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While you post on the forum trying to convince people to believe what you say.

False. I would not claim a verse is an evil thing. You need to think more before commenting.

I never said anything against this. So I am not sure why you are claiming I am denying the Bible. You make wild accusations without any basis or explanation.

False. I am trying to figure out what you are talking about. Where or how have I denied the Bible. You make wild claims without any explanation. You need to calm down a bit and try to avoid harsh accusations constantly.

It is the way things are said that is also important. Some things can be said with sincere concern for someone and sometimes people are not very wise on how they speak. " 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. " John 3:36 KJV That is just the simple truth. If you see someone about to walk over a cliff or into a dangerous situation, would you not want to warn them? I have tried to be gentle with people, but often people don't care. They simple have closed minds and will hear nothing. Many people will not listen and it may fall on deaf ears, but we don't know that beforehand. Every situation is different.

The fallacy of this statement is there are all kinds of false gods in various religions. John 14:6 According to John 14:6 KJV, Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." That eliminates all other false gods. Many people around the world believe in a "god", but do not believe in Jesus. The verse says Jesus is the only way to heaven.

Wow again! You have invented your own religion. Nothing to do with the Bible.

Wow! That is really crazy. I would claim nothing of the kind.

In 45 years as a Bible believer who attended a number of churches, I have never heard anyone say what you are saying, that if anyone who does not agree with them, they will burn in hellfire. That sounds a bit harsh. That is a kind of dark portrayal of Christianity. Generally people try to be compassionate and love thy neighbour is what they are called to do. Being harsh does not accomplish anything. The truth is every human is a corrupt, fallen sinner and needs to be born again or receive a new nature by faith in Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches every sin is equally serious in God's eyes and we need to acknowledge that. That is why everyone needs to hear the gospel and become a believer. The Bible says even looking upon a woman in a lustful manner is a serious sin. There are countless ways people sin. The Bible calls everyone to repent and turn to Christ and accept Him as Lord and Savior. That's what counts. God loves everyone and no matter what they've done, they can be forgiven and saved. Being trapped in sin is like an addiction and a kind of slavery. The gospel is a positive message that sets people free. It brings hope to a suffering world.

I think you are grossly misinterpreting the Bible. The Bible does at times record evil things that people did as part of history of what happened. But it is a huge mistake to assume because it is recorded something evil or bad took place in the narrative, that somehow God approves of it. That is not the case. Many evil things are recorded in the Bible that happened, but they are there just to give a full story of the history of events. God does not condone or approve of everything that happened.

I think it is quite clear in the Bible. The Bible teaches human life begins at conception. There are a number of verses that show that God recognizes the person in the womb. However, I understand the reason why people get an abortion may be complex and we need compassion for those people. The answer is Jesus Christ. " God’s Creation and Purpose God is the Creator of all that exists, and His purpose for each life reflects His divine plan. From the moment of conception, we are intricately designed to serve a role within God’s bigger story. Each person has inherent value, shaped by the Creator’s hand. Recognizing that we are called to let God’s plan unfold, we can embrace the unique circumstances surrounding every life, knowing that He has a purpose in each situation. When discussing abortion, we should remember that every unborn child is a part of God’s grand narrative, deserving of love, care, and protection." 40+ Bible Verses About Abortion (Explained) - Explaining The Bible

Absolutely not. I trust God. God is not an "enabler". That is the wrong word. God permits evil to happen as part of His plan and because he gave man free will or freedom to choose. But everyone will be held accountable for their choices. quote The Bible describes God as holy (Isaiah 6:3), righteous (Psalm 7:11), just (Deuteronomy 32:4), and sovereign (Daniel 4:17-25). These attributes tell us the following about God: (1) God is capable of preventing evil, and (2) God desires to rid the universe of evil. So, if both of these are true, why does God allow evil? If God has the power to prevent evil and desires to prevent evil, why does He still allow evil? Perhaps a practical way to look at this question would be to consider some alternative ways people might have God run the world: 1) God could change everyone’s personality so that they cannot sin. This would also mean that we would not have a free will. We would not be able to choose right or wrong because we would be “programmed” to only do right. Had God chosen to do this, there would be no meaningful relationships between Him and His creation. Instead, God made Adam and Eve innocent but with the ability to choose good or evil. Because of this, they could respond to His love and trust Him or choose to disobey. They chose to disobey. Because we live in a real world where we can choose our actions but not their consequences, their sin affected those who came after them (us). Similarly, our decisions to sin have an impact on us and those around us and those who will come after us. In summary, we live in a real world where our good and evil actions have direct consequences and indirect consequences upon us and those around us. God’s desire is that for all of our sakes we would obey Him that it might be well with us (Deuteronomy 5:29). Instead, what happens is that we choose our own way, and then we blame God for not doing anything about it. Such is the heart of sinful man. But Jesus came to change men’s hearts through the power of the Holy Spirit, and He does this for those who will turn from evil and call on Him to save them from their sin and its consequences (2 Corinthians 5:17). God does prevent and restrain some acts of evil. This world would be MUCH WORSE were God not restraining evil. At the same time, God has given us the ability to choose good and evil, and when we choose evil, He allows us, and those around us, to suffer the consequences of evil. Rather than blaming God and questioning God on why He does not prevent all evil, we should be about the business of proclaiming the cure for evil and its consequences—Jesus Christ! unquote For the complete article go to: Why does God allow evil? | GotQuestions.org

I don't think you understand. There are laws and policies by government that are in opposition to God's revelation to man, the Bible. The government is an enabler. It enables the laws of God to be broken. The purpose of government is to maintain law and order. But when we have a government that allows or makes it easy for people to have abortions for instance, your country has a serious problem. I believe there are about 80,000 to 100,000 abortions per year in Canada. This causes great harm to people in many ways. It puts guilt on the people involved for one thing. It deprives many pre-born humans of their lives. Then there is MAID, another way of killing people, now reaching around 16,000 per year in Canada. It is even in the government system to legalize MAID for people with mental problems. It is gradually being relaxed to include more categories of people. We can't forget about the soft-on-crime laws. People released early on parole or bail and go out to commit more crimes and sometimes kill people. This hurts a lot of people as well. Dangerous offenders are constantly being arrested and released very quickly to go out and re-offend again. The abolition of capital punishment for murder even though God's word states there shall be capital punishment for murder. Even serial killers escape it. This also causes endless trauma to families of victims as they must keep going to parole hearings to try to stop the killers from being released.

The current situation with Trump putting tariffs on Canada and calling it the 51st state makes me wonder if this is a sign of coming judgment on Canada because of Canada's continuing national iniquity, decadent behavior and unbelief. Could God be using Trump to pass judgment on Canada? God passed judgment on the world in the past because of it's iniquity. He also judged Israel for its iniquity and rebellion against God. Israel went through many tough times in history including being taken into captivity. Eventually Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman armies and the Jews were dispersed to the rest of the world. Those who are Christians need to remember to pray for Canada and our leaders that we may be spared from harsh judgement.

Nobody is forcing religion on you. God created the universe and created mankind and gave him the freedom of choice or free will. But we should remember that humans belong to Him; He created them. You make the choice about what to believe, but it boils down to you choosing between heaven or hell for eternity. Everyone is given freedom of choice. God doesn't force people to believe. He gave us his revelation, the King James Bible which tells mankind what the problem is. The problem is everyone is a fallen corrupt sinner and deserves eternal damnation. God offers the lifeline, that is, to believe in Jesus Christ who offered himself on the cross and shed his blood to atone for sinners. However this atonement must be received by faith in Jesus Christ in order for the individual to receive forgiveness for his sin. Nobody is forced to believe any religion. It is a fact that countless believers sacrificed their lives to take the gospel to various countries in the world. Many became martyrs and paid with their lives. So the Bible or the Christian message should never be mocked or scoffed at as "forcing religion on somebody".

Nonsense! "“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.” James 4:11 KJV You still haven't explained whether you are a Christian and if so, how you became one.

You prove over and over you don't know much about what is in the Bible. You say not to judge sin and in the same breath falsely judge me. Isn't that hypocrisy? Sure is. Maybe you could explain how you became a Christian. How were you saved?

I don't think you understand what Biblical Christianity is all about. It is not just about going to a church once a week. There is much more to it than that. I assume you don't believe the Bible. That is tragic. Where are you going to spend eternity? Do you understand what the Bible is all about? You need to find out for your own good. There is a struggle going on in the world between good and evil, between God and the Devil. The world is basically an evil place. Being a Christian means living as Christ would have one live. That means everything in life is affected. One's whole mind must be governed by the Lord through his written revelation. You need to learn what being a Christian means. It also means standing up for what is right. We live in a democracy where everyone has the right to speak for or against what is going on with government and society.

You are terribly mixed up. I don't think you have studied the Bible or learned anything much about Christianity. This has nothing to do with making the law of man more important than the law of God. I don't understand your thinking. Properly applying the law of God (the KJV Bible) means you must oppose laws and things against the Bible. I am not saying you have to go out on the street waving signs or demonstrating against things. But it seems reasonable to only vote for the least evil political party. I hope what I am saying doesn't fall on deaf ears. What exactly do you believe about the Bible? No, I haven't made the law of man more important than the law of God. The fact is Christians must stand for God's word which has certain principles on how laws and society should operate. I don't know if you are a Christian or not. You seem quite confused. You need to get your beliefs straightened out. I would recommend serious study of the Bible and major doctrines first. You can't claim to be a Christian and support things in the laws or society that oppose God's written revelation. It just doesn't make sense. There are certain things that are clearly wrong, things like abortion, MAID, soft-on-crime laws and policies, fornication, etc. Attacks against the traditional family structure by government and the education system are wrong.

Any laws that allows something that is against the Bible is obviously anti-Christian. For one thing is falsely portrays Christians as being radicals in society when they are simply supporting a just and righteous society.

That's not what the O.P. is about.

No it does not refer to original sin. Salvation in the Biblical context, has a variety of meanings and uses. One would have to examine the context in which it is used. This webpage has a long article describing the use of the word salvation. Salvation - Biblical Meaning and Definition in Christianity I have used the word to refer to being saved from sin and receiving eternal life. This is a common use of the word among evangelicals. "9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:" 1 Peter 1:9, 10 KJV

If you study the Bible you will find that human life begins at conception and God recognizes the pre-born baby as a human being or person. That means killing a pre-born baby is contrary to what the Bible teaches. It is against the ten commandments which say "thou shalt not kill". Human life is sacred. Assisted suicide is also killing another human being and contrary to that commandment. To claim it is someone else being killed and not you does not make it right.

The Oxford dictionary says salvation - Fact or state of being saved from sin & its consequences. Normal Christian understanding I have heard over decades has always been that salvation mean forgiveness from sin and receiving eternal life at the time one is saved. That is the normal evangelical or Bible-believer belief. I never said the way to get eternal life is just explained by the word salvation alone. The way of salvation is in verses such as John 3:16 and many other verses. It is by grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. You are playing word games now. Salvation in the Christian sense, does mean receiving eternal life. Not complicated at all.

Doesn't sound like you read the original post or opinion piece. I was talking about all the anti-Christian policies and laws of the Liberal/NDP government. I never focused on individual persecution of Christians although there is some of that going on and enabled by laws and policies. An example is the Ontario Human Rights Council fining the mayor of Emo, Ontario for not flying the pride flag in his little town. That is definitely persecution. Forcing Sexual orientation and gender identity to be taught in public schools is also a kind of persecution as it imposes an ideology on everyone in the schools in general. Also people who disagree with government ideology on DEI policies might not be hired into the Canadian Armed Forces or government jobs. Jordan Peterson was discriminated against for expressing his opinions on podcasts. Punished by the professional association he belonged to.