bodhitharta,

Sin in inherently evil. God actions are inherently righteous, they are not good just because they are his actions. His commands are righteous because he has no ability to sin. James goes so far as to declare the God cannot be tempted by evil. It is impossible to be truly righteous without God.

bodhitharta,

Sin in inherently evil. God actions are inherently righteous, they are not good just because they are his actions. His commands our righteous because he has no ability to sin. James goes so far as to declare he cannot be tempted by evil. It is impossible to be truly righteous without God.

Bodhitharta,

Genesis 5
…22Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. 23So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

I assume you see this as meaning Enoch lived according to the S…[Read more]

t8,

Hades was divided into two parts, one for the righteous and the other for the wicked. This may not be the case since Jesus died though.

I do not see any evidence of a change in nature of things.

Jesus died and went to the Paradise of Sheol.

Revelations does mention souls that are under the altar but since the book of Revelations is…[Read more]

Bodhitharta,

I find it strange that you have so much trouble accusing those writers of Scripture who preach Jesus’ self-sacrifice, resurrection, and ascension of lying.

You would rather claim the teach false because they are mistaken.

Is that the result of a custom that you learned in your childhood?

Princess,

Sabbath is no longer needed by the modern Christian.

It was for the Hebrews in the first place; so it was never required of the Gentile unless the lived in the home of a Jew.

Scripture does not say that has changed. It is a custom of the Hebrew people set by God. A custom of the United States is the Forth of July.

Bodhitharta,

The Spiritual life has not always been available as human beings became subject to sin through the sin of Adam and Eve. All that as available from the fall of humanity to the time of the new covenant was the soulish life. The Law was given to the Hebrews to teach them what sin was until Jesus ascended to heaven in order to seal and…[Read more]

Nick,

Yes, I realize we disagree about the meaning of Scripture in regards to the time Jesus received the Spirit.

David L,

To the spiritual device nature means like God in true righteousness and holiness as they hunger and thirst to be filled with that divine nature. Just in case you do not realize it, the only place divine nature is mentioned in the AV of the KJV is in reference to believers sharing in it, 2 Peter 1:4.

Bodhitharta,

There are differences in the account but the when. Some simply do include what others have written, some speak of two Passovers, one tells of a group of women being nearest the cross when Jesus dies and another seems to speak of a mixed group. The two thief seem to be different in one account than they are in another. There are…[Read more]

DavidL,

If the Son is not God then why does the Scriptures speak of Him as God in so many places…?

Jesus, himself, pointed to a passage of Scripture where human beings are called gods. Do you believe those human beings that received the word of God are gods because they are called gods by God?

I ask because the argument you are using i…[Read more]

bodhitharta,

He was only in the grave a day and a half. He was in the grave on three days. Bodies are known to be left in state several days and at least some of the Jews respect the Sabbath and do not work on it.

I do not see a reason to keep on addressing objections of this nature because you can always find objections whether they have…[Read more]

Miaa,

The teaching that Jesus is God could be the abomination that causes desolation as is older than Islam and the Christian Church, Islam included, is a desolation today where many false teachings about and truth knows no home.

Miaa,

The teaching that Jesus could be the abomination that causes desolation as is older than Islam and the Christian Church, Islam included, is a desolation today where many false teachings about and truth knows no home.

David,

Do you believers are persons withing the Godhead by adoption or that they are sons of God, as of the Spirit, by adoption?

I believe Jesus received the Spirit before he could sin and lived by the Spirit even though tempted as is common to humanity so he did not have to be adopted. The rest of humanity on the other hand has sinned and so…[Read more]

David,

I chose to believe that when Jesus promises those whom deeply desire to stop sinning that they will truly stop sinning under the new covenant. Those that love darkness are deeply afraid of that promise and so run from it rather than either have to live with their coming doom or repent and come out into the light.

David L,

Scripture speaks of the Son as God, the Spirit as God, and the Father as God…

It also tells you that all believers become the sons of God when they receive the Spirit of God. There is no reason to define the title different when it is applied to Jesus the promised Son of David-David being a human being. Scripture clears up the one a…[Read more]

AndrewAD,

James goes further than merely temptation. Did Jesus have the desire of the flesh as we do? The answer is yes as that is where temptation of all human beings comes from. That is why he is able to sympathize with his brethren. (Hebrews 4:15) Jesus did live by the flesh but instead he lived by the Spirit from first to last that he be…[Read more]

AndrewAd,

John was teaching us what the other writers of the New Testament were teaching us at well. His audience was Hellenized Jews, just as Philo of Alexander’s was and we have evidence that many had trouble understanding the latter’s writing even in that age. The book of Hebrews was written to another audience and teaches us Jesus is the…[Read more]

David L,

So according to you a revelation is required because the Trinity is not in Scripture. That revelation is of the devil for no man of God would even imply that God be tempted by evil under any circumstances.

You choose to use the word “revelation” to justify your lack of belief in the words of God as they are written down in Scripture.