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by jriccitelli
Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:41 am
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?
Replies: 21
Views: 11269

Re: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?

Since God knows all about everything, why read anything , why go to school, if we have the Holy Spirit to teach us all we need to ‘know’, why not walk into the operating room and start helping out the doctors, go to the science lab and start putting together some medicine. Why should God limit His ...
by jriccitelli
Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:28 am
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?
Replies: 21
Views: 11269

Re: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?

Q. " Do we focus more upon what we read, than what the Holy Spirit speaks to our hearts ?” One time while conversing with some Mormons, one asked me 'Does the Holy Spirit speak to you?' and I answered "Yes, He does all the time, in fact He wrote His words down, so I wouldn’t forget, it’s called the ...
by jriccitelli
Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:41 pm
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?
Replies: 21
Views: 11269

Re: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?

We can’t 'assume' all believers in persecuted countries have 'greater' faith, certainly great, but sadly it quickly comes to ruin without knowledge. People in oppressed eastern civilizations are seeking Gods Word and most find scripture a 'God send' and desperately ask for more scripture. Why are th...
by jriccitelli
Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?
Replies: 21
Views: 11269

Re: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?

As this subject itself is on my mind everyday, it will be hard to limit a short answer. And from Dorians writing I can see she is educated and loving so I hope you do not take my responses here as argument, but since the 'question' is posted on this bible forum ... I have grown to admire the respons...
by jriccitelli
Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:44 am
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?
Replies: 21
Views: 11269

Re: Does faith come by hearing or by reading?

Often something within me, besides my own spirit, can seem happy or grieved, something within me yet not me sometimes pulls me, draws me, and stops me. I find joy and love within me sometimes that doesn’t seem to be me. But more often than anything something is urging me to be holy. Normally this is...
by jriccitelli
Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:43 am
Forum: Latter Day Saints (aka Mormonism)
Topic: Joseph Smith, Money Digging and the Occult
Replies: 7
Views: 9598

Re: Joseph Smith, Money Digging and the Occult

Many Mormons say, as you also stated that; "I disagree in your conclusions that this would make him unworthy of being called to serve God after repentance". It is one thing for ignorant 'christians' to practice such ungodly things, but quite another for God to use someone that is practicing sorcery ...
by jriccitelli
Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:03 am
Forum: Latter Day Saints (aka Mormonism)
Topic: Joseph Smith, Money Digging and the Occult
Replies: 7
Views: 9598

Re: Joseph Smith, Money Digging and the Occult

I first became acquainted with Joseph Smith, Jr. in November, 1825. He was at that time in the employ of a set of men who were called "money-diggers;" and his occupation was that of seeing, or pretending to see by means of a stone placed in his hat, and his hat closed over his face. In this way he p...
by jriccitelli
Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:59 am
Forum: Theology Proper, Christology, Pneumatology
Topic: Dangerous Heresy
Replies: 25
Views: 10510

Re: Dangerous Heresy

Eternal life is not a right , God gave everyone on earth a life, they lived it and died. It was said in the Garden to our 'father' Adam, "the day you eat of it you will die". We had a life, what did we do with it? People seem to demand eternal life of God, yet I certainly cannot see why God would w...
by jriccitelli
Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:08 am
Forum: Theology Proper, Christology, Pneumatology
Topic: Dangerous Heresy
Replies: 25
Views: 10510

Re: Dangerous Heresy

I was attracted to Steves teaching because it is a Sola Scriptura approach. I have felt that as we read the whole Bible over and over and over, we can let it sink in so that we are thinking its thoughts. So I have never been compelled to think (From scripture) that God punishes eternally (Demons and...
by jriccitelli
Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:31 am
Forum: Latter Day Saints (aka Mormonism)
Topic: How can you trust the Book of Momon
Replies: 47
Views: 43044

Re: How can you trust the Book of Momon

I possess a nice collection of reference materials 'in storage' now while I finish remodeling our home, my 'memory' says I've seen enough evidence. I have researched 'alot' of these claims and manuscripts, I even went to Utah in search of books and information. But I found Utah Lighthouse ministry i...

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