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Recent content by swillia9

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    Calvinism or Arminianism?

    I follow a combination of Wesleyan/Armenian theology, because it makes sense.
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    Christian Perfection (Entire Sanctification)

    What is it that you mean by "...fullness in God"? If it means complete or mature then I may be able to agree to some degree.
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    What is God's definition of sin?

    Sin is a willful transgression against a known law of God. - Rev. John Wesley
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    Evangelists: Free Will?

    2 Peter 3:9 states: "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." So predestination does NOT mean that God chooses who will or will not come to Him. Because this very scripture tells...
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    What is God's definition of sin?

    I think you answered your own question. Matthew 22:34-40 is the Great Commandment Jesus has given us. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself...
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    Evangelists: Free Will?

    Love Strobel and Lewis.
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    Evangelists: Free Will?

    This is interesting as I have not heard this debate for predestination. I am a Nazarene and do not believe in reformed theologies predestination teaching. I believe that God has predestined those who make a willful choice to follow Christ as Lord are predestined to take on the likeness of...
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    What is a Christian?

    I study scripture using the 5 W's Who, What, When, Where, and Why as taught by most seminaries and Bible schools across the world in some similar fashion.
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    Gospels Cross-examined.

    Dr. Alexander Varughese Education: Ph.D. Drew University, Biblical Studies, 1984. M.Phil. Drew University, Biblical Studies, 1979. M.Div. Nazarene Theological Seminary, Biblical Studies, 1975. M.A. Religion, Olivet Nazarene University, 1972. M.S. University of Kerala, Marine Biology, 1967...
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    My Problem With the "God Did It" Explanation for the Existence of the Universe

    Well the math would be dependent on what base your in. YHWH. YHWH, and HE has always been. HE is the transcendent one outside of time and space and not limited to the ways of mankind, but is intimate enough to send HIS one and only Son to die for all of the humans on planet earth to restore them...
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    What is a Christian?

    Not a personal interpretation, no. There actually exist a very strict set of guidelines and required reading for interpreting scripture.
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    My Problem With the "God Did It" Explanation for the Existence of the Universe

    Well, I'm not about to justify myself to you for my belief's because there is nothing that I can say that is going to change your mind about whatever your going on about. I'm just saying that the whole existence to the universe thingy this is all that matters. Let's keep this board in context of...
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    Gospels Cross-examined.

    Actually I have yet to find any bad reviews on it. Amazon.com has 4 and 5 star reviews and it has good reviews from leading scholars. And William Mounce and Williams Wallace, two prominent Greek scholars in today's world of academia and Bible translations, would disagree that it has many...
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    What is a Christian?

    The more literal definition of the actual word "Christian" means "Christ-follower" and carries the meaning of one who follows the teachings of Christ as He instructs.
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    Gospels Cross-examined.

    Well excuse my errors I'm tired and not thinking straight so it's a bit hard to construct a well thought thesis. lol But, I will refer to you a very well written book by Dr. Alexander Varughese, Ph.D. who is one of my professors in school wrote the book Discovering the New Testament Community...
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