Reactions received by Chaps

  • Omegatime
    Omegatime reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Day of the Lord and the Thief..
    Why can‘t it be after the 1000 years? That was the position of the Church throughout much of church history
  • GRACE_ambassador
    GRACE_ambassador reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Hello.
    Hey, just joined. I am a chaplain and have been in ministry for over 25 years. I look forward to the conversations to come.
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Predestination is misunderstood....
    I like that analogy…and it helps explain my question. Why would the Holy Spirit bother ensuring the text of the inspired when men are...
  • TabinRivCA
    TabinRivCA reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Hello.
    Hey, just joined. I am a chaplain and have been in ministry for over 25 years. I look forward to the conversations to come.
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    simplewoodencross reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Hello.
    Hey, just joined. I am a chaplain and have been in ministry for over 25 years. I look forward to the conversations to come.
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Predestination is misunderstood....
    I wouldn’t say the doctrine of Christian enlightenment is Gnosticism. Gnosticism was a dualistic religion that sought to meld Christian...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread All Of Israel, Or Just A Remnant?.
    I agree. I think Romans 4 spells this out very directly: Paul goes on to say… So, for Paul, God has always used faith to provide...
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    Ted01 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Revelation: A Cyclical View.
    Well, I think all views see the language in Revelation as pointing back to the messages of the OT prophets. However, if you are saying...
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    Ted01 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Revelation: A Cyclical View.
    Could you point to some references? I’d be happy to look at published literature rather than searching online forums where anyone can...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Revelation: A Cyclical View.
    I was being a bit sarcastic…but honestly, I am not really interested in responding to these kinds of comments. The moment someone says...
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    Ted01 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread What do we mean by “Calling?”.
    This may be my favorite reply of all time. I appreciate your humility and willingness to contemplate and pray over your thoughts on it...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Hey Cameron, I apologize if it came across wrong. I was just trying to respond to different ways people view prevenient grace (grace...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Youre going to have to explain this concept more to me, because as it stands, I dont understand it. So, as I understand it, (correct me...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    I think you are omitting the context of the verse you are quoting. Paul‘s point is “how beautiful are the feet of those who share Good...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    Thanks for your response. That is a good question and example of Israel. However, I believe the OT and NT teaches that God desired the...
  • GRACE_ambassador
    GRACE_ambassador reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    The words I have in bold you are referring to. The words literally say, “not from (out of) works/deeds.“. The word ergon is the Greek...
  • Cameron143
    Cameron143 reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Baptism.
    I understand what you are saying, but I do not understand the distinction. If God’s quickening necessitates they will believe then I...
  • p_rehbein
    p_rehbein reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Mark’s Gospel.
    One of my favorite Gospels is the Gospel of Mark. It is the earliest of all the Gospels and is very unique. What is unusual about this...
  • selahsays
    selahsays reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread Jesus Was Made Perfect?.
    I agree with this. Jesus’ ”perfection” in this context is not referring merely to his sinlessness as if he were imperfect beforehand...
  • Pilgrimshope
    Pilgrimshope reacted Friendly to Chaps's post in the thread God and Time.
    Thanks for your reply, Eli. Maybe the best way to ponder this is by process of elimination. I agree that our understanding of eternity...