LodeRunner replied to the topic The Book of Enoch in the forum Exta-biblical Writings 22 years, 6 months ago
I simply used the information presented by Daniel to construct a logical hypothesis:1. The book is claimed by some to have been written by Enoch, but it is aproxiamtely dated between the 2nd century BC and the first century AD. <–Conflicting times: Enoch lived very near to Adam, working from genologues in Genesis, we can guess that Enoch was…[Read more]
LodeRunner replied to the topic in the forum The Trinity Doctrine 22 years, 6 months ago
I suppose my wording was not clear. I sometimes forget not to run on assumptions I make when talking with others.True, God the Father did NOT become flesh. The Word, the only begotten Son, took on the flesh of man via the virgin birth. Have you read the Apostle's Creed (yes, I know a misnomer, but oh well) or the Nicean Creed? They are bot…[Read more]
LodeRunner replied to the topic in the forum The Trinity Doctrine 22 years, 6 months ago
Oh Ok. No probs then: I believe the Trinity too.As to forums, usually, if you’re aiming for one person, just address it like a letter:"whateverperson’snameis, yak-yak-yak."
LodeRunner replied to the topic in the forum The Trinity Doctrine 22 years, 6 months ago
I think you may be drawing inferences from what I said, and if my choice of words led you to understand it like that, I apologize.My core argument is that the doctrine of the Trinity is integral to any belief that salvation can come by believing on Christ.Central to the argument is a chain of logic based on Biblical law regardin susbsitution and…[Read more]
LodeRunner replied to the topic love one in the forum Faith 22 years, 6 months ago
My condolences. As a death is an occasion for sadness, it is one for joy: your loved one is no longer suffering from a painful disease but is in the joyous presence of the Lord.
LodeRunner replied to the topic magic.. in the forum Faith 22 years, 6 months ago
First, God is not ‘magic.’ Magic is generally a term applied to unexplaneable, spurematural events. Of course, just because an event is labeled ‘supernatural’ does not make it an act of god, rather the prefix ‘super-‘ denotes that it is not normal occurence.Generally, in history, the practice of ‘magic’ as such is generally applied to divining…[Read more]
LodeRunner replied to the topic The Book of Enoch in the forum Exta-biblical Writings 22 years, 6 months ago
The biggest argument against the "Book of Enoch" being actually true scripture is the language it is written in and the date it was located. Given that it was writtend in Aramaic, and found c. AD 200, when Enoch lived somewhere between 3000 and 4000 BC, the language it was written in testifies that it was not written by Enoch. Therefore the…[Read more]
LodeRunner replied to the topic in the forum The Trinity Doctrine 22 years, 6 months ago
Ok, now that all of your different opionions on the translation (most of which I disagree with, but I digress) are in the field, let's debate the logic, in terms of Biblical Law.My Thesis: Regardless of an actual text that says it, Jesus Christ must, not might be or can be, but must be fully man and fully God.My logical proof, from Biblical laws…[Read more]