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Gee it's nice to have you back!! :) This brings a verse or two to mind:

Romans 3:11-12
None is righteous, no, not one;
no one understands;
no one seeks for God
All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one."

....and one more...

Another one of interest....

Ping for you and for me to read later!

Another thing I would add to the list: The genuinely converted may struggle with assurance under this way of thinking, wondering if their "altar call," "decision for Christ," etc. actually "took."

I must have done this a half-dozen times in my younger years.

On the other hand, public profession of one's faith in Christ is both helpful and scriptural.

Ha! I didn't notice the source (Riddleblog) in my newsfeed and was already rolling my eyes over that list until I saw this sentence:

Boy, do I miss the good ole days when the Soviet-Arab confederacy was about to invade Israel, and when everyone was worried that the EU would soon add the tenth and final nation reconstituting the Holy Roman Empire. I guess you gotta change with the times ....

I almost ruined my keyboard!

I sure enjoy these from Kim Riddlebarger, thanks for posting them! I really must read some of his books so I have better answers when I'm challenged on my a-mil position.

I am just now becoming more familiar with the Heidelberg Catechism (HC), and I love that question as well as the one relating to justification and imputation:

Question 60. How are thou righteous before God?

Answer: Only by a true faith in Jesus Christ; (a) so that, though my conscience accuse me, that I have grossly transgressed all the commandments of God, and kept none of them, (b) and am still inclined to all evil; (c) notwithstanding, God, without any merit of mine, (d) but only of mere grace, (e) grants and imputes to me, (f) the perfect satisfaction, (g) righteousness and holiness of Christ; (h) even so, as if I never had had, nor committed any sin: yea, as if I had fully accomplished all that obedience which Christ has accomplished for me; (i) inasmuch as I embrace such benefit with a believing heart. (j)

(a) Rom.3:21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Rom.3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Rom.3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom.3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Rom.3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; Rom.3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Rom.5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Rom.5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Gal.2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Eph.2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Eph.2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Philip.3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: (b) Rom.3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; (c) Rom.7:23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. (d) Tit.3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Deut.9:6 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people. Ezek.36:22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. (e) Rom.3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Eph.2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (f) Rom.4:4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Rom.4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 2 Cor.5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (g) 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (h) 1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (i) 2 Cor.5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (j) Rom.3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

This is one of my favorites!!!

from the Westminster Shorter Catechism:
Q. 33. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

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..and Romans 3:23-26 (as referred to above):
...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

I’m enjoying these a lot! Please add me to your ping list! thanks!

Yeah, good luck getting your son-in-law to lead that one! :o

Kinda makes us grateful for our church, doesn’t it?

Thanks for the ping!

;)

Ping!

Hi topcat! Can you add me to your REPL please?

Thanks!

You might be able to talk her into it :>)

Hee-hee...I will start now, that gives me almost a year to twist her arm! ;)

I get WHI on CD in the mail because I'm a supporter. I'd be happy to share them... ;) Some of the shows I get to hear in advance, I heard the one mentioned here several weeks ago.

Glad you got the disc downloaded finally! You should really listen to it when you get a chance, very powerful stuff! I have another one from an Evangelism Conference to pass around too.

Have fun, Tech Wizard!

I didn’t know, but I hoped! ;)

I am listening to the PCRT from 2006 on The Doctrines of Grace (I’ve listened to all my available WHI CD’s already!)

By the way, it looks like Ligonier’s next national conference is a must for me! Do you and the Mrs. fancy a trip to Orlando next March?

Ping to Ligonier and White Horse Inn thread!

I think maybe you meant epitestosterone rather than EPO?

And I would like to know the answer to that too--if Landis was doping with testosterone, why would the ratio test come out with normal levels of test. and abnormally low levels of epitest.?

Additionally, the test for synthetic versus natural test. is also a test of ratios of chemical compounds. Unfortunately, an overwhelming number of reports in the media state that he had high testosterone levels, and I have yet to hear a newscast that reported correctly that the test. level was normal and the epi level was low.

Another thought I had was that his reaction to all of this was clearly someone who was completely unprepared to deal with the test result. Seems to me someone who is or has been doping would have already rehearsed or at least thought about how he would handle something like this if he were to get caught.

Just my completely uneducated two cents....

"...And then the race, just some bottles [?] and gels, and some stuff they make, I don't even know I just eat it."

ruh-roh...