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Quote (david @ Oct. 31 2008,18:35)WJ, I'm looking for those “apostolic fathers” threads you gave a while back, supposedly showing that they believed Jesus is God Almighty.  I can't find them.  Could you help?  Or do you have the links somewhere?however…. since Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians is not copyrighted I will be able to include th…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Nov. 09 2008,16:50)Hi E, Is this trinity taught in scripture or is it your own deduction?topical

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Nov. 09 2008,16:57)Hi E, Do you think the RCC and her offspring have any spiritual relevance at all?you are equivocating and poisoning the well by using the word “offspring”. I trace my history and doctrine back to the Bible itself, however, I follow Scripture and make use of teachers the Holy Spirit has given to the church.…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Nov. 09 2008,17:12)Hi E, Scripture says Jesus is the Son of God. Is he also that God?Hi N,Scripture says that Jesus is God,Is He God or not?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Nov. 09 2008,16:52)Hi CO, The new circumcision is baptism For me 25 years ago.that is quite beside the point…. and… the point is, you do not obey ALL the Scriptural commands, eg preparing sacrifices, the command to not eat pork, the command to not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards, etc etc etc…. so…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Nov. 08 2008,22:48)Quote (epistemaniac @ Nov. 08 2008,16:04)“First, He identified Himself as I am (egō eimi)—the covenant name of God (cf. Ex. 3:14).So have men and angels said 'ego eimi' in scripture. Even you have surely used the words 'I am'.Q: Are you Ken?A: I am.Sound familiar.Now ask yourself this, last time you said 'I am” w…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Nov. 08 2008,13:31)ep….you say don't be arrogant…..don't be dense…………good advice you need to take it, and when did i ever say i was the only one the HOLY SPIRIT speaks through. Do you have to lie to try to make other think your right . If you want to believe ever Scholar that fits your ideology that fine with me.…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Nov. 08 2008,12:16)Quote (epistemaniac @ Nov. 08 2008,04:00)Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Oct. 21 2008,13:31)WJ….Jesus is indeed my lord but he is (NOT) my GOD. His GOD is MY GOD and we have the same Father who is GOD. The Fathers Presence was in Jesus via the Holy Spirit , but was not Him, Just as the Fathers Spirit can be in…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Nov. 09 2008,05:07)Quote (t8 @ Nov. 08 2008,22:40)Quote (epistemaniac @ Nov. 08 2008,04:41)Yeah… funny…. I say exactly the same sorts of things about poeple like you…. especially things like “If a person can't see the obvious, then they have a form of blindness. Bias, indoctrination, institutions, pride of the learned,…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Nov. 08 2008,22:40)Quote (epistemaniac @ Nov. 08 2008,04:41)Yeah… funny…. I say exactly the same sorts of things about poeple like you…. especially things like “If a person can't see the obvious, then they have a form of blindness. Bias, indoctrination, institutions, pride of the learned, all play their part.” In fact, I would…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Nov. 08 2008,11:49)Quote Yeah… funny…. I say exactly the same sorts of things about poeple like you…. especially things like “If a person can't see the obvious, then they have a form of blindness. Bias, indoctrination, institutions, pride of the learned, all play their part.”Eppy, we're just looking at the math.Jehovah–Called…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Nov. 08 2008,16:59)Quote In fact, it is highly doubtful that he wanted his readers to think of all the other 'firsts” and “lasts”, Not sure what you mean by “all the other” firsts and lasts.  Here is how scripture demontrates him to be first:REVELATION 1:5“and from Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness,” “The FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD…[Read more]

All Samuel's post does is describe God's prescience. Yes, of course God knows the future. But the Bible describes God has much more than a glorified seer gazing into a crystal ball, able to see the future. Samuel says Quote The fact of the matter is we just can not understand this concept. Oh? Then if Samuel doesn't understand this concept, then…[Read more]

Thanks for quoting Acts 17:26 in context…. however, I have no idea at all why you did…. lol…. Is there some reason you did this? After all, I can easily read the verse in context within the bible program I used to quote the verse in the first place.blessings,Ken

Quote (942767 @ Nov. 08 2008,12:59)Quote (epistemaniac @ Nov. 08 2008,09:30)early on… page 4 or so in this topic, it was brought up by Timothy that God hardened Pharaoh's heart… other counters were made that Pharaoh hardened his own heart, but before any miracle was presented to Pharaoh, before Moses had ever left to confront Pharaoh, God said…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Aug. 20 2008,16:21)OK, let's make this more interesting then:JESUS IS CALLED THE “FIRST AND THE LAST” IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY AND FOR COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REASONS THAN JEHOVAH IS CALLED THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE FIRST AND LAST.  AND, WHAT'S MORE, THE CONTEXT, AND THE REST OF THE BIBLE IS ASTOUNDINGLY CLEAR ON WHY BOTH JESUS…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Aug. 07 2008,13:28)I have a question for those that hold that Jesus being called the first and the last, and God being called the first and the last, mean they are the same one.Of course, Jesus was called King of kings and so was nebuchadrezzar, both a couple of times.  Anyway, 1.  How or in what way is God, the Father, the first a…[Read more]

Quote (Tiffany @ Nov. 05 2008,03:02)Gen Lets take a scenario where you have a, an apple                                                       b  an orange                                                       c  a grape                                                       d  a plumso what is that called when I take one, am I not choosing one, o…[Read more]

early on… page 4 or so in this topic, it was brought up by Timothy that God hardened Pharaoh's heart… other counters were made that Pharaoh hardened his own heart, but before any miracle was presented to Pharaoh, before Moses had ever left to confront Pharaoh, God said Exodus 4:21-23 (ESV) Ex 21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back t…[Read more]