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Can the leopard change his spots? Not if it has no desire to change
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil (Jeremiah 13:23) Jeremiah 2::32 asks “Can a maid forget…
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God works in you both to WILL and to DO as per Phil 2:13?
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Phil 2:13) Some people rip this sentence out of the context in…
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Christmas – once pagan always pagan?
Is it wrong to turn a pagan holiday into a christian celebration where we make a special commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ? Would it really be better to view the day…
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What is The Law of Christ?
Paul said, “Bear one another’s burden, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Gal. 6:2) What is the law of Christ? The law of Christ is the body of commands and teachings…
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Jesus, son of the VIRGIN MARY, had brothers and sisters
Catholicism is the only major religion where it’s commonly believed that Jesus had no brothers and sisters, but this belief is due to TRADITION rather than scripture. The Bible tells…
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Christmas tree is not referred to in Jeremiah 10 in the Bible
JEREMIAH 10 AND THE “PAGAN” CHRISTMAS TREE? A number or well-meaning readers of the “Origin and Meaning of the Christmas Tree” article have written me with questions or accusations based on…
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Romans 5 does not teach that man is born with a sinful nature – Rom. 5:12
Romans 5 does not teach that man is born sinful, nor that we have inherited Adam’s sin If man is born with a sinful nature (original sin) one would assume this…
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A question that calvinists cannot answer – because it’s a paradox
CHALLENGE to CALVINISTS to please explain the contradiction of Westminster Confession of Faith 3.1: A Calvinist writes: “[God] does not actively work unbelief into the non-elect. All are already under…
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Jesus had the same kind of flesh as us, and FLESH is not sinful in itself
The greek word sarx (sárks) means flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred We can read in Strong’s lexicon: sárks is not always evil in Scripture. Indeed, it is used positively in…
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Regeneration does not precede faith, and about DEPRAVITY
Regeneration in the Bible “Regenerate” and “regenerated” are not found in the KJV Bible. Not in the NIV either for that matter. Neither is “regeneration” found in the NIV but it’s found twice in…
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“The wind bloweth where it listeth” in John 3:8, doesn’t mean God randomly regenerating people
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born…
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Speaking in tongues can edify both you and others and we are encouraged to use them
The Bible says that when we speak in tongues then NO MAN UNDERSTANDS and that we in the spirit speak MYSTERIES not unto men but unto GOD. This should settle the whole argument about tongues always being…
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We are no longer under the Law (torah) but we are still under the moral law
The Early Church had a controversy with a group called “the Judaizers” who were teaching justification by works of the law. And certain men which came down from Judaea taught…
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Is there a difference between sinning and PRACTICING sin? 1 John 3:9
Some people suggest that christians are safe and will not lose their souls as long as they don’t PRACTICE sin – as in “habitually”. They might also suggest that true…
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Pelagius has been falsely judged by his critics
Unlike Augustine, Pelagius knew Greek. Pelagius did not teach that man can save himself. He only taught that a man can live a righteous life via free will choice. The…
