Quote (942767 @ June 19 2010,20:34)Hi Oxy:Is the bible the Word of God?Love in Christ,MartyHi Marty, I know that everyone calls the Bible the Word of God, but God Himself taught me differently. There are a few things that need to be considered.1. There is not one Scripture in all the Bible that specifically calls the Bible the Word.2. The Word of…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 19 2010,18:54)Hi RM,Fruit?Man cannot live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.All scripture is inspired. 2 peter 1Scripture is inspired, yes and amen, but it is words we read.The words that proceed from the mouth of God are the words He speaks to us day by day as part of our LIVING…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 19 2010,14:38)Hi, Scripture is the mouth of God by God's Spirit.Scripture is the MOUTH OF GOD Nick??? I thought it was the BOOK of God. The Bible must not be confused with the Word of God Who became FLESH, not a book!!

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 09 2010,15:35)Hi David,Great post!   I agree with you that it will probably not be one of the ones WJ “picks and chooses” to answer. I have one more point to add, if I may:Why in New Jerusalem will there only be two thrones for members of the godhead?  There is one for the Father and one for the Son.  Where is the th…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 18 2010,22:52)Hi SF,  Everyman claims commonsense as being his own thoughts. Naah dig deeper and found your beliefs on rockJesus is the Rock and I hear His voice. 1Co 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. Joh 10:16 And I have…[Read more]

I believe that we were created in the likeness (image) of God. This does not refer to whether we are good or bad, just that we were created in His likeness. God said Gen 1:26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness…. So who is Us?We are created in the likeness of “Us” which is a three part being. We are not exactly…[Read more]

But the Word of God is not the Father, nor is He the Holy Spirit. The Word of God is the Prophet and the prophecy, the message and the messenger of God who has been raised from the dead and given all authority.

Hi, yes the Word of God is God.He is the ONLY Word of God according to the Scriptures (eg, there is no Scriptural basis for calling the Bible the Word of God, inspired by God yes, but not the Word)John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The the Word was made a little lower than the angels and was…[Read more]

I was confused by the fact that in the New Testament it says John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. Yet in the Old Testament there are a number of examples of people seeing God, for example:Gen 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Face of God; for I have…[Read more]

So I guess we should throw the Old Testament away then… or is there another answer?

Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 14 2010,02:09)Hi Oxy,You said:Quote What version of the Bible is that?  I have never seen it written like that before and I have 8 versions of the Bible.And then you posted the Greek that I quoted.(GNT+)  εν1722 PREP  αρχη746 N-DSF  ην2258 V-IXI-3S             in                 beginning             wasο3588 T-NSM…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ June 14 2010,08:21)Quote (Oxy @ June 14 2010,03:45)Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 13 2010,22:38)Hi Oxy,Read 1Cor 2 and how the Spirit of God enables us to search even the depths of God.” Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God”Exactly, so who better to teach us?  When we read the Scriptures with the mind of man…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 14 2010,08:20)Hi Oxy, So can the holy Spirit be called the spirit of the Father?God is one, not three-Jesus said so.I agree Nick, God is one. and so are you, yet you are body soul and spirit as I have mentioned several times before.We are made up of three parts. God also is one, but of three parts. Not exactly like us…[Read more]

I guess one of the reasons God speaks to me is because I was baptised in the Holy Spirit and since then have been able to speak in tongues, have the gift of prophecy, have prayed for people and seen them healed, had word of knowledge and have the gift of faith. Pretty awesome really, and the big bonus was that I learned to hear His voice.

Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 14 2010,02:14)Quote (Oxy @ June 13 2010,16:39)I don't know what to make of it all.  I do know that Oxy's point about us consisting of three things is silly, IMO.  Hey Oxy, which one of us consists of three separate yet equal persons?   peace and love,mikeYou are entitled to your opinion, but if you don't mind I'll st…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 13 2010,22:38)Hi Oxy,Read 1Cor 2 and how the Spirit of God enables us to search even the depths of God.” Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God”Exactly, so who better to teach us? When we read the Scriptures with the mind of man we receive little, but when He explains them to us they become life.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 13 2010,22:27)Hi Oxy,So you think we should understand God by studying ourselves. No compare scripture with scripture is God's way.Nick, this makes no sense my friend. When did I ever say we can hear God by studying ourselves?I'm talking about hearing God's voice so that He may teach you.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 13 2010,22:32)Hi Oxy, Indeed the Spirit of Christ taught the prophets.So when you compared those verses did you find the HOLY SPIRIT can be called THE SPIRIT OF THE FATHER?The Holy Spirit is the spirit of the Father, but not the FatherHe (the Holy Spirit) is also the Spirit of Christ, but is not Christ.Now answer me…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ June 14 2010,04:44)Oxy…….”THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST”  is the spirit Jesus (the anoited) or Christos  Had (IN) Him having recieved (IT) from GOD the Father. This Spirit is (NOT) HIS SPIRIT but God the FATHER'S SPIRIT. All who have this (SAME) SPIRIT (IN) them are sons of the LIVING GOD (NOW).All son and daughters of GOD (…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 13 2010,22:26)Hi Oxy, And just as you as a man have not appeared in several generations neither did Jesus?It was just a fond opinion of yours?Jesus did not appear in several generations, but the Word of God spoke to people in the Old Testament in excess of 100 times before the Word was made flesh.I am fond of this…[Read more]