John UK wrote:
Kev, it is admirable what you are seeking to achieve, and I am willing to be a part of that. Sounds good to me, brother.
So let's start with what I've been called:
1. Unregenerate
2. Catholic mystic endorser (just like A W Pink and C H Spurgeon)
3. Ecumenist
4. Decisional regeneralist
5. Crusade evangelist supporter
6. One who says a simple nod is good enough for salvation
7. Unrepentant
8. An excommunicated person
9. Charismatic
10. Universalist
11. Roman Catholic troll

1. Unregenerate

3. Ecumenist (though you have defended some who are)
4. Dec..
6. One who says a simple nod is good enough for salvation

9. Charismatic
10. Universalist
11. Roman Catholic troll

I don’t feel those titles fit you to be honest. Some of the other ones I erased you can ask about individually if you’d like. If I called you those things I don’t feel they are an accurate thing to call you and I MYSELF would clear the air and apologize if you did the same for things you may have called me (if I was the other party). I already apologized to you already and I have no problem in doing it again.

Christopher000 wrote:
You bet, Kev. I've tried many, many times over the years, but maybe a different approach by someone different will have an impact and results. The most important quality, to hopefully produce results, is one simple word...balance...everyone gets treated the exact same.

Matthew 5:22

22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

John UK wrote:
Now your point about the 1689 Baptist confession. Dig out your copy, and show me any chapter which you are unsure of whether or not I believe it. Then I can tell you whether or not I believe that one item. I can't do better than that, brother.

Dr. Tim wrote:
Good one, Kev! Does that mean I'm a hipster �

divers manners wrote:
I am sure he holds to the 1689 Baptist Confession which is clear on cessationism, but as the link below- God is still the author of 'extraordinary events'
http://www.arbca.com/revelatory-gifts

John UK wrote:

Thirdly, when I was just a new Christian I read everything I could get my hands on. One was a paperback (aye aye) on the subject of spiritual gifts, which gave the biblical perspective. I tried out praying in tongues at home and thought I had it. I can pray like that at will, anytime (always in private).
Fourthly, no I would not say I'm sure about it, because it is not proveable. But if the Spirit gave it me.........
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I was meaning to ask John about this but it was a little to heated at the time to ask. But John what is it like speaking in tongues?

How did you learn it? How do you know the Spirit gave it to you?

Christopher000 wrote:
Hi Kev, hope all is well with you.

I love the truth of scripture and I love discussing it with like minded brethren and I’m glad I have some that I can and do do this with. I for one don’t like how too much quarreling makes me. You guys might be surprised but I actually don’t like quarreling lol

I hope you guys can not get too heated you don’t want to get consumed by this. There is a point where You know you did your part to help others out and you need to give it up to God. I know my peace has been restored knowing that I have done my part and everything is out of my hands and give it up. We all offend and whoever doesn’t is a perfect person.

Hopefully the discussions can not be taken too far where some get carried away and build up resentments that aren’t healthy and others realize what angers some and learn to let things go that might really upset some.

Stop resisting wrote:
Like all shameless heretics, always avoiding, then deflecting and reinterpreting, never having the guts to take the verses as they are. Looks like you are being constantly haunted by others who have exposed you as well.

Obey or Be damned wrote:
STOP RESISTING
Rom 13 "Let every soul BE SUBJECT unto the higher powers. For there is NO POWER but of God: the powers that be ARE ORDAINED of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist SHALL RECEIVE to themselves DAMNATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 Pet 2:13 "Submit yourselves to EVERY ORDINANCE of MAN"
All powers and all ordinaces of man in all human history according to the bible is the ordinances of God, that thus includes Pharoah, Jezebel, the Mongols, Islamics, Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot Obama, Castro, Kim, Idi Amin, etc. etc. etc.
Resist any of them and you "shall receive damnation" since if you resist them you are resisting God himself since HE ORDAINED all of them and you are to "submit to EVERY one of their ordinances" or else.

Romans 13:3

3 For RULERS are NOT A TERROR TO GOOD, BUT TO EVIL. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

So according to scripture rulers that are biblical are not a terror to good works but to the evil. Can that be said of the regimes you listed?

Just a guy wrote:
Tell ya what though. You bring them youngins to Mc-oppossum, and I'll make sure the manager gives you free oppossum burgers. Two each!
🍔×2 + 🍟×2.

Dave wrote:
đź‘ŤKev.
Honestly I read the scripture from Mark to my 8 year old grandson, without leading him to a particular bias, and well he read and understood it fit what it was.
A command to the disciples speaking of what will happen to those THEY baptized. Note, not ask talk with tongues, do they? Not all preach, do they? Etc

Mark 16:20
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and CONFIRMING THE WORD with signs following. Amen.

Mark 16:13-14
13   And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
14   Afterward he appeared unto the ELEVEN as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

John UK wrote:
Mark 16:15-20 KJV
(15)  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
(16)  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
(17)  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
(18)  They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
(19)  So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
(20)  And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and CONFIRMING THE WORD with signs following. Amen.

1 Corinthians 14:23

23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

Four words about the Gospel is better than 10,000 of something else.

1 Corinthians 14:19

19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Observer wrote:
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Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords. The Centurion was approved because of his great faith because of his testimony of who Jesus was:

Matthew 8
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

I like what James said about the Kingdom of God is in you.

I would say this new Tabernacle that is set up can be seen in the expression being found “in Christ” and the light that Christ is, is found in the expression of “Christ in you” who is that new Man that is formed IN YOU who is a light unto your FEET in the Psalms and seen here:

2 Peter 1:19

19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a LIGHT that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

That light that is in your heart when the Day Star arises in your heart is Christ in you.

The other is being found in Christ which is the only place where we are to have communion with God which is being found in Christ.

Hebrews 9:11
But CHRIST being come an high priest of good things to come, BY A greater and more PERFECT TABERNACLE, NOT MADE WITH HANDS, that is to say, not of this building;

2 Corinthians 5

5 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a BUILDING OF GOD, AN HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS, eternal in the heavens.