Not only for our own welfare but this is very important for our young sons and daughters sake.

Not being demeaning but I am not sure how to answer your post. Actually, I think it is becoming more difficult not only in deciding on a church but for Christians to actually stay in a church.

I agree to an extent but what about the situations where the father, knowing that he is accountable to God for his spiritual leadership, happens to be in a geographical area where the churches are unpassable?

4. Are these conscientious, and uncompromising believers "church-hoppers" because this seeker sensitive philosophy has effected many Bible-believing churches?
With no Carl McIntyre's or Machen's, maybe these believers are left with no option

There were churches in houses, temples and of course, if we begin to see persecution towards Christians escalate, we of course might see churches in catacombs. Since, our modern day cemeteries are not propitious for such, maybe we'll all have to move to China!

"The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, BEHOLD, the LAMB OF GOD who takes away the sin of the world!"
John 1:29

How is it working?

How do you figure?

Agreed. Control!

However, I also agree with Pastor Hammack, in that we may at times misrepresent some religions because we do not own neither have we read their books of authority. Besides, I have said to others that they should be careful at times for opposing literature in schools "simply" on the grounds of violence. It must be on the grounds that it is undue violence or evil violence that is not relegated as such.

But, how does Mr. Geisler's quote agree with Scripture? Agreed that faith is the requirement for salvation but how is that faith made alive or procured? Scripture does say that we must receive Christ for salvation and of course our wills are engaged. But Scripture also said that it is not by the will of man. And our natural wills do not seek after God and though the natural man does not realize it, are actually at war with Him and spiritually are dead and need more than a prompting of course unless this prompting might be defined to it's greatest extent.

What I am saying is simply a reply to what was said regarding John 15:16. When the Lord saved me, I was not told about election directly(probably like you)but it was emphasized that Jesus did it all.
Although I did not then know all of Scripture, I now realize that I came to Christ because I had already been given to Him from the Father therefore I was not cast out.
I would not give meat to an unbeliever but I can freely discuss some of these things now with fellow believers in Christ.
To unbelievers I proclaim Christ and Him crucified, probably like you. So, there are things that all Christians have in common. Have a "grace day"!

To be consistent, if you say that Christ is only saying that He chose them to bring forth fruit not for salvation then we must also say that the disciples did not choose Christ for salvation.
In these words of Christ what was HE expressing in regards to their choosing? And it is certain that if Christ chose the disciples for good fruit it becomes necessary that He also chose them for salvation(as others have already stated.)
Otherwise, if Christ did not choose the elect then of course we would have the impossibility that a bad tree could produce good fruit. The only way this verse makes sense is for Christ to of course choose the elect to bear the good fruit.

JOHN 15:16
What would the disciples have chosen Jesus for, except in regards to salvation?

So, is our belief of works or of grace?
Also, wondering if you consider belief a righteous act?

So then, what is belief?

JOHN 3:36

Probably, few American churches there are who have not been infected by the Hybells/Warren, friendship evangelism, which I do not happen to see in Scripture.
I Peter 1:15,16

JOHN 3:36