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Deuteronomy 30:19 says..... 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: So, why did God(same God) give people the option to "choose" life if He already has made the choice for them?

Belief was totally selfish, on my part. I don't see how Calvinists can say our belief is 'taking credit" for salvation; unless they have never really been saved themselves.

Here's another example using the same word for "walking" used in Job 1:7 and 2:2. In the following passage of scripture, all three words; "walking", "standing" and "sitting" are clearly speaking of our "manner of life"; not physical actions. The same word is used in "Enoch walked with God" and "Noah walked with God". Both of these are also speaking of their manner of life; not physically "walking". Just to let you know I wasn't completely making something up. I believe the word "up" is sometimes used metaphorically as well with "up" having positive connotations and "down" being the negative. Perhaps when I get some more time I will study this further. Psalm 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Job 2: 2And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. First of all, would God need to ask Satan where he came from? No But would He ask since this needed to be written for us to read? Yes Second- Is Satan primarily concerned with "walking up and down" through the layers of dirt, rock and magma of a physical planet? No. I suspect that this passage, as in most of the Book of Job, is speaking in metaphors. So this is how I interpret it (at this time). The "earth" would be the heart or soul of mankind. "Walking" would be how Satan conducts himself "Up" would represent the appearance of good/morality "Down" would be the revelation of blatant evil "To" would mean Satan is entering someone and "Fro" would mean leaving. So, Satan sometimes influences people via subtle appearances wherein he makes things look right when they're not. Other times, the evil is blatant and obvious. So, I would say that "up" means ascending to a higher place, whether it be physically or morally/spiritually, and "down" would be the opposite. Hence, going "down" into Egypt is not a good thing.

Nope ...everything still the same

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The devil hates and wants to destroy the family. Feminism, Femininization of men, masculinization of women, domination by women, open disrespect and vilification of men by society, abuse of women and children, our education system, government and our judicial system are all part of the many ploys and avenues the devil uses to destroy the family. Destroying God's order at the very basic level, in the home, I think is the most devastating. But he even works in churches; not just by the teaching of the wrong things, but failing to teach some of the right things. (1 Peter 4:17)

No sir, they are also responsible to government. An unborn child has the God-given right to life. (remember our little post about "rights"?) An who did God make the protector of that right? And the punisher of evildoers? Romans 13: 3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

The Bible does correct/rebuke this type behavior in several places. It's too many modern-day pastors who seem to have trouble following suit.

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I would say both. We are to obey Christ and follow his example.

Brother "Behold" that was not the point. The point was to give a Biblical example of a Godly man voicing "rights" to one thing or another. In verses 8-14, shown above, Paul was basically saying that those who preach the gospel have the right to "reap carnal things" aka accepting worldly goods etc.. just like it's "right" to not muzzle the ox which treads the corn. Then I showed how Paul did not exercise that right for the sake of the gospel. Likewise, just because a spouse does not "demand" certain rights within a marriage, does not mean those rights do not still exist and it does not mean it is wrong to make certain "rights" known, as Paul did.

Correct me if I'm wrong but, I think "lordship salvation" would be defined as giving your whole life to Jesus at the time of salvation. In other words "making Him Lord of all" at the moment of faith. Not cleaning up our lives beforehand. No?

Noah would not be considered "perfect" after the flood. He got drunk and then cursed his own grandson for something the poor kid didn't do. I believe he was a flawed sinner saved by grace just like you and me. It's not speaking of being a "perfect" man for sure. But one can be absolutely perfect in God's prescription for procreation by marrying one woman and gendering all of your children solely and exclusively by that one wife. That is exactly what Noah did. We say we believe that the King James Bible was accurately translated into the English language by the providence of God, down to the last detail. Yet we have to go to the Greek or original Hebrew to determine what it really means only to find it doesn't mean the same from one passage to another(only to be determined by having access to Hebrew or Greek)? Here you have one word "generations" and it means different things in different places? Did the folks back in 1611 have access to a Strong's Concordance or anything else in order to determine what the words meant? The word Generation comes from the same root that our word "generator" comes from. It basically means to "produce" something: does that mean "dwelling" or "revolution of time". I guess, if a bunch of guys built a house you could say they "generated" the house. When the Bible says, in Genesis 5 "These are the generations of Adam" it's talking about what Adam "produced". In other words Adam "generated" every single one of the people named in Genesis 5. That's all it means. I can't help what Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or whatever word the two different instances of "generations" came from; In English "generations" means "generations". And nobody mentioned "sexual activity". All I'm saying is, just like a "generator" produces electricity, the word "generations" means "productions" or "things produced"..Actually, I believe Noah "generated" more than just Shem, Ham and Japheth. If you look at the sentence "these are the generations of Noah" is followed by a colon(:). That means that what follows in the sentence is what those "generations" are. 1. Noah was a just man (how? by trusting God in faith) 2. He was perfect in his generations (already explained) 3. And Noah walked with God (Noah chose to not only trust God, but he chose to walk with God) All 3 of these things were produced in Noah's life. generation noun as in creation, production Compare Synonyms SynonymsAntonyms Strong matches bearing breeding formation genesis origination procreation propagation reproduction Weak matches begetting bringing forth engenderment fructifying multiplying spawning https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/generation

There is such a thing as God giving people "over to a reprobate mind" when they reject God and His love until there is no more hope for them. God indeed loves sinners, but He is never going to force anyone to love Him back. When people rebel so much like many of these people have, trying to proselytize children, I believe they have hardened their own hearts until they have reached a level of wickedness to the point of no return. As to the gay agenda, I believe that "breaking our bands asunder" and "casting our cords away" is what the world in general is actively trying to do as we speak. You can see it plainly in the actions of the Democratic(communist) Party whose ruthlessness is suppressed less and less as time goes on.. They won't stop their agenda until every Christian is in prison or dead.