Nick,

What does righteousness mean to you?

Is it a LACK OF SIN?

That is what true righteousness is.

It is also the presence of righteous actions.

Both statements mean the same thing.

Nick,

Sinful nature?

What is your point?

Bodhitharta,

It is indeed an argument over semantics.

Nick,

I think that because you switched the definition of flesh from the creation of God to the sinful nature.

Now that I look I see that you might not have been using it in the sense of Galatians 11:18 but were instead using it in the sense of 6:13 which still does not apply.

I am speaking of God creating the human body not to preaching to…[Read more]

Nick,

Hi KW,

The fruits are specified in gal 5.

Knowledge is not one of them

I missed this post which tells me I wasted my time posting Galatians 5 as you were already aware of it.

Jesus manifest all the fruits as he did not sin even though he was tempted to do so.

We have the story of when he went to the temple during his twelfth year…[Read more]

Nick,

Just because you cannot understand an answer does not mean it is not an answer.

Nick,

That just makes me think you have no real idea what those words mean.

Gene,

can produce many scriptures that show that God ACKNOLEGED ISREAL AS HIS POSSSESION. BUT WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO?

So, those scriptures do not altar on whit the fact that Jesus was not using a possessive when he stated “he called them gods to whom the word of God came”.

I will not claim that their is possessive there even if it supports…[Read more]

Nick,

I answered that before you even asked the question but you did not understand the answer or you would not have the question. My response was to ask a question that clarified my previous answer as i already pointed out that Scripture did not sin, which is the fruit of the flesh, and now you should know the fruit of the Spirit is righteousness.

Nick,

Hi Mila,

And what of the false prophet who is said to spend over 1000 yrs in the lake of fire?

Is that correct? I remember the Devil being imprisoned for a thousand years but I do not remember that. Can you please point to the Scripture. Thank you.

Nick,

You know the saying you will know them by their fruits.

Galatians 5:19-23Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 envyings, murders,…

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Nick,

Hi KW,

He had no advantage over those who lived under the Law.

Only after the Jordan does it say he was led by the Spirit.

You keep claiming that but all it convinces me of is that you do not comprehend that a being cannot bear the fruits of the Spirit unless they and even then I am assuming you believe Jesus bore the fruits before…[Read more]

As a point of interest the city Eridu is one of several post flood cities according to the religion of Sumeria. Archaeologist have discovered it and done digs there. It is considered the first city of the world and is of the Ubaid period which is said to have started in 6500 B.C.

I pieced this together by various Wikipedia articles.

Let’s…[Read more]

T,

The message of salvation and doing the Lords will in all ways is always more important.

Scripture summaries the flood when it could pass a whole lot more of the story to us.

Seekingtruth,

Your source is biased and I am tired of sources like it that male obviously false claims and so only serve to dammage the credibility of those that serve God. It is better to remain quite than lie in the name of God.

Christians are too gullible to those children of Belial who pretend to be Christians in order to make…[Read more]

Anastas,

Good point as at the time of law of Moses was put in effect it was the law of the land and people of God and so the congregation was a state. At the time the new covenant went into effect the congregation was no longer a state.

As Christians should we advocate for righteous laws and are the laws in the Law of Moses considered righteous?

Nick,

Hi KW,

Jesus made it plain that he was walking and working in the Spirit from the Jordan.

The Father spoke through him as did the Spirit of the Son.

It is made plain in Scripture that Jesus has continually live by the Spirit and not by the flesh as he did not sin though tempted as the rest of us, Hebrews 4:15.

Nick,

Yes!

Gene,

The Koine Greek genitive form of a noun can be possessive the the words gods is not genitive. It is instead accusative. I do not know of any case when an accusative noun takes the possessive form. In short the spirit of your claim tests false. You can continue making it but that does not change the fact that it tests false. Instead it…[Read more]

Gene,

they were GOD’S IN A “POSSEVE” SENSE OF THE WORD,

Nick has a point because it is not possessive. That is just a claim that comes out of your head. The only support you have fore that claim is that you claim it is so. That is not solid or valid evidence. Why should Nick or anyone else believe you?