BULLDOG
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Different requirements for eternal life for each person, or the same requirements for everybody?
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Meriweather
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How are you defining 'eternal'? It is Way of Life that is eternal. Eternal, meaning we don't have to wait until we die to enter into it. It is always there for us.
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That's not the Christian definition of eternal life.
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By 'Christian', I suspect you mean 'Protestant'. Notice Jesus' owns words (present tense) in Matthew 21:31--
“Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you."
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Galatians 5:20~21 specifically
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Ephesians 5
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
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Always accuse the other side of doing what you do.
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Paul was consistent in his writings. Paul firmly believed in the grace of God, but also emphasized that while the kingdom is open to all, certain behaviors block one from kingdom living.
I think of it this way: I must sleep. When I am asleep I cannot go out and garden. I must awake from the first to do the second. It is the same way with Kingdom living. I must leave behind drunkenness in order to have the ability to follow in the Ways of the Kingdom.
Some might think that when He comes back as the Lion
You obviously don't understand the Bible. Of course Jesus gives everybody the free will to either love Him or reject Him as He never forces anybody into a relationship with Him. It would be exactly the same thing as if He spiked your drink with a love potion. It doesn't mean anything to Him if the love isn't real. The point is that we're all sinners and He died to save us from our sin. He paid the penalty and give us the gift of eternal salvation. Whether we choose to keep that gift or give it back and return it is completely up to us.
Actually Easter eggs are very symbolic to the death and resurrection of Christ. The egg shell represents the tomb, they were originally all colored red to represent His blood, and cracking it open meant that the tomb was empty. Plus, it's just a fun tradition for kids to do anyways.
Easter egg - Wikipedia
I already know that you know this, but once again this is taken out of context. It's talking about the unsaved who are guilty of these things will not enter Heaven.
Wyatt earp
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So your argument is against Jeremiah 1:5?You obviously don't understand the Bible. Of course Jesus gives everybody the free will to either love Him or reject Him as He never forces anybody into a relationship with Him. It would be exactly the same thing as if He spiked your drink with a love potion. It doesn't mean anything to Him if the love isn't real. The point is that we're all sinners and He died to save us from our sin. He paid the penalty and give us the gift of eternal salvation. Whether we choose to keep that gift or give it back and return it is completely up to us.
Actually Easter eggs are very symbolic to the death and resurrection of Christ. The egg shell represents the tomb, they were originally all colored red to represent His blood, and cracking it open meant that the tomb was empty. Plus, it's just a fun tradition for kids to do anyways.
Easter egg - Wikipedia
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I already know that you know this, but once again this is taken out of context. It's talking about the unsaved who are guilty of these things will not enter Heaven.
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And leftwing racists and bigots.
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They are still waiting for king David ..
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Shouldn't you know the material that you are teaching? I talk to God and even He thinks your so called teaching is bologna.
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