Quote (Not3in1 @ Mar. 13 2009,16:50)Quote (Lightenup @ Mar. 14 2009,03:54)Hi all,I had the idea to substitute most of the pronouns with their antecedents to take a different look at this passage.  Read through it and see what you think.John 1:1-13a In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He(The Word) was…[Read more]

Marty, Can you show us any scripture that says God made the worlds through the angels? Hebrews 1:2 has the answerHbr 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; It is obvious to me that John 1 and Hebrews 1 both agree that God made everything through the Son…[Read more]

Hi all,I had the idea to substitute most of the pronouns with their antecedents to take a different look at this passage. Read through it and see what you think.John 1:1-13a In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He(The Word) was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him(The…[Read more]

Hi Gene,The problem with that is this, the verb “was with” is written in the active voice in the Greek and not in the passive voice. The subject actually does the action. An utterance cannot act on its own initiative.LU

Hi all you Heaven netters out there,I just got word from Nick on my facebook. He is enjoying the finest wines surrounded by family and friends in Wanaka by the lake. I don't think we need to worry about him.Blessings,Kathi

Quote (942767 @ Mar. 09 2009,17:56)Quote (Cindy @ Feb. 21 2009,05:50)MartyThis is the part for the other post I made.Shortly to happen according to Glen Beck;s predication and my Husbands.This is what He says: Nature’s disasters may not be the only problems people will have to face; it may be the trigger to the world’s greatest calamity. Alr…[Read more]

Mandy,I am very sorry for your loss. I will pray for you and your family.Kathi

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 10 2009,23:54)Lu……….I do not think Jesus was himself ever (the) true light himself, because it says He was the (image) of GOD. This to me means He reflected the true GOD to us, and as we grow in understanding we to will be more and more reflecting the true GOD also because GOD the Father is us into His image also.…[Read more]

Welcome Mara,I do not know this group of Christians you speak of that say feelings are bad. God gave us the ability to have feelings afterall. I think that when we base our beliefs on our feelings we can get into trouble though. We need to take every thought and feeling captive and test it to scriptures and what we know of Christ's character.…[Read more]

That's good Gene. We aren't so far apart. William and I were discussing just this week about the Son of God “reflecting” His Father as Light of LIGHT. So, reflection is a good analogy.I guess the area that we differ in is when the Son became the true Light. I think that it was day one of creation. I think that you think it was at His baptism.…[Read more]

Mandy,Things that I am 100% sure about regarding that experience are:I was challenged to know the meaning of the term “firstborn of all creation” by some JW's. I remember not seeing that verse before. I had always thought that the Son of God had eternally existed.I surrendered my previous views on the trinity doctrine if they were not accurate.…[Read more]

Quote (Kimba08 @ Aug. 05 2008,10:49)Genesis”1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”I theorize that the word “EARTH” actually meant not our Planet but the Total of the “Physical Unuiverse” THENAnd “HEAVEN” was the “Spiritual Universe” Possilby also known or called the “WATERS” later on in verse 2 And the earth was without form, and…[Read more]

I'll have to read through it Mandy, thanks for bringing it up.Kathi

Quote (Cindy @ Mar. 08 2009,16:40)Quote (Lightenup @ Mar. 09 2009,08:04)Quote (Gene @ Mar. 08 2009,14:48)LU……….John the Baptist was a light , he Just was not (THAT) light. Jesus himself was not (THAT) light either He had (THAT) light in Him, remember Jesus said the (WORD) (that is what lighten every man coming into the world)  WAS NO HIS>…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2009,21:54)Hi ho Silver!Me thinks our Kimosabi has ridden off on the back of Silver with his friend Tonto. It is awful quiet here without him. I am sure he can use a good break. We will pray for you Lone Ranger…wherever you are:)

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 08 2009,14:48)LU……….John the Baptist was a light , he Just was not (THAT) light. Jesus himself was not (THAT) light either He had (THAT) light in Him, remember Jesus said the (WORD) (that is what lighten every man coming into the world)  WAS NO HIS> lets see if i can simplify it , an example would be  say the Sun is the (…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 08 2009,01:33)LU…….thats true Jesus had the fullness of the Spirit so He deficiently gave light or understanding. love and peace to you and yours…………………………….geneHi Gene,I hope you are having a great Sunday. I want to challenge you on the quoted post of yours.Jesus not only had the fullness of the…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Mar. 07 2009,12:29)To All………….the word light in scripture is simply (your understanding or intellect) and as light can be bright or dark or any thing between so can our understandings, this is all its talking about, Jesus said if that light in you be darkness HOW GREAT is that Darkness, this is to say if you see little how…[Read more]

Hi Mandy,I understand your concern. We don't find Jesus (the Son in the flesh) mentioned in the O.T. other than in prophecies foretold of Him. We ARE, though, told in the Bible that the “Son” existed before He became Jesus in the New Testament. Notice that these passages aren't saying these things about Jesus but about the “Son.” We can deduce…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Jan. 16 2009,00:59)The Bible and not human reason clearly bears out numerous times that Jesus, the “only begotten son,” “whose origin is from early times” did have a pre-human existence.He “emptied himself and took a slave’s form and came to be in the likeness of men.”God “prepared a body for him,” and so he “became flesh.”Je…[Read more]