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    Pastor Matt reacted to Jerry in Free Ebooks by Dave Hunt   
    For the last few years, the Berean Call has made various ebooks and tracts/pamphlets by Dave Hunt and others at the Berean Call available for free download. I do not endorse everything about Dave Hunt, but he is one of the best out there for exposing doctrinal and practical corruption in modern Christendom. There are two official sites that I am aware of that are offering some of their material for free downloads:
    Shop | The Berean Call This one you will need to create an account (name, address, does not ask for any payment info because these materials are free) and add the free ebooks you are interested in to your basket (if given the choice, choose pdf as devices and ereaders (and webpages) can handle that, some of the other options like epub are only usable with a specific program, so I don't recommend that, unless you know it is what you need). They will send you a receipt (for $0), then in a separate email the download link (this could come an hour or two later).
    The Official Store of The Berean Call – TBC Store (davehunt.org) This site does not need a login, and as soon as you checkout, it goes to the page you can download the ebook.
    I would check both sites, as not all their products overlap.
    Yesterday, I saw Occult Invasion for free. This is a basically 500 page book that I had read some of a couple of years ago. Glad to see it here now. Of course, download any and all that you are interested in. Some of the other good ones they have available now are: What Love Is This? (book exposing Calvinism), Judgment Day (on Israel and the Middle East), Showtime For the Sheep (the danger of Hollywood depictions of Jesus), Newsletter Reprints (this is every one of their monthly newsletters that are available since the ministry started in 1986, updated every year with the previous year added - contains a TOC and an index of subjects). I think Mind Invaders and Sanctuary of the Chosen are both fiction, exposing the occult, etc. I would suggest at least downloading all the books, if not the tracts or the pamphlets.
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in Being : Perfected   
    It is not a requirement, but it most definitely is helpful and Biblically beneficial for anyone reading this thread. 
    From my above reply, it will show someone where in the Bible how you came to that conclusion. I tell my church all the time to always study the verses in the Bible that I teach and preach from so that they can study it for themselves. It is important that Biblical issues be Biblically studied, and the best way of doing that is by posting the Scripture references.
    I did and all I read was opinions of the Bible, not FROM the Bible. 
     
    I believe that asking where in the Bible you are speaking from IS a legit question. It makes me wonder if you want us to go to the Bible or just listen to you.
    Correct that is board rules
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in "REPLENISH" the earth.....   
    That is correct. the English language is constantly changing. Back in 1611 the word "Replenish" meant "to fill", and today in 2024 it means to restock. 
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from HappyChristian in "REPLENISH" the earth.....   
    That is correct. the English language is constantly changing. Back in 1611 the word "Replenish" meant "to fill", and today in 2024 it means to restock. 
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from HappyChristian in Christian Song you like.   
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    Pastor Matt reacted to HappyChristian in "REPLENISH" the earth.....   
    Nah. The CURRENT meaning is to restock. The original meaning - in old english, as was used for the KJB - is simply "to fill." Not refill nor restock nor fill back up. Plainly and simply, no species existed until God created them as recorded in Gen. 1.  Saying otherwise says that death occurred before sin. And that did not happen...the Bible is clear that death came through Adam. Not before.
    No raging debate here. Just simply knowledge of vocabulary and the fact that words change meaning over time. 
    Just so you understand, this is a discussion board. Refrain from addressing folks as carnal...in order to enjoy so-called "christian forum membership." 
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from HappyChristian in Being : Perfected   
    Can you please use Scripture when posting a Biblical lesson? Otherwise it is just your opinion?
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from HappyChristian in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    @Behold I think Jerry summed it up perfectly below. Can you show from Scripture where you believe he is in error?
     
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from HappyChristian in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    Nothing unbiblical with the term denomination and of course Denomination does not equal Salvation, it's just a set of theological beliefs. What is your definition of Denomination? I think you are confused by the definition of denomination. 
     
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in Being : Perfected   
    Can you please use Scripture when posting a Biblical lesson? Otherwise it is just your opinion?
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    Nothing unbiblical with the term denomination and of course Denomination does not equal Salvation, it's just a set of theological beliefs. What is your definition of Denomination? I think you are confused by the definition of denomination. 
     
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    Pastor Matt reacted to BrotherTony in What about a witch Doctor   
    It shouldn't be... turning to "witch doctors", servants of seducing spirits, is NEVER acceptable according to the Bible.  
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    Pastor Matt reacted to Jerry in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    You just labelled two FALSE religions/CULTS as Christian denominations. And those two DO teach a different gospel, a different Jesus, etc; therefore they are not of God and to be warned against and exposed.
    Also, there were denominations in Jesus' day (in the NT). The NT word used is SECT. Look it up. Jesus didn't condemn someone for being part of a sext/denomination or identifying themselves as a Christian, as a follower of the way, as a brethren, as a Jewish proselyte, etc - but He condemned where those specific denominations added to or took away from the Word of God.
    Yes, some denominations AND ALL cults started because some men or women wanted to add their own beliefs and practices to what God has said in His Word - YET, there are others that were clearly led of God and were formed because they stood upon the Word of God and separated from and exposed the error of other denominations or cults and religions - which the Bible tells us to do. God is not for unity at the sake of truth. In fact there are various passages that He tells us He came to bring a sword to separate the light from the darkness, the false brethren from the true.
    By the way, Baptists (anabaptists, Waldensians, and others of a like nature) were historically for the truth and against the error of their days, and many died for standing alone on the Word of God. The false brethren were the ones persecuting them and killing them and slandering them and giving them their names (anabaptist).
    God preserved His Word historically through these remnant groups. (I say historically because many no longer stand where they once stood - but that does not negate their history or make it irrelevant. I proclaim myself as an INDEPENDENT FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST because:
    1. Independent - I believe in the autonomy of the local church - yes, my church may have similarities to many other Baptist churches, but we are not a denomination in the sense that some group or church somewhere has authority over us and dictates what we believe or practice.
    2. Fundamental - I believe that the FUNDAMENTALS of the faith are necessary for salvation and for someone to be identified as a true NT Bible believer/church. I also hold to all the Baptist Distinctives, which separates me in some sense from all other "Christian" groups, true or false, that only embrace some of them.
    3. Baptist - It's an identification for others to be able to find believers of a like mind.
    Everything I see in the Bible, especially in the NT, tells me to dig into the Bible, study it, rightly divide it, then hold with all my heart to what I believe it teaches. That is the type of believer God promises to bless - not the one who is willing to cast the truth aside for the sake of some ecumenical unity.
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    Pastor Matt reacted to Jerry in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    Maybe - but you are never going to arrive at the truth in any discussion by blurring the lines of truth and error, hence the clarification.
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    Pastor Matt reacted to SwordmanJr in Dreams   
    This is one that will have a span of effect, depending on the mood one is in. Other composers understand how our music is an expression through non-words. Some can sense it, some cannot. I hope this carries you to on the waves of what motivates dreams of great things.
    Dreams
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from Jerry in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    Then this....
    Looking in from the outside (not involved in the thread), it did not seem to come across respectful. Just my opinion.
     
     
     
     
    Sir, you did.... 😕
     
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    Then this....
    Looking in from the outside (not involved in the thread), it did not seem to come across respectful. Just my opinion.
     
     
     
     
    Sir, you did.... 😕
     
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    Pastor Matt reacted to Jerry in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    You brought nothing to the table? Sorry if I did not achieve your elite status.
    Quit trying to make all the Bible fit your false teachings.
    The Holy Spirit convicts people of their sin, enlightens them to the truth of the Gospel and who Jesus Christ is - He doesn't force or make them believe. Also, being dead spiritually is not the same thing as being dead physically. It means separation - a spiritually dead person is separated from the Lord God until they receive/respond to the Gospel.
    If being spiritually dead meant man could not do ANYTHING, then man could not even sin - a physically dead body just lies there, unresponsive, neither sinning, speaking or literally doing anything.
    If being spiritually dead meant mankind was unable to first respond to the preaching of the Gospel, then become regenerated afterwards by grace through faith (by the work of the Holy Spirit), then how do YOU reconcile this verse:
    John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
    It doesn't say those who are alive will hear Jesus' voice, but those who are dead.
    Calvinism puts the cart before the horse and preaches a double regeneration - first a regeneration to be enabled to respond, then regenerating again to be born again - but that means a true believer needs to be born again again - but you won't find THAT in the Bible!
    John 1:12-13 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
    When man responds positively to the work of conviction and enlightening of the Holy Spirit, then He regenerates them. We do not regenerate ourselves - neither does the Lord God regenerate man without man responding to their need for sin and righteousness, and turning to the Saviour.
    Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    Wait, according to your theology, how many gifts does God give man in regards to salvation? Here, it very clearly says the gift of God is eternal life, not faith.
    John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    He gave His Son, and those who received Him (John 1:12) get eternal life - same thing, salvation through believing the Saviour is the gift.
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in Christian Song you like.   
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    Pastor Matt reacted to Behold in Calvinism is an incorrect understanding of soteriology   
    Calvin simply redefined "God's foreknowledge" as "Predestined", and from that starting point, created a Theology that is both Theological and Spiritual poison.
     
    Paul says that the born again, who are fallen from Grace, are "Bewitched" and "WHO has deceived you".
     
    A.) John Calvin is one of the worst as his Theology, can take your mind and put it in a dark place so that the Gospel becomes obscure and the Cross become Hidden.
     
    John Calvinism is a cancer on the Body of Christ.
     
    That's a fact.
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from swathdiver in I chose to migrate illegal   
    You have every type of Baptist Checked in your bio. I'd love to hear what your beliefs are?
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    Pastor Matt reacted to Sinclair in Mission   
    I have been on mission in Africa for 22 years. My experience in Africa started in 2003 in Nigeria. In 2010, I moved to Cameroon but could not stay longer because of the religious and language crisis. I left Cameroon to Kenya after another missionary Friend Charles Wesco was shot and the American embassy advised us to leave. I am presently in Kenya.
    God is no respecter of persons, is a truth as well established, as it is grateful to the generous mind. No complexion or condition is thrown beyond the pale of divine benevolence, for in Christ Jesus "there is neither Greek, nor Jew, barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free." While the riches of redeeming love may be shared alike by all, there is also a very equitable distribution of intellectual endowments among all classes of men. Like the pure gold buried amidst baser metals, the mind, vigorous in itself, may be allowed by him who gives it existence to remain undeveloped and unimproved or, under most unfavorable circumstances, he may wake to action, energies which for a time have lain dormant, and exhibit to an admiring.
         If plan to go on mission to Africa, now is the time.  May the Lord protect guide you.
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    Pastor Matt reacted to BrotherTony in Bro Terry Pace Sermons   
    I have checked all my archives and I can't find either one of these.
     
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    Pastor Matt reacted to BrotherTony in Visit me   
    He's also done the same thing on his Facebook page...stating someone has leaked information about him, and has requested they remove it. 
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    Pastor Matt got a reaction from BrotherTony in Visit me   
    You accused someone here of contacting the authorities when we didn't have your personal information or even know your name. Since then you posted your DL so that the public will have your personal information. Doesn't make any sense to me. 
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