To all,This is a complicated issue.First suffering occurs because sin is in the world so mankind in general can be blamed.Second Satan is in some cases the agent of suffering and so he can be blamed.Third God has the ability to prevent all suffering if he chooses and so he can be “blamed”.The motives of mankind and Satan are evil while the motives…[Read more]

Quote (ashermoshehthreepointonefour @ Jan. 17 2010,05:59)Quote ashermoshehthreepointonefour wrote:Quote For example: The Torah forbids lighting a flame during Shabbat or extinguishing a flame. In Rabbinic Judaism, one can turn the light on prior to the Shabbat starting, and leave the light on the whole Shabbat. Or one can leave their stove on to…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 17 2010,05:47)kerwin the best way to strengthen your faith is to put it in practice on the inside and the outside,on the inside so God see you and your motifs if they are good he will bless you.on the outside fore we have to recognize him openly to all to be a testimony of Christ.in this way you will in deed receive in…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 17 2010,03:01)hi kerwini have explain it many times,free will means that we have the power of decisions in our lives to do good or evil we may be influenced by the quality of that good and evil this is of no importance,it is us who make the decisions that's were responsibility lays we are without excuses for our…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 16 2010,20:47)hi kerwinwe walk by faith so two possibilities ether you believe or do not ,the only way we will know for sure is at the return of Christ at the end of times,or after we past away,I am trying to strengthen the faith of those that believe by this thread as I am convinced we must believe that Jesus achieved…[Read more]

ashermoshehthreepointonefour wrote:Quote For example: The Torah forbids lighting a flame during Shabbat or extinguishing a flame. In Rabbinic Judaism, one can turn the light on prior to the Shabbat starting, and leave the light on the whole Shabbat. Or one can leave their stove on to keep food warm. The Karaite Judaism says that one cannot have…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 16 2010,18:23)hi COthe fact that we have faith in Christ we are living in the spirit,so our free will decision to take part of the grace of God is in our benefitWhat do you define “free will” as?

Quote (chosenone @ Jan. 10 2010,13:33)Kerwin.    I just came across this post of yours that contradicts what you say.Group: Regular MembersPosts: 1611Joined: Jan. 2009  Posted: Jan. 09 2010,16:36  ——————————————————————————–Quote (Gene @ Jan. 09 2010,04:58) Kerwin………..Please show when i h…[Read more]

Quote (chosenone @ Jan. 10 2010,13:25)Quote (kerwin @ Jan. 09 2010,16:31)Quote (chosenone @ Jan. 09 2010,02:18)Hi kerwin.   The post I have answered to terraricca with, would also be used to answer your previous one to me.Also this reply of yours   …”God can certainly show grace by creating a individual that will meet the qualifications he i…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ Jan. 16 2010,12:42)Hi brothers Gene and Kerwin,I appreciate both of you for participating in this unending debate on Virgin birth of Jesus. But I am not convinced of how Jesus had to be born of a Virgin which was not according to Hebrew scriptures but allegedly misinterpreted by the N.T writers namely Matthew and Luke. Please…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ Jan. 16 2010,14:01)So how is that process about brother Kerwin?You mean to say Jesus was created in the womb of Mary?Jesus was spcial creation of God like the first Adam?I suppose you could say that. On the other hand he was probably closer to the creation of Eve since God made her from a part of Adam and Jesus had to have been…[Read more]

Nick,See my thread on conception in the Greek language for my response to your original argument in this thread.

Nick Hassan in thread Gennao wrote:Quote Hi, This word is found in scripture in many places.Acts 13″32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son,…[Read more]

Gene,Some Jews believe in scripture having two or more meanings. They are known to call the extra meanings hidden. That scripture could well have served God in such a way. I have seen in some of Jesus' teachings where he used the double entendre. I have noticed that when reading either Hebrews or Matthew that the scripture they quote are not…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Jan. 16 2010,01:17)Kerwin……..I agree with that , except it is GOD that (CAUSES) that desire in the FIRST PLACE. NOT of ourselves. That is the POINT>If you are stating that created us to be what we are then I cannot disagree.   He created a fish to be a fish and a bird to be a bird so why would someone have trouble believing he…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Jan. 16 2010,00:42)Kerwinyou should read what i quote so you would have seen that that s it is what i try to explain to gene.That is fine.

Quote (ashermoshehthreepointonefour @ Jan. 15 2010,20:35)Quote ashermoshehthreepointonefour,The Rabbis consider the Oral Torah as an interpretive tradition.  The Karaite tradition disregards it completely.  It seems you disagree with both so what tradition are you from?The Oral Torah is only interpretive tradition in terms of Rabbinic d…[Read more]

To all,Here is what scripture actually states about the relationship between God and Jesus.1 Timothy 2:5(NIV) reads:Quote For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,God 1 human being who is the mediator Jesus the Anointed the rest of mankind.The writer certainly does not state God is the mediator between…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ Jan. 15 2010,11:44)Quote (Gene @ Jan. 15 2010,12:05)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Jan. 15 2010,05:34)G, What evidence do you have of the text being changed or does it just not align with your intellect-none? Let scripture rule and reform your wayward intellect.Nick…….The two accounts in Mat1:16…> And Jacob begat Joseph  the…[Read more]

peace2all,I address your question of why people have trouble understanding Jesus’ teaching in another thread about learning to hear with spiritual ears.   His teachings are quite easy to understand but one must be listening to them from the right point of view.  I call this the spiritual point of view but which means that one must hunger and thi…[Read more]