Hi David, can't read or respond now. Hope to in a day or 2: work & sleep demands. Looking forward to catching up soon and take care.

Quote (Artizan007 @ May 16 2006,12:50)Some say Jesus is God, so why is it kept hush hush in the Scriptures… A dogma can only be built on many direct statements repeated throughout scripture: It states he is the Son of God, Son of Man over and over, but not once is it stated he is God the Son or God the Man?In fact can you find any of these words…[Read more]

Hi Sam:Thanks for the info. Will keep an eye out for it at the library. How's the language though? old english?

Quote (TJStarfire @ May 16 2006,15:38)Violence / non-violence These only become stumbling blocks when mis-interpreted.Too many people think that violence is any use of physical force against another.It is not,the true definition of violence requires intent,the Intent to harm.Hi Starfire and David:I agree, Starfire.  Jesus said something similar,…[Read more]

Quote If Jesus were here today, can you really picture him with a machine gun, shooting people of one country, to defend another?  His kingdom is “no part of the world,” just as his followers are “no part of the world,” or worldy conflicts.  No, I can't.Quote CUBES: that to promote that level of ultra-nonviolence may in fact backfire DAVID: I e…[Read more]

Quote (david @ May 12 2006,05:24)Hey Nick. Yah, I've been wanting to keep this discussion in this thread, but in some ways it does apply, or overlap.  Sorry.Quote The Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure relates that during the war Roman Catholic Cardinal Amette of Paris said this to the French soldiers:“My brothers, comrades of the French army and…[Read more]

Hi David (& Starfire):I agree with much of what you've had to say in your last post from the “love among all” thread.  I feel  misunderstood to say that I am advocating war…  My prayer is for peace for all men, for the mind of Christ, and to be led by his spirit and not by fear, pride or whatever else.  I am looking at the whole word of God of…[Read more]

I think there's the danger of holding on to a portion of truth and making it a principle, and pursuing it rather than the quest to know and love God, e.g. prosperity and/or “word of faith” messages.

Hi Nick,I believe that scripture is ultimate in showing us the way of the truth concerning God and his son, the context in which the world is to be understood.  His holy spirit bears witness of the same cultivating fruit in our lives that are consistent with or else challenging us to be more like Christ.

Quote (TJStarfire @ May 11 2006,15:13)Quote You quote writings from 200 C.E. as though they were scripture. You say you've never gotten a response, I still maintain that scriptures show that early Christians were just as prone to error as we are (as I submitted earlier). We should be following the teaching of scriptures, not other writings which…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 11 2006,08:58)Hi, This forum is about “love among all”. Please use the appropriate forums.Sorry, Nick. I didn't get you the first time.

Quote (kenrch @ April 28 2006,03:58)Seems like Satan has really been busy.  All I wanted to do was may be get together and PRAY for the same thing.  You know all in one agreement!At One Ment!! (atonement) I never dreamed that would draw criticism.But you know if Satan is mad I'm GLAD Hey Ken,Just read this. What's up? How're you d…

Hey Sandra:What's all this about? Can you explain in plain words and english? Thanks.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 08 2006,04:22)Hi,Gen 1.3″ Let there be light, and there was light” Jn 1.4″In him was life, and the life was the light of the world. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it There came a man sent from God and his name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all…[Read more]

Quote (TJStarfire @ May 10 2006,16:59)That part of what Christ told us finishes with;and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;Where are you commanded by Christ to defend anyone?I say unto you, That ye resist not evil(Matt 5)Do you think that supporting Bush in his false witness war is defending some thing for GOD?To your…[Read more]

Quote (david @ May 09 2006,08:11)Quote OK, let's say one of the objectives of WWII was for Hitler to take over the territories and nations of the world.  That would be related to the kingdoms of this world.Right.  Sorry, I forgot you were talking about kingdoms as land and I was talking about them as governments, (me, meaning that you would be f…[Read more]

Quote (TJStarfire @ May 08 2006,16:32)NO PERSON can be a follower of Christ if they turn their back on;Love your enemy, do good to those who Hate you…Any spoken claims contrary to that is not only bearing false witness to GOD,But also makes one an oath breaker before GOD.Hi TJS,Sorry that I did not respond to you earlier:How does NOT defending…[Read more]

REST ON, DEAR ONES  by “Cubes”  July14, 1997Rest on, dear onesYou have earned itSoon will come a time,The time for your awakeningA time when your seemingly silent GodShall make his voice heardAbove the thundering guns and bombs of hatredAbove the searing burns of ovens, the worldAnd the deafening sounds of gas chambersAbove the wailing voices  …[Read more]

 FROM HOLOCAUST by Charles ReznikoffWhen the Second World War began he was living in Lodz with his mother.  The family was hungry and his mother became blated from hungr- as many were.  His mother and her family escaped from the ghetto in Lodz and fled to the Warsaw ghetto; but there it became much worse:  his mother had sold every thing she had…[Read more]

Quote (david @ May 08 2006,06:49)Quote QuoteIf his kingdom were of this world, his servants would fight for that kingdom.  I agree Christians do not and should not fight for the kingdoms of this world.Good, now that that's settled…. We always agreed on that point, David.Cubes, this statement confused me the first time.  And it is again c…[Read more]