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Post by joeldad on Jun 23, 2009 18:09:36 GMT -5
It is also possible that shatan is doing the pre-determined will (plan) of God, and must give an account of himself to God, since he is a servant. But if satan is a puppet being used by God to do His "dirty work" per se, then satan would not be accountable for those specific acts. Only if a being's will is free does it then become accountable for its choices.
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Post by joeldad on Jun 11, 2009 10:19:16 GMT -5
Amen! And if another party entered the court room and "paid the fine" that was due, that would be justification by works of law. No pardon (forgiveness) would need to be granted.
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Post by joeldad on Apr 29, 2009 16:29:48 GMT -5
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Post by joeldad on Apr 18, 2009 14:53:28 GMT -5
I don't remember "us" upsetting anyone directly. I'm pretty sure that many of the listeners let themselves be upset when confronted with the content of our message.
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Post by joeldad on Mar 29, 2009 22:30:22 GMT -5
I just finished Finney's Lectures on Revival, and I am now reading:
The Mystery of Christ Revealed: The Key to Understanding Predestination, by Jed Smock
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Post by joeldad on Mar 29, 2009 22:24:31 GMT -5
Praying for him.
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Post by joeldad on Mar 20, 2009 14:01:11 GMT -5
I'm a fellow TM/HA alumnus. I've been reading this thread, and was just curious if you were who I thought you might be.
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Post by joeldad on Mar 19, 2009 15:19:03 GMT -5
Hi, housley3. Is your name Herbie?
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Post by joeldad on Mar 11, 2009 17:25:13 GMT -5
That's great, Rebecca! You could probably have an equivalent of that sign made for you at a local sign shop for not much money. I had a small 24"x18" sign made up for my wife for about 25 bucks at FastSigns locally. It helps if you can work up the design in Photoshop for them first though. The sign I had made has a black backing with white vinyl letters. Makes it easier to read. They even installed the metal grommets (holes) so the sign is wearable.
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Post by joeldad on Mar 8, 2009 23:49:40 GMT -5
I'm enjoying these videos, Jesse. Thanks for posting. This style of video is very personal and engaging.
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Post by joeldad on Feb 20, 2009 1:14:48 GMT -5
Jon, can an immoral person enter God's Kingdom?
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Post by joeldad on Feb 16, 2009 10:56:48 GMT -5
He certainly comes out strong against those first three bullets you listed. But apparently he says that it's wrong to be a homosexual or a sinning Christian, yet in the next breath calls it heresy to deny original sin or to believe in sinlessness. Ummm?
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Post by joeldad on Feb 15, 2009 11:11:06 GMT -5
fred, I'm not trying to make you feel unwelcome. If you are a legitimate poster on this site, then great! Your writing style just sounded very similar to another individual on this board that some of us think is using multiple accounts. Sorry for any confusion if you are legit.
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Post by joeldad on Feb 15, 2009 1:33:25 GMT -5
Perhaps judgment is fs, but I think that fred might also be fs. Their writing feels and sounds the same.
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Post by joeldad on Feb 11, 2009 0:47:18 GMT -5
dmatic, Are you saying someone who has been redeemed, a person who has recieved everlasting life from Jesus Christ cannot sin and remain a child of God? sounds like bondage to me. How is freedom from sin "bondage"?
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Post by joeldad on Feb 3, 2009 23:33:58 GMT -5
Jesus said you must be born again to enter the kingdom of God were those babies who were aborted born again? no. If David's baby is an isolated example, then why isn't Nicodemus an isolated example? Perhaps Jesus meant that only Nicodemus had to be born again to enter the Kingdom.
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Post by joeldad on Feb 3, 2009 0:38:38 GMT -5
Amen, Ken!
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Post by joeldad on Feb 2, 2009 1:09:49 GMT -5
I say...
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Post by joeldad on Feb 1, 2009 22:14:26 GMT -5
What about you Jesse, do you belive that your going to be innocent on the day of judgement and pass go on into heaven? No one but Jesus will be innocent. However, saints will be pardoned.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 29, 2009 22:41:59 GMT -5
What is the point of this? Probably not a benevolent one.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 28, 2009 1:53:34 GMT -5
Over a week ago, my wife, my son, and myself attended the March For Life pro-life rally in Dallas. We didn't attend so much for the "pro-life" aspect of the rally, but mainly because that's where a large number of souls would be gathered for us to reach with the Gospel message. It was also an event that my wife could safely attend with our toddler in the stroller. The rally was held outside the large cathedral in downtown Dallas, and the march went to the federal building in downtown as well. I gave out many tracts to people that we passed. GospelTract.org's "Got Fruit?" tract was especially good to have on hand. Almost all the people there were Roman Catholic, and many folks were just good ol' conservative Americans. In other words, the crowd was friendly to Gospel literature, but needed to be warned of God's coming judgment and that one does not earn credit with God for being "pro-life." I didn't really have the chance to talk to people too much, but I did have several short conversations and gave away many tracts. Here are some pictures and a link to a video from one of the local TV news stations. You can see my wife and myself walk past the camera at 2:08. You can't miss me. My banner from Cry To God was great! It was visible no matter where in the crowd you were standing due to its height. Some photos I found online from the event: (See if you can spot my banner) Some photos my wife took: Here is a link to the video. We're at 2:08: www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/811172/dallas_rally_and_march_for_life
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Post by joeldad on Jan 22, 2009 12:15:19 GMT -5
I am going up to Weirton with some friends to pass out tracts and witness to people. Pray some people will be touched. Please take some pictures so we can see your ministry.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 19, 2009 2:28:10 GMT -5
The believers on this board can spot a fake a mile away. You got that right!
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Post by joeldad on Jan 14, 2009 16:21:41 GMT -5
I know of no one who is even suggesting that sanctification can be attained without Christ! Who do you know who is?Charles Finney said it Now, as entire sanctification is nothing more than the right use of whatever strength we have, it is, of course, forever settled, that a state of entire sanctification is attainable in this life, on the ground of natural ability; Charles Finney He spoke of entire sanctification , on the ground of natural ability. Everything Finney wrote about was with the understanding that such things come only by the influence of the Holy Spirit. Edited to add: This is especially plain when reading his autobiography.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 12, 2009 22:47:07 GMT -5
If he is Good and always has been there is no choice to be made. Like the distinction Jesse made, God's moral actions are voluntary. They are not necessitated, but they are freely chosen. Because of his omniscience and committal to the well-being of the universe, God will always choose goodness over the contrary. If God has a natural inability to choose anything other than good, then He does not actually choose what is good. His actions would be necessitated by His nature. A God that is not free to choose, but is instead caused is not a personal God.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 12, 2009 19:30:27 GMT -5
Does God have the ability to choose good?
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Post by joeldad on Jan 7, 2009 17:14:32 GMT -5
A temptation is not a temptation if only one outcome is actually possible.
You could not tempt me to defy gravity, grow my hair green, or give birth to a sea otter. These are natural impossibilities. They are against my nature. Therefore I cannot be tempted to do anything of the sort.
For Christ to have actually been tempted (and then overcome the temptation), the choice to not obey had to be a very real possibility. At the same time, Christ could not have wisely disobeyed God. Christ (God) will always choose what is most wise and good.
Yes, the ability to choose the contrary was there, but Christ always chose that which the Father showed Him - choosing what was most wise and good in every instance.
Could you tempt me to eat a bowl full of a East Texas fire ants? Perhaps you could, if you deceived me about it, or if I was not wise enough to judge how to choose what to do. Yet with full understanding of what fire ants would do to my face and mouth, I would not wisely choose to eat a bowl full of stinging insects. In the same way, the Lord Jesus Christ wisely and benevolently chose not to sin.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 3, 2009 10:23:16 GMT -5
That's funny.
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Post by joeldad on Jan 1, 2009 1:43:11 GMT -5
Why would Jesus command us to do something that He knows we haven't the ability to do?
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Post by joeldad on Dec 30, 2008 17:58:27 GMT -5
Do you have the original videos that you uploaded stored somewhere else? If so, now may be a good time to look into posting them on a private website.
I hope they give you back your account. This is very frustrating!
More proof that the darkness HATES the Light! I am constantly having to scroll past semi-pornographic ads and videos on YouTube. Oh, but the horror that someone speaks out against homosexuality on their site. I would say it couldn't hurt to contact the ADF, but since YouTube is privately owned, there's probably not much you can do beyond contacting YouTube yourself and seeing if you can bring your video content within what they consider "acceptable".
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