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To: SeekAndFind
Individuals must make a decision about Scripture just like they make a decision about following Christ. Billy Graham describes his Scripture decision in "Just As I Am":

“I was trying to be on the level with God, but something remained unspoken. At last the Holy Spirit freed me to say it. ‘Father, I am going to accept this as Thy Word–by faith! I’m going to allow faith to go beyond my intellectual questions and doubts, and I will believe this to be Your inspired Word.’”

We won't know all the answers to our questions until we see Him face to face. Until then, I believe that no faith can be described as Christian unless God's Word in the form of Jesus is the center of that faith. If anyone believes things that are clearly refuted in His Word, maybe they should call themselves something other than Christian, like those who admire Jesus's life and teaching but reject Him as being God Incarnate. They are not Christians.

14 posted on 07/21/2014 11:06:21 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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To: Dr. Thorne

Agree fully with the thread up until the last sentence. My understanding is that angels will do the separating on the right and the left.

As long as they’re still living, and it is called “Today” these fence-sitters still may wake-up. As Someone said, “he who is not against us is for us.”


17 posted on 07/21/2014 11:31:46 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Dr. Thorne
“I was trying to be on the level with God, but something remained unspoken. At last the Holy Spirit freed me to say it. ‘Father, I am going to accept this as Thy Word–by faith! I’m going to allow faith to go beyond my intellectual questions and doubts, and I will believe this to be Your inspired Word.’”

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11)

39 posted on 07/21/2014 2:17:03 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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