Quote (Gene Balthrop @ May 25 2011,00:41)Paladin………..Brother lets address the difference between is and was . Now if i were to say  “in (the) beginning or (a) beginning , GOD was with the or a man, and the God was man. What  i am saying is the GOD and the man are one and the same being. The use of the word was is only referencing what e…[Read more]

Quote (Pastry @ May 24 2011,23:34)Quote “There was a man sent from God”Where did God send this man from?Paladin!  Almighty God is in Heaven.  Almighty God send his only begotten Son into the world not to condemn the world, but that through Him all will be saveth.  And He came down from Heaven to do the will of Him that sent Him….That has no…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 24 2011,16:32)Paladin,Thank you for your answers.  I believe you have previously mentioned that the Spirit of God is the Word of God according to other scriptures.   That is a reference to reema, not logos.Quote Is it plausible the John 1:1 is speaking about the Spirit which is a part of God also has an independent e…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 24 2011,15:32)Quote (Paladin @ May 23 2011,07:35)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 23 2011,14:41)Quote (Paladin @ May 22 2011,16:19)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,14:53)Paladin, is Peter EXCLUDING all other authorities EXCEPT FOR kings and governors by his use of the word “whether”?  YES or NO?Yes! since it is the king who appoints…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 24 2011,13:53)Quote (Paladin @ May 22 2011,16:47)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,15:15)Quote (Paladin @ May 20 2011,06:25)In the beginning was the logos; and the logos was theon ;and “theos een ho logos.” Here, John is not saying the logos is the same person as ton theon, he is saying the logos was the same person as ton…[Read more]

Quote (Pastry @ May 24 2011,02:29)Quote  This to me says that the spirit(mind) of God, the spirit(mind) of Christ Jesus and the spirit(mind) of Wispring or any true believer have the ability to live as one in perfect accordance with God's will/plan with enough faith and a true and full understanding of God's word. To be honest I am aware that I…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ May 24 2011,07:30)Quote (Paladin @ May 24 2011,13:04)Quote (terraricca @ May 23 2011,11:04)PaladinQuote Wrong, my friend, I see God as he reveals himself in his writings – i.e., he has heart and soul, hands, feet, arms, eyes, ears, etc, and sings. None of which changes the fact hs is spirit.Look, my friend, God is the real. He…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 22 2011,13:36)Quote (Paladin @ May 21 2011,03:22)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,15:00)Perhaps you could try my template and break it down line for line like I asked Marty to do?I don't even know what that means.Paladin,Here's the “template”, filled in with your answers for all but the last line.  Just fill in the last…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ May 24 2011,02:28)Paladin…….Brother , i have noticed you have not dealt with some of the questions i brought out here , so i will try to slow it down to as you a few questions, and this is it< Was God the FATHER (TRULY) (IN) JESUS? God was truly in Jesus, and Jesus was truly in the Father; just as also the apostles were…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ May 23 2011,11:04)PaladinQuote Wrong, my friend, I see God as he reveals himself in his writings – i.e., he has heart and soul, hands, feet, arms, eyes, ears, etc, and sings. None of which changes the fact hs is spirit.Look, my friend, God is the real. He is spirit, with spirit hands, spirit feet, spirit ears and eyse, and…[Read more]

Quote (Tim Kraft @ May 24 2011,00:31)Wispring & All: The scriptures quoted……”13–Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme…..” and:14–Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well…” remind me of the…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 23 2011,14:51)Quote (Paladin @ May 22 2011,16:00)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,14:53)This is a new question I've never asked before Paladin.  I've seen where you belittled Irene for not knowing the meaning of “whether”. That is a direct lie Mike. Do not assign such nonsense to me. I never “belittle” anyone for not…[Read more]

Quote (Wispring @ May 23 2011,19:57)Hi Thread Readers,   This is my understanding of the scripture being explored here.Quote 1 Peter 2:12-15 (King James Version) 12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 23 2011,14:51)Quote (Paladin @ May 22 2011,16:00)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,14:53)This is a new question I've never asked before Paladin.  I've seen where you belittled Irene for not knowing the meaning of “whether”. That is a direct lie Mike. Do not assign such nonsense to me. I never “belittle” anyone for not…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 23 2011,14:41)Quote (Paladin @ May 22 2011,16:19)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,14:53)Paladin, is Peter EXCLUDING all other authorities EXCEPT FOR kings and governors by his use of the word “whether”?  YES or NO?Yes! since it is the king who appoints the governors, how can there possibly be any other options? Peter…[Read more]

Hello Kerwin;Quote (kerwin @ May 23 2011,12:28)Paladin, From what I understand the common Greek words “quen” and “qeov” in John 1:1 are both translated to the word “god” in English.  The endings show what part of speech they are.  I am curious to discover if each word is singular or plural and whether it is a subject, object, or what.  Quote (Gene Balthrop @ May 23 2011,01:32)God did not create us in his image at the time of creation, but the Hebrew text say “Is creating us into his image” showing a ongoing process taking place in us all. “This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God man, in the likeness of God he him; 2 Male and female he them; and…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 22 2011,13:36)Quote (Paladin @ May 21 2011,03:22)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,15:00)Perhaps you could try my template and break it down line for line like I asked Marty to do?I don't even know what that means.Paladin,Here's the “template”, filled in with your answers for all but the last line.  Just fill in the last…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 22 2011,13:17)Quote (Paladin @ May 21 2011,03:20)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 21 2011,15:15)Quote (Paladin @ May 20 2011,06:25)In the beginning was the logos; and the logos was theon ;and “theos een ho logos.” Here, John is not saying the logos is the same person as ton theon, he is saying the logos was the same person as ton…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ May 22 2011,11:04)Quote (Paladin @ May 22 2011,17:18)Quote (Gene Balthrop @ May 22 2011,02:54)Paladin………Brother……..Thanks for the post to Mike explaining the Logos personified in the Flesh man Jesus i agree with that , but here is my understanding , A Logos or WORD can only exist (IN) the Mind of a person right?  So…[Read more]