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Since I'm posting here, I should probably address the actual topic. All but one of our ministers were gone, which can be a "problem" since our ministers handle both Sunday morning devotions and the sermon. Usually, one of the laymen would be asked to step up in this scenario, but a few you...

The term "Trinity" is not found in Scripture at all, yet Scripture teaches it. Same for "Second Coming". With that in mind, see Rom. 3:27-28; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3:9; etc. Also verses like John 3:16 and Acts 16:31. True belief produces repentance and a changed life; James in the v...

Speaking for myself, yes, absolutely. It is definitely synergistic - involves co-operation between God and man, with God offering salvation freely to all through the sacrifice of his Son (and, I believe, offering prevenient grace to enable fallen humanity to respond to His invitation), but man must...

I am unable to find the phrase "faith alone" anywhere in Scripture other than James 2:24. I see no need to apologize to Protestantism. With the understanding that "grace" and "faith alone" are not synonymous, I would expect conservative Mennonite churches that teach &q...

Speaking of salvation by grace alone through faith alone, I believe it. There is nothing I can do to merit salvation as it is "a gift of God not of works lest any man should boast". I also believe that when this gift is received we become new creations. As new creations with a changed hea...

Great question. I'll just put on my speculative philosopher's hat here and offer a possibility. It will be a bit long. :blah: Evil did not "come from" anywhere, in the sense that nothing outside of themselves "caused" or even influenced Satan and his followers to sin, outside of ...

Here is a link to some of their modern "descendants", theologically speaking. http://germanseventhdaybaptist.com/ There is also a "Seventh Day Baptist" website with a church locator, but I don't know if these churches would be connected in their heritage to the Anabaptist Dunkers...

Here's one.

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Double fulfillment? By what criteria do you make that assertion? I think you misunderstand the use of apocalyptic language in these passages. While connecting the dots seems to make for hair raising sermons, it doesn't fit well with how scripture itself uses it. The early church fathers weren't ins...

Sorry, the last word here was a typo: Plus, some in the early church - Tertullian, Origen, and Augustine - interpreted it as referring to Antichrist. It should have said: "some in the early church - Tertullian, Origen, and Augustine - interpreted it as referring to Satan ." Hippolytus thou...