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A sandwich tried to get a reservation at a restaurant, but the waiter said they don’t serve food there.
 
 
There are three types of people: those who can count and those who can’t.
 
 
He was addicted to the hokey pokey, but thankfully, he turned himself around.
 
 
I finished the puzzle in six months, even though the box said it would take 4 to 5 years.
 
 
I’ve had amnesia for as long as I can…
 
 
It was an emotional wedding — even the cake was in tiers.
 
 
 

Why did the elderly man fall into the well?
 
He couldn't see that well.
 
 
An airplane crashed and every single person died.
Who survived?
 
 
Married couples.
 
 
Researchers at Stanford University, working under a government funded grant,
have discovered the leading cause of dry skin.
 
 
Towels.

What is the difference between a well dressed man on a bicycle
and a poorly dressed man on a unicycle?
 
 
Attire.

Actually, you are dead wrong and teaching falsehood. The Bible teaches repentance from sin and repentance are both necessary for faith. Again, with the straw men. Repentance is not cleaning up your life - it is changing your mind about your sin and turning from it in your heart. If it is true repentance, it WILL reflect in the life - but the changed life is the result of true repentance, not the repentance itself.
Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
If repentance was turning from unbelief, then that verse above would not make sense: believe so you can believe.
Matthew 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Luke 17:3-4 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Oh, it's ok, brother, you sinned against me, but now you believe, so we are all good (though you never made that sin right, hm).
Luke 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
God is not going to wipe away your sin until you repent of that sin.
Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Hm, same idea here.
Acts 5:31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Repent of your UNBel... wait, wickedness!
Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Um, believe and believe?
Acts 26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
2 Corinthians 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
Here, Paul is talking to believers - but the word means the same, and it is not repent of unbelief, but of specific sins.
Revelation 2:21-22 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Revelation 9:20-21 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Six examples of UNBELIEF they were to repent of!! Oh wait, those are examples of specific sins... Doh!!

The arguments given here against Calvinism are profound, and scripturally true. But I am a simple man and to me it all boils down to a very simple argument and verse.
If Calvinism is true, then God deliberately creates THIS person for Heaven and then He deliberately creates THAT person for hell. 1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. I'm sure that person that the Calvinistic god deliberately created for hell sure sees the Calvinistic god as love.
I just cannot cross over that very simple hurdle. And no Calvinistic argument can change my mind. God is love. And He wants to share that love with whosever will. My loving God has NEVER created anyone for hell. If that is where you end up it was entirely your choice. 

How arrogant to think that you - a Calvinist - have everything right and can come here and tell non-Calvinists how wrong they are.
Romans 9 is dealing with nations, not individuals.

He is doing better but still in icu probably for several more days.

Conservative writer, former university president, and preacher Richard Hayes who wrote a book on the Biblical stand on homosexuality (The Moral Vision of the New Testament) which has been used in many Bible colleges and universities around the world, has changed his views on homosexuality. His son is a co-writer with his father on a new book, "The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story,” released this past September.  More information is in the article. This was just one article that I came across this morning on homosexuality and Christians. Out of the 25 stories in the news, 16 were on homosexuality and how Christians are losing the war against it. 
We, as Christians know that the Bible is against homosexuality and sexual deviancy. It's a shame to see "Christians" falling to public popular opinion on the subject. We need to remain a light in a lost and dying world and be standing against those who fall to heresy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/conservative-christians-just-lost-their-scholarly-trump-card-on-same-sex-relationships/ar-BB1lhTT8?ocid=chromentpnews&pc=U526&cvid=8a26b0be568a407bb95edf17c9d325a3&ei=14

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.
 

If she was teaching a class to other women and/children (or teens), that is okay - but not if she was teaching a class with men in it.
This is referring to a political leader specifically, but when women and children lead a country, it is a sign of judgement of God on that nation.
Isaiah 3:12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

Many churches calling themselves non denominational I've seen are very very similar to charismatic Anglicans or Methodists. They say they are non denom yet have almost exactly the same statement of faith as a denomination.
Their non denominational idea is not to go back to scripture,  but to do things their own way.
But then also you can get the rare non-denominational church that just goes by the bible and matches very closely or the same as an IFB church.  That's because they have the same stance of letting the bible govern their beliefs.
 
 

There are some people that do say that. It is not the typical denomination in the sense that IFB's do not have a headquarters dictating to them what to believe, what to preach, what to do. Though we are a denomination in the sense that we are Baptists and are likeminded to many other IFB churches (though not 100% - each studies the Bible on their own and is led by their own leadership, so some conclusions and basic understanding of issues/doctrine may differ).

I've heard a pastor say, on more than one occasion. "Nowhere in the Bible does it say that a woman is to love her husband" which was right in the middle of one of these "it's all the man's fault for not leading" sermons. No, it does not directly tell women to love their husbands, that part is true; it tells husbands "love your wives" in more than one passage. . Does that mean that God does not want women to love their husbands then? No. 
Titus2
1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.  3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands(mentioned first), to love their children(mentioned second), 5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
I would say that at least 99% of young mothers would say and demonstrate that they "love their children". Many if not most would say "I put my children first". Well, if that young woman is still married, therein lies a devastating problem. Titus 2 verse 4 says that young women must be taught by 'aged women" to love their husbands, to love their children. Why would a young woman who already loves her children need to be taught to do so?  If young wives don't love their husbands first it makes for a less than happy environment for the children, and they suffer because of it. There are some things young ladies need to know that only older women have the qualification and the life experience to teach and some things which would not be received well if taught by any man; even a preacher, or a husband so, the Word of God, in all it's wisdom prescribes Godly "aged women" for this responsibility. A Godly woman can teach young women how to truly love hubby and the kids and how to avoid "tearing their homes down with their hands". So, older ladies can either teach "Feminism 101" or how to have a happy home like the lady in Proverbs 31. There again, this is another example of "leadership". 

Having posted above, my ponderings on the matter continued.  Thus I present some further thoughts:
We often teach our men that some of the most important phrases for a happy home are - Yes, dear; I was wrong, dear; whatever you want, dear. Then we wonder why we have no male leadership in our homes.
We say things like - Happy wife, happy life.  But is this universally true.  What if making my wife happy makes my God unhappy?  Will that result in a happy life?  Well, it might in the short term; but it definitely will not in the long term.  Adam made his wife "happy" when he chose to eat the fruit with her.  Did it result in a "happy life?"  Not for him, nor for the rest humanity either.  Abraham made his wife "happy" when he took her advise to beget a child by Hagar.  Did it result in a "happy life?"  Not really for him, for her, or for the Middle East unto the present day.  

The picture that you imply with your comments about "a husband who chooses not to lead" seems to be that he is not moving forward at all and/or that he has no agenda of any kind whatsoever at all.  Yet these things are simply not a reality in human existence.  The husband in your scenario above may not "take" the leadership, may not administer leadership, may not show strength of leadership; but it is likely that he does have some form of personal agenda (even if he never directly communicates it) and does move forward in life in some manner.  Now, if he moves forward in life at all, then a wife can indeed follow him simply by waiting for his next step forward and then stepping in behind.
However, for many wives the husband's agenda simply does not fit with her agenda, so she dominates over his agenda with her own, until his agenda simply becomes to "keep his wife happy, to do whatever she wants." Indeed, for many wives the husband moves forward more slowly than she prefers or in a different direction than she prefers, thus she excuses her dominance over him by simply claiming that he is not leading aright; and since he is not a "strong" leader, he simply steps in behind her and follows her.
 

I'm sorry...I somehow ended up posting 100 instead of nearly 200 years. So, you're correct. Thank you for correcting that. The War of Northern Aggression was the cause of many things. 

Actually, the roots of totalitarianism in our country, go back to before, and as a causation of, the "Civil War".

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
 
Walter Chalmers Smith
 
1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

3 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
All praise we would render: O help us to see
'Tis only the splendour of light hideth Thee.

Praise Ye the Lord!
 
Joachim Neander and Straslund Gesangbuch
 
1 Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, Brothers and sisters, draw near;
Praise Him in glad adoration!

2 Praise ye the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen How thy desires e'er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

3 Praise ye the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee!
Decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee;
How oft in grief Hath not He brought thee relief,
Spreading His wings for to shade thee!

4 Praise ye the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him!
Let the Amen Sound from His people again:
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

Break Thou the Bread of Life
 
Mary A. Lathbury and William A. Sherwin
 

1 Break Thou the Bread of Life, dear Lord, to me,
As Thou didst break the bread Beside the sea.
Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord;
My spirit pants for Thee, O living Word.


2 Thou art the Bread of Life, O Lord, to me;
Thy holy Word the truth That saveth me.
Give me to eat and live With Thee above,
Teach me to love Thy truth, For Thou art love.

3 O send Thy Spirit, Lord, Now unto me,
That He may touch my eyes, And make me see.
Show me the truth concealed Within Thy Word,
That in Thy Book revealed I see Thee, Lord.

4 Bless Thou the Bread of Life To me, to me,
As Thou didst bless the loaves By Galilee;
Then shall all bondage cease, All fetters fall;
And I shall find my peace, My All in all.

Revive Us Again
 
William P. Mackay and John J. Husband
 
1 We praise Thee, O God!
for the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus who died
and is now gone above.
 
CHORUS
 
Hallelujah! Thine the glory,
Hallelujah! amen;
Hallelujah! Thine the glory,
revive us again.
 
2 We praise Thee, O God! 
for Thy Spirit of light,
Who has shown us our Savior,
and scattered our night.
 
CHORUS
 
3 All glory and praise
to the Lamb that was slain,
Who has borne all our sins,
and hath cleansed ev'ry stain.
 
CHORUS
 
4 Revive us again;
fill each heart with Thy love,
May each soul be kindled
with fire from above.
 
CHORUS

Holy, Holy, Holy!
 
Reginald Heber and John B. Dykes
 
1 Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee!
Holy!, Holy, Holy!
Merciful and Mighty!
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!
 
2 Holy, Holy, Holy!
All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherabim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who wert, and art, and evermore shall be.
 
3 Holy, Holy, Holy!
Tho' the darkness hide Thee,
Tho' the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art holy;
there is none beside Thee
Perfect in power, in love, in purity.
 
4 Holy, Holy, Holy!
Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Merciful and Mighty!
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!
 
 

Great Is Thy Faithfulness
 
Thomas O. Chisholm and William M. Runyan
 
1 "Great is thy faithfulness," O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not,
Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been
Thou forever wilt be.
 
CHORUS
 
"Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!"
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
"Great is Thy faithfulness," 
Lord, unto me!
 
2 Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness,
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
 
CHORUS
 
3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
 
CHORUS

I  Know Whom I Have Believed
 
Daniel W. Whittle and James McGranahan
 
1 I know not why God's wondrous grace
To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy Christ in love
Redeemed me for His own,
 
CHORUS
 
But "I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded
that He is able
To keep that which I've committed
Unto Him against that day."
 
2 I know not how this saving faith
To me He did impart,
Nor how believing in His Word
Wrought peace within my heart.
 
CHORUS
 
3 I know not how the Spirit moves,
Convincing men of sin,
Revealing Jesus thro' the Word,
Creating faith in Him.
 
CHORUS
 
3 I know not what of good or ill
May be reserved for me,
Of weary ways or golden days,
Before His face I see.
 
CHORUS
 
5 I know not when my Lord may come, 
At night or noonday fair,
Nor if I'll walk the vale with Him,
Or "meet Him in the air."
 
CHORUS
 
 

Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?
 
Isaac Watts and Hugh Wilson
 
1 Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
 
2 Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
 
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide,
And shut His glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker,
died for man, the creature's sin.
 
4 But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Here, Lord, I give myself away
'Tis all that I can do.