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?

Chosenone,The first and last and alpha and omega are terms used to mean the only one.   If only one exists then it is both the first and the last as well as the beginning and end.Isaiah 41:4 makes that case as God is pointing out he is the only God.Jesus is the only one God has appointed as King over everything in heaven and on earth.This does…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Jan. 14 2010,22:30)Kerwin….. My point was that the word used in the text does not mean a virigin, it means a young women or maiden, (NOT A VIRGIN) given that in most cases in Israel a maiden or young women was a virgin, but that did not give the translators the right to change the text, that is the point here. And Adam is right as…[Read more]

Gene and Terraricca,When you read Matthew 5:6 have you considered that the people Jesus is appealing to in all his teachings are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness because they are the only ones who truly want to do all God commands.   Their hunger and thirst for righteousness will draw them to Jesus’ teachings as drink and food dr…[Read more]

terraricca,If you are stating that evil desires stand between some and their understanding of what God is truly stating then I agree.

Quote (Gene @ Jan. 14 2010,12:29)Adam………… Good Job…………I have long ago studied the Immanuel account with the Jews and they were right that was a sign given to Ahaz by GOD and it dealt with Issiah's son named Immanuel and the word for Virgin was in fact (young women).  That whole thing does give cause to question the virgin berth…[Read more]

Terrarica,Can you please address Gene's point that no one can come to Jesus unless God draws them. I have my own thoughts on the matter which are based on Matthew 5:6. Thank you!

Quote (ashermoshehthreepointonefour @ Jan. 14 2010,00:59)Quote (kerwin @ Jan. 12 2010,17:46)I have my doubts about the Oral Torah.  It seems to be the interpretations of the law much like court law is the interpretation of the laws passed by the legislature.  Like Court Law what the actual law states and what Court Law states may have little in c…[Read more]

To all others as well as Gene,God led me to read John 6 which is an example of a spiritual teaching where the people were listening with the ears of this world.  Jesus told them they should work for food that endures to eternal life instead of food that spoils and they failed to understand.  He also told them to eat his flesh and drink his blood a…[Read more]

Gene, It is not only the parables that are written to be heard with spiritual ears. Jesus often spoke in code that can only be truly understood by those listening with spiritual ears.

Quote (Gene @ Jan. 12 2010,21:11)Kerwin…..Exactly Right…….that is why you do (NOT) see the term (FREE WILL) in scripture, because there is no such thing as (FREE WILLS), there is only (INFLUENCED) WILLS, and these are what (CAUSES) our Choices,  rather it be GOD or MAN. GRACE (Gods influencing on the heart) Works to produce (CAUSE) Which…[Read more]

The Thinker wrote:Quote Jesus said that the Father would send the Holy Spirit in His name:It is the same name as the whole family bears God's name.I am also looking at the possibility the scripture I am referring to is using “name” differently.John 14:16(NIV) reads:Quote And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with…[Read more]

Quote (banana @ Jan. 11 2010,10:55)Quote (kerwin @ Jan. 09 2010,17:08)Quote (banana @ Jan. 09 2010,11:50)kerwin1Jo 3:6   Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.  How does that explain what you claim?GeorgIf one sins then they can no longer know God and thus fall from heaven.  Or in other wo…[Read more]

I have my doubts about the Oral Torah. It seems to be the interpretations of the law much like court law is the interpretation of the laws passed by the legislature. Like Court Law what the actual law states and what Court Law states may have little in common.The regulation for clean butchering that are applied today are not even realistic for…[Read more]

Quote (peace2all @ Jan. 12 2010,05:37)the unity is complexNot really!On in unified in the Spirit of Righteousness. What is complex about that?John 14:6-14(NIV) reads:Quote Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on,…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Jan. 11 2010,04:09)For KWThank you,I started a new thread for a new take on the subject of conception. I felt looking at it from the Greek language was significantly different that it deserved its own thread.

To all including George and Peace2All,It is through the New Covenant that God creates everything through and for Jesus.  If he had already done it then there would not be a need to do it and Jesus' death was in vain.That is what scripture tells me.2 Corinthians 5:16-19(NIV) reads:Quote So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view.…[Read more]

Gene wrote:Quote Take the word (FREE) by it self and what does that mean, it means not subject to (ANY) influences what so ever, of the self (internal) of outside the self (external). absolutely (NO) Influence.I am going to say that is an impossible state to achieve unless one believes that any choice is completely random in which case there is no…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Jan. 10 2010,09:29)Kerwin……..I never said God makes us perform and  then punishes us for that action, nor have i even imply it. Then you give a scenario about that, which i have never said. Look GOD Knows all things from the start to the finish. He has (Allowed) man to make his own choices, and suffer the consequences of them to…[Read more]

George,I am not a Greek scholar but I do use their findings to better understand scripture when a disagreement about the meaning of words comes up. Some times that clarify an issue and sometimes they just serve to show the issue is debatable. In the case of “man” the Greek clearly is translated human. With conception it is either “gr…[Read more]