Hi WJ, I am glad you decided to interact with this thread. Could you also respond to the OP? With Love and Respect, Wispring

Hi Tim and theodorej,   As the starter of this thread I am going to nip this in the bud. If you want to discuss/debate whether the Kingdom of God is a governmental structure or not go create another thread. Theodorej, by the way, I may be dense, but, what is your understanding of the specifice words of Jesus “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is…[Read more]

Truer words could not be expressed Gene.

Hi Gene,In the greek language logos is a word. In the greek language reema is a word. Any word in any language is a linguistic symbol of a concept. Concepts like a noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, determiner, and so forth. Words in any language have meanings. The word Logos means “something said (including the thought); by implication, a…[Read more]

Hi Paladin,   Quote 1 Corinthians 2:4 NKJVAnd my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power…….   In your view and understanding of scripture, what is the significance of Paul using the word logos instead of the word reema in the above scripture for the words speech a…[Read more]

Hi Kerwin,   Thank you for your post. I have been reading your posts lately and my respect for you knowledge of God and biblical scripture has deepened.   My understanding of these words of Christ Jesus is that since John the Baptizer was prophet of God heralding the coming of Christ Jesus; this is his way of dovetailing that event with the b…[Read more]

Hi Irene,Quote Jhn 6:63   It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, are spirit, and are life.   The boldened word in John 6:63 quoted above is reema/rhema. In my ISA bible program it is rendered remata(nomitive plural form noun)                                   With Love and Respect,      …[Read more]

hmmm preview isn't exactly a true preview. ok.

Quote (Wispring @ April 19 2011,07:48)Quote                                                                                     Wispring Psalm 2Quote                                                          If I could stand beside myself would I see me or someone else.                                                          The me that once was…[Read more]

Hi Irene,   Thank you for responding to this thread!              With Love and Respect,                   Wispring

The bible tells me God is love. If I have a love of God in my heart and I use this love to express things then I say the love I am expressing is divine in nature like God. There may be other things in ones heart that are not really love like obsession or lust that one can confused with love and therefore are not godly in nature.

Hi Tim,   Quote And in the end, the love we have, is equal to the love, we gave   Aren't the lyrics actually:   Quote In the end the love you take is equal to the love you make   From the song “The End”?   Which could be paraphrased “In the end the love you receive is equal to the love you create”.   Which is harmonious in concept with:   Quote Quote                                                                                         Wispring Psalm 2Quote                                                              If I could stand beside myself would I see me or someone else.                                                              The me that once was or the me that will be?…[Read more]

Hi Everyone,   Our next section of scripture to use to share our understandings is Matthew 4:12-17.Quote Matthew 4:12-17 (King James Version) 12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and…[Read more]

Hi Everyone,   Thank your for your input to this thread! Instead of trying to sum things up I will just let the posts stand as they are and let the reader make thier own summations.                                                  With Love and Respect,                                                          Wispring

Hi Gene, Just like when you think positive thoughts. You draw positivity to you. When you think negative thoughts you draw negative energy to you. Enough people think of some negative thought and because of the creative power that humans have they give a spiritual life to these thoughts. These thoughts wander around seeking a mind to feed off…[Read more]

Looove, Looove, Looove. There's nothing you can say that can't be said. There's nothing you can do that can't be done. It's easy! All you need is Love! (Beatles) They said a few wise things every now an then.

Hi Paladin,   I am teaching myself the language of Greek using this web-site:Koine Greek   So far I have learned the alphabet and a few words. Interestingly enough the texts this web-site uses to start with is John 1:1-5. So yes, I am also learning to think Greek much like I learned to think German when I took German language classes in middle s…[Read more]

Hi kowalksil,     This is from your on-line paper:Quote That is how I became aware that we humans live in two different worlds, material and spiritual.   This awareness that you achieved and the way you express it in words already imply two worlds that are either a.)diametrically opposed or b.)two world-views that should not overlap one an…[Read more]