The Quiet Christian wrote:
O Lord, we lift to You our Brother John, who has continued to suffer physically for some time now. We are grateful he is reviewing medical care that provides some relief, but we cry out for a cure and for healing. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Thanks for the information! Sounds like the apostate Charismatics/Pentecostals. My mom went to a tent meeting once and they said that anyone who was saved spoke in tongues as a sign. Anyway, she went up front and nothing was happening. Then someone came up to her and told her to just start mumbling and it would come to her.

The above groups either consider you to be not saved or a second class Christian if you haven’t spoken in tongues.

Watcher wrote:

Yikes!

But, I have learned much from his ministry and teachings. I have never listened to any pastor or theologian and agreed with everything they believe or teach.

Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

But if it conflicts with our duty to God, then the below should apply.

Acts 5:29 “Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”

And the below is the reward you often speak of.

John Lee wrote:
I truly wish the gift to the church of apostle, along with apostolic gifts, was still available, and that poor people who are suffering intense pain day in and day out could be completely healed and maybe converted also, just as it happened in the time of the gospels and Acts.

The above is from the article. The below is a quote attributed to Martin Luther and IMO, it is appropriate for all Christians. Witnessing to Biden is a wonderful thing; agreeing with him on Christian issues is not.

The above is from the article.

Unless the RCC deems someone is “invincibly ignorant”, then they cannot obtain heaven outside of doing the catholic sacraments. A priest decides what is a sin; he determines the penance for those sins, and he actually says he absolves someone from their sins. Unconfessed venial sins gets purgatory and unconfessed mortal sins gets someone hell.

Below is from a catholic site:

INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE

Definition

John Lee wrote:
I hope these police officers were all offered a tract. When I went into a Spiritualist Church as a young Christian, with a stack of scripture verses to show them their error, I was thrown out physically and the police were called. So when the police van arrived I spent some time witnessing to the police officer, and I hope he got saved.

Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

John Lee wrote:
It may be because of this example of decadency, that the pandemic is sent by God for repentance, and it will be ignored, of course.

Dave wrote:
Are you aware of the sorcery in freemasonry Frank, or because they were American free masons they were Christians, your founding fathers that is

Watcher wrote:
I am also guilty. I assume I have become too sensitive as well seeing all the flack I receive and jump to conclusions. Many times I know what to say, but it comes out wrong. Thank you for your patience and willingness to deal with this old sinner. Hopefully, one day when we are finally separated from our dreaded sin-man, we will all act in a holy and Christ-like way.

Watcher wrote:
Our only responsibility as Christians is to submit to God's sovereign will. Yes, we do not assist in spreading evil across the earth, but we do as God pleases even if this means spreading that evil in some way. We don't have the right to say no to anything God declares.
I am not a trouble maker and it's sad that those of you here on SA have painted me as such. My wife knows me and knows that I like to ask questions and to be clear on any subject. I am not a doormat, and believe it or not, I care about my fellow brothers and sisters. But it seems in this day and age, the default reaction of most is to get offended. I guess that's something I need to get used to as well.
Sorry for the confusion and strife brother.

1, You said, "But, our heavenly Father is still in control. He is simply preparing the world for Christ’s return, but that doesn’t mean I have to like what He is doing or assist Him."

I still agree with the above.

2. This is the statement that irked me, and it should irk anyone who is a Christian. I am not trying to stir the pot or start an argument. All I am attempting to do is to get clarification as on the surface of your statement; it sounds like you are saying, "I do not agree with what God is doing on earth, so don't expect me to help Him or assist Him in any way."
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

If God is using "sinners" to accomplish His will, I will not assist him in any way. He is the only one who has the authority to do that.

3. BTW...yes, I did assist in Christ's crucifixion. I did it with my sin and rebellion. I was just as responsible as the Jews and Romans were on that day.

I was referring to volitional help like Judas gave.

4. does it sound like you could do a better job than God? From your statement, on the surface, it sounds like if you had the opportunity, you would definitely try. Forgive me if this was not what you meant by your statement.

Neil wrote:
I question his premise that Americans in the past have had a "Biblical worldview." This country has long had a rich buffet of sects, some of which only nominally Biblical (e.g. Shakers, Quakers, Mormons, "Christian" Science). Better to say they had more fear of God than today.

Men are stronger and can lift heavier objects. Surely without this, many trades wouldn’t even exist. And of course this could be expanded upon to show that most of mankind wouldn’t exist.

Men are better suited for combat. Therefore without men, the military wouldn’t exist. If the military didn’t exist, of course our country wouldn’t exist and neither would any country that has ever entered into warfare.

Men are better suited for protecting their loved ones.

Now what attribute do women have that is necessary for the survival of mankind? The answer is of course none. Remember, women cannot bear children without the sperm from a male, so even though that is the most commonly noted attribute, it doesn’t stand alone.

God made men anthropologically superior and He made women as their helpmates.

Watcher wrote:
Frank said: "But, our heavenly Father is still in control. He is simply preparing the world for Christ’s return, but that doesn’t mean I have to like what He is doing or assist Him."
Please explain Frank. This sounds a titch like rebellion if you ask me. Think you can do a better job than God? Just asking...

I never even hinted as to how far I would go and I never hinted that my behavior would be illegally rebellious, although my thoughts might be considered rebellious because I would definitely speak out forcefully.

How could you have the audacity to ask me if I thought I could do a better job than God?

It will be very interesting as to what the Trump administration will do in response. My guess is they know exactly what took place. It is not inconceivable that Trump will not step down. But, if that happens he will have to declare martial law to contain the riots and violence that will happen.

The founding fathers attempted to use at least some Christian principles in our establishment and look at what we have done to those principles. Normalization of abortion, homosexual unions, the feminist movement, greed and ecumenicalism.

But, our heavenly Father is still in control. He is simply preparing the world for Christ’s return, but that doesn’t mean I have to like what He is doing or assist Him.

John Lee wrote:
You'll struggle to find a church in Wales, let alone a church leader who is Christian. I quite expect most if not all of these so-called leaders are part of the Ecumenical Movement, having truck with RCC and other groups who deny the gospel of Jesus Christ. Their churches are better off remaining shut, seeing as they do nobody any good.
Of course there is a remnant in Wales. May the Lord bless them and keep them and by his grace multiply them.

2 Timothy 3:13 “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

The Quiet Christian wrote:
Try homeschooling. When parents delegate their responsibility to raise their children on the nurture and admonition of the Lord to others, they accept some potential for compromise. And in this case, that potential is being fully realized.