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To: Dengar01

Do you understand what it would take in the anthropology of man to exercise sufficient faith which manifests itself in resisting outward temptation, whether by the flesh or worldly lust or spiritual persuasion?

The answers you have received are sufficient to express the substance of things not seen which are manifest in such boldness, insofar as the things of faith might be communicated from one man to another.

The faith required is only provided by the Holy Spirit and not man. The manifestation of that Spirit in our own and displayed by our heart are responses such as are memorable of many martyrs and as mentioned by many FReepers here who have been blessed so as not having to suffer the physical calamity, but nnetheless display the same faith requisite to withstand such adversity.

Your appeal to the flesh as the reason why they do not submit in adversity to deny Christ or to readily accept another as a false god is the same false appeal used by Satan in the book of Job to God Himself.

When evil exercises force it will ultimately be overcome by greater force, unless by the grace of God the evildoer returns to Him by His protocols. I encourage you to reconsider Job.


356 posted on 08/28/2006 1:15:04 AM PDT by Cvengr
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To: Cvengr
You quote one part of Scripture and still haven't answered my question. The prodigal son is a story of someone denying Christ by leaving Christ. Yet he was allowed to return to Christ and not burn in hell like you have all been implying.

You can quote, Job all you want but it is baseless until you answer my question.

404 posted on 08/28/2006 9:28:40 AM PDT by Dengar01 (Go White Sox!)
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