Ed? Nick? lol, oh well.So how does one achieve such a belief? And what should I have faith in?

I take it that you see me in light of the pharisee? lol thanks buddy.

Quote (Ed J @ July 12 2010,20:37)Quote (Oxy @ July 12 2010,18:18)Yeah, had a quick look at that thread, but don't we have enough differences of opinion here?Hi Oxy,What's that suppose to mean?Ed J (Joshua 22:34)http://www.holycitybiblecode.orgI guess I'm just growing weary of the meaningless discussions that keep going round and round in circles…[Read more]

Yeah, had a quick look at that thread, but don't we have enough differences of opinion here?

Different page, same confusion.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 11 2010,21:12)Hi Oxy, If the Lord is the Spirit why do you say there are three?Why do you say there are two?1. Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. 2. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him. 3. Mat…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 11 2010,21:12)Hi Oxy, If the Lord is the Spirit why do you say there are three?Why do you say there are two?1. Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. 2. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him. 3. Mat…[Read more]

Quote (JustAskin @ July 12 2010,03:18)OXY,Nice of you to remind Him… I'm sure He may bless you.You're sure He may bless me? Isn't that a conundrum or something? lol

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 12 2010,08:15)Hi Oxy, 1Cor 2 explains why. Take your intellectual derivations out of the way and read in faith.Can you describe faith to me pleaae Nick.

Special Intellect? Is that to say you don't recognise the person of the Holy Spirit who is able to hear and speak? Who has a voice? Who can comfort?

I can observe something without judging. I'll leave the judging up to God, after all, He has the quals.

The Spirit helps us to know the things of God and to worship Him.

Yep

Yep

Not a judgement, just an observation

What he said.. Well done Ed.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 11 2010,20:40)Hi Oxy,Scripture interprets scripture.We try not to let our understandings intrude. Testing the spirits is necessary as many deceptive spirits pose as the Holy Spirit.So we must find scriptural support-test all things and hold fast to what is good.So if Scripture interprets Scripture, why do we have the Holy…[Read more]

I have never said that the Spirit is unconnected to God any more than I have said the Son is unconnected from the Father.I apologise Mike that I called you insistant. That was more aimed at the forum as a whole. I should not have said that, I'm sorry.

I have never said that the Spirit is unconnected to God any more than I have said the Son is unconnected from the Father.I apologise Mike that I called you insistant. That was more aimed at the forum as a whole. I should not have said that, I'm sorry.

So how does that work? The Holy Spirit who is the spirit of Christ and of the Father came to the disciples at Pentecost, but isn't seperate from the Father and/or the Son, but comes to earth and the Father and Son are in Heaven and……….. Yeah, I'm confused.