Hi DavidL:

You mean doctrines taught by uninspired men like “the Trinity doctrine”, and “Jesus was fully God and fully man”, and “man was born a sinner”.

The revelation by God our Father through the Apostle Peter to humanity is “that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the Living God”, and that is “who is he is”.

If anything is revealed by the…[Read more]

Hi Gene:

When anyone builds a building, it is built upon a foundation, and Jesus stated that he would build his church upon “this rock”. So, is he speaking about building his church upon a foundation. I believe that he is based upon this scripture:

Matthew 7:

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken…[Read more]

Sin separates man from God, and Jesus was accused of blasphemy and condemned to die.  The sins of all of humanity were upon him.   So at the point of death Jesus was separated from God by sin, not his sin, but the sins of all of humanity.

Isaiah 53:

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, s…[Read more]

Hi AndrewAD:

So, the incarnate Christ was  spiritual and literal waters that they drank?

Don’t you think that this spiritual drink was “the Word of God that was preached to them”?

Take a look at the following scripture:

Hebrews 4Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

4 We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any…[Read more]

Hi Gene:

You are correct in saying that the Words that Jesus spoke did not originate with him, but Gene, he is the rock because he obeyed the Word of God without sin even unto death on the cross.

And each of us, including the Apostle Peter whose name was changed to “Peter or Pertros” which defined is “a rock or a stone” because he and we are…[Read more]

Hi AndrewAD:

The scripture states that “they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them” , and that rock was Christ.  So, what is the “spiritual rock that they drank”?  Are you saying that they drank the incarnate Jesus?

Love in Christ,
Marty

And so, t8, what was that that was spoken through him, if as you say “he was the Word of God that was made flesh”? He stated that:

John 12:

47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him:…[Read more]

And so, t8, what was that that was spoken through him? He stated that:

John 12:

47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the…[Read more]

Hi AndrewAD:

You say:

St.Paul declared that rock that followed the Israelites in the desert was Christ,and Christ preexisted in many forms but has been reincarnate in these last days as a Son for us.

But this is the scripture:

1 Corinthians 10King James Version (KJV)

10 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that…[Read more]

Well, your question was “do we as Christians need to ask God to forgive us when we sin, and I believe that the scripture from Mark that I quoted makes it clear that we do have to ask for forgiveness.  We must first acknowledge that we have sinned as the scriptures from 1 John state, but as you state, that must be with a repentant heart, otherwise…[Read more]

The rock is the foundation upon which the church is being built. It is the Word of God that came to us by Jesus Christ and the Apostles that is why the Lord includes the Apostle Peter, when the Father revealed to them that he was the Christ the Son of the Living God, and “you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church”.

Here is another…[Read more]

So you think that John was just saying that all we have to do is confess our sins without repentance, and we will be forgiven?

This is what I do in addition to confessing my sins with a repentant heart:

Mark 11:

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

25 And…[Read more]

Hi KW:

I believe that the Lord’s prayer makes this obvious, but there is also this scripture:

1 John 1King James Version (KJV)

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen…[Read more]

Hi T8:

This is how Strong’s concordance has the definition of “the Word was made flesh”.

to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen

The Word of God in the OT in various ways pertains to the coming of our Lord Jesus, and so, what God had spoken or prophesied relative to his being…[Read more]

Ed, if the Word of God does not convict them of their error, then all I can do is to pray. God told me to share my understanding of the scriptures with those in authority is the so called “Orthodox Church”, not with the attitude of I am right and you are wrong, but with the objective of bringing the church into unity in His Word. And I ask God…[Read more]

The rock is the foundation upon which the Lord’s church is to be built.  He is the corner stone of the foundation.  The foundation is:

Ephesians 2:

13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition b…[Read more]

The rock is the foundation upon which the Lord’s church is to be built.  He is the corner stone of the foundation.  The foundation is:

Ephesians 2:

13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition b…[Read more]

Hi Keith:

The Word “is that which God has spoken, and it pertains to Jesus but is not him as a sentient person. He was before all things in that he was fore-ordained when God when God begun to create all things.  It was through him that God would fulfill his plan for everything that he created and he is the heir of every thing that God created.…[Read more]

Kerwin:

Only Christians that do not commit sin do not have to ask God for forgiveness, if there is such a thing.   How specific a statement do you need?

Love in Christ,
Marty

Kerwin:

Only Christians that do not commit sin do not have to ask God for forgiveness, if there is such a thing.   How specific a <span style=”line-height: 1.5;”>statement do you need?  </span>

Love in Christ,
Marty