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I agree with this. Paul, if you were referring to what I said in my first comment, I'm sorry; I didn't mean for it to be taken like that. I was just worried about your tone at the beginning of your original comment and how it would affect the reception to your views - I actually agree with a lot of...

Dear Valerie, These are very tough Scriptures to understand rightly, and I want to be careful that what I say is truly dividing the Word rightly, also in the humble admission that I don't know anything but praying that the Lord will grant the wisdom to understand His truths. So I will read these Sc...

Funny, I was reading a sermon by Christian Burkholder from another topic, and I have to say I really enjoyed reading it. On the topic of faith he said something interesting: "Yet, whoever you are, let us think for a moment, what can be done in the kingdom of this world with gold and silver, and...

I don't mean to use this passage as a proof text, but it is something I keep in mind: Matthew 24: 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Also I suppose by passages like Revelations 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot ou...

I agree with this statement, and the vast majority of Anabaptist people I know would agree as well. I think it would be fair to say that we believe that an alive faith is necessary for salvation, that we believe that an alive faith will result in good works, and that we believe that a person who ca...

Why did their works cause a problem for you? Shouldn't you have been focusing on their faith instead? Well that's clever, but the fact that by the fruit we can know the tree - discern whether or not it is ingrafted in the Lord Jesus Christ - does not mean that the fruit then becomes part of the fou...

Thank you Paul, I have a simple question- you might put me in the category of not being "Once Saved Always Saved" because I believe a person always has free will. That being said, I consider the passage about being sealed by the Holy Spirit, and I do agree with this. But cannot a seal be ...

If english is not your first language, some of the subtleties of the conversations may pass you by, or you might not pick up on some of the nuances of the exchanges. Religion is particularly hard, I speak a second language and it is hard enough face to face, let alone on something like MennoNet. Th...

It's typical for people to try and separate faith and works. What I see expressed in this forum, and in Scripture, is that this seperation is what's unbiblical. In fact, your title seems to perpetuate this idea: Faith and Works. Well it is not a seperation that people make, it is a seperation that ...

Hi Paul, Are you a member of an Anabaptist group? If not, it will seem like you are parachuting in here to tell people outside of your tradition where they are wrong, and regardless of whether you are right or wrong, it won't be received very well. If you weren't Calvinist - or at least believing i...