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You may be interested in an article I've written about Watchman Nee. One may not agree with all of his theology, but I learnt a valuable lesson when reading his biography http://bobhutton1.blogspot.co.uk/
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Currently marriage in Australia is defined as between a man and a woman. There is about to be a "Postal Plebiscite" to decide if ti stays that way. This is going to happen basically because the current ruling party wanted a compulsory attendance plebiscite (referendum basically), but couldn't get enough votes in the parliament to do so. The main opposition parties want a vote in parliament by the representatives. Remember that I am not talking about the US, but Australia, and a true plebiscite vote is not only legal, but the highest expression of democracy available in Australia, where each and every eligible person can vote on a particular issue. As a…
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This is a fork of the discussion thread here. The question and context are above--happy to hear any thoughts from folk. Ta, Carl
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Really interesting passage in which we see 5000 saved, but neither baptised NOR added to a church. Try again. As for Paul....... 1 Cor 1 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; So, wrong again..... Acts 2:41 stands clear as to the order: believe, baptised, added.
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Just started at faithful Baptist college. Is anyone a current student or gradute from there?
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Do any of you know how I can get a new phone without going through my carrier and signing a new contract
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For all practical purposes Israel is America’s 51st State. The US gives Israel 10’s of $billions of dollars each year and yet American Citizen’s did not vote for this. What’s up? The US could pay off its national debt with this money. I think it is time for a national vote on this. Either we bring in Israel as our 51st State and they pay their fair share or we stop the $billions in handouts. How do you vote-?
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God is good! Our sheep sales have finally picked up and we sold 64 animals this past week. One man bought 3, another bought 5 and another bought 56. The last guy, from Orlando, had bought 32 last year, but when my wife had miscounted and discovered an extra sheep had been loaded, she texted the guy. A few weeks later, he sent a check for the extra sheep. Well, the same thing happened this year; we thought the count was 55, but there was an extra number unaccounted for(my fault this time). After I texted the man, he texted back saying that he indeed had 56 and that he would send a check. This sheep broker's last name is "Ali" and he primarily sells to Muslims. Th…
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SFIC has a new book available for anyone interested. The Biblical Tithe: Cash or Crops? https://www.createspace.com/7342426
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This youtube went viral. These four piano players were having fun after a Wednesday night church service. They used no music...simply playing from a list of hymns written in a notebook. Enjoy!
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Whether you believe it or not, you don't own the road. I'm tired of having to slam my brakes on because you see 10 feet of empty space in front of me; in which, you can pull out. You're lucky I'm a Christian and not single...I'd plow into you just to teach you a lesson...I'm tired of it. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. You might wanna do that in relation to others instead of others applying it to you. Sorry folks, but my flesh has reared its ugly head.
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This father's day, my grandson gave me a little home-made card with a picture drawn in crayon. Then he said "Papa, that's you fishin' ....and that's me with you". So I went out and bought a boat. It's a 1978 model 14' fiberglass with a 35 horse Johnson, remote steering, galvanized trailer, and the guy even threw in 3 life jackets, a landing net, a paddle, fire extinguisher, alarm whistle and half a tank of gas. for $600! I knew when I bought it, that it would need a new "bendix" on the electric starter so I ordered one on Ebay and installed that on Saturday: $23. I pulled it into town today so PawPaw and myself could take it for a whirl on the lake after work. Unfortunat…
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If anyone is interested, and perhaps you've heard of Westcott and Hort...but you don't really know much about them or the controversy surrounding them...this film might interest you. If you don't understand the problems with the Bible version issue...this film might interest you. Even if you do know about Westcott and Hort and the Bible version issue...this film might interest you.
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My husband is worried about not having eternal security. He heard that one can be born again, but still die spiritually from starving, by not going from the milk to the meat of the word and I guess continuing with God. Also he heard that when it talks about us having eternal life in the Bible, it means Jesus, but that He's walking with us but we can choose to turn away and jump out of His hand. My husband is very upset and it's upsetting me and making me nervous, too. I think this stuff is hurting his faith, please help... I'm having a panic attack.. its hard for me to explain all the stuff he heard, but it's worrying him very much. I'm not as knowledgeable as i sho…
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We just upgraded the software we are using to the latest version. If you are experiencing any problems, please let me know.
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This is the most powerful, and encouraging, sermon I've ever heard about our Spiritual Warfare and I share it with you, dear brethren, for your spiritual blessing: http://www.lightsource.com/ministry/love-worth-finding/christian-warfare-608139-full.html
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........... in the seventh month, on the seventeenth* day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. KENTUCKY We boarded
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I was watching a sermon by Adrian Rogers and he mentioned a preacher by the name of Lester Roloff. I've never heard of him before, can anyone give me any information abut him? Many thanks.
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For the next few days, my family is at the Summit in Berlin, NJ. Looking forward to hearing from God. It has been rough the last few months so it is good to get away and hear some good preaching. Anyone from the NorthEast ever attend the Summit? The Northeast Summit
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Darwin once said that if anything was found that could not possibly be formed by gradual change and evolving, it would destroy the theory of evolution. Of course, that's not a direct quote, but the spirit of it is there. Well, in Darwin's time, the cell was a locked box, a black box that could be discerned, but not clearly viewed, so it was considered a simple structure; the term, "Simple, singe-celled organism' came to refer to the least complicated form of life known. Of course, since then, the cell has been quite well investigated, and what has been found is not only NOT simple, it is amazingly complex and organized, with multiple activities occurring simult…
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HOW TO BRING MEN TO CHRIST BY R. A. TORREY Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1893 by Fleming H. Revell Company In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D. C. (2017) The Project Gutenberg EBook of How to bring men to Christ, by R. A. Torrey, May 1, 2016, from www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/ [EBook #51931] Distractions to sharing the Gospel did not have as many means in the late 1800s as we do today but, I think the book is as valid today as it was when published. Read the entire book and especially Chapter 13. CHAPTER XIII. THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT I. What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? 2. It is an operation of The…
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In 1603 King James I came into power. In the first year his reign he made a decree concerning the Bible.‘…In the first year of James the king the same James the king made a decree concerning the Bible. We read (Еzra.6:3):‘in the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits’.The height and width indicates the ‘volume’ of the Book. Sixty to sixty cubits, prophetically are 66 God-inspired books. We read the commandment…
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Just recently replaced our heating and air system. BAM! $4900 unexpected. Now, we need our roof replaced. BAM! First quote today was $6800...reduced to $6100 later in the day. More quotes to come. Even so, Come, Lord Jesus.
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The enthronement of Jesus Christ will take place at the end of the 70th week of Daniel (Dan.9: 24-27). The ‘heir’ (Gal. 4: 1) will take His ‘great power’ (Rev. 11: 17) and receive ‘a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him’ (Dan.7: 14). The kingdoms of this world will ‘become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ’ (Rev.11: 15). The Father will tell the Son: ‘Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.' (Psal…
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"vociferous" Great word........ Love it...... Some words have a great sound - this is one of them.... Voe..... siff...... errr..... uss....... Great sound........... (Wanted to note the use of this great word, but didn't want to disrupt the thread where it was used in a relevant and skillful fashion.
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