Satan came and oversowed the wheat with weeds.He began to do this “while men were sleeping,” according to the illustration. Does this mean that the apostles were sleeping in death, or that the men were spiritually drowsy?Either way, if you look at the writings of the Bible, you can see that the apostasy was “already at work,” or that the mystery…[Read more]

Quote You're being a little obstreperous David don't you think?….I don't know. Maybe. I have no idea.

Quote Is the Holy spirit GODS WILL PREFORMED ON EARTHA force causing Gods will to be preformedTo acomplish all that GOD has designed to happen beginning to endComing upon and into men to move them to action to execute the missionYes, basically. When we look at ALL the scriptures, without the goggles of trinitarianism, which most of us seem to be…[Read more]

Quote I'll take the bait and have a look at the “Alpha and Omega” post at some stage, maybe tomorrow. No thanks.My new rules for speaking to people:Rule #1: No words like “antidisestablishmentarianism.”So, in view of these terms, some words of advise:”Next time, in promulgating your esoteric cogitations, or articulating your superficial…[Read more]

Quote The Bible says God is light, and power, and many other metaphors. Is he not a person!A force or power dosnt Speak, think, hear, comfort, testify, grieve, can be blasphemed, can be quenched, can lead and guide and in fact have all the attributes of God and not be a person. I really don't think you read my post on page 9 at all.Right. A force…[Read more]

Quote Yes David I read your post and my response is a previous post!So you responded to my post before I posted it. Could you please tell me where, because I really don't remember you ever even acknowledging that those scriptures exist, much less trying to explain them. You did make some reference to metaphors, but I think you are mistaken in…[Read more]

Quote DavidThen why did you cut off the bottom half of my post?Is it because you dont want to look at those scriptures?Just wondering? Um, I guess because you said “David” and then quoted the scriptures I responded to. Then, you wrote “NH” (Nick Hassen) and continued your conversation with him.I will now go back and respond to them.Please have…[Read more]

Quote Jn 4:24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.God is a Spirit. Is he not a person?i'm sorry, wj I missed this post.Your REASONING IS COMPLETELY FALSE.Here's why:You state that Jehovah is a spirit (correctly) and you state that Jehovah is a person.You then conclude that the holy spirit is a…[Read more]

WJ, DID YOU READ ANY OF MY LAST POST ON PAGE 9?What can you say ABOUT WHAT I SAID?

Nick, it's so “cute” how you never answer questions. It's “cute” for the first couple thousand posts, but after that, the cuteness begins to wane.We are often having competely different conversations Nick.Here's how it often works.You make an outrageous statment. I then repeatedly ask you to clear up what you said or verify it, or prove it in…[Read more]

MS to Is 1:18Quote I dont agree with all the watchtower propoganda either.I am not sure David is copying anything.However, David is just sharing his views.Is he writing a book?Is he turning in a homework assignment?Does he really need to learn information and spend a solid hour writing out the very same information he learned in his own writing…[Read more]

Quote PS; here's a tip – the scholarly articles for which you never cite a reference for have starkly different sentence construction, word usage and stylistic elements compared to the posts you write yourself (not to mention the uppercase lettering for your section titles – oops just did). If you “read them and put them in your own words”, you…[Read more]

Quote DavidPoor example!Do you have any scriptural evidence that a stone spoke!No Jesus is making a point, that if Gods people dont praise him then stones could cry out.He is not making a doctrinal statement!Think on these scriptures. Examine them closely and then prove to me where these scriptures do not show the Holy Spirit as being…[Read more]

Quote One of my goals is to challenge christians to see what the 2nd century christians believed on these types of issues. They bring so much clarity.94, I know. I have done this a lot. It is always thrown out by them as irrelivent. Who cares that the Jews have never viewed the holy spirit as a person? Who cares if the early Christians never…[Read more]

What of these scriptures?2 CORINTHIANS 6:6“by purity, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by holy spirit, by love free from hypocrisy,”ACTS 13:52“And the disciples continued to be filled with joy and holy spirit.” (Compare Rom 14:17)ACTS 6:3“So, brothers, search out for yourselves seven certified men from among YOU, full of spirit an…[Read more]

Hi Nick. You write:Quote Hi david,The Father was in him as Spirit.But the Father did not share this information with his Son. So then, in answer to my questions above:If the holy spirit is a person distinct from the Father, and is also omniscient and almighty “God,” then would he not also have to know what the Father knows? Jesus’ statement, then,…[Read more]

Quote David, did you write this post? If the answer is yes, then so is mine. If the answer is no, then shame on you for being so deceptive by claiming (by ommision of a reference) that it's your own work.Blatant plagerism is not tolerated in other TMBs, why does this one have such a loose policy on cheats? You may find a few sentences that are…[Read more]

Can someone please comment on this post?ALPHA AND OMEGA–Who does this title belong to?REVELATION 1:11Certain scholars hold that Rev 1:11 is spurious. The additional occurrence of this phrase (Alpha and Omega) in the King James rendering of Revelation 1:11, does not receive support from some of the oldest Greek manuscripts, including the A…[Read more]

Has anyone answered this question yet?MARK 13:32–WHY DOESN’T THE HOLY SPIRIT KNOW WHAT GOD KNOWS? ““Concerning that day or the hour nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father.” (Mark 13:32)Of course, that would not be the case if Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were coequal, comprising one Godhead. And if, as some su…[Read more]

Quote Hi david,The Spirit of God is the spirit of God, a manifestation of God himself.Thomas understood” My Lord AND my God”Nick, I understand that the spirit of God is the spirit of GodAnd I understand that God is God.And I understand that you are Nick.And I understand that your finger is Nick.Wrong. It is “of” Nick.The finger of Nick.Not Nic…[Read more]