Charles;Quote How therefore one can conclude that it is symbolic, since He  emphasized it.The food and drink satisfy those that hunger and thirst to be righteous as God is righteous.That is not literally flesh and blood but it is receiving and living by the Spirit through faith in Jesus Anointed.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 08 2012,13:12)Any proof KW?Nick,The words themselves are the evidence for those that can understand them. The words show that Jesus is the speaking and that he is speaking to Nicodemus.  He clearly states that no one ascended to heaven in the past but him.  At the time he spoke to Nicodemus he had not yet died; and so h…[Read more]

Pierre,Quote TRANSLATED = b. To convey to heaven without death.SCRIPTURES SAYS ;;Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death;SO IT SHOULD BE HE WAS TRANSLATED NOT TO SEE DEAD ,BUT DIED , That passage does not say what you hope it should state.  The writer of Scripture was clearly interpreting the generations of Seth as…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ May 07 2012,07:05)Quote (kerwin @ May 07 2012,11:41)Quote (942767 @ May 07 2012,06:12)Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,05:05)Hi 94, Jesus did not put it that way.But believe what you will.Hi Nick:Is the following a true statement?No, man except Jesus has ascended into heaven from the dead.Love in Christ,MartyMarty,Jesus was yet in…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 08 2012,04:48)Yes KW,We face our own battles inwardly and outwardlyNick,Satan lost his place in heaven though he still goes before God's throne to petition God to rain troubles, trials, and temptation on man.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 08 2012,04:47)Hi KW, Does obedience to the law cause him to receive the gift of a new man?The new man is BY transformation of the Spirit. That happened at the jordanNick;The new man is received and lived according to by faith as it is written the righteous live by faith. Jesus was immersed in water in his mother's womb;…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,09:03)Hi T, Yes the Spirit given to Jesus at the Jordan must also be given to us for us to share eternal life with him. Our own spirit leaves when we die just as his did.Nick;We are given the gift of the new man by the Spirit when baptized into Jesus. The evidence shows that Jesus had the new man previously to the…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,09:03)Hi T, Yes the Spirit given to Jesus at the Jordan must also be given to us for us to share eternal life with him. Our own spirit leaves when we die just as his did.Nick,I agree that Jesus was given the spiritual gifts of prophecy and wondrous powers when he became a priest at the Jordon.Despite that I believe…[Read more]

Frank;Thank you for letting me know what you meant.

Nick;It is written:Ephesians 6:12King James Version (KJV)12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,15:55)Hi KW, Certainly a satanic demon entered Judas as it is written. But Peter probably had always had it.Nick;Peter was cleaned and only required rebuking, teaching, training and correcting to drive the spirits that temporary took up residence.  They were unable to make him a servant of hell with Jesus around;…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,15:53)Hi KW, Angels fall during rev 12. But before then? Can ANGELS inhabit men??Nick,At the latest the Devil fell from heaven was when the serpent of old  fell from the Garden.  We also know that Scripture calls him the “God” of this world.It also sounds like he was cast down by the human brethren using the b…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,10:16)Hi KW, Demons are of earth. The heavenly spirits are of heaven.Nick;I hold that at least some demons are corporeal just like their non-fallen brethren.As far as I can tell demons are fallen angels.There is no need for a demon to be non corporeal as the spirits they live through and manipulate men by are non-corporeal.

Quote (942767 @ May 07 2012,07:05)Quote (kerwin @ May 07 2012,11:41)Quote (942767 @ May 07 2012,06:12)Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,05:05)Hi 94, Jesus did not put it that way.But believe what you will.Hi Nick:Is the following a true statement?No, man except Jesus has ascended into heaven from the dead.Love in Christ,MartyMarty,Jesus was yet in…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 07 2012,07:05)Quote (kerwin @ May 06 2012,18:58)Mike;Are you seriously claiming that the command to resist the devil whenever tempted by evil does not infer there is a devil tempting you every time?That's right, Kerwin.  But I already expected you to be on the “The Devil made me do it” bandwagon, because you like to…[Read more]

Mike;Are you seriously claiming that the command to resist the devil whenever tempted by evil does not infer there is a devil tempting you every time?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,05:12)Hi KW, What came from Peters mouth revealed what was in him. He had no ideaNick,Peter was not yet mature; as the Holy Spirit had not yet come; and therefore he did not know evil for evil; even as you say.

Quote (942767 @ May 07 2012,06:12)Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 07 2012,05:05)Hi 94, Jesus did not put it that way.But believe what you will.Hi Nick:Is the following a true statement?No, man except Jesus has ascended into heaven from the dead.Love in Christ,MartyMarty,Jesus was yet in his mortal body when he stated those words; so he was not speaking…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ May 06 2012,08:08)Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 06 2012,12:52)Hi 94, No according to your current understanding of the scriptures.Enoch is unclear but Elijah was SEEN going into the sky.Nick:Enoch may be unclear because the scriptures only state that he was translated that he should not die, but the scriptures state that Elijah was…[Read more]

terraricca,Do you judge the heart?We are told that the result of Enoch's walking with God was that he was not because he was taken by God.Why would Mike be able to judge whether or not Elisha walked closer to God than Elijah.   Why would he be fool enough to double guess God?God teaches us he has mercy on who he has mercy and compassion on who he…[Read more]