Quote (gollamudi @ Dec. 02 2009,12:32)Jesus did not talk about the atonement and that this innovation came from Paul of Tarsus. It is to Paul that Christianity should trace its roots. The origins of Christianity as we know it came, not from Jesus, but from Paul. The leadership and importance of James, brother of Jesus, was suppressed by the…[Read more]

Quote (katjo @ Dec. 02 2009,09:23)Concerning babies and little children. Yes, we are all born in to sin because its been past down the line generation after generation since Adam. BUT God knows until a child reaches a certain age, they dont even know what sin is. They only know what they are being taught. Our pastor always said ;he thought it…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 02 2009,04:25)Quote (kerwin @ Dec. 01 2009,22:22)gollamudi,Your source reads:Quote 1. MESSIAH AS PROPHETJesus was not a prophet. Prophecy can only exist in Israel when the land is inhabited by a majority of world Jewry. During the time of Ezra (circa 300 BCE), when the majority of Jews refused to move from Babylon to…[Read more]

Quote (banana @ Dec. 02 2009,06:28)Quote (kerwin @ Dec. 01 2009,23:08)Irene,I am sure of the definition of “upright” that applies to the scripture which declares God created mankind “upright”.  I am not unsure of the fact Jesus did not sin even though he was tempted to the same degree as any other man.   Resisting that temptation even led to him d…[Read more]

bodhitharta wrote:Quote This is clearly stating they are rejecting the Gospel but are accepted anyway.God does not contradict himself.  If you are interpreting his words in such a way that they contradict other of his words then you are misinterpreting them.  Peter tells us that some of Paul’s teachings are hard to understand and I find that to…[Read more]

Irene,I am sure of the definition of “upright” that applies to the scripture which declares God created mankind “upright”.  I am not unsure of the fact Jesus did not sin even though he was tempted to the same degree as any other man.   Resisting that temptation even led to him dying on the cross.I am confident that babies are not accountable for t…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 01 2009,15:20)Quote (kerwin @ Dec. 01 2009,19:40)Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 01 2009,14:30)Quote (kerwin @ Dec. 01 2009,19:23)Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 01 2009,14:09)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 01 2009,15:31)Hi BD, His mercy is offered in Jesus to believers from any background.Take up the offer as Islam cannot save you.That's…[Read more]

gollamudi,Your source reads:Quote 1. MESSIAH AS PROPHETJesus was not a prophet. Prophecy can only exist in Israel when the land is inhabited by a majority of world Jewry. During the time of Ezra (circa 300 BCE), when the majority of Jews refused to move from Babylon to Israel, prophecy ended upon the death of the last prophets — Haggai, Zechariah…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 01 2009,14:30)Quote (kerwin @ Dec. 01 2009,19:23)Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 01 2009,14:09)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 01 2009,15:31)Hi BD, His mercy is offered in Jesus to believers from any background.Take up the offer as Islam cannot save you.That's not what romans says it says that GOD has CONCLUDED them ALL in…[Read more]

To all,It is written that man was created upright but chose to go in search of many schemes.  That is equivalent of stating Adam and Eve were created perfect.  I hypothesis that is because they did not know how to do either good or evil.  In that case perhaps they were just not accountable for any sins they performed.  I am not sure as being una…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Dec. 01 2009,14:09)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 01 2009,15:31)Hi BD, His mercy is offered in Jesus to believers from any background.Take up the offer as Islam cannot save you.That's not what romans says it says that GOD has CONCLUDED them ALL in UNBELIEFRomans 11″23-24(KJV) reads:Quote And they also, if they abide not still in…[Read more]

To all,Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 01 2009,00:13)Hi KW,The Spirit of God teaches and illuminates the Word, and wrote the Word through men but is not that Word. The Spirit is of God, and God is greater than His WordThe Law of Mosses explicitly states:Deuteronomy 13:5(KJV) reads:Quote And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death;…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Nov. 24 2009,06:17)Quote (kerwin @ Nov. 24 2009,10:29)To All,The Law is not imposition to those who walk according to the ways of the Spirit as the fruit of the spirit is obedience to the commandments of God.The problem is that the letter kills and the spirit gives life.  If you adhere to the letter of the law to the point where you…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Nov. 29 2009,06:25)Quote (kerwin @ Nov. 29 2009,10:50)To all,The Spirit does grant the ability the wisdom to judge between good from evil and the knowledge of God's ways.  The Spirit of righteousness does not make us rocket scientists though we may be more adapt at determining when we are being deceived even by a rocket scientist.I…[Read more]

To all,The Spirit does grant the ability the wisdom to judge between good from evil and the knowledge of God's ways.  The Spirit of righteousness does not make us rocket scientists though we may be more adapt at determining when we are being deceived even by a rocket scientist.I would not refer to this change as an increase in intellect as that…[Read more]

bodhitharta wrote:Quote Now, I am saying that God loves Jesus enough to have saved him just like you believe you have salvation through Jesus.You place too much importance in the first death.   The first death is merely when man enters the grave to await Judgment Day.  Many members of mankind who God loves have also entered and will enter t…[Read more]

peacetoall wrote:Quote but your wrong it clearly says we are all sinnersI see that we are having difficulties exchanging ideas but I am not sure about the details of that situation.    I hope that God will resolve them with further communications.I have not disagreed, except to mention at least one exception, i.e. Jesus, exist to that rule.  My ar…[Read more]

Peace2all wrote:Quote Kerwin, so what does Romans 5:12,13 mean?I stated what Romans 5:12-13 did though I assume that my listener know why each of us has to be born again.Romans 5:12-13(NIV) reads:Quote Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— 13for b…[Read more]

bodhitharta wrote:Quote Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.Proverbs 10:11-13That is because of Love not BloodJesus chose to die on the cross because he loves each and everyone of us.  Those who love evil will choose not to take advantage of the opportunity he provided, by his choice, for them to come out into the light.

Quote (banana @ Nov. 24 2009,06:44)Quote (kerwin @ Nov. 24 2009,10:46)Quote (banana @ Nov. 23 2009,13:02)To allWhy concern yourselves with the “original” sin? concern yourselves with your sins.GeorgThe curse that resulted from the original sin is why each of us needs to be born again to free us from being servants of sin.kerwinThe curse that we…[Read more]