t8,

Did God create a man on the spot to become the son of God, the highest in all creation or did he send his son into the world as a baby who was empty of all he possessed before, but took it back up when he was raised into glory.

Scripture teaches us that as far as the body is concerned Jesus was made of the seed of David. (Romans 1:3)

Nick,

psychobabble does is best at explaining the flesh but does not even attempt to explain the Spirit

Nick,

Hi KW,

Is Jesus the awaited Messiah?

How does this sit with your jewish religion?

You are having difficulties and so come up with some quite astounding things as you already know Jesus is the awaited Messiah or you would not call him Jesus Christ. He is the Anointed, the chief son of the living God. Peter was one of the first to…[Read more]

Nick,

Acts 26:4-5New King James Version (NKJV)

4 “My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know. 5 They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

You are well aware Paul does not s…[Read more]

Nick,

James 1:26-27New King James Version (NKJV)

26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the w…

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Nick,

You are calling the fruits of the Spirit works and so you are in disagreement with Scripture.

Jesus told us by their fruits you will you know them.

Those whose fruits are of the Spirit and revealed to be the children of God

Those whose fruits are of the flesh are revealed to be the children of Satan.

It clear to see that Jesus is…[Read more]

Nick,

You have to leave behind reliance on the circumcision of the flesh and rely on the new circumcision

It does not say that. Instead it uses the circumcision of the flesh as to symbolize cutting off the works of the flesh.

Colossians 2:11New King James Version (NKJV)

11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made…

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Nick,

It does not say what you just said. Instead it uses the circumcision of the flesh as to symbolize cutting off the works of the flesh.

Colossians 2:11New King James Version (NKJV)

11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of…

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Nick,

It is SIN IN THE FLESH that is condemned, not the flesh itself.

Yes.

Nick,

Scripture tells us of Gentile believers in the OT. They are mentioned in the NT as well. In the later they are called God fearing Gentiles. The Law of Moses has saw laws that were exclusively for the Hebrew people and other laws that were for both Jews and Gentiles. God did not send the second Advocate until the covenant of Christ was…[Read more]

DavidL,

AGAIN – DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY CARNAL ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE DEITY OF CHRIST..

CHRIST IS BOTH GOD AND MAN –

thus in His own Being, He bridges the gap BETWEEN humanity and Divinity..

Your doctrine is carnal as it does not save those that believe in it from their sins but is instead designed to make them feel secure while still in the…[Read more]

Nick,

Hi KW,

So if you are Jewish by religion but say it does not apply to you because you are a gentile

that must leave you in a state of great confusion.

How can it only be a CUSTOM?

Why are you still debating with the words of Scripture as Paul is the the one who told the Jews that heard him that his religion and theirs was the same…[Read more]

Nick,

Hi KW,

So if you are Jewish by religion but say it does not apply to you because you are a gentile

that must leave you in a state of great confusion.

How can it only be a CUSTOM?

Why are you still debating with the words of Scripture as Paul is the Jews that heard him that his religion and theirs was the same with the words “our…[Read more]

Nick,

You seem to have trouble with the fact that the only definition Scripture uses for the words “image of God” is like God in true righteousness and holiness. Did you find another definition or do you prefer speculation?

Nick,

I do not cherry pick the Law of Moses of which the ten commandments are just one part that the Jewish people heard and were terrified of hearing any more of the Law directly from God. After that Mosses served as their advocate.

That Law of Moses is for the Hebrew people and not for Gentiles; of which I am one. It is their custom and not…[Read more]

Nick,

Hi EDE,

No substance to that theory.

If Adam was a spiritual son then the second Adam had no need to come.

I see the sense in your objection but I do not know anything to support it.

I can speculate that perhaps the human spirit was originally righteous and that eating the fruit corrupted it but I simply do not see any evidence to…[Read more]

UMB5,

I made a few grammar errors in my last post. Here is one small part corrected.

Your words infer you do not believe there is one God who chooses to reveal himself to whomever he chooses.

Nevertheless is clear that the God of heaven does not tell one man one doctrine and another man a second doctrine.

Tigger,

As explained before, a nominative noun modified by a genitive (an “of” noun) are included in “prepositional” constructions and are, therefore, improper examples.

So according to you a proposition or a genitive noun causes difficulties.

The thing is that archiereus translated high priest is not a genitive noun. The genitive noun is …[Read more]

tigger,

What evidence do you have to prove that the word theos in John 1:1c is not a proper name?

tigger @ UMB5,

I also found this piece of information.
greek-language.com

With Equative Verbs

The Greek article may also be used to indicate the subject of any equative verb. In the sentence θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος (John 1:1), the article (ὁ) marks λόγος as the subject of the verb ἦν, so the translation should be “The word was God,” not “God was the…

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