Seems to me, that someone who went to cemetery, oh I mean 
seminary. Should be able to change the sudject title.  B-)



> My only question is where did you go to "cemetery", excuse me, Seminary? I have always said 
> that no pastor should ever feel less or intimidated for not having gone to seminary or even 
> college for that matter. Still there are things that we cannot learn on our own without the help of 
> more learned men of God. To blatantly put down education whether in the form of college or 
> graduate and pos-graduate studies in seminary does indeed show either jealousy or 
> ignoranceand it is not a very godly attitude. If God leads one to go to graduate school to learn 
> as much as possible then who are we to criticize him for it. Ignorance doesn't always have 
> anything to do with education!
> 
> I would ask for traveling mercies as my wife and I travel out of town to do a wedding tonight and 
> return tomorrow evening. 
> 
> God Bless
> David Powell, Senior Pastor, CLCC
> Waddell, AZ 
> Shalom Alechem...Barukh Hashem Y'shua! 
> (Peace and Blessings in Jesus' name!)
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Jeff & Regena in Northern BC 
> To: pastorsforum@... 
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:19 AM
> Subject: RE: [PastorsForum] The Gift of God Eph 2:8
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for the replys and keeping educational, and Steve have a safe trip.
> 
> 
> > Jeff,
> > My understanding is that grammatically faith is the gift of God and it is by faith that we 
> > accept salvation.
> > Faith is the one the one intangible element that we can not drum up being as we are 
> > "dead".
> 
> 
> The Philippian jailer once asked, "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30). What if Paul 
> said, "You can do nothing to be saved, absolutely nothing. You are dead in sin and a dead 
> man can do nothing. If God doesn't regenerate you, then you are doomed." 
> 
> However Paul's answer was: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" 
> (Acts 16:31).
> 
> 
> > Paul points out that we are dead in the first few verses.
> > God graciously saves us by giving us the faith (as a gift) that enables us to accept His 
> > salvation.
> 
> > I know that sounds Calvinistic but so be it if that truly is the case.
> > I am not that great at grammar so if someone out here could enlighten us more fully from 
> > a technical perspective I would certainly love to grow from it.
> 
> We are all wanting to know and grow.
> 
> > But, be careful this is exactly the kind of thing that compels some who are satisfied with 
> > being ignorant to call seminary "cemetery".
> > Ignorance is bliss now isn't it?!
> 
> I think I am the only one that called seminary "cemetery"
> 
> I don't have all the answers, and never said I did.
> 
> However, I am not ignorant, thank you very much. B-)
> 
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> > 
> > Thx
> > DG
> > 
> 
> "Bro. Jeff Hallmark"
> 
> "Presenting the Prince of Peace to Prince George"
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