Nick, right now, I'm just wondering why people on this forum don't discuss what Jesus discussed the very most. I'm thinking a lot of people don't give it so much thought. Growing up a Catholic, I said the “our Father” hundreds of times and never once considered what the kingdom was that I was praying. In fact, as a Catholic, I never considered…[Read more]

We had the conversation here as well:https://www.heavennet.net/cgi-bin….;hl=godHey, are you the sort of guy who always calls facial tissue “kleenex”?

“The Kingdom of God–What is it?”

“When the Son of man arrives, will he really find the faith on the earth?” Although left unanswered, this could imply that when he does arrive in kingdom power, such faith would not be common.

Quote David……….Gene, 2 things.  I started that thread.  I asked the question.  You responded.  As far as I can tell, you are completely wrong and use only 1 scripture to back up your belief and even ignore the alternate translations in the margins of that Bible.  I keep asking the question this thread asks.  Stop responding if you don&#…[Read more]

Quote In the New Testament when “God” is referred to, does indicate the Father or the Son?Out of the 1300 or so times “god” appears in the Greek Scriptures, a few of these times are Jesus. The vast majority are his Father. In fact, about 5 of those times, it is referring to the Father as the God “of” Jesus.

Quote Hi david,The schoolmaster has not disappeared.No one said he did. This scripture for example has nothing to do with the tutor disappearing. But note what it does say:“Consequently the Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith. But now that the faith has arrived, we are no longer under a…[Read more]

Quote But the OT Law no longer binds a reborn Jewish Christian  Are you suggesting that the law covenant is still binding, but only binding on Jews?  Because guess what?  They rejected Jesus.  The kingdom will be taken from them and given to anther nation.  They failed.  They did not live up to their end of the agreement (covenant).  Or do you th…[Read more]

Quote Heaven and earth have yet to pass.So, you think the earth is going to pass away, and heaven? And the many scriptures (too many to count) that disagree?Nick, do you not think that Matthew 5:18 should be understood like Luke 16?”But IT IS EASIER for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.”In other…[Read more]

“Consequently the Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith.  But now that the faith has arrived, we are no longer under a tutor .” (Gal 3:24,25)”Christ is the end of the Law.” (Rom 10:4)Theses scriptures say to me, very clearly that:The law was a tutor that lead them or should have lead them, to…[Read more]

Quote The Law itself remains.Nick, did you read this scripture?2 Cor. 3:7-11: “If the code which administers death and which was ENGRAVED IN LETTERS IN STONES came about in a glory, so that the sons of Israel could not gaze intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, a glory that was to be done away with, why should not the a…[Read more]

Quote (meerkat @ Feb. 12 2009,06:29)Quote (david @ Feb. 10 2009,19:00)Quote Fact is if you really understood Scripture like you think you could explain your points with very little uotes .–GeneQuote But Gene, did you ever consider that the point of using scripture, isn't for your sake, but for the sake of those who listen to you?David this is a…[Read more]

I forget. Is this thread about God's kingdom, or about good/evil spirits?

Quote Hi david,I agree the kingdom was not within the Pharisees spoken to by Jesus.I know.

Quote Hi,The kingdom is of light.There is no darkness in God at all.If this is true, would God's kingdom of light be inside the ones who “inside are full of dead men’s bones and of every sort of uncleanness.” (mat 23:27)Or Rather, was Jesus, the king of that kingdom “among them” or “in their midst” as the KJ and NIV give as alternate t…[Read more]

Some prophetic scriptures come to mind regarding this somewhat off topic discussion:ISAIAH 11:6-9“And the wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them. And the c…[Read more]

Quote just a thought……… this law everyone speaks of what if, it was the law of sacrifice, with everything else still is in place.This is very similar to the idea that the Mosaic Law is divided into “ceremonial” and “moral” parts, and that the “moral law” (the Ten Commandments) is binding on Christians.Did Jesus refer to the Law in a manner…[Read more]

Quote Ibrim (hebrews) 4.9so there remains a sabbath-keeping for the people of Yah………so you are not his chosen? Christians do not need to keep one day a week as the Sabbath because the Bible says that requirement “was to be done away with.” (2 Cor. 3:7-11) The Sabbath referred to at Heb 4:9 is referring to something different:HEBREWS 4:9…[Read more]

Quote “But the law is “abolished.””Where is this written?eph 2:15:”by abolishing the law of commandments.” (ESV)”by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments” (NAS)

I hate getting off topic, but:Quote Some verses say we have been saved.Some say we are being saved.Some say we will be saved.Quote Don't you wish we could have a clear answer for once!Jude 5: “I desire to remind you, though you were once for all fully informed, that he who SAVED a people out of the land of Egypt, AFTERWARD DESTROYED those who d…[Read more]