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    LindaR reacted to Saintnow in Atheist Newbie!   
    I thoroughly enjoy discussing the reality of knowing God with those who reject Him with the cheap excuse of "He hasn't given me any good evidence to make me believe Him" or stuff like that.   With the fundamental background boasted of in the OP, I'm sure the author is aware that he is named specifically in the Bible as a fool.  Now apparently, this fool thinks he is a very good fool, a nice guy full of love and understanding and open to the opinions of others...except of course to the possibility that he is in reality a FOOL.  Atheists will either bristle at that moniker, or put on a good show of letting it roll off their back like water on a duck...but there is always a spark of fire in their soul that tells them the fire of Hell is real, and they come to sites like this thinking they can defeat any argument which might prove them wrong.   The more they can defeat such arguments, the more they bolster their pride in preparation for proving to themselves that Hell has no fire and there is no punishment in death.  I have yet to encounter an atheist who can carry on a discussion about their beliefs without resorting to a myriad of insults.   I have called the atheist a fool as the Bible does for good reason.   The atheist may call me a fool for believing God or whatever, but that's as far as the name calling should go in the discussion.   In Proverbs, we are told to depart from fools when they prove themselves to be fools...I think that means when they prove they are stubborn and will not listen, just give it up and drop the argument.   I think they prove this stubbornness when they resort to insults in desperation of proving they are exempt from eternal death in Hell.   When they resort to personal attacks rather than discussion of their beliefs, it is a waste of time.   There is a verse about admonishing a fool two or three times before giving up on them.  It's sad, but many people are simply bound and determined to prove to themselves that they are exempt from Hell; and Hell enlarged itself making more room for more fools.  "Scare tactic, scare tactic, you only want my tithe" they will whine...the fact that God Himself took there death to purchase their life with His own blood is a joke to the fool until He awakens in the fire of Hell, and finds all of his nicety and goodness useless...but it sure is nice when an atheist can be a nice and good citizen of the world and get along with everybody.   Christians would never be burned at the stake or beheaded if all atheists were so nice as the OP atheist here.  If they were all as nice as this guy, surely the whole world would unite to stamp out oppressions of fascism, communism, Islam, and Hinduism's caste society, Satanism, witchcraft, Masonry, Wicca all would be gone with their evils abolished, and we would have heavenly life on earth as much as it is humanly possible...oh yeah, I forgot, that's the promise of the coming world dictator
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    LindaR got a reaction from Miss Daisy in Opinions On Atheists?   
    This is what I believe about atheists:  I don't believe there is such a person as a true atheist.  The reason why is in the God's Word (Romans 1:18-23). 
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    LindaR got a reaction from Miss Daisy in Opinions On Atheists?   
    Professor_Physika...
    I didn't expect that you would agree with the article by Dave Hunt.  Just because you disagree with the content does not mean that you are correct or that the content is wrong.  Your critique is simply your own opinion.   You will find out how worthless opinions are when you die and face God, your Creator.  If you believe that this life is all there is, you are in for a great big surprise.  Believe it or not, you are not going to be annihilated.

    Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
    Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
    Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
    Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
    Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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    LindaR got a reaction from Pastor Scott Markle in Opinions On Atheists?   
    Professor_Physika:
    Why do atheists try so hard to prove the non-existence of God if they believe God doesn't exist?  Kind of a fruitless endeavor, isn't it?
    Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
    Romans 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
    Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
    Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
    Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
    Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

    These verses in Romans 1:18-23 prove that there is no such a person as a true atheist.  God calls those who deny the existence of God, fools.
    Psalms 14:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
    Psalms 53:1 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
     
     
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    LindaR reacted to 2bLikeJesus in Opinions On Atheists?   
    No one is naturally an atheist.  There has never been a single culture on the planet that hasn't believed there is a god.  You have to be educated into atheism through a brainwashing that goes against all the obvious evidence of an intelligent creator and divine order to the universe.  That is either through an aggressive indoctrination of atheist beliefs or I have found just as common, some horribly traumatic event in the atheists life that they have blamed God for, rather than the prince of this world Satan.  Many times once an atheist understands God and how He truly is and interacts with man, he comes to understand that the traumatic events that had them so angry were NOT from God but from sin and Gods purposeful creation of man with a free moral spirit and not an automaton robot that must do exactly as God wills.  It requires FAR more faith to be an atheist than it does to be a Christian.
    I find also just as often an atheist really doesn't believe there is no god, but is really an agnostic who believes you can't know god or that god no longer has any direct involvement in the daily lives of mankind.  They acknowledge the obvious irrefutable evidence of intelligent order and design in the universe and nature but believe any influence by a supreme being stopped at that, and we are left to fend for ourselves as we see fit. 
    Bro. Garry
     
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    LindaR got a reaction from ThePilgrim in Opinions On Atheists?   
    https://www.thebereancall.org/content/july-2013-in-defense
    In Defense of the Faith
    Hunt, Dave
    Jul 1 2013
    Biblical Answers to Challenging Questions
    Must I Believe God Exists Before I Seek Him?
    Question: In my daily Bible reading, I came across a verse that really puzzles me: “Without faith it is impossible to please him [God]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews:11:6). Rather than God revealing Him-self to a seeking heart, it sounds as though one must already believe in God before seeking Him. How can that be the case?
    Response:  Would someone seek God if he didn’t already believe He existed? It would be a waste of time. In fact, everyone, including you, knows that God exists.
    The true story is told of a London street preacher who announced to his audience that every atheist was a fool because the Bible said so. A well-known atheist in the crowd shouted back at him that it was a slanderous insult, which he took personally, and that he would sue the preacher for damages. The preacher responded, “It’s not slander to tell the truth.”
    The atheist countered, “And it’s not truth unless you can prove it! You’ll have to prove in court that I’m a fool, or I’ll take every pound you’ve got!”
    “I don’t have to go to court to prove it,” said the preacher calmly. “You say you’re an atheist?”
    “Yes, and not just a casual one. I’ve spent my life proving God doesn’t exist. It’s a pernicious myth!”
    “Spent your life proving God doesn’t exist, have you?” replied the preacher. “Tell me this: if a man who spends his life fighting against something that doesn’t exist isn’t a fool, who is?”
    Likewise, one would have to be a fool to spend any time at all seeking to know a God without being convinced that He exists. God expects every person, as the first step in knowing Him, to admit the obvious fact that He exists. Furthermore, God expects each person coming to Him to have a proper concept of who He is. He won’t honor prayers to an idol or to some “force” or “higher power.” Each person is accountable on the basis of the evidence to come to a proper understanding of God and not to be seeking some false god. God also requires that those who come to Him truly believe that He is not a God of caprice or trickery but a God who “rewards those who diligently seek Him.”
    What is it that any sincere seeker should already have concluded about the God he wants to know? Reason and evidence dictate the following: To create the universe, God must be all-powerful (omnipotent) and all-knowing (omniscient) and in touch with every part of the universe at once (omnipresent). He would have to be at least as personal a Being as we are in order to create us. He would need to perfectly embody all that we recognize as the highest qualities to which mankind could aspire—love, truth, justice, patience, kindness, compassion, etc.—or there would be no explanation for our admiration of such attributes. Furthermore, He would have to know the future consequences of every action in His universe. Otherwise, He could make some terrible blunders. And of course He must have existed eternally as God. He certainly couldn’t have evolved or developed out of something or someone that was less than God.
    The true God must also be able to create everything out of  nothing  and not just build or manufacture His universe out of materials already available. Not energy, not matter, not gravity or electricity, but  God alone  must be self-existent in order to be the cause of all. Finally, He must be perfectly good and just, or there would be no explanation for the common recognition of right and wrong written in the conscience of all mankind all over this earth. These are the minimum qualifications of the true God, without which we couldn’t trust and worship and love Him.
    Although we can understand the necessity of the above abilities, it is also completely beyond our capacity to comprehend such a Being: a God who has  always  existed and thus is without beginning or end; who not only created everything out of nothing but in order not to lose control of His creation must know where every subatomic particle in every atom ever was or ever will be; who must also know what every person who ever lived or ever will live has ever thought or ever will think or say or do, etc. Obviously, such a God is beyond our ability to fully comprehend.
    At the same time that God is beyond our comprehension, however, we have seen that both reason and evidence demand such a God as the only explanation for our own existence and that of the universe around us. To deny this God, though He is incomprehensible, would fly in the face of reason and common sense. It is both impossible and unreasonable for there to have been a time when nothing existed and to have everything, including God, somehow arise out of that void of nothingness. It is totally unreasonable to suggest that life and intelligence sprang unaided from dead, empty space and thereafter evolved by chance.
    Having come to these conclusions about God on the basis of the evidence all around him and in his own conscience, the seeker is now in a position to cry out to this true God to reveal Himself. The precise steps and circumstances and inner convictions through which God will reveal Himself vary with each individual. It is through His Word, however, that the fullest and clearest revelation of God comes. And in this Word, God has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ, who declared, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John:14:9). Jesus also said, “No man cometh unto the Father but by me” (John:14:6). Whoever wants to know God must get to know Jesus. He is revealed in God’s Word, and He reveals Himself to those who open their hearts to Him. As He said, “Behold, I stand at the door [of every human heart] and knock; if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him” (Revelation:3:20).
    —  An excerpt   from  In Defense of the Faith (pp. 47-49)  by  Dave Hunt
     

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    LindaR got a reaction from Miss Daisy in Opinions On Atheists?   
    https://www.thebereancall.org/content/july-2013-in-defense
    In Defense of the Faith
    Hunt, Dave
    Jul 1 2013
    Biblical Answers to Challenging Questions
    Must I Believe God Exists Before I Seek Him?
    Question: In my daily Bible reading, I came across a verse that really puzzles me: “Without faith it is impossible to please him [God]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews:11:6). Rather than God revealing Him-self to a seeking heart, it sounds as though one must already believe in God before seeking Him. How can that be the case?
    Response:  Would someone seek God if he didn’t already believe He existed? It would be a waste of time. In fact, everyone, including you, knows that God exists.
    The true story is told of a London street preacher who announced to his audience that every atheist was a fool because the Bible said so. A well-known atheist in the crowd shouted back at him that it was a slanderous insult, which he took personally, and that he would sue the preacher for damages. The preacher responded, “It’s not slander to tell the truth.”
    The atheist countered, “And it’s not truth unless you can prove it! You’ll have to prove in court that I’m a fool, or I’ll take every pound you’ve got!”
    “I don’t have to go to court to prove it,” said the preacher calmly. “You say you’re an atheist?”
    “Yes, and not just a casual one. I’ve spent my life proving God doesn’t exist. It’s a pernicious myth!”
    “Spent your life proving God doesn’t exist, have you?” replied the preacher. “Tell me this: if a man who spends his life fighting against something that doesn’t exist isn’t a fool, who is?”
    Likewise, one would have to be a fool to spend any time at all seeking to know a God without being convinced that He exists. God expects every person, as the first step in knowing Him, to admit the obvious fact that He exists. Furthermore, God expects each person coming to Him to have a proper concept of who He is. He won’t honor prayers to an idol or to some “force” or “higher power.” Each person is accountable on the basis of the evidence to come to a proper understanding of God and not to be seeking some false god. God also requires that those who come to Him truly believe that He is not a God of caprice or trickery but a God who “rewards those who diligently seek Him.”
    What is it that any sincere seeker should already have concluded about the God he wants to know? Reason and evidence dictate the following: To create the universe, God must be all-powerful (omnipotent) and all-knowing (omniscient) and in touch with every part of the universe at once (omnipresent). He would have to be at least as personal a Being as we are in order to create us. He would need to perfectly embody all that we recognize as the highest qualities to which mankind could aspire—love, truth, justice, patience, kindness, compassion, etc.—or there would be no explanation for our admiration of such attributes. Furthermore, He would have to know the future consequences of every action in His universe. Otherwise, He could make some terrible blunders. And of course He must have existed eternally as God. He certainly couldn’t have evolved or developed out of something or someone that was less than God.
    The true God must also be able to create everything out of  nothing  and not just build or manufacture His universe out of materials already available. Not energy, not matter, not gravity or electricity, but  God alone  must be self-existent in order to be the cause of all. Finally, He must be perfectly good and just, or there would be no explanation for the common recognition of right and wrong written in the conscience of all mankind all over this earth. These are the minimum qualifications of the true God, without which we couldn’t trust and worship and love Him.
    Although we can understand the necessity of the above abilities, it is also completely beyond our capacity to comprehend such a Being: a God who has  always  existed and thus is without beginning or end; who not only created everything out of nothing but in order not to lose control of His creation must know where every subatomic particle in every atom ever was or ever will be; who must also know what every person who ever lived or ever will live has ever thought or ever will think or say or do, etc. Obviously, such a God is beyond our ability to fully comprehend.
    At the same time that God is beyond our comprehension, however, we have seen that both reason and evidence demand such a God as the only explanation for our own existence and that of the universe around us. To deny this God, though He is incomprehensible, would fly in the face of reason and common sense. It is both impossible and unreasonable for there to have been a time when nothing existed and to have everything, including God, somehow arise out of that void of nothingness. It is totally unreasonable to suggest that life and intelligence sprang unaided from dead, empty space and thereafter evolved by chance.
    Having come to these conclusions about God on the basis of the evidence all around him and in his own conscience, the seeker is now in a position to cry out to this true God to reveal Himself. The precise steps and circumstances and inner convictions through which God will reveal Himself vary with each individual. It is through His Word, however, that the fullest and clearest revelation of God comes. And in this Word, God has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ, who declared, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John:14:9). Jesus also said, “No man cometh unto the Father but by me” (John:14:6). Whoever wants to know God must get to know Jesus. He is revealed in God’s Word, and He reveals Himself to those who open their hearts to Him. As He said, “Behold, I stand at the door [of every human heart] and knock; if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him” (Revelation:3:20).
    —  An excerpt   from  In Defense of the Faith (pp. 47-49)  by  Dave Hunt
     

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    LindaR got a reaction from Miss Daisy in Opinions On Atheists?   
    Professor_Physika:
    Why do atheists try so hard to prove the non-existence of God if they believe God doesn't exist?  Kind of a fruitless endeavor, isn't it?
    Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
    Romans 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
    Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
    Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
    Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
    Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

    These verses in Romans 1:18-23 prove that there is no such a person as a true atheist.  God calls those who deny the existence of God, fools.
    Psalms 14:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
    Psalms 53:1 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
     
     
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    Professor_Physika:
    Why do atheists try so hard to prove the non-existence of God if they believe God doesn't exist?  Kind of a fruitless endeavor, isn't it?
    Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
    Romans 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
    Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
    Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
    Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
    Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

    These verses in Romans 1:18-23 prove that there is no such a person as a true atheist.  God calls those who deny the existence of God, fools.
    Psalms 14:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
    Psalms 53:1 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
     
     
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    LindaR got a reaction from HappyChristian in Steven Anderson   
    ​It was probably more than 6 million....not less.  European Jewry was just about wiped out after WWII
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    LindaR got a reaction from Pastor Scott Markle in Replacement   
    Ten Lost Tribes myth

    The British Israelism false teaching of ten lost tribes is a myth.
    In the book of Revelation (chapter 21, verse 12) there are twelve gates with the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
    Revelation 21:12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
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    LindaR got a reaction from John Young in Steven Anderson   
    Jordan, just to clarify David Cloud's definition of repentance from the Way of Life Encyclopedia:

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    LindaR got a reaction from John Young in Replacement   
    ​There's only 28 chapters in Acts!
     
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    LindaR reacted to Jordan Kurecki in Steven Anderson   
    David Cloud defines repentance as to surrender to God.
     
    in Acts 20:21 we see Paul preached repentance toward God.
    Our repentance is a change of mind about God, and about our sin that has wronged God.
    I have seen many people who refused to receive Jesus Christ because of their love for sin.
    For example, my Mom told my Pastor that she does not want to accept Jesus Christ, because "I like my current lifestyle".She does not want to surrender to God.
    I have seen countless times where someone is convinced that the gospel I am preaching to them is true, but they do not want to submit to it and surrender.
     
    Repentance is more than turning from unbelief to belief!
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    ​It was probably more than 6 million....not less.  European Jewry was just about wiped out after WWII
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    LindaR got a reaction from Alan in Steven Anderson   
    ​It was probably more than 6 million....not less.  European Jewry was just about wiped out after WWII
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    LindaR got a reaction from Alan in Steven Anderson   
    ​If you don't believe that Steven Anderson is a Jew-hater/anti-semite, listen to this video.  He denies that 6 million Jews died in Hitler's holocaust.  He tries to "rationalize" the entire scenario about the gas chambers.  At the end of this video, Steven Anderson promotes a book "The Holocaust Hoax Exposed" by Victor Thorn.  Victor Thorn also promotes the "conspiracy" theory that Israel was behind 9-11.
     
     
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    ​If you don't believe that Steven Anderson is a Jew-hater/anti-semite, listen to this video.  He denies that 6 million Jews died in Hitler's holocaust.  He tries to "rationalize" the entire scenario about the gas chambers.  At the end of this video, Steven Anderson promotes a book "The Holocaust Hoax Exposed" by Victor Thorn.  Victor Thorn also promotes the "conspiracy" theory that Israel was behind 9-11.
     
     
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    LindaR got a reaction from Standing Firm In Christ in Steven Anderson   
    ​If you don't believe that Steven Anderson is a Jew-hater/anti-semite, listen to this video.  He denies that 6 million Jews died in Hitler's holocaust.  He tries to "rationalize" the entire scenario about the gas chambers.  At the end of this video, Steven Anderson promotes a book "The Holocaust Hoax Exposed" by Victor Thorn.  Victor Thorn also promotes the "conspiracy" theory that Israel was behind 9-11.
     
     
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    Steven Anderson teaches Replacement Theology (just one of his false teachings). I don't understand why he can even call himself a Baptist.  The majority of what he teaches isn't taught in IFB churches.  I watched the video he recently made (Marching To Zion).  This documentary is anti-semitic and anti-Israel...and the teaching of Replacement Theology is quite evident.  I have "marked Steven Anderson" and will "avoid him" according to Romans 16:17.  He's no Baptist.
     
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    I decided to go on his website and peruse one of his sermons on repentance. Its funny, to me anyways-he seems so against the idea that repentance can mean, repentance from sin. So then to prove the point that it doesn't always mean repentance from sin , so one might be saved, he uses the example of Paul preaching on Mars Hill, concerning the altar to the unknown god. And he says this:
    "But look when he is telling them to repent here, what is he telling them to repent of? He says look you are worshipping idols, your worshipping false gods, you think that this statue is god, the times of this ignorance God winked at but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent, he is telling them to repent or turn from worshipping of false gods. He says look your worshipping false gods, you need to worship the one true God, you need to repent and turn from false gods to the true God"
    So, repenting from worshiping false, multiple idols somehow ISN'T repenting from sin?  And if they are repenting from worshiping false idols, what are they repenting TO? Worshiping the true God? How can they do that, except a part of it, is in that repentance, turning to Christ for salvation? Otherwise, it is really he, himself, that is encouraging a works-based salvation, because he seems to be implying here that to turn from worshiping false idols to worshiping the true God equate to salvation. No, what he is missing  and actually proving himself, is that a necessary part of accepting the free gift of salvation, if the need to repent in one's heart of their sin-in this case, the sin of following false gods. But it is a heart repentance, a rejecting in their hearts of those false idols, to receive God as their God, Jesus as Saviour. That heart-repentance then will lead to the ACT of repentance as they actively cease following those false god and begin following their Saviour. So, in refuting the idea of repentance of sin to be saved, he actually proves it. He needs to place himself on his blacklist!
    Let's see what the Bible actually says about repentance and its connection to sin:
    "And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?  And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." (Luke 5:29-32)   Seems clear here that Jesus was calling sinners to repent. of what? Idolatry only? No, in context, it would be repent from their sin, whatever they may be.
    "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." (Luke 15:7) Again, in Jesus' words, who repents? Sinners. Of what, well, clearly, their sins, because they are sinners. And this thought is repeated in verse 10, "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."  There is no question left open as to what Jesus saw joy in repentance over : "SINNERS repenting." But by Mr. Anderson's (why do I hear this name in an ominous voice?) thinking, the only thing God expected anyone to repent about was worshiping false idols. Not sin, which apparently worshiping false idols...isn't? 
    And again: "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." (Luke 24:46, 47) Here, again in the words of Jesus, we see repentance and remission of sins, inextricably joined together, which should be preached to ALL nations.
    I could go on, and I could even preach a great sermon full of explanations, but see, I don't need to explain it: the Bible is clear in its meaning concerning repentance: to be saved, a repentance of heart is necessary, which is NOT a work that makes one worthy of salvation, any more than a drowning man, upon seeing a life preserver flung to him, is worthy of his rescue because he decides to repent of being in the cold, miserable deep, and reaches for the preserver. We repent in heart, and once saved, THEN we do works meet for repentance (Acts 26:20), which is repentance in action. THESE are the works, which we now are able to perform through the power of the Spirit of God. Repentance of heart, which leads to salvation, and then repentance in action, works meet for repentance. Its not hard.
     
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    Steven Anderson teaches Replacement Theology (just one of his false teachings). I don't understand why he can even call himself a Baptist.  The majority of what he teaches isn't taught in IFB churches.  I watched the video he recently made (Marching To Zion).  This documentary is anti-semitic and anti-Israel...and the teaching of Replacement Theology is quite evident.  I have "marked Steven Anderson" and will "avoid him" according to Romans 16:17.  He's no Baptist.
     
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    LindaR reacted to John81 in Steven Anderson   
    He's also a publicity hound, constantly chasing attention by provocation.
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    LindaR reacted to MatthewDiscipleOfGod in Steven Anderson   
    He hates Jews more than Muslims. He is running a campaign to go out to Michigan and hand out a DVD to Muslims entitled "The Jews and Their Lies". He believes Jesus went to hell for 3 days. He seeks and thrives on controversy. He has a good view on the KJB and Calvinism but because of his other doctrines I cannot support him.
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    LindaR reacted to No Nicolaitans in Replacement   
    Sorry John, I know this kind of digresses from your OP...
    One thing that is often over-looked by those who hold to Replacement Theology is this one simple fact...if the church has replaced Israel, and we are now Israel...why does Paul (in his epistles) still refer to the believers to whom he's writing as...Gentiles? Many of the verses (used as proof arguments) put forth by RT proponents are later followed by this one fact...Paul still refers to them as Gentiles.
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