John UK wrote:
As for biblical practice, I honestly do not know what the Bible teaches about it. Is there some teaching on schools?

I have yet to see where God hatches kids in state schools, where parents then go to sign them out subject to states retained ownership and oversight. It is clear who God holds responsible for the child and its upbringing.

What about schools? A system set up by any name should support what God has already established. By its very nature, Homeschooling equips and empowers parents. State schools replace parents and is hostile to biblical values

In the US, the government cannot take away peoples rights but they can encumber with regulations. The US is unlike any other country that has ever existed!

Adriel wrote:
Certain countries are seen to be the protection and refuge of terrorists - for example Iran.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Wall Street Journal another source of information points out how covid-19 is devastating to nursing home
Watchmanremo, it seems like there was a serious outbreak of covid-19 in a Sydney nursing home. It is a devilish virus and it attacks the elderly worldwide.

What you're witnessing in USA are the fruits of Godless marxist feminist ideology that destroyed homes, and removed God and liberty. Contrast that with Trump, while he has his faults, believes in God, liberty, and the values that made that country great.I am amazed at how many here hold him to sinless perfection and relive his past. Whatever his faults, he is at the forefront of the battle. Yes it is a spiritual battle. So why not pray for him and his family!

Jim Lincoln wrote:
"Here's A Reel Of Cars Plowing Through Protesters Trying To Block The Road."

--"Extremists Target Protesters"
https://tinyurl.com/yc3reuph

I do know that that officer will not get a fair trial because internet trawlers can find sympathetic opinions from their "own team."

You demand a pound of flesh because the officer wasn't arrested on the spot. Well making arrests is part of their job, not yours. So you'd be arrest on the spot if you tried that. 5 days to investigate their actions is not "too late."

Your 2 witnesses, eye witness, God says to bring before the judge and let them face the accused - internet trawlers don't coun as judge. Thats what the justice system was established for - to prevent mob justice- this very thing you're doing..

Also, for you all now, an investigation MUST deliver only one outcome, otherwise it's a "coverup."

Remo, cops are called on to risk their lives to save us. In this case, wether this was the right action, adrenaline, bad judgement, or murder we'll never know. These cops are hung out to fend for themselves now.

And Floyd is presented as a hero. He was caught rorting another legit business.
Shut em ALL down! Bring in the military.

"Peacenik" protesters are violent if they don't get their way. These peaceniks are a cover. Stay home or get shot!

Watchmanremo other name wrote:
..but at least it's a statement that the [SBC] leadership prayerfully thought through and saw all the evidence before making the statement ..
What it will do....?

The bible says not to do as the SBC is doing. But then, SBC doesn't have any understanding of the bible anyways.

Sorry Watchman just saw your post to me. Tell me how long was the investigation? I thought they were still ongoing. And yes SBC has ALL the facts? We need to not make a false testimony against anyone. Own that!
All Christians will stand for justice. God is the owner of every life. We should be careful we don't deal unjustly towards anyone. And we can only do that if we seek the truth. Only then can we deal justly.