Several passages in Revelation (Rev. 1 4; Rev. 3:1;Rev.5:6) refer to the “seven spirits of God.”

Interpretations vary.

To what do the “seven spirits of God” refer?

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To whom do the “seven spirits of God” refer in Revelation?

I would like to thank D.L. Creed for this suggested poll idea!

Do you do anything with either your church’s sermon or service online? We are talking about routine, what your church NORMALLY does. An occasional Youtube video does not qualify for making video available online, but weekly addtions of videos do count.

Do you live-stream the service or message?

Do you make it available on Youtube or your church’s or another website?

Do you make the audio avaialble on sermon.net or another audio site, even your own church website?

Were the Nestorians correct in rejecting the orthodox view that Mary is the “God bearer” (theotokos )? Via Latin, this also comes into English as “Mother of God.”

Although what Nestoius believed and what later Nestorians believed is a matter of debate, we are limiting our discussion to this part of the Nestorian “heresy.”

But was Nestorius correct on this point?

The Nestorians argued that such a title (God-bearer) failed to distinguish His humanity from His deity.

What think you?

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I remember recommending a Christian book on Autism, and one brother brought it to my attention that the author had committed suicide. I had to ponder whether to continue to use the book (which I did), partly because it would be unlikely that readers would find this out, partly because it didn’t change the quality of the book.

There are a variety of beliefs about God’s plans for ethnic Israel and our understanding of eschatology. We are not talking about what some call “spiritual Israel,’ but people we identify as Jews who have some sort of Jewish heritage.

So where are you?

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What Is Your Belief About the Future of the Jewish People in the End Times?

What is legalism? Technically, legalism is connected to salvation by works. But we are not talking technically here when it comes to this poll.

Our popular definition of legalism might be, “Man made rules of conformity/behavior that are not based directly on Scripture.”

Before the flood, it is clear that people experienced significantly longer lifespans. Even after the flood (Abraham/Moses), lifespans still hit 120.

We know that in the LXX translation, the ages are sometimes significantly different (higher).

In commenting on the “Filings” article titled, “WOLVES IN SHEPHERD’S CLOTHING AGAIN,” Jim Peet suggests one of the causes for pastoral abuse is the “Great Man” syndrome.

When big name pastors/leaders fall into sin, we all hear about it. Between adultery, same-sex relationships, child molesting — or disgraceful financial dealings — we used to be shocked at such news. Now, we are so used to hearing it, and have begun to embrace a special appreciation for the many who finished or are finishing well.

In a recent article posted by Tyler, the subject of “Prevenient Grace” came up.

But this raises a broader question.

In your understanding of how far to take the concept “dead in trespassed and sins” and your understanding of regeneration, is it, in theory, possible that anyone can believe?

We heard about the Me Too movement catching up to Bill Hybels. Mark Driscoll’s ministry had quite an abrupt end. And now, one of the more doctrinally decent leaders, Jame MacDonald, has his potential scandals (though not of the same caliber as the above). Francis Chan has left the mega-church ministry for house churches. Meanwhile, Rick Warren seems to be without scandal, as do a number of other mega-church pastors.

Are these just fender-benders on the mega-church highway, or is the movement itself built upon leaders with issues and inevitably headed toward a crash?