Surah 4:171 O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and

Bd,

Then why does scripture say that Jesus was the only begotten son of God, and he is certainly more than a messenger, wouldn’t you agree? He is definitely…[Read more]

Still am curious if Bd has been water baptized 🙂 waiting.

Bd, being born again is being born of water first (water baptism) and being born of the spirit is being infused with the spirit from above, which opens the eyes to scripture, and opens the heart to both God and man (humanity). It is like being born again a second time with water and then being born again of heart (a new man, the past gone).

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so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55)

I believe we go somewhere else after death (I believe they call it the intermediate state).

The a thousand years is clearly symbolic, like most of Revelations is. It’s not in chronological order either, IMO.

So you say Nick!

Nick,

Is part of your post speaking about water baptism? I’m a big believer in that command. it’s no guarantee of anything but it is a beginning.

But fear of God is the beginning of wisdom

Hi Nick. It depends what kind of fear it is.

Nick, no, I do not believe in the universal salvation doctrine. I believe in the annihilation doctrine if you want to put a name to it.

Hi Nick. I can confidently say that I do know God and I know there will be no eternal conscious suffering for sinners. IF I am wrong (which I know I am not)… then the true God who is love will save them. But guess what – that already happened. It IS the true God who I know from the bible – the savior of mankind, the God who IS love.

And I am not going to waste time posting other scriptures because, it’s pretty obvious you have ignored any scriptures others have shown you.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 “They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.”

Everlasting – lasting for ever…

Everlasting destruction is destruction that never ends,

That is insane. How can “everlasting destruction” be “destruction that never ends”.  What??…[Read more]

 

IT IS THIS VERY TYPE OF THEOLOGICAL REASONING,  WHERE WE LOOK TO OUR OWN NATURAL UNDERSTANDING, THAT PUFFS PEOPLE UP LIKE RELIGIOUS PHARISEES AND DECEIVES US – JUST THE SAME AS IT DECEIVED EVE IN THE GARDEN…

DavidL,

John 8:44 “Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. “YOU ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVI…[Read more]

DavidL,

If God does not hold his anger forever (Psalms 30:5, Psalms 103:9, Isaiah 57:16), who is is charge of eternal hell? Please answer.

Quite simply, the wages of sin is death. The GIFT from GOD is eternal life.

More to say, but later.

Sorry David I never saw this. Well good on you! Don’t know much about tenpin bowling but obviously Ed does.

Bd, He appeared to eleven of the twelve disciples according to the gospels.
Why do you ask?

Beautifully sung from their heart. Thanks for sharing, miia.

Here it is from Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill. I will never get tired of hearing this sung!

Isn’t it a great song 🙂

Gene, yes i understand you. It’s not a matter of IF we keep the commandments because that should not be a question, it’s rather HOW we keep the commandments, which is GOD takes away our stony heart and gives us a new heart (soft heart). So, it’s through what God has done for us how we are able to keep the commandments. Is that what you are…[Read more]

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.” (Exodus 20:2)

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.” (Matthew 22:37)

Could we have things in our lives…[Read more]

Kerwin, I think Terraricca’s verse sum up the issue.

Ecc 12:13 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.

If anyone says the ten commandments were done away with they are lying. They are saying “It’s OK to serve another God, it’s OK to commit idolatry, it’s…[Read more]