Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 26 2009,12:59)Did he not inherit the nature of man through Mary too or was she just a surrogate? He called himself the son of man.Mary only ever seems to get credit for SKIN.  She was a skin-donning factory!

Quote (david @ Oct. 24 2009,16:40)Quote (david @ Oct. 22 2009,17:08)Quote My mom used to tell me a story about a frog and a pot of water.  She said that if you put a frog into a boiling pot of water (Halloween), it will jump out.  But if you put a frog in to a cool pot of water (Christmas and Easter), you can gradually heat it up and cook the f…[Read more]

Con,On the other hand, I think you please the LORD because you try to keep it….. You are trying to please him the best way you know how. Somehow that's got to count for something good, right? Keep pressing on!Love,Mandy

Quote (Constitutionalist @ Oct. 23 2009,14:18)Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 22 2009,08:19)t8 said:Quote I think this whole thread is basically a debate about law versus grace.Exactly!thinkerIts through grace I can keep the law.Your sentence is interesting to me.Grace came because we couldn't keep the law.

They believe but they do not love, Nick. The Lord knows whos are his…….There is no other requirement for salvation but to believe in the one he sent.

Oh, so I'm stupid to just take the scriptures at face value? I see how it is.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 23 2009,12:35)Hi CON, Belief in God has never saved anyone.Awareness of the Creator is commonplace but listening to His Son is vital.John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;….and so many others.Belief in God and his Christ doesn't save?

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,10:04)Hi MandyQuote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,18:00)In fact, when I set out to prove the JW's wrong on the trinity, I was convinced it would be an easy thing to do!  After all, the trinity was absolutely true and blasphemy to not believe so!Well……after not taking a breath for days and doing nothing but…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:57)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,17:54)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:51)You have more unknowns now than you ever had, isn't that right?Actually I don't think so.  You know why?  I never asked any questions before…..MandyLike I said you have more unknowns than you had before because you do h…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 23 2009,09:49)Hi WJ,Yes. In their vain search for what God is they lost WHO He is.Actually……..This isn't too far from the truth.I've stopped looking for God. I haven't stopped believing. But I don't study like I used to. I'm still here on heavennet because I enjoy the banter and *sometimes* new ideas from…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:51)You have more unknowns now than you ever had, isn't that right?Actually I don't think so. You know why? I never asked any questions before…..

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:52)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,17:50)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:45)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,17:40)Quote What is so hard about explaining the nature of God?Because “God” in this case (as in the Father) is three persons.  And that doesn't make sense to a child when you tell them that…[Read more]

Keith,Your light bulb is out!!

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:45)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,17:40)Quote What is so hard about explaining the nature of God?Because “God” in this case (as in the Father) is three persons.  And that doesn't make sense to a child when you tell them that one of the persons is divine, and another person is man, and another person is…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:46)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,17:42)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:33)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,15:49)My feeling is this – if God doesn't appeal to the gifts he has given his creation (our senses, our intellect, our ability to reason and so on) than he is going to get no where.  OR he…[Read more]

Plus, Nick, I want my kids to have the basic Christian foundation so that they can choose when they are old enough. They can choose to study further and make comparisions, like I have. Or they can continue on in traditional Christianity.Just like you and your family – you had the basics and then went from there.Would you do things differently…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 23 2009,09:34)Hi not3,So in general fellowship is worth the risk while parents warn them about falsehoods?Yep, that sounds about right. Life is a risk.

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 23 2009,09:33)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 22 2009,15:49)My feeling is this – if God doesn't appeal to the gifts he has given his creation (our senses, our intellect, our ability to reason and so on) than he is going to get no where.  OR he will have a bunch of followers who are using blind faith to believe something they…[Read more]

Quote What is so hard about explaining the nature of God?Because “God” in this case (as in the Father) is three persons. And that doesn't make sense to a child when you tell them that one of the persons is divine, and another person is man, and another person is spirit. They cannot process such a teaching. Nor can I – I've tried for…[Read more]

I think it's hard to have a major impact when the kids are coming to the door one by one….. It's easier at a party or a group function. But certainly the tracts, the carved pumpkin with verses – great ideas!!!If you wanted to get real dramatic you could have a tomb-like scene set up and a sign that reads: Someone really did rise from the…[Read more]