@Gene,

You: You believe God does not want us to die, right?, then tell us who hasn’t died? … Trying to do it another way will only end up in your death.

Me: In the first part you claim a physical death; then at the end you speak of a spiritual death. Why are you playing ignorant?

Why do you believe God is looking for perfection as the liar P…[Read more]

DT…….YOU SAID……God says to turn from your wickedness (repent) and you will live. I didn’t read anything about God saying HE was only going to “pick and choose” certain people that are to “live” because they “believe in HIS son.” If God doesn’t take pleasure in the death of HIS creation and told them how they can “live”, why does anyone need the Je…[Read more]

@Jodi,

You: his seed are those that believe in him to whom God had called.

Me: Hasn’t God “called” all of mankind? Ezek 18:32 “I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.”

God says to turn from your wickedness (repent) and you will live. I didn’t read anything about God saying HE was only going to “p…[Read more]

Hi all

Many-headed beasts, plagues, fire, and brimstone—Jesus? The popular consensus on Revelation seems to be either fright or bewilderment. But from the very first sentence of this last book of the Bible, Revelation has a singular and straightforward purpose. Just as its name declares, the book of Revelation is dedicated to revealing things b…[Read more]

Earlier in our discussion, @mikeboll64 suggested that a simple experiment demonstrated the Earth is flat, or at least that objects can disappear bottom-up on a flat surface. Flat earthers often assert this because it’s the same phenomenon that would occur if the Earth were a globe.

I decided to replicate the experiment myself. Just as Mike…[Read more]

@Danny,

Can you provide a biblical passage to support that claim?

And why at the end of Matthew does the Jesus say to baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; I count three…hmmmm. Actually, there’s only God and no other; HE said so.

Also, if taking God and the Jesus’ name in vain is the “unforgivable sin”…[Read more]

@Jodi,

You: Did not the punishment given to Adam and Eve for their sin pass to their children and their children’s children and so on and so forth to thus include all of mankind?

Me: So you believe in the doctrine of “original sin”; the belief sin entered into the world and our “sin nature” is due to the “fall of Adam.” Please explain Gen 4:7 [Read more]

The holy spirit is not a third person.

It is the spirit of the Father AND the spirit of His Son Jesus Christ.

So don’t blaspheme the Father the LORD and don’t blaspheme His Son Jesus Christ. Because the blasphemy against the holy spirit will not be forgiven.

Hi all

How could a loving God order men, women, and children to be killed?

Many honest, sincere souls have a difficult time accepting those few Bible passages in which God commands the Israelites to wipe out whole nations—men, women, and children. They see a dichotomy between the picture of Jesus in the New Testament and what appears to b…[Read more]

Hi DT,

YOU: in Ezek 18:20 we are told “The soul that sins, it shall die; a son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and a father shall not bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.” So how does the Jesus take on the wickedness of others whe…[Read more]

I belong to Jesus Christ and to His Father the LORD!

Hi all

The President of Nicaragua Accuses the Vatican of Being Part of the “Conglomerate of Fascism” that Wants to Rule the World

Daniel Ortega, the president-dictator of Nicaragua, accused the Vatican of being a part of the “conglomerate of fascism” on Monday, August 26, 2024, during a summit with heads of state of the Bolivarian Alliance f…[Read more]

@Berean,

You quote man’s thoughts and accept that as proof for what you believe?!?!? You make my point and settle my case of christians believing what they are told to believe!

Let’s examine this commentary to see if Isaiah is really referring to himself and the other prophets or “possibly Isaiah’s own disciples” (did you notice the indecisiv…[Read more]

@Carmel,

Accusing me of not continuing our “conversation” because I “don’t like your format”, I’m “embarrassed”, or am “uncomfortable” with the discussion couldn’t be further from the truth. I have asked you multiple times to change your writing style because fragmented sentences are annoying to following, writing in all caps means your yelli…[Read more]

Berean……I agree with what you have posted, Isiah was speaking of all the Prophets, when he made that statement,  IMO , Jesus showed his deciles all the Prophets that spoke about him, Isiah was just one of them.  Luk 18:33……” then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold , we go to Jerusalem, and “ALL THINGS”   that are written by…[Read more]

EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE)
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
LIII.(1) Who hath believed our report? . . .—The question has been variously interpreted as coming from the lips of the prophet or of Israel. The former view commends itself most, and the unusual plural is explained by his mentally associating with himself the other prophets, pr…[Read more]

@Carmel,

You: Didn’t read a word since you don’t know how to write in paragraph format…

ME: DESIRETRUTH????
This is the biggest lie I’ve ever read in these forums!
AS SIMPLE AS THAT!

You: either learn how to properly communicate in the written format, and I will respond OR don’t, and I won’t. It’s that simple!

Do you want me to believe tha…[Read more]

@Berean,

Nowhere in anything you wrote did you say who the “our” is; our is a plural pronoun and would signify multiple people who are owning what they did to the “servant.” Who does the voice represent/speaking in verses 1-9?

I do appreciate the response, but can you support with the Tanakh what you are claiming Isaiah is “antici…[Read more]

Who hath believed our report?

Prophetically, Isaiah anticipates at least two things here. First, he anticipates how strange and contradictory it seems that this suffering Messiah, whose face is marred more than any man, is at the same time salvation and cleansing to the nations. Second, he anticipates the rejection of the Messiah, that many would…[Read more]

@Berean,

Who’s the “our”? It’s the same “our” who begins speaking in verse one about a “report” no one will believe.

What does chapter 52 say, the chapter that leads into 53 and puts what is written into context (specifically the last three verses)? Do you know what chapter 54 says?

I’ll ask again, can you start in the middle of a novel and k…[Read more]