Gene,God is spirit. If you do as he does then he is doing his work through you.

SimplyForgiven,I have a number of debates with Nick on certain subjects.  I chose to debate with him to share my understanding and to see if he can, either purposely or not, shed more understanding on the topics we touch on.  There is a point when a debate become fruitless and then it should be abandoned to go elsewhere.I do find his posts vague a…[Read more]

David,I tend to lack patience on the subject having addressed it frequently.   You are not the one to whom I have addressed it and perhaps I was too brusk.  God is not a God of paradoxes which some call divine mysteries.  You believe that Jesus stated he existed before Abraham was born and yet scripture clearly states Jesus decended from Ab…[Read more]

I read the wikipidia entry on them and it does involve some interesting history.

terraricca,You are cherry picking scriptures and I can also quote those that commend wisdom.  Proverbs 2:12(NIV) reads:Quote Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,       from men whose words are perverse,and Proverbs 3:13(NIV) reads:Quote Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,       the man who gains understanding,Are these two script…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 14 2010,11:30)Hi KW, So you take away your claim of equality with God in your thoughts?Nick Hassan,If you look at what I stated then you will see that I merely stated that if God is directing/doing my thinking then my thinking is equal to God's. I freely admit that I do not know when God is doing my thinking and when he…[Read more]

Nick Hassan,I offer my understanding of scripture and I leave it to you to test whether that understanding comes from God or not.   I test my own understanding as I am unsure if I actually understand what God means given my limited knowledge.Some I have become more sure of than others as God has over time revealed more information to me.The…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 14 2010,08:38)Hi KW,Wow!..walk humbly with your God..”You do realize that many of those known to be humble have said just what I said and were even more confident what they said came from God for they did not include the word “if”.God speaks the language of truth and if you speak what is true then you speak his language…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 13 2010,17:01)Hi KW, You see your thoughts as equal to God's?I have no idea how you reached that conclusion but if God's thoughts are the ones running through my mind then my thoughts are equal to God's as they are God's even if I used logical reason to arrive at them.God does exist and interacts with mankind.

This thread should be posted elsewhere.As for my opinion of Nick.  He does his job as he sees fit and I see no reason for me to judge anther's servant.  The forum remains dedicated to debate with little or no real derogatory attacks.I do not call all personal attacks derogatory and consider those that the person believes are true and relevant to t…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 13 2010,16:38)Hi KW,” My thoughts are greater than your thoughts”Your current thoughts are based on fault finding based on ignorance and not on the spirit of God. That is clear if you follow my reasoning.You, yourself are guilty of using logic to explain your position on scripture and to reach conclusions based on…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ May 13 2010,11:22)Hi RM, Trust in logic has led to apostasy for many. My word is truthNick,Logic is equivilent to math.  If you put garbage in then you get garbage out but if you put the truth in you get the truth out as long as you have valid equations.A valid equation is that 1 + 1 = 2.An invalid equation is that 1 + 2 =…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ May 12 2010,23:20)Kerwin ………Man does (NOT) have a “FREE” Will, He has the liberty to express his (captivated Will) the Words “FREE WILL” is an Oxymoron, because a Will could Not be a WILL if it were “FREE”> think about it.What Jerry wrote is exactly right IMO.peace and love to you and yours……………..geneYou are…[Read more]

Gene,The bottom line is that the soul does exist in the grave. You are claiming it does not since a person in their grave, even Jesus, is dead.I admit that Deuteronomy 6:5 does not mention flesh but it does mention soul, heart, and strength as being separate parts of the human being.I would like to know what Hebrew words that the King James…[Read more]

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ May 12 2010,21:55)Kerwin………..Jesus did not say the spirit is weak, But said “the Spirit is (WILLING) but the flesh is (WEAK)”.Peace and  love to you and yours………………….geneThank you for the correction.

gollamudi,Please explain your leap of logic as stating that the so called Jews do not believe God's words is not stating that Jesus is God.   Those who believe Jesus is God are one with those false Jews in that they also do not believe Jesus is the Promised One as the individual they describe is not Jesus even if his name is the same.God is not…[Read more]

david,So scripture speaks falsely when it states Jesus, like John the Baptist and other human beings, was conceived in his mother's womb some two thousand plus years ago?I chose to believe God instead of the conjectures of man.Jesus is a human being just as I am but unlike me he did not give in to his evil desires. He promised me that and anyone…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ May 12 2010,13:08)Hi brother Nick,I hope we are not findind salvation here in this forum. We are only debating on the Christian scriptures of their reliability. Whether a Jew or Gentile it matters when we debate on the scriptures for their validity.Peace to youAdamGollamundi,The so called Jews do not even believe that the their…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ May 12 2010,13:23)Quote (chosenone @ April 30 2010,06:10)terraricca.Quote COjust in your own words what this means;…All My councel shall be confirmed,?Here is my answer…  “All my counsel” means Gods plan of action, “shall be confirmed” means gauranteed, shall happen.   In one sentence it means…  Gods plan of action WILL ha…[Read more]

Gene,Nick is not saying that God is weak.  I believe he is trying to state that the spirit of God is strongest in those who are most humble even though it is unlimited in its strength.It seems to be attempt to explain why Jesus stated “the spirit is weak but the flesh is strong”.It also seems to go with the scripture that states that the…[Read more]