Quote (Colter @ May 21 2008,01:13)Quote (Shania @ May 20 2008,08:50)2 Cor 11:2-3 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.NKJVThe word of truth gets complicated for many reasons, but it was not intended to be complicated.  The good news is…[Read more]

2 Cor 11:2-3 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.NKJVThe word of truth gets complicated for many reasons, but it was not intended to be complicated. The good news is simple.

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,07:16)We will never be able to “uphold all things by the power of our word” (Heb 1:3).Really?Rev 12:1111 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. NIVIf our word is the word of Messiah, it is mighty and powerful.…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,07:16)or “Lord of all” (Acts 10:30).The verse you meant to quote is Acts 10:36:Acts 10:36 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.NIVI agree with you on this one. All authority on Heaven and on Earth was not given to us. We will…[Read more]

* I may get Cato's attention with this one*You cannot have a logical arguement if you cannot agree on a premise. Deductive reasoning says that you have to agree on a premise, make a point from there, and the building blocks go on and on.To the believers:Trying to reason with Colter about scripture will not get you anywhere. You cannot agree on a…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,07:16)We will never (legitimately) be called “YHWH” (Zech 14:4)Zech 14:3-53 Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 19 2008,11:25)Shania, tell me honestly – when you wrote “Understand that I love you and respect you as a fellow believer” did you actually mean 'I intend to show love and respect to you by my actions'? If so, i'm impressed and I apologise for my misunderstanding.You may not believe this, but that is exactly what I meant. You…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 19 2008,09:26)In the modern vernacular “love” is meant as a noun, whereas in the Bible it's usually used as a verb. We should aspire to love other's by showing love to them in our actions.True story. I plan on doing this

And I can and should respect everyone- no matter if I know them or not. By this comment I meant that I would never belittle you, disrespect you, push your buttons, antagonize you, namecall…. the list goes on and on.Unfortunately, I've seen some pretty nasty behavior from christians who get so caught up in trying to prove their point that they…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 19 2008,08:54)Shania, I'm a little skeptical that you genuinely do love and respect me. After all' you barely know me at all. Personally, I don't think we should ascribe these terms so indescriminantly, it devalues them. We can't really “love” or “respect” someone we don't yet know. Hope you don't take this personally.Sure you…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,07:16)nor will our spirits indwell other believers when we die (2 Corinthians 13:5).Ok- this one made me think and it drove me to research. Thanks, bro!John 17:2-3 3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.NIVEternal life is wrapped up in knowing the…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,07:16)Our births were not the result of a union between a woman and the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35)Well, actually… to tell you the truth.. the story is…I agree

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,07:16)We are not “in the Father” (John 14:10)John 14:1010 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? KJVJohn 17:2121 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. NIVIf this “oneness” is what made Jesus deity, then logic would follow that we were all deity…John…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,12:25)Shania, I made a number of points in my last post and was hoping you might respond to some or all of them.Hi Is 1:18!You mentioned Phil 2:7. To get a good view of the context, here is the whole paragraph:Phil 2:5-115 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, Here…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ May 18 2008,12:25)Yes, Yeshua is like our elder brother. But I don't think we can just pigeon hole him there.I completely agree with this statement. My intet was not to pigeon-hole our Messiah. I will adress your previous post in my next post.I do not believe in the trinity- you got me! I have no problem explaining my views,…[Read more]

Hey Is 1:18!At the risk of turning this discussion away from its set topic, I will answer:1 John 2:5-6 6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. NIVJesus is our elder brother. No, we are not like Him in every way. We will never be the Messiah; we are not sinless; all authority in Heaven and on earth was not given to us.However, we…[Read more]

What is the will of God?

Quote (TimothyVI @ April 30 2008,00:11)Hi cato,until we can wrap our minds around what the true meaning of the word elohiym wasin the minds of the Hebrews, it is difficult to know exactly who or what Jacob fought with.The Hebrews saw elohiym as plural, multiple powers, not specifically God.Jacob could have fought with a godlike being with much…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ May 16 2008,20:02)Was the spirit (oil) needed to greet the bridegroom?The Spirit (oil) is needed in order to light the lamp, in order to see the bridegroom.You see, Jesus(Yahushua) had the light of His Father. The only good that was in Him was His Father. We are the same. We have put on Messiah and we have fellowship with the…[Read more]

Ok- I just did a search on “oil” and there are 211 matches in the NIV. I noticed something as I skimmed through them: there seems to be two types of oil in scripture: annointing oil and oil for light/lamps. The oil for light is always olive oil. Ex 35:13-14 14 the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the…[Read more]