No it is clearly not,The scripture directly tells us that the carnal mind is at enmity with God. Ro 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.Ephesians 2:14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having…[Read more]

1Jo 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.2Jo 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 02 2009,23:02)Hi Jodi,You say”My understanding is that God is a much stronger influencer then flesh and man's devices, and one day God will cause every man to have faith in Him, for many this won't be until the end judgment.” You may believe this as you say we are so easily influenced but it is not written.Some even…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 02 2009,19:25)Hi Jodi, You say”From the beginning God knew of His plan where one man would bring sin into the world and another man would remove it. ' Do you mean Adam?Does scripture say he brought sin into the world?John 8:44″ You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father He was a…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Feb. 02 2009,16:16)Quote (Jodi @ Feb. 03 2009,10:23)Quote (942767 @ Feb. 02 2009,14:12)Hi Jodi:You say:Quote The word of God tells us that GOD SAVED Jesus, that GOD kept Jesus from sin. Please give me the scriptures to which you are referring.ThanksHi 94, here is my understanding, 2 Corinthians 5:18 Now all things are of God, who…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Feb. 02 2009,14:12)Hi Jodi:You say:Quote The word of God tells us that GOD SAVED Jesus, that GOD kept Jesus from sin. Please give me the scriptures to which you are referring.ThanksHi 94, here is my understanding, 2 Corinthians 5:18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us…[Read more]

Where is there MAGIC in the fact that we are pathetic human beings that are known to follow just about anything under the sun? Where is there magic in saying that YHWH is really the Almighty God, who has the power and intelligence to influence pathetic man into repentance. Nick, please explain your accusation of my belief in magic?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,15:05)So JOdi, You say God will save all so some will not make that choice but be saved by magic?HUH

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,14:27)Hi Jodi, You say””God's desire is for all men to come into repentance.” Indeed God commands it. “God drawing in a man is a process.” Maybe so but then comes decision time. Obedience marks His childrenMatthew 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,13:40)Hi Jodi, Yes men must come to Jesus. They come to his Body on earth and his servants help enable them to enter the kingdom.You cannot do it yourself by coming to certain intellectual conclusions through your reading.Yes Nick, finally you might be getting it! We do not do it ourselves, God draws us into the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,13:44)Hi Jodi, You say”Accepting Jesus is the same thing as accepting that our flesh is weak and we can do nothing of ourselves, but in all things we need God. “So knowing about Jesus puts us into a position where we can establish some sort of relationship with his Father by ourselves??Matthew 16:25For whosoever…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,13:05)Hi Jodi, You say”No man can come to the Father accept through Jesus. This is because God revealed the truth in the life of Jesus, and that truth being that a man can do nothing of himself, he needs the Father. To know the Father is to know this. When we know who Jesus was and why he was great and without…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,11:45)Hi Jodi, You say”The only way to God is through God giving us His Spirit.”But scripture says John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.Nick the truth is still the same. God draws people unto the truth He laid out in Jesus, and when we…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,11:45)Hi Jodi, You say”The only way to God is through God giving us His Spirit.”But scripture says John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.Nick your not listening!No man can come to the Father accept through Jesus. This is because God revealed…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,11:00)Hi Jodi, Indeed Acts 17 does say all men everwhere are commanded to repent.I believe it but you need to add something?Nick I'm not adding anything. Show me what I am adding?17:29Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone,…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,10:40)GB, To those who know God, Christ Jesus crucified and raised as Lord is preached, as the only way to God.We have the honour of spreading the mercy of concilitaion with God in Jesus.Enough of your idolatry judgements against believers. You only hurt yourself.The only way to God is through God giving us His…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 01 2009,10:27)Hi Jodi, Acts 17 is a command to men to repent and not from God to Himself. All the rationalisations and justifications cannot alter that factOnce again, there is no justifications or rationalizations in actually believing the words of God. God's desire is that all men be saved. The word of God tells us that…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Feb. 01 2009,10:17)Kerwin…….You are a typical fear mongering So-called Christian, Hears something for you to chew on while you fear and tremble, “LOVE CAST OUT FEAR”, You cast in fear, and again “YOU HAVE (NOT) RECEIVED A SPIRIT OF (fear) BUT OF POWER AND A SOUND MIND”> And Again “NOTHING IS PERFECTED IN FEAR , FOR FEAR…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Jan. 31 2009,15:44)Hi Jodi,You say”God commandeth all men every where to repent.” TrueThen you say” The command is to His Spirit as a proclamation to go out and work repentance into ALL men.” Really? Where is this shown elsewhere in scripture that God commands His own Spirit to do something?Perhaps you too can command your…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Jan. 31 2009,15:07)Hi Jodi,You say”God WILL bring EVERY man into repentance.” But God saysActs17″30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained;…[Read more]