Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,12:01)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,15:33)Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,08:57)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,13:51)Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,03:51)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,05:00)Ed,What do you mean by the word “offer” in the words “offer unto”?presentEd,Yes,  Abraham did present Isaac as a sacrifice.Hi Kerwin,Thank you!…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,12:01)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,15:30)Quote (kerwin @ July 29 2013,21:10)Does offer mean sacrifice in some contexts?Ed,You have not yet answered this direct question.Hi Kerwin,I say “No”, not in my vocabulary it doesn't; it may in yours though.If we are taking turns, it is now your turn to answer my question.God…[Read more]

Kathy,You do realize that Godhead is an archaic term whose original definition was equivalent to what more modern translations use?

Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,08:57)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,13:51)Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,03:51)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,05:00)Ed,What do you mean by the word “offer” in the words “offer unto”?presentEd,Yes,  Abraham did present Isaac as a sacrifice.Hi Kerwin,Thank you! My next question is:Did Abraham “sacrifice” Issac – “Yes” or “No”?…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ July 29 2013,21:10)Quote (Ed J @ July 29 2013,12:14)Quote (kerwin @ July 29 2013,06:05)Mike,It is a trick question as Abraham did offer(to present for acceptance or rejection:tender) but did not offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice).  God commanded Abraham to offer(to present as an act of worship or…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ July 30 2013,03:51)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,05:00)Ed,What do you mean by the word “offer” in the words “offer unto”?presentEd,Yes, Abraham did present Isaac as a sacrifice.

Mike,If you removed the divine attributes from it then it is no different from a man's or an angel's word.

Quote (mikeboll64 @ July 28 2013,22:07)Quote (kerwin @ July 27 2013,20:06)Mike,Elisha's word went to God and accomplished it's purpose.I agree that we could metaphorically and poetically say that Elisha's word accomplished it's purpose.  But just because we personify the word of Elisha – making it sound like it was an entity separate from Elisha,…[Read more]

Ed,What do you mean by the word “offer” in the words “offer unto”?

Quote (Ed J @ July 29 2013,23:35)Quote (kerwin @ July 30 2013,02:30)Ed,Yes, Abraham did offer(to present for acceptance or rejection:tender) but No, He did not offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice).I didn't ask about acceptance or rejection, nor did I ask about worship or devotion.Ed,Then tell me what you did ask as both…[Read more]

Ed,Yes, Abraham did offer(to present for acceptance or rejection:tender) but No, He did not offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice).

Ed,I did not complain or call you names, I said Satan is blinding you. The point you are dodging is that Genesis 22:2 in the KJV expresses the same idea as Genesis 22:2 does in the NIV.  You have introduced Hebrews 11:17 and both the NIV version and the KJV mean the same thing even though the NIV's version is more worthy.Hebrews 11:17King James…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ July 29 2013,12:14)Quote (kerwin @ July 29 2013,06:05)Mike,It is a trick question as Abraham did offer(to present for acceptance or rejection:tender) but did not offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice).  God commanded Abraham to offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice) Isaac as a burnt…[Read more]

limjunus,Hi, Nice to see you.Please start a new post in the Hot Seat area and explain the message of salvation you believe in.

Mike,Quote Just like the above, it is simply poetic and metaphorical speaking, Kerwin.  But let's examine your understanding that “the word of God” IS something other than simply the words that God spoke:You are misunderstanding me when I say God's Word is more than his spoken utterance.  I am simply saying his Word is not as the Word of a man.  …[Read more]

Quote (seekingtruth @ July 28 2013,23:14)Gene,First time I heard that it means rope, I have heard that the “eye of a needle” is a gate which for a camel to go through it had to do so crawling on their knee's (difficult but not impossible), than of course you have the traditional translation of a literal camel and literal eye of a needle…[Read more]

Mike,Quote Just like the above, it is simply poetic and metaphorical speaking, Kerwin. But let's examine your understanding that “the word of God” IS something other than simply the words that God spoke:It is my understanding that the Jewish culture of John's day and previously was poetically and metaphysically inclined unlike the majority of the…[Read more]

Mike,It was a false accusation and the Jews did not explain their reasoning but Jesus did by pointing out why he was superior to those called gods.

Mike,It is a trick question as Abraham did offer(to present for acceptance or rejection:tender) but did not offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice).  God commanded Abraham to offer(to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice) Isaac as a burnt offering.So it appears Ed is shifting the definition of “offer” from…[Read more]

Ed,Satan is blinding you at the moment or you would see that either “offer” or “sacrifice” can be used in Genesis 22:2 without changing the meaning.Genesis 22:2King James Version (KJV)2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of…[Read more]