Recent content by Rockson

I agree. Back in the early church for the most part I think most believers stayed in their general regions.....it was a more simplistic set up but just something that sounds good about people within one's ranks being discipled and matured and stepping into their leadership as they grew to become...

It's just sad that things have to be this way. OK gathering of believers or what we call a church need a new leader. They may not know anything about the man what type of spirit he even has or how strong his fellowship is with the Lord. OK he preaches a good sermon. Maybe he even got that...

Well he does but in a certain context. Men reject God they then can't decide by an act of their will what will be their consequences as much as they might like too Nope, not going to work that way. God has given men free will though to make their basic choices about life. Or if it's judgement...

Quite interesting. For I think it's heretical to claim that he did. So do massive amounts of others in Christendom. Sorry friend but you can't have your cake and eat it too! You can't go on to say he decrees things and admit you don't even know what decree means? Sorry but you lead the world...

If you're saying God decreed the fall to come to pass you can't go on to question did God actively bring it about or just allow it. None of that way of reasoning makes any sense. I believe he allowed and and DID NOT decree it.

As for me this is why I favor small churches rather then mega ones. A small church should never want to stay small, I'm not saying that but instead of growing as one huge group under one leader break up on purpose into mutiple gathering of believers. The advantage of that if one leader has a...

About three years ago my wife and I were in a resturant. We waited, and waited, and waited for service. I was getting ticked. Then we happened to noticed a number of tables down from us a couple who came in way after us got service. Oh I felt like flipping out. I keep my cool but we kindly...

I saw the whole series own most of them and saw the movie as well. I wasn't too excited to see certain of the characters highlighted and the way they were....what happened to Anna was pretty intense some thought too much so. An interesting series though....Mr Bates....what a fine gentleman he...

I'll quote Prov 15 :`1 as well. Grievous words stir up angry but a soft answer turns away wrath. If it comes to swearing as in telling someone off well each one can choose and will choose what they want in life. There can be a way to respond in situations to makes ones sinful flesh feel...

Oh come on sorry but that's silly. I really know why you say that though....a push to lock in Calvinism. If he allowed it to happen that doesn't mean he had will, intent or desire for such to take place. What he did have desire to take place was mankind's free will to make a choice and that's...

That's double speak. Fact is he did NOT ordain sin. He allowed it. I've seen some Calvinistic say YES YES he allowed it but they demand the word used he ordained it too. Well if allowed doesn't give the full picture and you have to have ORDAINED then that means he's the author of it as well. Any...

;Here's something else to consider. One might feel grief and sorry for their sin and feel they have a spirit of condemnation. 1 John 1 :9 states if we confess our sins he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. So God has provided for us the way out of...

Many become discouraged because of past mistakes, sins or failures. They just can't seem to get over things they may have done even since becoming a Christian. They wallow around in despair and remorse with the question aching in their hearts can God ever forgive them. Can everything be back the...

Sorry but what sort of gobbledygook is this you're saying? Oh OK. So when God inspires us and instructs us to worship him like in Psalm 100, Enter his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise so we just turn around and say SORRY no way we can do it? That would just be my bias to...

I made bold your last few statements. So if you believe what you say you believe that God did not ACTIVELY bring about man's fall then go with the word that takes away ALL confusion and that is that God ALLOWED it.