Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2009,14:33)Hi S,The law was not given to all men.Sin in the flesh became activated by the Law.Flesh is of earth and mudman returns to the dust whence he came.But the plan of God was to draw out the awareness of man's helplessness and need to seek His grace.Nick,Is this in response to my comments on interpretation of…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2009,11:06)Hi TT,You say  “According to Romans 7 Moses incited God's people to sin. The only remedy for this was the death of Moses.”How odd it is that folk let their theories lead them to ridiculous places but they do not notice and still hold their theories.  Like the frog in water warmed to the boil?Nick, I had an i…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 05 2009,09:34)Quote So the next order of business for them was to put off the deeds of Moses which incited them to sin.You have the “fruit” mixed up with the “root.” The deeds do not entice them. It is because they were enticed that the “fruit” of the enticement, “deeds” manifested.Jas 1:14 But each person is tempted…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 05 2009,09:34)Seeking said:Quote Paul has spoken elsewhere about victory over the “old man.”Eph 4:20-23  But ye have not so learned Christ;   If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:   That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt ac…[Read more]

Hello all,Paul has spoken elsewhere about victory over the “old man.”Eph 4:20-23  But ye have not so learned Christ;   If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:   That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;  And be renewed in the…[Read more]

Good day (God day) fellow believers,Rom 15:4  For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Amazing!  We have a whole book we call the Bible that is meant to ENCOURAGE us.2Ti 3:16  All Scripture is breathed out by God and pr…[Read more]

Quote I believe that you are taking Paul's statements out of their larger context. First, Paul is speaking to Jewish Christians (7:1). Thinker,You impose this statement frequently. Can you expand on it.Do you mean to  imply that anything spoken to a Jewish Christian or prostelyte does not have application for us?You speak of the death of the “old…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 04 2009,08:49)Ztheberean………………Amen again, this is truly from the Spirit, Many profess God (BUT) deny the Power there of , Putting the power of their salvations into their own Hands, By such things as so-called (FREE WILL) Choices, and there by deny the (GRACE) God's work on the heart. We truly are saved by GRACE and…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 04 2009,11:18)Gene wrote:Quote Thinker……….Thats the whole point, Jesus could have failed because he could be tempted, but he didn't, so that leads to the question Why did he not fail? The answer is that GOD was in Him after He recieved the HOLY SPIRIT ,Gene,You said that Jesus could fail. Then you said that He did…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 04 2009,09:24)To All………Jesus also said He who believes on him that  signs would be present. Mar 16:16-18…”He that believes and is Baptised shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (17) and these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new…[Read more]

Quote Seeking,You did not say that “Gentiles” was the correct translation in Matthew 4.Thinker – I am glad to clear that up!Quote I invoked the erroneous translation in Matthew 4 to get you to question the translation in Acts 22:21. I am still unclear about what you are referring to as an “erroneous translation” in Mat. 4:23.Quote Again, you never…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 04 2009,02:04)Quote I have become frustrated. I showed you from the Bible's own hisrotical account of Christ's Galilean ministry that the word “Gentiles” in our translations is erroneous in Matthew 4. You didn't even acknowledge it but proceeded to argue your case and defend the indefensible. Quote And Jesus went about…[Read more]

Quote (before Time @ Mar. 03 2009,20:14)Thinker askedBefore I comment I want to get some clarification from you. By “spiritual” resurrection do you mean salvation?Salvation and spiritual resurrection is one event. The resurrection I’m suggesting is spiritual; raised up with Christ in His resurrection and never die. John 11:26 and whoever lives a…[Read more]

Thank you Nick and 94,Nothing has changed! “whosoever believeth”, and therefore, it means “whosoever” and makes no distinction between jews, gentiles, men, women or any other distinction.That's the Gospel I read about too.Seeking

Hi all,Thinker posted this as a contention:Quote To All,Our brother Seeking is starting to fall apart. He can't even give a coherent reply now. I showed him from Strong's that the Greek “ghay” may refer to “regions” or it may have a global reference. Here are his original posts on the subject of “ghay.”Quote Seeking,First, Jesus did not say that…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 03 2009,17:30)Thank you for your kindness.Quote “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will not have gone over all the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.”When did this happen and when did they terminate travel?Seeking

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 03 2009,16:56)Nick said:Quote There are still apostles in the everliving body of Christ.I don't see real, bonafide miracles being performed today. thinkerThinker,Could there be other things involved in an Apostilic ministry?Eph 4:11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, Eph…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 03 2009,14:21)Seeking said:Quote Here is how I follow along with John though I also want to make it clear that I see many passages where Jesus speaks of himself as subsurvient to God the Father as the graeter,  I still need to be honest with the text in John and what he states.  It does not matter what “logos” meant in h…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 03 2009,12:51)Seeking ………The apostles were commissioned to go to the lost Sheep of the house of Israel, not to the gentiles as Jesus specifically told them to do. Galilee was in the Provence of the gentiles, but a large part of the Lost Sheep of Israel were living there and this is where Jesus was preaching , He was (ONLY)…[Read more]

Quote Seeking,First, Jesus did not say that they would be witnesses to the uttermost parts of the earth. He said that they would be witnesses to the uttermost parts of the land, that is, the land of Palestine. ghayContracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the…[Read more]