Genevanpreacher

Your view of this makes me sad. The God of Scripture is active in our lives today as He was yesterday and will be tomorrow.

This short study was done by someone else. I studied it, modified it for my own use and believe it is a true representation regarding this subject.
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First I would like to point out that there is a lot of misunderstanding regarding three different things. Let’s remember that things that are different are not the same. These three things are; The Family of God; The Kingdom of God; and The Church of God. I point this out because they are not the same things. Let me try to explain it this way:

1. The Family of God. This includes all the children of God in Heaven and on earth. Paul speaks of the whole family in Heaven and on earth. Eph 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 
a. This family includes all believers, Gal. 3:26 says: Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. So then, all believers are God’s children, this includes Old Testament believers since they were also saved by Faith in Jesus. Acts 10:43. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 
b. This is not the church. The Family of God is bigger than either the Kingdom of God or the Church, because it contains all the saved from Able to the present time, whether they are in Heaven or on earth. We call Him father and He calls us sons and His children, this then is a family. 
2. The Kingdom of God. This includes all the saved on earth at any given time, beginning with John the Baptist. I need to elaborate on this statement because in some places it is used to include all professing Christians, while in other places it is used to include all of the “born again” on earth. This is not to be confused with the Kingdom associated with the Millennium, which is yet future. Again, this is not the church. 
  Luke 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 
3. The Church of God. Church is never used of any institution, except an assembly or congregation of baptized believers in some given locality; such as The Church of God at Corinth. 1Cor. 1:2  Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 
a. The word “church” is from the Greek word “ecclesia”, which means a called out assembly. The Greek free cities are a case in point. Citizens were called out to conduct city business. 
b. There are some that will teach that the Family of God, the Kingdom of God and the Church are one and the same. This is where they get the idea of a Universal Church. “Universal Invisible Church”; “Universal Visible Church”; “Local Church”. I feel that the three examples I gave above are scriptural. The only other times that the word Church is used in the singular is when the scripture is talking about the church as a generic, or institution. The one, or singular, being put for all. 
Eph 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

A body (church) is an organism occupying space and having a definite locality. A heap of legs, hands, feet and other parts are not a body. They must be united in a system, each in its proper place. They must be put in place before you have a body or a church. So, even all the saved are not a church unless they are brought together as a body. So….no universal church, either visible or invisible. Paul put it this way:

1Co 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many.

 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

 18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 
c. Jesus only built one kind of church; He called it “My Church”. This makes His church exclusive and one of a kind, not three different kinds. He gave His church specific directions and commands that can only be followed by a local church.

Here is just one example; can a Universal Church conform to this command? 1Co 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it. 
d. Certainly it must be admitted that the so called, “church universal”, composed of all the saved on earth, has schism. They all teach different doctrines. Paul gave this command directly to the church at Corinth: 1Co 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 
All the saved on earth cannot conform to this command, no matter if you call it the visible or invisible church. They are all different, every one of them, with one exception, Baptist. Local Baptist Church is the only institution that can claim to be His church. All others are pretenders and instituted by man. That’s why I said that Jesus only built one kind of church and it was a Baptist Church and local. 
OK, I don’t need to beat this subject to death, what I have written should suffice to show the inconsistency of the premise of the three different kinds of churches that many advocate for. 
I am certainly not the last word on this subject and by no means a Bible scholar. But I think I have shown that local church is the only kind of church there can be. This must be true if for no other reason than to qualify as a true church it must be assembled, it cannot be scattered all over heaven and earth. 
But even more to the point is that The Family of God, The Kingdom of God and The Church are three different things.


 

Four verses only which mention the specific phrase "the body of Christ":
Rom_7:4  Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
1Co_10:16  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
1Co_12:27  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
Eph_4:12  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
(You will of course need to put these verses into their context - but for the sake of space I have only quoted the actual verses).
Upon which of these verses do you base your premise that:
 
And upon which of these verses do you base your premise that:
 
And upon which of these verses do you base your premise that:
And upon which of these verses do you base your premise that:
And upon what verses do you base the idea of:
I don't see any of your suppositions God's Word.
 
By the way, I don't think you will find a verse that states that a vote is involved.

Thanks guys! Appreciate the input.
BTW NN - I did paste-up and darkroom work for a small S.E. Indiana newspaper called Register Publications 1983-84, and 1987-88. All I normally did were ads, with a coupla times doing the pages for a lady when she needed time off. Loved it, but life disturbed my career there.
I was in a school called Diamond Oaks Career Development Campus, in Harrison, OH, and graduated with 2 years training in Commercial Art.
Loved that!
{Hoping you find that stuff NN!}
 
GREAT stuff Uke!!

If anyone is interested in some of my past strips, here is my website address - *take note* - all of these were before I became a Christian.
http://www.giggletoonz.com/
 
and here is an old Squeak -

While this pertains to a Christmas present, I hope those who may be anti-Christmas will look past that point and appreciate what it's truly about. : )
As I was signing my Dad's Christmas card and relaying to him (in the card) how one of the presents that I was giving him was related to a fond memory of my childhood...I was crying like a baby.
You see, my Dad is 79 years old now, and he's not in the best shape. He has health issues. Plus, his mind is slipping. It's hard for me to see this man (whom I've admired for so long) have to suffer the effects of old age. He's the one who helped mold me into the person I am today. He's the one who took us to church. He's the one who worked so hard to see that our family's needs were met. He's the one who stood faithful. He was (and is) a true man. It's hard on me. He was dealt some bad and hard blows in life which I won't go into at this time. Through it all, he remained true and faithful. He remained...my Dad...and I love him.
When I was young (between the ages of 8 to 12 years old), my Dad cut pulp-wood for a living, and he would take my brother and me with him quite often to help.
I hated it.
However, the highlight of each day of pulp-wooding was when we'd break for lunch. My Dad called it a "saw-miller's lunch". It consisted of things like....
Beenie Weenies, potted meat, sardines, crackers and so forth.
I loved it!
As I look back, I don't have very many memories of the actual time spent cutting trees, measuring the logs to cut, or loading them on the truck, and all that was involved with that...but I remember those saw-miller lunches and the talks and laughs we'd have while eating them.
One of the gifts I'm giving my Dad this year is a saw-miller's lunch, and in the card, I relayed to him how much they meant to me...that though the gift may seem insignificant...and certainly not extravagant...it was one way of honoring him for providing me with such a fond and wonderful memory...a way of honoring him for all that he did to help me become who I am today.
A saw-miller's lunch. Who knew that Beenie Weenies, potted meat, sardines, and crackers could have such a strong influence? It's not about them though; it's about the personal time that revolved around them. It's one of the fondest memories that I have of my childhood.
All of that to say this...make memories with your children...no matter how insignificant you may think they are.
...and whether you like it or not...Merry Christmas! : )

Elevators in the life of Jonah...
That's pretty funny! 
Bro. Scott, perhaps it's to do with the "ups and downs" that Jonah experienced? 

The "length of Sermon" thread - or rather some of the responses in it, have brought to my mind something which I thought of a while back.
There was a thread about "loud preaching" a while back and there were the same kinds of answers given in that thread.
What I speak of goes something like this: "I like long preaching", or "I Like loud preaching".
Length in and of itself is irrelevant.
Volume in and of itself is irrelevant.
"Enthusiastic delivery" in and of itself is irrelevant.
These things are irrelevant because no one would say they like a sermon that is doctrinally incorrect just because it is long.
No one (after thinking about what has been said) would say a doctrinally incorrect sermon was great based on its volume or the enthusiasm with which it is delivered.
Sure enough, sometimes people get all worked up in the moment, but when the excitement fades you often find that there is little substance to it.
 
This is the key to "good preaching" - the Biblical substance.is what is important, not the volume, the intensity, or the length.
So next time you are asked if you like "loud preachin' " or "long preachin' ", maybe you should think about it a bit before just answering "yep, sure".
I like good preaching whether it is loud or quiet, whether it is gentle or hard, whether it is long or short.
These things mean nothing IF the content is not there.
I have sat through 2 1/2 hours of missions presentation and preaching and felt like I would be happy for him to continue - disappointed in fact that he was finishing - and I was not the only one.
But I have also sat there after 10 mins thinking "I wish this guy would close it off right now" - and not because of conviction, but because it was a waste of time.
And I am sorry to say, the majority (not ALL of it, but the majority) of "Loud Preachin' " that I have sat under was loud for the sake of being loud.
I have heard some really, really, really good loud preaching, but it was good because it was full of Bible content, not because of it's volume.
 
I personally have to force myself to "get loud" on occasion, and I wish it would come more naturally to me, but there are a lot of things about my preaching that I wish I could do better. However God called me to this, and I have to assume that He knows what He is doing in this regard. I will continue to work at improving my preaching, and I will continue to try to improve and vary my delivery, but it is what it is.
 
Anyway, those are my two cents, and I will most likely get change from some of you, which is your right too.
 
Have a good night, (or day, or whenever it is with you)
Dave.
 
 
 
 

I draw random stuff. For instance:
Captain Awesome
Me, done Tim Burton-style.
This I did for work, for a poster contest. The eagle and cannon look weird because I did thm in they style of an old 19th century picture-trying to get that feel for it. I actually do eagles better than that.

None what-so-ever here, can't even draw a stick figure!

The issue at hand, of course, is that Calvin, (and Augistine before him, I believe) took scriptural terms, like ordain, elect, and dead and defined them according to their own understanding, not according to what they actually mean.
Death, for instance: they say that to be dead in sin, makes uone unable to make any good decision-but where is even that idea to be found in scripture? rather, throughout both old and new testaments, we see bad people, dead in sins, being continually exhorted to make good decisions: Jonah went to Nineveh to preach destruction to them, and they, though clearly 'dead in sin', were able to make the decisions to repent, to fast and weep before the Lord that they might be saved. Did God ordain them to do so? Well, according to His own word given through Jonah, God's will and plan was their total dest4ruction: He didn't even give them the option of repentance! Yet, repent they DID.
Again, Jesus wept over Jerusalem, and their rejection of God. He wept and said how often He would have gathered them to Himself as a mother hen her chicks, yet they would not. Sounds pretty clearly that God's will was that they should come to Him, and to follow and receive Jesus as their Messiah, yet they rejected Him. Did Jesus weep over those that He had pre-ordained to death and destruction, , those He Himself has declared before the foundatio of time would reject Him? It would seem a bit...hypocritical of God to act sad over those HE gave no chance that they might obey, as though they might have. How cruel to demand obedience from those HE would not allow to be obedient. And how cruel to punish those who reject Him, if He would not allow them to follow Him unto salvation.

Thanks Jim.
Sorry Russ,
Yes DaveW did say that, I must have misread that.
Sorry also to DaveW

1.  According to Hebrews 10:24-25, what is the purpose for assembling together as believers in a church service?
Hebrews 10:24-25 -- "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
2.  According to Ephesians 4:11-12, what is the responsibility of church leadership within the ministry of the church?
Ephesians 4:11-12 -- "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ."
3.  According to Ephesians 4:13-14, what is the ultimate objective for believers' exhorting one another and for church leaderships' perfecting the saints?
Ephesians 4:13-14 -- "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive."
4.  According to Ephesians 4:15, what is the means by which believers may exhort one another and by which church leadership may perfect the saints?
Ephesians 4:15 -- "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ."
5.  According to Hebrews 10:24-25, how much should we engage in assembling together as believers for such ministry activities?
Hebrews 10:24-25 -- "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

(Note: Please consider the authority which has been employed for this presentation.)

I have a little 'funny' to insert here -
Since my sermons have been a bit lengthy in the past - my wife threatened to buy a t-shirt with "I survived my husbands sermon" on it - jokingly of course...
I think. 

I have a little 'funny' to insert here -
Since my sermons have been a bit lengthy in the past - my wife threatened to buy a t-shirt with "I survived my husbands sermon" on it - jokingly of course...
I think. 

Problem is, Russ, There wee a lot of thigs that are said to happen before we meet the Lord in the air.
The Lord would have to suffer and die.  "First He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation." Luke 17.25  The resurrection The ascension.  They were told to wait in Jerusalem for the promised Holy Spirit, after which they were told to go into the world and teach all nations. The destruction of the temple and the desolation of Jerusalem.   When they saw Jerusalem surrounded by armies they were to flee to the mountains (Luke 21:21) this cannot mean the return of the Lord as then there will be no need to flee to the mountains as we will meet the Lord in the air. Peter would grow old and die before the Lord comes. 
Paul mentions several things that were to happen before we gather to Him. "that day shall not come, except that there come a falling away first. and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition."  2 Thess. 2:1-3.  Let no man deceive you by any means.

(Sorry N.N. Edited above)
Section reference in "The Riverside Chaucer" by Anthony Burgess - Oxford University Press.

The whole bible is the word of God

I heard a preacher mention that, when Peter was arrested by Herod in Acts 12, he wasn't worried about being killed as John had been. In his preaching (it was a side point, not the thrust of the message) he said Peter probably asked for a mirror and when he saw his hair wasn't grey and his legs still strong he knew he had a few years yet.
I had never thought about it until then, but whatever Peter preached, he knew he had enough years to grow old to keep preaching and serving the Lord.

The following is a true story about my long gone but beloved cat named "Fuzzface".  
It was Christmas time and as usual I had received a steady stream of boxes from family with gifts.  One box was large with several individually wrapped gifts inside all packed in white styrofoam peanuts.  I was sitting on the living room floor pulling out the individual boxes and of course styrofoam peanuts were getting all over the floor.  My cat was in the other room laying down in a laundry basket full of nice warm, fresh from the dryer, clothes (bad kitty).  When shooed from the laundry basket he came running into the living room and then...CATastrophe!  There was so much static electricity built up in his fur from laying on those dryer clothes that the styrofoam peanuts LEAPED off the floor and attacked him, sticking all over his fur.  Having a hundred small creatures leaping at him did NOT impress my cat and to make it worse, every time he would bat one off it would fly 6 inches and then come right back!  My cat totally lost it then and started running around the room in a full panic howling at the top of his lungs!  I knew I had to do something before he hurt himself or the neighbors called the SPCA to report I was torturing a cat in my apartment.  I knew I had to kill the static electricity on my cats fur and I spotted the spray water bottle on the ironing board.  I grabbed it and started chasing my cat around the room squirting him with water.  This did NOT impress my cat either, but thankfully it worked and the peanuts fell off.  Afterwards, my cat was forever terrified of styrofoam peanuts, being scarred for life.
This fear though actually turned out to have one huge advantage.  My cat was a nightmare every Christmas because he simply could not leave the Christmas tree bulbs alone.  All night he would bat them off the tree and chase them around the house.  Then I thought to put "snow" under the tree using white styrofoam peanuts!  Problem solved!  My cat not only wouldn't get near the tree, he wouldn't even come into the same room as the tree ever again!
Bro. Garry
 

We once had a pastor who said, "We become Christians because we want to go to heaven." and I have heard some say "We become Christians because we don't want to go to Hell."  Both are false teachings .
When preaching the Gospel,we should start by telling sinners who God is. When God told Isaiah to preach to Cyrus, long before the latter was born God continually restated who He Is.
Isaiah 44:24  Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 25  That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;26  That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: 7  That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:  28  That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
1 ¶  Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; 2  I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3  And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
4  For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
5 ¶  I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6  That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
7  I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
8  Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
9  Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
He continues.
11 ¶  Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
12  I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
18  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
21  Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
He then tells the world how to be saved,
22  Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
When Peter preached at Pentecost, he said, "You killed the author of life" The Jews knew who God was and most recognised who Jesus was.  
14 ¶  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15  For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16  But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19  And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:  20  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22  Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23  Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
25  For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26  Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
28  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29  Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30  Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31  He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
32  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33  Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35  Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36  Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
And what was the result of this sermon (Which had no mention of Hell).
37 ¶  Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Peter then tells them the way of salvation
38  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40  And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
The result?
41  Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
 
Note the promise in verse 39 includes to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. and that includes us
To return to my opening sentence, I believe that if we try to come to Christ for those two reasons, we are coming for what we can get out of it, and that is a works based salvation,  We should come to Christ because we realise we are vile sinners who have sinned against a just and holy God who sent his only begotten son to take our place and nailed our sins to his tree, and rose from the dead so that we may rise with him at the resurrection.
 

 

One of my sons pulled out a guitar so I grabbed mine. We just goofed off some and played a few songs. He never tells me what he's starting or how long he plans to go with it (# of times through). It got videoed and reduced to several short clips. I entertained the idea of posting some but only if there's any interest (if so, remember you can scream NO MORE!!! at any time). All songs were impromptu and unrehearsed, they are complete with flaws, warts, cracks and other blemishes).

Wretched, The man said he was saved. You are not his judge. This was the issue I warned you about.
I did not post the scripture I did just so you could continue the argument you presented to GP with me. I posted it simply because the goodness of God is what leads to repentance, as the scripture says.
You are certainly entitled to your conviction and belief in what scripture says, just as everyone else is. You are also entitled to discuss any differences you may have with another poster, that is one of the reasons this board exists. Once it gets personal, such as when GP said he was saved and you supposedly determined that he was not, that is where the line gets drawn.
As far as I am concerned, your accusation was out of line and that is when moderators step in. Do not confuse this reply as permission to continue the debate with me, or accuse me of promoting a "false gospel".

No, because the day the saints are raised is the last day (John 6) and there can be no other days or any preaching after that.

Well then, let us see some real Bible study.
1.  Which of the two kingdoms must I get into first, in order to get into the other -- the kingdom of God, or the kingdom of heaven?
2.  What are the specific differences between the two kingdoms, that is -- between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven?
In presenting your answers, please provide actual evidence from passages of the Bible (KJV) so that I can determine if I wish to "toss them out" because "I do not understand them."  (Note: I do not HAVE a favorite IFB preacher, so that motive for "tossing out" passages will not happen for me.)
By the way, I myself certainly do believe in the coming Millennial Kingdom; therefore, there will be no need to engage in that matter.  On the other hand, I certainly DO NOT believe that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are two different kingdoms, but that they are Biblically equivalent to one another.  Therein is the point of conflict.