Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,14:16)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,14:13)Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,13:47)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,13:24)Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,13:18)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,13:02)What other message is there?The one about Jesus not(?) really dying for you sins. (see Gal.1:8)So what you are saying is before…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 05 2012,13:42)Definition #5 fits nicely, Asana.  Have you seriously never heard someone talk about the funny PERSONality their pet has?  We run into the same thing with common dictionaries and “spiritual bodies”.  A dictionary wants to list a body as something consisting of flesh, yet you and I know there are bodies in he…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,13:47)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,13:24)Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,13:18)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,13:02)What other message is there?The one about Jesus not(?) really dying for you sins. (see Gal.1:8)So what you are saying is before Jesus died for your sins Jesus preached repent for the remission of sins…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Mar. 05 2012,13:40)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,13:02)Quote (942767 @ Mar. 04 2012,10:10)Luk 24:47   And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.Love in Christ,MartyLuk 24:47   And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among a…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Mar. 05 2012,13:18)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,13:02)What other message is there?The one about Jesus not(?) really dying for you sins. (see Gal.1:8)So what you are saying is before Jesus died for your sins Jesus preached repent for the remission of sins and then after Jesus died he told his disciples to preach repent for the…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 05 2012,13:05)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,19:58)Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 05 2012,12:01)This is an excerpt from a NETNote about John 1:1…………..The construction in John 1:1c does not equate the Word with the person of God (this is ruled out by 1:1b, “the Word was with God”)I already explained to you that the ori…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Mar. 04 2012,10:10)Luk 24:47   And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.Love in Christ,MartyLuk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Still Marty it is about repentance…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 05 2012,12:01)This is an excerpt from a NETNote about John 1:1…………..The construction in John 1:1c does not equate the Word with the person of God (this is ruled out by 1:1b, “the Word was with God”)I already explained to you that the origin of the word was meant to describe a human being.Person: early 13c., fro…[Read more]

Hu, Huwa. The personal pronoun of the third person, singular, masculine, HE, i.e. God, or He is. It occurs in the Qur’an in this sense, e.g. Surah iii, 1 Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa, “God there is no god but HE,” which sentence is called the nafy wa isbat (or that which is rejected), “there is no god,” and that which is affirmed, “but He.” The w…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 05 2012,10:33)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 04 2012,12:38)So no Gabriel is not a person nor is God by definition and this is why the trinity theory gets so convolutedNot even according to your fourth definition, huh?  Well, I am boggled beyond belief.  I can not believe there is more then one person here that doesn't believe G…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 05 2012,05:48)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 05 2012,12:42)Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 05 2012,04:15)bodThe jinn are mentioned frequently in the Qur'an, and there is a surah entitled Sūrat al-Jinn in the Qur'an. It is in the 29th chapter of the quran. In many modern cultures, a Genie is portrayed as a magical being that grants…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Mar. 04 2012,19:55)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 03 2012,05:22)Quote (Stu @ Mar. 02 2012,18:20)Hi BD.  Has a typewriter or a lawnmower been found on some distant planet?StuartI asked, how would you assume it got there if one was found?I would assume it had been dropped out of the spacecraft occupied by its human finders.StuartWhy…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 05 2012,04:15)bodThe jinn are mentioned frequently in the Qur'an, and there is a surah entitled Sūrat al-Jinn in the Qur'an. It is in the 29th chapter of the quran. In many modern cultures, a Genie is portrayed as a magical being that grants wishes. The earliest of such Jinn stories in folklore originate in the book of the…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 05 2012,04:15)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 04 2012,10:03)However, your sentence example is inadequateso if it said “All the people came before God and Gabriel also came among them” would you assume Gabriel is a person?Yes.  And Gabriel IS a person, is he not?  What do you consider to be a person I call people Human B…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 05 2012,03:58)and so you are preaching for your false doctrine compiled in the Koran,how can a child of the Koran stand in the face of a man of the true God of the Hebrews ?HE CAN NOT STAND.The doctrine is sound and here I stand honest before GOD, the God of the spirits of all flesh not just the Hebrews or didn't you know…

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 05 2012,01:13)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 03 2012,19:21)Notice it says :Job 1:6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with themIt doesn't say the angel satan came with them it makes a clear distinctionSo if it said, “All the kings came before God, and David came among them”, you…[Read more]

Behold! We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam”: They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers! ( سورة الكهف , Al-Kahf, Chapter #18, Verse…

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 04 2012,12:00)Quote (bodhitharta @ Mar. 03 2012,18:48)Satan and what we call demons or spirits that are not angels are another order of creation.Job 1:6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.Satan was one of the angels who was among the group of angels who came to…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Mar. 04 2012,05:15)Asana,I'm not sure that I agree the bodies of spirit beings are made of light, but good post.  I wish you would have learned from my mistake and asked “Do spirit BEINGS, such as angels, have bodies?”  You'll see why soon enough if Gene comes to this thread.  Gene simply believes that the term spirit means in…[Read more]

Quote (shimmer @ Mar. 04 2012,09:09)Light meaning goodness.Then why does the Bible call God “The Father of Lights” and the angels His sons?