Perhaps, Marnix, you misunderstood me. I obviously dont condemn all who call God their father as hypocrites, but I do believe most people that do so are doing it very lightly and that their conduct and conversation indicate they dont know what they talk about. God did not create Adam and Eve in a ch...

To clarify: when I said self-love must be out, I obviously did not mean that we could or may not love ourselves. Of course we do, and should. But our worship of God must not arise from the benefits we think He gives us, but because He is worthy. Self-love is out in terms of being a motive for worshi...

PS--Marnix, I dont often drink on Sunday, and when I do, do so in moderation.

Marnix, I know how I should live, and I know how I do live, and the two, regretably, are miles apart. All we do is aimed at promoting ourselves, is motivated by self, unless grace turns our heart to love God above ourselves. But then the best works are still defiled by sin. Whitefield writes that he...

First, Marnix, please realize that the verse you quote from Eccl 11 is an example of biblical sarcasm. As if Solomon said, go ahead do what you want but remember you will have to give account for it someday. And second, you are right that Paul calls God his Father, and well he could, for God had con...

Alright, in het vervolg zal ik proberen minder engels te gebruiken, maar dat maakt het me erg moeilijk. God de Vader wordt zo genoemd omdat Hij de Zoon genereerd en omdat de verkorenen in Christus ook zonen Gods genoemd worden. Maar wij zullen God als rechter moeten kennen voordat Zijn Geest Hem ons...

Over mij heenvallen, Muiz? Dat mag best, hoor, want vandaag is het een beetje saai op het werk... Laten we niet vergeten dat wat wij denken of vinden geen klap waard is als het niet gegrond is op de Schrift. Jij denkt dat God een sort vader is, net een lieve opa die zit te genieten als de kleinkinde...

Wait a moment. Dont forget that anything we do for our own pleasure (or for fun) is sin. All, all must be done for the honour of God. If we do things for our pleasure on Sunday, we are not keeping it holy, for our motivation is wrong. The Bible is very clear, both in OT and NT, that we are to keep G...

OK, confess your vermoeden, Cisca

Ik drink heel graag bier op Zondag. Is dat OK? Niet te veel, dan moet ik de kerk uit...

Offtopic, maar zijn hier nog meer Canadians?

Goed, ik zal het proberen. Ik heb inderdaad een nederlandse achtergrond (ben er geboren) maar schrijft nooit Hollands, al lees ik het wel. Lezen is makkelijk, schrijven een lijdensweg. Vergeef de schrijffouten.

Sorry, Cisca.

Trouwens, "hij".

Op OSW mog het helemaal niet.

many thanks

this is off-topic, but can someone tell me how to reply to personal messages. the administrator has prevented me from sending and replying to private messages. but why. so sad.

Yes of course. The Spirit must work in us to enable us to believe. God does not accept us because we believe, but we believe because God has accepted us in Christ from eternity, and then showed us (by the Spirit, through Scripture, after we are regerenated) that He has accepted us. Hence faith is a ...