By [the WORK of] faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice

[tenthousandyearsgoon]

What do you mean by reproof? 19:00

I see two definitions

To rebuke? or To reprove-- to prove again?

Thank you. This is a nice post.

[mikelipko]

your right on the right road,im seeing these truths pop out of the Bible and its truly shocking to see what man(under satans power) has done.but God has the Power and the Glory and is calling His people. may God continue to bless you

[lifeseeker51]

This is certainly the truth.Amen.

[3mowgli]

Amen! Amen! Amen! Subscribing now. P.S., there are "calvinists" who believe in the importance of works! :) :) :)

[tlthe5th]

John 14:24 "He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me." Sounds like obedience is required to be justified in the eyes of God. faith is works. Works is faith. both are done by God's life in us which is Grace. Amen

[tlthe5th]

John 15:10 "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."

[tlthe5th]

"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5:28, 29

[tlthe5th]

"But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance." Acts 26:20

[ApplegateFarm]

Amen! Thank you for sharing with us! God bless you in your ministry Brother!

[dustinleeweg330]

What makes it necessary to be "saved" to turn your life over to God? I have been "saved", I have also been baptized, and confirmed, I felt nothing from any of these acts. These acts felt like hollow gestures performed by spiritually shallow people. My most spiritual moment came from confessing my sins in front of those I love. Something I did of my own accord. I believe in your faith though. When you discuss the scriptures, it is though you have received the gift of discernment.

[tlthe5th]

Salvation comes when God reveals to us that we are in sin and need Christ. Then we "repent" of our sins and live the life God makes possible through the new Covenant.

This of course has nothing to do with catholicism. And the confession you made sounds like an emotional experience and not a spiritual. Big difference.

Good question. Thank you very much for the comment.

[zizolite]

Dear Brother, if you want the True Word of God (Allah) then Please read the Qu'ran, i Guarantee you will find the truth,i'm not trying to preach, you're a good guy, i can tell, and i would love to see you go to heaven, so i'm giving you a gift of islam. if you ignore this, then the media has already taken over your mind. Indoctrinated you into their way of thinking, My Allah guide you inshallah

[tlthe5th]

you got it all wrong. I didnt stumble upon the Bible and imagine it was the truth. The Bible was powerfully revealed to me as THE Word of God. In that process I was delivered from addiction to marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol. Those were things I wasn't able to quit and it was because of misery. The God of the Bible healed me. The Qu'ran is void of wisdom and power and will never do what the Bible did. i speak from experience. I know what is true.

[jinkyfc]

if EVERYTHING is pre destined by God then how can any person truly repent of their sins? because according to collier God is the reason that everyone sins and we know through the scriptures that he hates/despises sin so why would he force evryone to sin when it against his true nature. pre destination of everything doesn't make any sense and is void of the "LOGIC" he claims to opearte by