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I would like to know what the Bible says about free will. I know we all have a free will and God will not force us to do anything. BUT - my confusion is this: what about praying for God to soften someone's heart and change his will, such as in the case of praying for a backslider to repent and come back to the Lord. Can't we pray that the Lord will change his will? Is anything too hard for God? Why pray about this matter if God will not do it? I really need help on this and would appreciate Scripture and hearing from men and women.
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After much time on the Online Baptist staff, Bakershalfdozen is stepping down from her position as mod. Jess has done a great jOB as a mod, but now she feels she no longer has the time to be a mod. She still will be sticking around, so please help me in saying thank you to her. BroMatt
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Everyone please welcome Jerry back as the moderator of the Sermons & Devotions forum.
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somebody be my buddy please!!! lol
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I don't regret horrific crash which left me paralysed... the surgeon who saved me is
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I don't regret horrific crash which left me paralysed... the surgeon who saved me is now my husband I debated on where to post this, thought more might see it if I posted it here. Quite touching.
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This was shot in Feb 2009. He's gotten better since.
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If anyone is interested, Online Baptist now has a facebook page. There is also a link at the bottom of this page.
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How many were there total all is not a fair answer? (All would be a correct answer but I'm looking for numbers.) Can you name one?
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This week I bring up John R. Rice for your comments on his ministry and thoughts concerning his teachings and writings. Most of you know prOBably more about him than I do, so I will simply mention his founding of The Sword of the Lord and he wrote numerous books and booklets throughout his life. He is hailed by many fundamentalists as "one of the greats", yet many have ridiculed him as closed minded and judgemental towards other christians. His staff once reported that during his ministry they received 22,923 letters from individuals who had accepted Christ as a result of reading John R. Rice's books, booklets, or Sermons published in the Sword of the Lord. He went ho…
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Just love the emoticons on here?
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Is that a good thing or a bad thing? lol. somebody give me an award too please cuz i don't have any of those either. hahaha:icon_smile:
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Thanks to all for your thoughts on the late Adrian Rogers. This week, I bring up Dr. James DOBson (known by his friends as "Jim"). He has been hailed as a great christian and psychologist both seperately and coupled in service to Christ. He is one of the most publicly (among both christians and non-christians) known christian speakers and writers and has been praised for his knowledge, wisdom, and insight with family matters. Dr. DOBson has also been ridiculed for being liberally passive on many topics to include his view of the christian home and salvation. Many "fundamentalists" have labeled him as a worker of iniquity and a liberalist. Most recently, Dr. DOBson a…
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my old birch tree Birds used to make their home on it. It used to be Bluejays, cardinals, chickadee, and even woodpeckers who made their daily trip on it and it was so nice to watch them from the windows. But we had to cut it down because it was dying. I am think about replanting that tree but don't know how to without killing the tree. I don't know what killed our first tree other than it was diseased. anyway, give us prayers that we can do this. Thanks
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Hey, ladies, we just started week 9 in the GGIYB Challenge. This week we are going to explore how we can glorify God with our backs. (We plan to look at the cold shoulder and turning your back on folks among other things) Hope you can drop by, take a peek and perhaps even participate. Truly it has been eyeopening and convicting. Stop by OBL if you get a chance. (It's easy to join, and it is free!!!!)
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I've always heard different groups say both good and bad about Billy Graham. What I have noticed here on OB is that many are very quick to either uphold him entirely or throw him quickly to the chopping block. So.......I'm am curious who will share appropriately and tastefully their personal thoughts and beliefs about Billy Graham and be willing to share both the things they like and dislike about him. I hope to bring up several different people in threads to come, but will start with him.
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I have been looking for one of those Dash Board/Tool Box calendars without half naked females on em. No success, so, I got idea :idea: I am going to use my God given talent of Photography and make my own. :coffee Any suggestions are welcome. :huh:
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What You Can Do - If You Will -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Al Cronkrite -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Covenant News ~ OctOBer 13, 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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I find it interesting that many times on this site, if a church or someone else has taken a conservative stand on something, there are people who will lash out at them. And it doesn't seem to matter if they are pushing their belief, God's word, or just simply making a statement as to how they feel personally about something. Now I completely agree that if someone chooses to be conservative beyond what God commands, they have that right and God Bless them for it. They just shouldn't "push" that on others and call it God's if it is their own. And should be corrected if they do. On the flip side of the argument, we have people who will try to justify liberalism outsid…
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Happy Thanksgiving!! Only one "thankful" per post please, and you can't post twice in a row. What are you thankful for this year?
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John81, Jerry80871852, lettheredeemedsayso, pneu-engine, hermanj, kevinmiller, Psalms18_28, matie-k, IM4given, Madeline, and HappyChristian all received the 5,000 post award. If I missed anyone (Mods do not count) let me know. http://onlinebaptist.com/messageboards/myawards.php?awid=2
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[Movie] UP 1 2
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Has anyone seen the movie Up? What did you think about it?
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I've played the guitar for about 2 1/2 years. I play in church sometimes for offering and specials. Anyone else play or have an interest in guitars?
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,546600,00.html Point 1: Something to think about. The police were not in the home Point 2: The castle doctrine works.
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Ohio had a trifecta President Trump, Senator Moreno (R) replaced Brown (D), and NO on issue 1! From what I hear the nation also has a trifecta of republicans for president, senate, and house. I hope the opportunity isn't squandered. -
Many years ago I came across a sermon an IB preacher named Gary Dice when he visited Australia, and from memory he was preaching on this passage, or at least referencing it. He sang a slightly silly song about this section of Romans 7, but I have never been able to find any reference to it anywhere else. I would appreciate it if anyone has heard of it and could give me a reference or link to it, or best case, the sheet music. I know there are many songs that come up when you do a google search, but none of them have been the one I am looking for. It has the words almost direct from the KJV, not just something loosely based on that text. Thanks folks. -
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I also noticed he seems quieter, perhaps more humble this time. But even last time I had come to view his particular tendency to boast as just having an immensely positive attitude. He's also careful to thank others and to offer credit where credit is due, while having no compunctions about calling out anyone who deserves none. -
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Just to clarify on the repenting God did when Israel turned from their evil ways. The thing here is that their turning from evil ways here is called... works. So since salvation isnt by works ..and turning from evils ways IS works.. hence the issue with repent meaning 'turn from sin'. So there is what I was meaning. -
By BrotherTony · Posted
Thankfully the pastors I know NEVER STOPPED preaching the gospel. Remember, TGL, they're to preach the whole counsel of God, not just salvation messages. And just to be clear, preaching messages that promote conservative, Biblical values is imperative. Maybe one should let the Holy Spirit guide in what these pastors preach, eh?
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