Mike,

I am not sure what you are looking for here.

I believe the definition of essence that applies is:

dictionary.com

the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features:
Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.

It could instead be:

dictionary.com:

Philosophy. the inward nature, true…

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Gene,

Kerwin……….Nothing  comes just from ourselves ,  spirits that are in us comes from outside of ourselves. John said , ALL that is in the world, the lust of the flesh , the lust of the eyes, the pride of life  COMES FROM THE “WORLD”,  the world is passing away and so is the lust there of.

Our will comes from ourselves or we would not posses it…[Read more]

Gene,

The spirit of the flesh is not the spirit of God.  It is a spirit of man.  It is mentioned in the following passage.
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<div class=”version-AKJV result-text-style-normal text-html “>Numbers 16:22Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

22 And they fell upon their faces, and s…[Read more]

Mike,

I am sorry as sometimes I get tired and/or careless and confuse the issue.

Jesus is not literally the preexistent law.  He does have the characteristics of the preexistent law.

This is from biblehub

I am using characteristics to mean essence.

Gene,

Very few if any of those that advocate free will believe it is free of influence.  The majority believes each person’s ability to choose comes from within themselves.

Gene,

I believe spirit of and spirit in is two different ways of saying the same things.   On the other hand wakeup may not agree with me.

T8,

NET seems to use two different translation strategies in such a way as it looks like two translation teams with completely different translation strategies worked on it.  One team translating some parts and the second team other parts then the divergent parts put together as a whole.  Since the Hebrew word does not translate creation it s…[Read more]

Mike,

Born is a translation of several different words.

Mike,

The rest of those are jumping conclusions though it is my thought trinitarian teachings or its children influence that action.  Revelations itself is passage that uses symbolism so I can not even say it is a smoking gun.  I do believe it is Jesus is states is called by the the name of the word.  I know place that any writer spoke of Je…[Read more]

Mike,

That passage in revelations states Jesus is called by the name of the pre-existent law.  It is just another way of saying he has the same characteristics as God’s word.  That is a message that is repeated often and in many different ways in the New Testament.

Wakeup,

It is symbolic as believers do not literally eat Jesus’ flesh and drink his blood.

The bible is nothing without the instructions of the Spirit as no one can come to Jesus unless drawn by God and no one can go to God unless through the Son.  Many try to go through the wide gate but that does not lead to the reign of God.

Wakeup,

Are you saying as is I that those that believe and obey Jesus’ words are symbolically eating his flesh and drinking his blood?

Wakeup,

Here is scriptural proof that the Word is not just vibrations or breath.
It is the spiritual flesh of Jesus,and can be eaten.

That sounds like cannibalism. I am assuming you understand that before Jesus was originated in his mother’s womb God told his people is they turned away from all their sins and did all that was right their…[Read more]

Wakeup,

The soul of a peson can be changed.Jesus does the changing.

I doubt you are correct. At this point it seems the spirit of man is what is changed as when it is fully changed it always bears witnesses with the Holy Spirit.

Wakeup,

There was a time when God STARTED creating.This is the beginning of His work.
Not creating God,because He was there from everlasting.
There must be a time when God did not have STARTED creating.
When there was only God.
God is still creating today.

I agree that there was a beginning of creation and that he is still creating today.…[Read more]

Mike,

I know because trinitarism is not a Jewish belief while what I wrote is. John was not part of making a new religion, that cam later.

Mike,

kerwin wrote:

Yes, as became flesh first through Jesus and then in those that believe in his name.

That’s not the teaching, Kerwin. We are not told that the Word “became flesh THROUGH Jesus”. We are told that the Word became the flesh BEING known as “Jesus”.

If you understood Scripture correctly then you would know it was. It is not…[Read more]

Wakeup,

How do you understand john’s statement when He said;

It is actually know that John, a Jew, was just using the word logos for Law as according to the rabbis of that time the Law(Logos) was preexistent. In that teaching it is God’s instrument in creation, and is the source of light and life
In the beginning was the Word. He was s…[Read more]

Wakeup,

Reincarnation and incarnation are two different things. A person can be the incarnation of Love, Hate, Peace, Destruction,etc.

If God were to change red so it could be picked up as a rock is it still a color or has it become something else. In the same way of the word were given a form as an angel or human has a form then it would no…[Read more]

Wakeup,

1.By God’s Word were all things created.Y/N?
2.That same Word was made flesh.Y/N?
3.That same Word that created all things dwelleth amongst flesh.Y/N?
4.That same Word is coming again as the Word of God.Y/N?

These are yes and no question but often I hear the same words but a different meaning is revealed to me by them than is r…[Read more]