the bible does not specifically say at what age a child stops being a child and moves into adulthood… it will be different from child to child….as to asking our children to teach us doctrine, that is foolish and unscriptural… we are to be mature in our faith and thinking…Ephesians 4:11-14 (ESV) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 23 2009,14:27)Hi BD, We love your scriptural straighforwardness.Keep holding fast to the simple truths despite the efforts of the confused.really? so you reject all the writings of Paul as well….? I had no idea your unorthodox views had taken you so far from the truth?Sad….blessings,ken

Quote (bodhitharta @ April 23 2009,14:07)epistemaniac,This should clear up this whole matter. (Praise God for this insight He gave me)Jesus is the Son of GodAre you a child of God or a Child of The Father? Jesus says that we are The Father's ChildrenIs Jesus your Father or is Jesus's Father your Father?Also, Jesus is the Son of GodWhat God is…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ April 23 2009,08:27)Quote (epistemaniac @ April 22 2009,15:17)Quote (bodhitharta @ April 17 2009,16:43)Quote (epistemaniac @ April 17 2009,04:34)nope… Jesus DID NOT say that Quote THEE ONLY TRUE GODif for no other reason than that Jesus did not speak Elizabethan English ;)since the bible elsewhere says that Jesus is God,…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 22 2009,19:00)Hi KW,No.Preexistence is an oxymoron. One either exists or one does notno its not…”oxymoron Nouna figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory terms, for example cruel kindness ” if one were saying that someone existed before they existed, then yes, that would be untrue and logically…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ April 21 2009,17:12)Quote (Is 1:18 @ April 20 2009,18:49)Bodhitharta, bearing in mind that YHWH evidently entrusted the writing of the New Testament to these men, do you think you have a better handle on the interpretation of Old Testament passages than them?Did you assume that everything Bound is inspired even when I showed…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ April 17 2009,16:43)Quote (epistemaniac @ April 17 2009,04:34)nope… Jesus DID NOT say that Quote THEE ONLY TRUE GODif for no other reason than that Jesus did not speak Elizabethan English ;)since the bible elsewhere says that Jesus is God, (Heb. 1:8; Titus 1:3-4, etc etc), then the Bible teaches a contradiction (polytheism)…[Read more]

Guess we should stop calling Paul “Paul” and only refer to him as “Saul” for that, being his Hebrew name, is somehow supposedly “holier” than his Greek name….??? or maybe not… blessings,ken

Quote (wild_olive_branch @ April 22 2009,11:57)Thank you Ken, so greatly appreciated. for everything that becomes visible is light………not fully taking this part in, will ask for help in understanding. much love renethis seemed to get at the meaning well…”13. But when all these (wicked practices) are exposed by the light they are made…[Read more]

After reading a bunch of stuff, this passage seems to best capture what is going on re Enoch, or rather, 1 Enoch…”The surprising element to most readers is not the content of the prophecy but its source. First Enoch is not considered to be canonical Scripture by any religious group, whether we think of Judaism, Roman Catholicism, the Greek or…[Read more]

you are right WJ, there never was a time when Jesus was not…..blessings,ken

maybe this passage….?Ephesians 5:11-13 (NASB) 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.”blessings,ken

Quote (Gene @ April 18 2009,15:18)E…..> would like you commits on what i posted to Kerwin brother.love and peace to you and yours…………………………….geneI am not sure where that post is Gene….. give me a link and I will check out it out….blessings,ken

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 15 2009,08:53)Hi E, So since there are no scriptures that call God omnipresent and this is a theological term we can only dialogue in the words of theoretical and weak human wisdom and not the wisdom of God.N, I did not see one single scripture in your post, why are you spreading these lies? You even used nonbiblical…[Read more]

nope… Jesus DID NOT say that Quote THEE ONLY TRUE GODif for no other reason than that Jesus did not speak Elizabethan English ;)since the bible elsewhere says that Jesus is God, (Heb. 1:8; Titus 1:3-4, etc etc), then the Bible teaches a contradiction (polytheism) by insisting that there is only one true God, yet it also commands us to believe on…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Dec. 20 2008,11:03)E, think of it as Traditions of men versus the truth. 'Truth or Tradition' is a small title and 'Truth of God and Traditions of Men' is too big.So the Trinity is either a truth or not. Let your yes be yes and your no be no. That is what this category is about, i.e, discovering if things are from men or God.It could…[Read more]

the real confusion seems to lie in your own mind bodhitharta….Quote If The word is God, wouldn't that mean what ever the word is, is what God is?Yes, but not exhaustively so, as the word of God speaks of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in distinct ways. that is to say, the Word is God, and God is the Word, but the Father is God as we know…[Read more]

just because inference has led to heresies… apparently in your case N, for instance ;), there is no logically necessary and sufficient reason present which says that inference MUST lead to heresy…. to say that it does is to commit a very simple and basic error, an informal fallacy called “the slippery slope”…”In debate or rhetoric, a…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 15 2009,08:55)Hi E, So Jesus is not a man and not the Son of God but one being with God??I am sorry you believe this N, that is a terribly basic error, I thought you had come further in your understanding… please, read your bible carefully…and don't attribute your misunderstandings, straw men and caricatures to…[Read more]

the word “Firstborn” is a title of honor and preeminence, this MUST be the case, or the bible directly contradicts itself… here is why…Genesis 48:14 (ESV) And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the…[Read more]