Welcome Brian! This group goes through spells of heavy and light posting activity (right now it is kind of slow). Feel free to jump right in to existing...
Hi Joe, ... All I am saying is that since there is no biblical basis for making distinctions between members and non-members in a local church we need to be as...
Hi, I've benn lurking around for a few weeks now and have enjoyed the content. But now I am a little confused. I thought I had a handle on imputation and...
... distinctions between members and non-members in a local church we need to be as inclusive as possible in determining who can participate in the governance...
Hi Moe, That is a great point. I spoke with a missionary one time who described a wholly different idea of baptism than is practiced by most chuches in the...
Hi Brian, The first message that I listened to by Piper was his bio of John Newton. I suppose that it could just be that it was the first one I heard, but I...
I agree, I am a member of a SBC church with seeker sensitive leanings and I certainly don't hold to all of their docrinal positions... but I believe that it is...
I have completed the first half of this book and it so awesome!!!!!!!! It has given me the most excitement ever! ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File...
Hi Adam, I have to agree that POG is the best book I've ever read. I think it is by far Piper's greatest. I suspect that barely a week goes by when I don't dip...
... Why? Daniel ... "The gospel is a gospel of grace! And grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to ...
... fullly ... Though I had long revelled in 1 Cor. 10:31 I had never before heard that God did too! PoG was my first exposure to that idea. I am assuming (and...
Whilst we raving on about our favourite books, I thought I'd plug Sam Storms attempt to express the ideas in DG and FG. I know people who have struggled with...
Greetings in Christ's name, This is my first post since I had a major heart attack on Feb 22. I am very grateful that God has sovereignty allowed me to be...
I was originally against war, simply because I knew many Iraqi and American people would die without knowing Christ. On the other hand, I could see how a...
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Hi Rod! Welcome back, brother. Sorry to hear about ur recent traumatic experience, but I'm of course rejoicing that u made it through! My Dad suffered a heart...
Hi Richard, ... There is not a conflict between the two doctrines (historical Protestant theology affirms both imputation and union with Christ) However, in...
... Oh, I see. You're saying that it wouldn't have been as much of a revelation, right? I get it. Daniel ... "The gospel is a gospel of grace! And grace is the...
Graham, The UN is not a world govt. We (USA) do not need anyone's permission to go to war when we believe we are threathen. BTW, If you had the power to...
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John. Yes. I have distributed many copies trying to stir up peoples hearts. In fact I found the sermon on John Bunyan to be very effective in stiring my heart...
... imputation and justification by faith--whereby if you deny imputation, you deny justification by faith. The reason the doctrine of imputation is being...
Welcome back Rod, Well you've really opened up the floodgates now but here are some thoughts from better men than myself who state my position succinctly. "The...
Over the course of my life, the leaders of the evangelical churches I have attended have seemed to be enthusiastic supporters of every war that has been waged....
Jeff, You will have to forgive me if I come across as angry or defensive. You wrote: The UN is not a world govt. We (USA) do not need anyone's permission to...
... Jamin, I am well acquainted with the facts. What makes you think I wasn't? I have read a number of reports on the atrocities taking place under Saddam's...
... David. Great Point! Here in Portland, OR (USA) where there is constant anti-war protests (which I do not participate in) I have have spoken to my Father...
... There is good reason to believe that France, Germany, and Russia will be implicated of not only watching, but supplying the means for Saddam to do these...
Graham, didn't think you were angry or defensive. I Think you are somewho see things different. I think however on this one you are wrong. I think when we...
(David wrote) If preemptive strikes are OK, then kids should be permitted to hit other kids in the school playground, if they think that maybe one day the...