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Comment on Is there anything more terrifying than the prospect of … by Anthony Biller

Anthony Biller — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:28:00 +0000

Amen Susan! Is it possible to have an online alter call?! Good presentation of the Good News. Thank you.

Comment on Is there anything more terrifying than the prospect of … by Susan

Susan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:02:20 +0000

Well said Anthony about Satan’s “knowledge” about Jesus – the Devil knows all about God but does not accept Jesus as his Savior, nor can he since he is a fallen angel. I’ve heard my dad who is a pastor say that sadly Satan is a better Bible student (meaning knowing what the Scriptures say – not that Satan believes it) than most people who go to church. Of course the Bible tells us that Satan is in rebellion against God like he has been from the beginning. Take for example what happened in the Garden of Eden when Satan tried to cast doubt on God’s Word when he said to Adam and Eve, “Has God really said?” Salvation is through Jesus Christ’s shed blood on the cross (his death and resurrection) and is made available for sinful mankind. Christ became a man (but without sin) to save mankind. Anyone who realizes and confesses to Jesus that he or she is a sinner, is sorry for their sin and asks Jesus to come into their life to wash away their sin will be saved and have eternal life and a home in Heaven. (John 3:16,17) Obedience (to obey is better than sacrifice – just like with what happened with King Saul in Israel in First Samuel 15:21-23) and good works are an evidence of our salvation, but do not contribute to it. (Ephesians 2:8-10) [Just responding once again since I left a comment awhile ago and comments on this post appear in my email - felt the need to contribute to the conversation since this is an important subject.] In addition, there are many people who believe that Jesus is God and that he died on the cross for sin, but they have not accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior – that is the difference between heaven and hell – head knowledge vs. heart knowledge.

Comment on Is there anything more terrifying than the prospect of … by Anthony Biller

Anthony Biller — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:45:51 +0000

I don’t think Satan accepts … I think he knows (and trembles). Regardless, I agree with you that how we live our lives demonstrates the sincerity of our confession of faith. Related post on that topic here: http://sapphiresky.org/2012/01/29/a-lovely-christian-litmus-test/
Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Comment on Christian Divorce Rates by Anthony Biller

Anthony Biller — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:43:14 +0000

This isn’t advocating to shoot the messenger, just to view carefully some of the more hysterical accusations. I agree wholeheartedly re finding ways to reduce divorce within the church, or, put another way, to strengthen marriages, which motivated a post on the subject: http://sapphiresky.org/2011/03/20/christian-marriage/ Please feel free to share in the comments there any advice re strengthening marriage. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Comment on Is there anything more terrifying than the prospect of … by Andre Moolman

Andre Moolman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:11:39 +0000

Great post. We need to define accept, when we say accept that Jesus did this for us. So many accept that Christ died for our sins, but not the fact that we need to sacrifice ourselves in return. It’s not enough to just accept, Satan accepts it as well, but through obedience we show that what truly believe in and love Christ.

Comment on Christian Divorce Rates by rhamilton

rhamilton — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:25:07 +0000

The 26 % rate, although one of the lowest is still shockingly high and rather than shoot the messenger it should be a cause for reflection to determine ways of how it can be reduced.

Comment on An Evangelical’s Case Against Romney … not what you think. by Anthony Biller

Anthony Biller — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:23:36 +0000

Avoid the tearing. Vote Ron Paul!

Comment on An Evangelical’s Case Against Romney … not what you think. by AK

AK — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:15:09 +0000

I enjoyed reading this – challenged my thinking but I’m still torn. Perhaps I’m too dogmatic about it. I have a hard time voting for him knowing how much he has donated to the Mormon church, his flip-flopping on important issues to me like abortion, and RomneyCare to name a few. I agree that Mormons share some of the same values as the JudeoChristian church but I’m not conflicted on his morality, I’m conflicted on the condition of his heart. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like any of the other Republican candidates. Gingrich has his share of morality issues that concern me, Santorum is okay but he voted for a lot of pork including the Bridge to Nowhere (where’s the fiscal responsibility in that), I liked (past tense) Perry but he didn’t seem to have the intellectual fortitude to be president, and Ron Paul might be a little too far right for me. My hope is that whoever the Republican candidate is choses a VP that I like.

Comment on What is the single best thing we can do for our health? by Steve Knaus

Steve Knaus — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:11:03 +0000

He did say “not triathlons”. Maybe pain is not that good for your health?

Comment on Are chocolate chip cookies the perfect food? by Steve Knaus

Steve Knaus — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:09:00 +0000

I couldn’t watch the video from my iphone — just the computer. This URL may be more helpful:
http://youtu.be/FrTbnczYAd4