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Hemanicus, Veteran Sergeant, Space Wolves
Defender of Fort Grayskull and the hidden archives.
Arch-nemesis: Skel'etorex, Exalted Sorcerer, Thousand Sons.
Some of the jokes here are great. I enjoy digging on non-denoms too. But others take an unreasonably vile stance. I'm simply glad that, in such a wicked time as this, there are people who meet to worship and believe Christ and Him crucified.
Matthew 7:15-23; a good tree does not bear bad fruit. Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will enter the Kingdom.
Romans 6:1-4; Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound? By no means!
Hebrews 10:26-31; a dire warning against willful sinning.
Ephesians 4:29-30; the speech of the Christian should not be corrupting, but fit for encouragement and giving grace. Interestingly, this verse is immediately followed in sequential order about a warning to not grieve the Holy Spirit which fits the emphasis that Scripture has placed on speech throughout the entirety of the Bible.
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None of this says the Christian doesn't sin, we definitely do. But willful, repetitive sin should be cause for worry. It's one thing to *struggle* and repent continually against a recurring sin. But it's an entirely more ominous thing to shrug ones shoulders in the face of recurring sin, excuse it, or attempt explain it away. It should unsettle a Christian.
Easiest pre-order I've ever done. I don't agree with everything Dr. Heiser has put forth. But the bibliographies and counterpoints alone that this man has brought within reach for me has helped produce endless hours of focused Bible study on things I'd have never considered.