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12/31/13 12:10 PM |
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John UK wrote: Thus Catholics, Orthodox, Baptists, JW's Mormons, Hindus, Islamists, Sikhs, Baha'is, Methodists, Anglicans, Lutherans, Krishnas, TM's, Family of Love, Moonies et al, MUST DIE! Read Calvin's sermons that Observer linked to and you will discover that even members of your own family have to be given over to judgement if they err in the faith. We are not even to let our natural emotions get in the way of what he deemed God's just judgement on heretics. Natural outcome I guess of a theocratic church/state view! |
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12/31/13 11:28 AM |
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CAS wrote: I didn't until recently realize how extensive execution was in that day for alleged heresy- which included believers baptism.... I read the link Observer provided. Durrant says of Calvin, "He argued, if we believe in the inspiration of the Bible, then we know the truth, and all who oppose it are enemies and blasphemers of God. Since their offense is immeasurably greater than any other crime, the civil authority must punish heretics as worse than murderers; for murder merely kills the body, while heresy accepted damns the soul to everlasting hell. (This was precisely the Catholic position.) Moreover, God Himself has explicitly instructed us to kill heretics, to smite with the sword any city that abandons the worship of the true faith revealed by Him. Calvin quoted the ferocious decrees of Deut. 13:5-15, 17:2-5; Exod. 22.20 and Lev. 24:16, and argued from them with truly burning eloquence: "Whoever shall maintain that wrong is done to heretics and blasphemers in punishing them makes himself an accomplice in their crime.. There is no question here of man's authority; it is God who speaks, and it is clear what law He would have kept in the Church even to the end of the world...." Eye opening! |
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7/5/13 11:13 AM |
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Mike wrote: Reprobate is not a term you hear me apply, for I find it meaningless, seeing as how imo no one is predestined to damnation. Amyraldianism? |
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12/23/12 5:55 PM |
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'the birth of Christ as the reason for the season'Hmmmmmmmmm Here is a challenge: A. W. Pink [URL=http://aparticularbaptistblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/a-pink-christmas/]]]Christ mass[/URL] The above link is indeed a challenge as is the sermon below by Ivan Foster. [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=1219041754 ]]]Is there a right way to celebrate Christmas? [/URL] |
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12/23/12 5:23 PM |
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Jim Lincoln wrote: singing "Oh, Holy Night." 'Led by the light of faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming, Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land. The King of kings lay thus lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friends. The lyrics seem a bit ambiguous as though the wisemen are visiting the manger? Even worse note how O'Holy Night was fashioned: In 1847, a French Catholic Priest commissioned a Christmas poem from local winemaker Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure, who later left the Catholic church and became a socialist? Is that true? Also we need to remember: Jesus is not a baby. He is the risen and exalted King of Heaven and Earth. He was a baby, but is not anymore. Therefore we cannot worship "baby Jesus." Any attempt to do so would be to erect a false deity based on Jesus when he was a baby. This is exactly what many of the Carols associated with Christmas/Nativity call us to do ("Come and worship, worship Christ the newborn King"). |
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1/29/12 7:27 PM |
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John UK wrote: What gets me is that they don't seem to be able to discern believers from unbelievers. I wonder what evangelist Philip would have said to that ridiculous argument? "Er ... I won't baptise you ... er, I don't know if you believe or not." Night Act 8:12-13 "But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. (13) Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done."John Gill's commentary: "Then Simon himself believed also,.... With an historical and temporary faith, as that Jesus was the Messiah, &c. or at least he pretended, to believe this, and professed that he did believe" "and when he was baptized; upon profession of his faith, which he so artfully made, that Philip could not discover his hypocrisy: but taking him to be a sincere believer, admitted him to baptism: after which," "he continued with Philip; kept close to him, and got into a familiar acquaintance with him; and constantly attended on his ministry, as if he had been a sincere disciple and follower of Christ:" |
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