Irene and Mike,I am short on time and will try to get back to you later on what you have written.

Mike Boll,There is no account that Jesus changed from a flesh and bone body to any other. The account of holy ones being resurrected from the grave after Jesus was crucified stated their bodies came out of the graves. Why would their bodies have to come out of the grave if they did not have a flesh and blood body? Their resurrection sounds…[Read more]

Adam,The writer of that article like the writer of Hebrews interprets scripture. How do you know the writer of that article has interpreted scripture correctly? Lets test the spirit of Hebrews using Moses and the Prophets.One argument is:Hebrews 9(NIV)17 In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17…[Read more]

Irene,I believe what I understand from scripture and that is that there is a waiting place for the souls of those whose bodies have died until Resurrection Day. In this waiting place each and every soul knows nothing of the hope for salvation of the living from they are subject to judgment. Those who lived a life of wickedness will be tormented…[Read more]

Shimmer,I have challenged certain people to support what they say with scripture and reason and yet they do not do so. This makes me believe that either they do not have and support or that they do not believe that their reasoning is convincing.

Pierre,In John 17:20 Jesus is petitioning God that the Holy Spirit come to dwell in all that believe and that will come to believe in him and not just in the Eleven. It is through the Spirit of God the both Jesus and God dwell within those that obey all of Jesus’ teaching and so in faith they receive and live by the Spirit.

Quote (shimmer @ Jan. 20 2011,12:03)I must say, with all of the information which Jay has posted here regarding things, things people say they know nothing about, things people try to say are not in scripture, would you also say the same thing to Enoch ? Enoch knew things others did not, too.   So, I want to say, thankyou Jay for all that I…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ Jan. 20 2011,16:22)Quote (kerwin @ Jan. 20 2011,15:10)Mike Boll,I am glad you understand my take on about resurected humans have a immortal flesh blood body that is from heaven.  I believe I also understand yours.  I believe angels come in more than one kind and some kinds have flesh and blood bodies.   I do not believe all do…[Read more]

Irene,Whether you choose to take the background of the parable and the rich man literally is something you are accountable for just as I am accountable for the choices I make.  Still, there is some teachings of the parable you seem to be missing.Malachi 4:1 could very well sum up the intent of part of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from…[Read more]

Adam,You seem to be confused on what righteousness is as it is following God's Laws and therefore the spirit to follow God’s Laws is the spirit of righteousness.   God goes on further to state in Ezekiel 36:27, ”And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws”.  It is God’s Spirit that moves tho…[Read more]

Mike Boll,I am glad you understand my take on about resurected humans have a immortal flesh blood body that is from heaven.  I believe I also understand yours.  I believe angels come in more than one kind and some kinds have flesh and blood bodies.   I do not believe all do.

George,This is what my pondering on the words of God you quoted have wroth.Paul was speaking of the councilor within a being and not the essential essence of a being.  The former, as to God’s, is addressed in Galatians 5:22-24 and things of God are the fruit of his Spirit as mentioned in the Galatians 5:22-23.  The spirit affects the mental ele…[Read more]

George,I have come to understand that Jesus is the Amen, the fulfillment of the Law, the new creation of God because all was created anew in him, and for him, and by him. I also believe that God foreknew before the old creation that Jesus would become the mediator of the new covenant by his sinless life, his self sacrifice even to the point of…[Read more]

Pierre,The topic is about the parable of the rich man and Lazarus which features ghosts communicating with one another in Sheol. One point of the parable is that those who do not believe Mosses and the Prophets will not believe if one rises from the dead as did Jesus. This point is brought up after the soul of the rich man petitions Abraham…[Read more]

Irene,When a human dies his soul, which is his essential self, is temporary without a body as the body returns to the dust of which it was made.   The soul whose body has stopped functioning is sometimes referred to as a spirit of the dead,aka ghosts, as in Proverbs 2:18.  It is possible that Solomon is speaking of the souls of men and animals i…[Read more]

Mike,Since the context of the clause makes it clear what flesh and blood he speaks of then why should he even consider that someone might consider he was speaking of all flesh and blood.   He already stated all flesh is not the same.   How then does the flesh of the man that is buried differ from the flesh of the man that is raised if all flesh i…[Read more]

George,I have not read of anywhere that states that man was not born with spirit but only with the ability to develop spirit.  I also do not know of anywhere where Scripture states man was born with spirit, even broadly speaking as I was doing.    What I have read is that one forfeits their soul if they do not believe God.  This is why I bel…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ Jan. 18 2011,16:23)Quote (kerwin @ Jan. 18 2011,20:39)Adam,Spirit of righteousness is the driving force of the soul.  Compare it to the spirit of arogance, or rebellion, etc.   Since true righteousness comes from God the spirit of true righteousness also comes from God.  The last I knew Jews teach the same.  I will check tho…[Read more]

Adam,Spirit of righteousness is the driving force of the soul.  Compare it to the spirit of arogance, or rebellion, etc.   Since true righteousness comes from God the spirit of true righteousness also comes from God.  The last I knew Jews teach the same.  I will check though.The spirit of man is no longer righteous as he went in search of many sch…[Read more]

Shimmer,God commands us to love as he loves. In other words that means to be righteous as he is righteous. Jesus is our teacher. If someone comes and state Jesus does not teach you how to become righteous at God is righteous then they are not a servant of God. If someone comes telling you that you will have peace despite you continuing to…[Read more]