Quote Hi DK,Agreed.But why ignore all of the gifts on offer?You may need them in the effective service of God. I know a lot of people that are learning Chinese for the sole purpose preaching the good news in manderin. There's a fairly large chinese population where I live. How will they be helped to hear the good news?Is it by babbling gibberish…[Read more]

Quote Good guess, but has God lost his powers to work though men?I don't think anyone is saying he has nick?Has God lost the power to create floods Nick? No. Yet, I don't see a flood out there. The flood had a purpose. The gift of the tongues, speaking in other languages had a definite purpose and was needed at that time.Not denying God's…[Read more]

“My dear friends, do not believe all who claim to have the Spirit, but test them to find out if the spirit they have comes from God.”—1 John 4:1, Today’s English Version.“Beloved ones . . . test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God.” (Acts 17:11; See also 1 Thes 5:20,21)Even in the first century, the apostle Paul was co…[Read more]

Quote Can you show me where Jesus taught God's name is Jehovah? First, of course, I can't show you from the available manuscripts anywhere where “Jesus” taught God's name is Jehovah.Yeshua (Jesus) or if you prefer Yehashua (Jesus) did say: “I have made your name known to them and will make it known,”I believe him. I also believe that consistantly,…[Read more]

Quote And Wickipedia:”Archaeologists have discovered papyrus fragments of the New Testament dating as far back as the middle of the second century. Of all 5,000 extant manuscripts, none contains either the Hebrew (יהוה) or Greek transliterations (Ἰαβέ) of the Hebrew name יהוה. One of the most ancient fragments, the papyrus codex designated Chester…[Read more]

Quote He didn't use his proper name did he? Jesus is our example, right? That is the question. that's what this thread is actually about. I think Jesus did.“I have made your name known to them and will make it known,”Both in a figurative and literal sense, I believe Jesus made known to others who his father was and I don't believe he would have…[Read more]

Quote What I find wrong is if you judge me if I don't. I rather call Him my Father. The Almighty God. I said before in the preexisting tread that God is a tittle. Jesus too called Him my Father.Hi Irene.Yes, Jesus certainly did call him Father, and rightly so. He is his Father. And Jesus is his Son, so we could just call Jesus “Son” if we…[Read more]

Hi Irene.Quote That is what the J.W. do. One told me that I did not worship the Father because I do not say Jehovah. Well, I just call Jesus by His name and call our Almighty God, Father. That settles that.But I find it interesting how some one can judge me like that.Sorry Irene.It's just hard and frustrating sometimes when we come upon people who…[Read more]

Quote Got a problem with any of that?Well let's see. The large ships tended to either straddle or hog, so people stopped making them, because I imagine it's pretty hard to control a ship that is doing either of these things.The problem, is that the ark wasn't designed to go anywhere. It was only made to float. It didn't really matter in the…[Read more]

Quote (dirtyknections @ June 12 2008,01:07)Quote (Gene Balthrop @ June 11 2008,16:07)gollamudi……..it never stops amazing me how ease you get these things and How so many others can't. It's a true sign of the Spirit of truth at work, you just naturally understand these things. Thats how i know you have God's spirit you don't have to be…[Read more]

Quote Hi JPR,Where does the New Testament command tithing? Quote I have two answers: 1. The “new testament” teaches tithing in the following scriptures. Hebrews 7:8 and in Mat 23:23. Neither of these two scriptures commands, or even “teaches” tithing.Mat 23:23 for example is referring to what the pharisees did. Sure, they tithed. Generally…[Read more]

Quote Hi,KJV is not good on this.Where NASB is consistent KJV usesPit Gen 37.35Grave Num16.33Hell Jb11.8 even 'deepest hell' Right, it's not a good study translation. Because the word sheol is sometimes translated as pit and sometimes as grave and sometimes as hell, when people reading that Bible see “hell,” they don't connect it…[Read more]

What is the “name of the law.”

Quote Do you still believe the JW dogma that all men are saved at death? It is similar to Universalism in that way.–Nick.So, Nick often misrepresents what I believe. It's not on purpose….always…Quote Saved? NOBut I do believe you have paid your “price” when you die–AnthonyThis is what JW's actually believe.

Quote Sometimes the scriptures refer to the whole being as soul I would say “usually,” or almost always, with the exceptions of the times when souls refers to animals, etc.The first instance of “soul” refers to animals.The second instance, also animals.Third instance, Adam came to BE A LIVING SOUL.Forth instance, again, the animals are called…[Read more]

Quote How about that David?I'm sorry, gollamudi, I don't understand your queston. How about what?

Quote Hi RD,The word ROASTING is inappropriate as it is not bodies that are involved surely but souls. hmmm. The Bible speaks of the soul as having blood (Gen 9:5) of eating (Lev 7:18). The general all purpose definition of soul according to all the scriptures is: Person, or animal, or the life of a person or animal.

Quote Hi,DEATH seems to be another name for Sheol.Obviously, they are similar. When one dies, he goes to sheol.There are scriptures in the Hebrew scriptures where sheol (hell) is mentioned and they are quoted in the Greek scriptures as hades (hell).This would indicate that either some who wrote the Greek scriptures were confused, or hades and…[Read more]

Have a situation in control doesn't mean that it is predestined.Quote The potter has absolute Power over the clay to make it any way He wants, with or with out the clays permission.So are we puppets then? Wouldn't God prefer a person's love, rather than his forced devotion? Wouldn't he prefer what any parent would?

Quote I would have to disagree with you here GOD is in control of everything that happens.Please define “being in control of.”Of course he has all the soveriegnty and power and authority, etc. But is he actively controling people and all the events in a persons life?1 JOHN 5:19“We know we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the w…[Read more]