ROMANS 10:13-15““everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” However, how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard? How, in turn, will they hear without someone to preach? How, in turn, will they preach unless they have been sent forth? Just as it is…[Read more]

Regarding this passage, a footnote in The Jerusalem Bible says: “That Mark was its author cannot be proved.”

Quote Nice try but I believe that the bible is inspired.Not all speak in tongues either but that doesn't mean that some don't.Not all have a gift of healing the sick, but some do. Which of these do you do?

Quote Nice try but I believe that the bible is inspired.So you are using a KJ version?

Two of the oldest and most highly regarded Bible manuscripts, the Vatican 1209 and the Sinaitic, do not contain this section; they conclude Mark’s Gospel with verse eight. There are also a number of ancient manuscripts that contain a short ending of just about one verse beyond eight; and other manuscripts contain both conclusions. So, some m…[Read more]

Quote MARK 16:15 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.MARK 16:16-18He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;They shall…[Read more]

Quote I agree that the church has fallen short of this high calling to preach the gospel to every creature. But you also have to ask what does every creature mean? Every living thing? Every living human being? or every living one who was called of God before the foundation of the world?… Perhaps Colosians 1:23 will help you. It should.What does…[Read more]

Quote Hi david,Is this the Tertullian who first proposed God as a trinity, regarded Acts as heretical and eventually abandoned the church for the heresy of Montanism? I quoted about 20 references earlier. Here they are again:Says Justin Martyr, of the second century C.E., in his “Dialogue With Trypho, a Jew” (CX): “We who were filled with war,…[Read more]

In January 1994, Newsweek magazine reported: “Pope John Paul II is taking Roman Catholicism to the streets.” The magazine explained: “He’s sending out 350 lay evangelists to scour for converts in Rome’s discos, supermarkets and subway stations. The pilot program begins on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 16). If it succeeds, the pontiff is going global—a…[Read more]

A conference of religious leaders in Spain noted this:“Perhaps are excessively neglectful about that which precisely constitutes the greatest preoccupation of the Witnesses—the home visit, which comes within the apostolic methodology of the primitive church. While the churches, on not a few occasions, limit themselves to constructing their tem…[Read more]

Even though I've mentioned it about 15 times, I have never really gotten a responce.Early Christians refused to serve in the Roman army, in both the legions and auxilia, considering such service as wholly incompatible with the teachings of Christianity. In his treatise “The Chaplet, or De Corona” (XI), when discussing “whether warfare is prope…[Read more]

Regardless, you were suggesting that I should “be a leader among them,” among a group that you consider to be not of the “body of Christ.”Why would you ever suggest such a thing?

Quote Suffer ye thus far?I'm not good with Old English. What are you trying to say?

I would much rather discuss this in the Michael the archangel thread. (I think there are two of them.) But just so that people who stumble upon this thread understand what I believe:WHO IS MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL?The spirit creature called Michael is not mentioned often in the Bible. However, when he is referred to, he is in action. In the book…[Read more]

Quote When will they realise that Jesus is not Michael, or will you show them that is incorrect and be a leader among themThe Bible:MATTHEW 23:10“Neither be called ‘leaders,’ for YOUR Leader is one, the Christ.”

Quote OK, let's say one of the objectives of WWII was for Hitler to take over the territories and nations of the world. That would be related to the kingdoms of this world.Right. Sorry, I forgot you were talking about kingdoms as land and I was talking about them as governments, (me, meaning that you would be fighting for or with a kingdom or…[Read more]

Quote What conclusions have I reached? If you could just focus for one second and stay on topic.You said that Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they are “saved by works.”You mentioned a reference that was very old.I then said that You believed something you no longer believe.I mentioned a reference which was older than your new belief on Jonah.I…[Read more]

Quote Acts 20:17 – This is the group Paul was talking to – who? The elders of Miletus and Ephesus.Quote ACTS 20:17-21“However, from Mi·le´tus he sent to Eph´e·sus and called for the older men of the congregation. When they got to him he said to them: “YOU well know how from the first day that I stepped into the Asia I was with you the whole t…[Read more]

You have missed my point apparently. You were quoting from something that was roughly 100 years old.We learn.You should know this as I discussed works and faith in the “works and faith” thread that I began. We have had these conversations before. Yet you go digging through anti-JW websites for things that lead you to false conclusions.What have…[Read more]

OK, I think it was the question of whether King Saul communicated with the prophet Samuel after Samuel’s death, or whether he was really communicating with a demon through the witch of endor–that's where we disagreed.