The KJV. Ya.

“And they handed him a piece of broiled fish; and he took it and ate it before their eyes.“–Luke 24:42,43Although the scriptures indicate he was raised a spirit and did not take back his human sacrifice, Jesus’ words in this situation (Luke 24) evidently were not designed to convince them merely of his reality but to assure them that he was a…[Read more]

Quote Hi David,You have wandered from revelation into gross JW speculation.Jesus denied he was a spirit when he showed them his damaged flesh and bone body.Yes, that's one scripture which people take incorrectly.And the other 14 that you ignore. What of them Nick?Luke 24:39 (New International Version)Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself!…[Read more]

MARK 16:12 KING JAMES“After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.”Mark 16:12 DOUAY VERSION“And after that he appeared in another shape to two of them walking, as they were going into the country.” Sounds like something a spirit would do, does it not?2 CORINTHIANS 5:16“Even if we have know…[Read more]

Does the Bible not say he was raised a spirit? A spirit can take on human form, can it not? Did not angels do this in the Hebrew scriptures?Quote So resurrection is really not resurrection but recreation?And those who have been dead for a thousand years? What of them Nick? You know Nick, you, are not actually “you” of a few years ago. Is God…[Read more]

Quote Hi david,”the road is narrow and few will choose it”Of the 10 saved bridesmaids only 5 were awake when the master returns.Yes I believe few will be in the first resurrection or raptured.”God knows those who are His”Do men?–Nick, some other thread.Nick, I have a question. If it is only a “little flock” that make up the kingdom, and if as…[Read more]

Quote Well Jesus said Greater love has no man than he who lays down his life for another.–KarmarieAnd Jesus did just that…without killing people.  He told them to bring swords and when they wanted to use their swords he said: 'Put your swords away.'  (It's as though he wanted to teach them this lesson.)He said: “For all those who take the s…[Read more]

Gene…..I'm in shock. We agree on something.

Is that story from “Chicken soup for the soul”? It sounds familiar.

Oh, Nick, you know who Jesus is. Great. I was beginning to wonder, what with your constantly breaking the rules of this forum, and pretty much annoying people by virtually never answering others questions and constantly going off subject. If you were not a moderator, you'd have more of those little boxes than anyone.If you have no idea what…[Read more]

Quote Ok, I think I have the solution to our problems. I can create a thread called: “Go off subject” and it can be devoted to you, Nick. When you start going off subject, I post a link to that thread, and you go on your off topic discussion there. ==david, quoted from a few posts above.Nick, do I enter the kingdom of God or is the kingdom of…[Read more]

Quote We my Husband and I have learned many new truths since all of that happened.Did you know that most scholars now agree that the cross, as an artistic reference to the passion event, cannot be found prior to the time of Constantine.”—Ante Pacem—Archaeological Evidence of Church Life Before Constantine (1985), by Professor Graydon F. Snyde…[Read more]

All I did was capitalize the word “hopefully” because that was the point I was making. You kept saying “hopefully” as if there were doubt. By saying “hopefully” you implied doubt. There is no doubt. The Bible says God will remove all the governments and establish his own. There is no doubt. Hence, hopefully was the wrong word. I capitalized…[Read more]

I forgot about this thread.

tropical.

Was Peter the “rock” on which the church was built?Matt. 16:18, JB: “I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it.” (Notice in the context that the discussion centers on the identity of Jesus.)Whom did the apostles Peter and Paul understand to be the “rock,”…[Read more]

Anyway, now that I've shown CA's jumping all over the quote from Augustine to be in error (see above), let us leave this and consider at least some of what I said.

Quote So, since Jesus and the apostles had it right….They did have it right, didn't they Cubes? And the ones they taught that came directly after them most likely were not misunderstanding them…. right? I mean, those who lived in the first century for example, they had the example of the early Christians, they actually saw what the early…[Read more]

2 CORINTHIANS 10:3,4 (New International Version)”For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”

1. How did the first Christians understand Jesus words and the words of Bible writers?2. Did any of the early Christians remain soldiers on becoming Chritians?3. Did the Christians of the first and second century become soldiers?4. Did the early Christians refuse to engage in military activity even if it meant their own death?