Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,10:32)Quote (Not3in1 @ June 11 2007,10:26)Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,09:10)Quote (Not3in1 @ June 11 2007,09:01)Does this mean because I strive to please God and my sister does not – that I have a greater gift of faith than she?  HmmmmYou can't be saved wrong. You either are, or you aren't. There is no inbetween…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 11 2007,10:46)Quote (Not3in1 @ June 11 2007,10:42)Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 11 2007,09:36)Hi Not3, Outer man is of the dust. Outer man is cursed to death. Christ is inner and outer man as we are.His outer man died, though did not rot, and the spirit left and returned to God but His soul was kept alive in the faithful…[Read more]

Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,10:42)Quote (Not3in1 @ June 11 2007,10:33)Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,09:16)Kind of obvious really.LM, you crack me up.  Stick around…..nothing is “obvious.”Not even that God is One.Not even that we should love one another.Stick around, brother and see.2Co 11:3  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent b…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 11 2007,10:35)mists of delusion.You are a poet at heart, aren't you?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 11 2007,09:36)Hi Not3, Outer man is of the dust. Outer man is cursed to death. Christ is inner and outer man as we are.His outer man died, though did not rot, and the spirit left and returned to God but His soul was kept alive in the faithful given Spirit of God unto eternity.Don't quote me now….but I think I agree with…[Read more]

Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,09:16)Kind of obvious really.LM, you crack me up. Stick around…..nothing is “obvious.”Not even that God is One.Not even that we should love one another.Stick around, brother and see.

Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,09:10)Quote (Not3in1 @ June 11 2007,09:01)Does this mean because I strive to please God and my sister does not – that I have a greater gift of faith than she?  HmmmmYou can't be saved wrong. You either are, or you aren't. There is no inbetween condition.There is a life that pleases God by which you strive for…[Read more]

Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,08:51)I suggest more study for many here.And I suggest more humility for some.

94, thanks for joining this thread!

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 11 2007,08:45)Hi not3, So the egg of Mary and the seed of God does not lead to a normal conception?Indeed it does!However, if the Son was already preexistent, as you say, and then came down to be conceived in Mary….we have something different than the the “seed” of God going in to Mary. We have an already alive person.

Does this mean because I strive to please God and my sister does not – that I have a greater gift of faith than she? Hmmmm

Quote (lamontre @ June 11 2007,08:25)Are you certain that you yourself would not be as foolish as your sister, were it not for the grace of God oin your life??True; even our faith is a gift from God.We are not saved by the righteous things that we do, but by the mercy of God.

The phrase “today I have begotten you” is a citation of a phrase that first appeared in the second Psalm, in connection with the Messiah's future rulership of the earth, imho.Otherwise, as you well know, when Jesus was born of Mary, he did not receive a genuine conception.

Amen, Nick!And if Jesus is not God – who is he? He is just as you say – Son of both God and Mary – a unique Son – a firstfruits.

No, I mean that I posted something and two hours later it was gone from the current post list. If something isn't posted again within 2 hours it's gone? I had thought that the new posts reflected all the new posts within, say, a 24 hour period? I guess not. Thank you for the information!

Quote (WhatIsTrue @ April 06 2007,10:36)Can one be fully God, or fully have the nature of God, and yet be ignorant, (Mark 13:32)?Can one be fully God, or fully have the nature of God, and yet be powerless, (John 5:30)?Can one be fully God, or fully have the nature of God, and yet lack wisdom, (Luke 2:52)?Can one be fully God, or fully have the…[Read more]

I'm sorry, the Philippians passage is not a pat-answer for every posed question here in the OP.Everything that is stated regarding Jesus from the original poster IS TRUE. The scripture ref's given do not lie. You may not like what they are saying, but they DO say that Jesus didn't have certain knowledge, for instance. Those are not the poster's…[Read more]

Gotcha! Thanks, I'll take a look….

LM – cool avatar – it scared me because when I posted you didn't have one and I just looked up and there it was! Ha! It's getting late here and I guess I'm getting jumpy. Better head to bed soon….

Quote (lamontre @ June 10 2007,18:22)Who clears away the stones, and who leaves them in place?To me, this speaks of the foundations we build to receive God's Word in our lives. For instance, my sister lives her life for herself and whatever pleasures she can find. She says she loves God, but she has no time for him, nor does she seek him out.…[Read more]