The Narrow Path Ministries

Yes, that is what 2 Peter 3 is saying, I think. ("Run out of patience" is merely a figure of speech, of course, but you understand what I mean.) If you follow Peter's thinking, I think you might see that he is explaining to his readers that the (or a) reason that the Lord has not returned already i...

My friend is a graffiti artist and he finished this piece on his backyard fence today. Thought you'd all enjoy this! I thought about asking him to put a .org at the end but he isn't a part of the forum (yet). :lol: THEOS is good enough! http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/p666/Rich_Feola/image_zpsb0...

RiC wrote: But with God, will He ever run out of patience? That is perhaps answered in part in 2 Peter 3 where the early Christians were told that Christ was not returning because "the Lord ... is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." The context ther...

but then i ask myself what God's will is and what is it he wants and will he get what he wants? God's power is unlimited so what is it that would prevent him from getting what he wants? Mans freewill? Paul had freewill and when he saw the risen Christ it took him how long to change his mind? But th...

Throughout the scriptures a theme is made to the fact that ‘ There is no other Savior but God ’ Shouldn’t this theme be prominent in New Testament scripture also? Shouldn’t this theme be prominent in Paul’s writing, and thinking? Especially since Paul is consumed with scripture (Torah) and its bein...

That strikes me as another reasonable interpretation that could replace or be added to one of the other two that seem very reasonable to me. It's very possible. I also think Homer's interpretation is possible. But in light of the many other texts where Paul seems to make statements with nothing but...

Well, I would not say they are "presently" saved from anything. And He doesn't exercise His role as Saviour over them any more than He exercises His role as Lord. He is both Lord and Saviour to believers and neither to unbelievers. Saviour is in the nominative (think "naming") case in the Greek. A ...

You keep repeating the verse as “God is the Savior of all" and you continuously leave out “ especially those who believe ” as if the end of the sentence is neither a part of the context. It makes no sense to add ‘especially those who believe’ if all are going to be saved anyways, Paul totally quali...

I was speaking with the pastor of a church I attend last week about the different views of the atonement. He holds the penal substitution view. I wanted to listen to what he said with an open mind, even though I was honest with him that I have some doubts about the view myself. His main argument was...

Rich, In reply to JR you wrote: The word "potentially" is not in the verse. God is said to be the Savior of all people, not the "potential" Savior of all people. This implies that God saves all people. I'm content interpreting this phrase simply as it is written. God is the Savior of all. If it sai...