Hi H:I don't know how long you have been saved, but in my 26 years in striving to obey the Lord, I have made many mistakes, and I have been corrected many a time by the Lord.  It is hard to accept correction sometimes because we may think that we are right, but I have learned if God corrects me that I have to learn to swallow my pride, and learn…[Read more]

Hi all:The commandment to abstain from blood was given to the nation of Israel because it was the blood of the innocent animal which was given for the atonement of their souls when they had sinned. (Leviticus 17:11)  This was symbolic of the life blood that was shed by the innocent Lamb of God as the propiation for the sins of all of humanity.…[Read more]

Casey:The dictionary definition of innocence is: “The quality and state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong”.I said that I believe that all infants including Jesus were born in innocence. I base my so called opinion on the following scripture: “Whosoever commiteth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the…[Read more]

Hi Casey:God has revealed to the church through the Apostle Peter that Jesus is His only begotten Son and His Christ. (Matthew 16:13-18)  Jesus as God's Christ did not teach his own thoughts.  He taught and obeyed the Word of God which comes from from God, and so when we worship him (do obeisance) we are obeying God.  (John 7:16-17, Deut. 18…[Read more]

Hi Casey and t8:Relative to questions about the name I use, it bears no special significance other than it is something that I use on some of my other accounts and so it is easy to remember.  I guess when you see it, it means that I have posted something to this forum.  I don't believe it should scare any sheep away.  Jesus stated: “My sheep he…[Read more]

Hi David:God, has shown me that when I approach a pastor who is teaching something that is different than my understanding of the scriptures that I do so not judging them to be wrong, but with the mentality that I could possibly be the one who is wrong.  The purpose of discussing our differences is then not to prove who is right or wrong but to…[Read more]

Hi All:The following scriptures come to mind relative to the parable of Lazarus and the rich man.  Jesus states: “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.  He that rejecteth me and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the s…[Read more]

Hi all:I believe that t8 has shown through the scriptures that hell (Ghenna) is a reality, but that man will not suffer throughout eternity as some teach. Every man will be judged according to his works. (Rev. 20:13)My understanding is that those who are alive when Jesus comes back for the church who have worshiped the Anti-Christ will be judged…[Read more]

Hi Scripture Seeker:I thought I had posted relative to this matter, but somehow, what I thought I posted isn't showing.When we were in the world practicing sin, there came a time when we believed God's testimony that He gave His only begotten Son so that we could be reconciled to Him.  Romans 10:17 states: “So then faith cometh by hearing and…[Read more]

Hi all:When we were in the world practicing sin there came the moment that we believed that God had given His only begotten Son so that we could be reconciled to Him, that was Faith. It was not because of our “goodness” that we were saved but because we believed God's testimony regarding His Son and came to Him with a repentant heart. It was the…[Read more]

Hi Nick:I gave you one example in the Bishops of the churches in revelation, but perphaps it does not apply to this subject. I just thought that you were kind of rough in your response to MichaelTheArchAngel.Daniel 3:38 and Zechariah 12:8 seem to be referring to Jesus.2 Tim. 2:24 states: “And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle…[Read more]

Hi Nick:Men are not angelic beings. That is true, but a man who is a messenger of God can be referred to as an angel. The definition of the word in the Stong's Concordance is: “a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger of God”.

Hi Nick: Maybe I am wrong in my understanding, but I also believe that an angel can be an angelic being or a human being. The word means messenger. The word angel is used for the Bishops of the 7 churches in the book of Revelation. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Hi Robin t:I am going to attempt to answer some of your questions, but if I do not cover them all here, please do not hesitate to ask.Romans 5:12 states: “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered inot the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned”.The church uses this scripture to teach the “doctrine of…[Read more]

Hi Nick & Heiscomingintheclouds:Nick, I am not so sure that a public forum is the right place to discuss our grievances.  I am sure the devil would like to see this forum be discontinued.  He is waiting for something like this so that He can slander Christianity, but if this was a mistake, perhaps we can learn from it.Is there some way that t…[Read more]

Dear Robin t:Just to let you know that I was also raised in the Catholic church by my parents who did their best to teach me about the existence of God.  However, as an adult I could see that many of the doctrines that the Catholic church was teaching could not possibly be correct, and so I did not continue in the Catholic church.  Also, I was m…[Read more]

To all about the divisions in the church:To all of my friends who have posted relative to this problem:What we can learn from chapter 3 of 1st Corinthians is that it was not God's intent that we should be divided along denominational lines, but somewhere because someone had as different understanding of certain scriptures, they went and formed…[Read more]

Hi Mercy & all who have posted regarding this problem:Until approximately two years ago, I was a member of a Penacostal oriented church.  After several years of membership and gaining personal knowledge of the scriptures, I became aware that some of their doctrines and practices were different than my understanding of the scriptures, and so I…[Read more]

Hi MattyJay:God has taught me that when I have a different understanding on scripture that I go to them offering to give them my understanding not judging them to be wrong but with the attitude of trying to come in to unity so that we as the Christian church can teach the Word of God in truth. Since my conversion experience 26 years ago, I have…[Read more]

I would like to make just one more observation relative to the two witnesses, but this in conjunction to my understanding of the end time events which are as follow:  God through Ezekiel 38 & 39 shows 3 nations by name, Iran, Ethiopia (Sudan), and Libya, and others with them coming against Israel, which is the nation of Israel, and the Israel of…[Read more]