Hi barley,  I agree with much of your post.  At the end of your post you say…Quote Not all will choose to be saved. But salvation has been made available to all.  Only two things are required.  Two simple things.  Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead.   It can't get any simpler.  What…[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ July 10 2010,16:35)Hi kerwin.   Thanks for your reply.  You say…Quote What did Jesus teach the man who come to him and asked.  Did he not teach him that in order to be saved he must actually practice in perfection the law of love your neighbor as God intends you to?   You must understand that Jesus was “commissioned” to “th…[Read more]

Quote (barley @ July 13 2010,14:18)Quote (karmarie @ July 11 2010,11:37)Quote (barley @ July 11 2010,12:27)Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 07 2010,15:48)Hi B, No the book of Romans was written to the saved. read chapter 1. Paul in the tenth chapter was encouraging those who had been reborn of the Spirit to walk in the Spirit. If we have received the…[Read more]

Quote (lamontre @ June 13 2007,02:03)Thought I would post this here;   Has anyone seen God or not?Exodus 24:9-11, Exodus 33:11; Exodus 6:2-3, John 1:18Has seen (Gen. 17:1) – “Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty ; Walk before Me, and be blameless; (Gen. 18:1) Now the LORD appe…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 17 2010,11:51)Hi B, The HOLY Spirit makes HolyIndeed it does.Likewise, we must think the thoughts that please God.  Let this mind be in you, which was in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 2:5. We need to renew our minds to the standards of truth, Romans 12:1-3. We were not born with truth in our minds.  We need to learn the tr…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ July 17 2010,10:45)What is everyone's definition of divinity?  Maybe we are all speaking in a different 'language' as far as what constitutes divinity.  Since Jesus is said to be god/God and so is the Father, then what are both of them that could be defined as divinity whereas others called god are not?Good point!We are p…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ July 08 2008,14:35)Nick…..so do we trust scripture first , when do we get around to trusting God the Father and Jesus Christ. (Last)I wondered whether I wanted to butt into your dialogue with Nick, but since this is kind of expected, I thought I might have somewhat to say.Let us consider this example.  Say your bank…[Read more]

Quote (david @ July 14 2010,08:08)ANOTHER POSSIBILITY“For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him and to whom Abraham apportioned a tenth from all things, is first of all, by translation, ‘King of Righteousness,’ and is then also king of Salem, that…[Read more]

Quote (david @ July 14 2010,08:08)ANOTHER POSSIBILITY“For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him and to whom Abraham apportioned a tenth from all things, is first of all, by translation, ‘King of Righteousness,’ and is then also king of Salem, that…[Read more]

Quote (karmarie @ July 11 2010,11:37)Quote (barley @ July 11 2010,12:27)Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 07 2010,15:48)Hi B, No the book of Romans was written to the saved. read chapter 1. Paul in the tenth chapter was encouraging those who had been reborn of the Spirit to walk in the Spirit. If we have received the Spirit we must let the Spirit control…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ July 11 2010,15:50)Quote (barley @ July 11 2010,12:33)One of the many names that God uses to name himself is the Holy Spirit.  It serves to help describe His nature..   God is spirit, John 4:24 and God is holy.  It takes no stretch of imagination or scripture to understand that God is the Holy Spirit.  That's an interesting hyp…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ July 11 2010,15:50)Quote (barley @ July 11 2010,12:33)One of the many names that God uses to name himself is the Holy Spirit.  It serves to help describe His nature..   God is spirit, John 4:24 and God is holy.  It takes no stretch of imagination or scripture to understand that God is the Holy Spirit.  That's an interesting hyp…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ June 22 2010,11:54)Quote (barley @ June 22 2010,10:58)Romans 10:9-10.  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.           For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salva…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ Jan. 20 2010,09:28)You are correct that Deuteronomy 6:4 proves there is only one God.   We all know that if you have one of an item you do not have 3 of that same item.  For example you cannot have 1 apple at the same time you have 3 apples.  You either have 1 apple or 3 apples.  The Trinitarians attempt to prove that you can hav…[Read more]

Quote (JustAskin @ July 11 2010,00:32)Barley,Once again you speak well, but once again, 9 out of 10. A full point loss because, “God is not the Holy Spirit”.The Holy Spirit is 'Of God' and 'From God'.Maybe that's what you meant to say but nonetheless you said 'God is the Holy Spirit'.See, Barley, left like that, you open the doorway to…[Read more]

Quote (JustAskin @ July 11 2010,00:32)Barley,Once again you speak well, but once again, 9 out of 10. A full point loss because, “God is not the Holy Spirit”.The Holy Spirit is 'Of God' and 'From God'.Maybe that's what you meant to say but nonetheless you said 'God is the Holy Spirit'.See, Barley, left like that, you open the doorway to…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ May 25 2010,20:31)In all of the political and cultural debates over the Ten Commandments, one question that receives far too little attention is whether anyone should be expected to adhere to the Ten Commandments in the first place. They are, after all, Jewish laws, so why should any non-Jews bother with them? If people regard…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 07 2010,15:48)Hi B, No the book of Romans was written to the saved. read chapter 1. Paul in the tenth chapter was encouraging those who had been reborn of the Spirit to walk in the Spirit. If we have received the Spirit we must let the Spirit control our lives To teach another way into the kingdom than the doorway of…[Read more]

Quote (davidbfun @ July 10 2010,17:09)Quote (barley @ July 10 2010,23:01)Quote (davidbfun @ July 08 2010,15:38)Hi Barley,Usually I see people denying and negating a Bible verse by stating the verse was incorrectly translated and proceed to give the Greek or Hebrew word(s) and what it should mean.  This is a first whereby I've seen the entire text…[Read more]

Quote (davidbfun @ July 10 2010,17:09)Quote (barley @ July 10 2010,23:01)Quote (davidbfun @ July 08 2010,15:38)Hi Barley,Usually I see people denying and negating a Bible verse by stating the verse was incorrectly translated and proceed to give the Greek or Hebrew word(s) and what it should mean.  This is a first whereby I've seen the entire text…[Read more]