Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 12 2010,20:14)Hi Oxy, There are no scriptures that say Jesus was here before he was born The Eternal Spirit of Christ was thoughYou are absolutely right Nick. Jesus was never on Earth before being born of Mary, but the Word of God was! Remember that the Word was made flesh and was called Jesus, but this is what He did…[Read more]

Hi Isa 1:18, thanks for the welcome.At the end of the day, all Scripture was given by a perfect God through the hands of imperfect man and then translated by imperfect man. A preface in the front of one Bible clearly states that “They have done their best..”However, the very Word of God (Jesus) is perfect and the things He says to us can be…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ June 12 2010,15:57)OXY………Glad to see you back brother……..But both can be right , because the Money was Judas' and he gave it back , but they did not except it back and so he throw it on the floor, and it was used by those who picked it up it up to purchase the field , so in a (sense), Judas did purchase the field.…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 12 2010,16:16)Hi Oxy,So Jesus is his own Son and God is his own God?  Is that about right?   peace and love,mikeHaha, how on earth did you get that out of what I said???

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ June 12 2010,16:39)Oxy………The word Begotten means to (BE-GOT) or(brought) forth, Jesus was not the (ONLY) begotten son of GOD, He was a (uniquely) Begotten son of GOD. He is the only Begotten from the dead as a Son of GOD, the first begotten or raised of many brothers we are told. Adam was also Begotten of GOD as well…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ June 12 2010,16:39)Hi Oxy, Scripture says he is a man.Being likened to Yahshua does not make him Yahshua any more than the likeness of Yashua to Yah makes him YahSo all powerful God and/or the Word can't appear as a man? There is much evidence in the Old Testament that suggests He/they can.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 22 2006,16:46)Hi, Malcolm teaches that Melchizedek is God, based on an understanding of the verses in Hebrews 6 and 7. The original story is in Genesis 14.18f. But Heb 74 says of him”Now observe how great this MAN was ..”How can he be a man and yet God? “God is not a man that He should lie..”What do others think?ps I…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ June 12 2010,14:38)Quote (Lightenup @ June 12 2010,12:11)Hi Mike,I agree with you here…yeah!  A big problem that I see with those who say the Son was preeminent over all creation after His resurrection or at the Jordan is this; who was preeminent over all creation before that and where is it written.Hi Kathi,Thanks for the…[Read more]

Quote (JustAskin @ June 01 2010,01:04)Ah, so when Paul begot Onesimus (Philemon 1:10) it means Paul gave birth to him.Ah, and, when Abraham begot Isaac as his Only Son, he somehow rebirthed him as first son ahead of Ishmael.Ok. I can see that!So onto Jesus being 'begotten' 'Today'?These are my last two questions so please make them comprehensible,…[Read more]

I think that God has perhaps taught me more through the Old Testament than He has in the New. The most relevant part of Scripture is that part that God takes you to at the moment, giving revelation and understanding whether it be through the new or old.

Quote (terraricca @ June 12 2010,12:30)Quote (Oxy @ June 12 2010,03:53)Quote (t8 @ July 04 2007,12:52)Everyone is right in their own eyes. That is why we must trust scripture over our own view and keep away from the creeds of men.If we are to rely on Scripture so much, how do we deal with contradictions?  For example, Mat 27:3  Then he who had b…[Read more]

And no, I haven't thrown away my Bible lol, God has taught me many things through the Scriptures.

Quote (t8 @ July 04 2007,12:52)Everyone is right in their own eyes. That is why we must trust scripture over our own view and keep away from the creeds of men.If we are to rely on Scripture so much, how do we deal with contradictions? For example, Mat 27:3 Then he who had betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, sorrowing, Judas returned the…[Read more]

It's been a long time since I posted here. Have you missed me? lolThere are so many instances recorded in the Old Testament of people seeing God, and this number increases dramatically if you believe what John said in John 1 about the Word being in the beginning and being with God and being God. With that in mind, read Genesis 15.4 and you will…[Read more]

There is a state of sin that we are born into as a result of Adam's sin. This is different from transgression. Inherent sin is separation from God, which is why infants need a believing parent to cover them, according to my understanding. What do you think?

So if the children of the unsaved are unclean because of their parents unbelief, isn't that inherent sin? The same kind passed down from Adam?As for your other “good question”, can I answer by asking another question, can anything unclean inherit heaven? My personal conviction is that if neither parent is a believer then their offspring receive…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Jan. 17 2009,11:13)Quote (Oxy @ Jan. 17 2009,08:29)Was Jesus able to live without sin because of His anointing, or because He inherited some of His Father's attributes?  Interesting I think to note that we are born into a state of sin because of Adam, but Jesus was not.Hi Oxy:I disagree with doctrine of original sin in that sin is…[Read more]

Was Jesus able to live without sin because of His anointing, or because He inherited some of His Father's attributes? Interesting I think to note that we are born into a state of sin because of Adam, but Jesus was not.

Quote (gollamudi @ Sep. 01 2008,23:55)So OXY, Jesus was another God besides One God in the beginning as you quote the 'word' in Jn 1:1 as Jesus ?Hi Gollamudi (interesting name, where did it come from?)There is indeed one God. I am not a trinitarian as described by some in this forum in that I do not see God as being made up of 3 equal “beings”.In…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ Sep. 01 2008,04:52)In the beginning was the word.  That does not say that the “word” was eternal, it just says that it was in the beginning.  A word has an origin, first it must be a thought.  Surely there must be something more than that for those of you who believe that the Son of God always existed especially if you be…[Read more]