Is that what Col 1:15 says, Nick? Or is it okay to add in our own words like, “from the dead” and “new creations”?

Well Nick,When it is said that Jesus is the “firstborn of the dead”, we know it means he was literally the first one to die, and then be raised to eternal life.So when it is said that Jesus is the “firstborn of EVERY CREATURE” – what is the most logical understanding?“Firstborn of dead” = “The one born first out of all the dead”“Firstborn of every…[Read more]

I appreciate all the effort you put into it, but NO.  There are some things we're just not told the specifics of.  The point is that Nick was just pondering a question – and asking for our thoughts.Did the tree of life in the Garden of Eden fruit once a month ?  If so, would Adam have had to eat from it every month to remain living forever? Wi…[Read more]

Yeah, that guy is a beast for sure.  He reminds me of our own “Beast Mode”………..

Quote (carmel @ May 12 2014,13:23)ISN'T IT A PROOF ENOUGH THAT JESUS WAS IN THE GLORY OF THE FATHER?Proof of what, Charles?God shares His own glory with no one. But God has indeed exalted His holy servant Jesus Christ above his companions.Jesus' own Father and God has given Jesus all things – to the point that Jesus can say, “What's His is mine,…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 11 2014,20:31)Milke,I point to many but you do not agree with me.I'm only asking for ONE, Kerwin.  Point to ONE of them right now.  Show me where my understanding is NOT “based on the word of God”.Either that, or admit that you meant, “Mike's understanding is not based on MY PERSONAL INTERPRETATION OF the word of God.”I let a l…[Read more]

Quote (Wakeup @ May 11 2014,19:34)Quote (carmel @ May 12 2014,08:19)WHY GOD DIDN'T DO IT ALSO WHEN JESUS RESURRECTED, BUT INSTEAD HE SEND AN ANGEL TO SHIFT THE STONE?Carmel.Good question.The answer is because all that has to be written down for us.If the stones stayed closed and locked; then Mary and others would not have experienced what they…[Read more]

The rugby players are better tacklers. They have to do it correctly, because of the lack of protection.I think the pads and helmets in the NFL give the player a false sense of security. And because of that, they don't practice safe tackling techniques – despite the fact that these safe techniques are taught from grade school on up.I would post…[Read more]

I haven't been given that information, Charles. So I don't know the answer.

Pierre,Do you have reason to think the tree in New Jerusalem is a different tree than the one that was in the Garden of Eden?Do you have reason to think it will fruit once a month in New Jerusalem, but didn't fruit once a month in the Garden of Eden?I don't know the answers.  I'm just asking………..

Good question, Nick.In my personal OPINION, I believe once is enough for all time.I think the the fruits are in season year round in New Jerusalem because certain members of the nations who are healed with the leaves are constantly being invited into the city.In other words, there will a constant stream of people eating their one portion of the…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ May 10 2014,18:40)you try so hard to make one of the two ,but it is impossible God is not his own son ,and the son cannot the father of witch he his the son of (or the lamb,or THE WORD, or the anointed one,or the sent one,ect)That is correct.The Son, Servant, Lamb, Priest, Prophet, Messiah, and Spokesman OF God will never BE…[Read more]

Quote (Wakeup @ May 10 2014,15:57)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 11 2014,05:23)Save your breath, Wakeup.  The Lamb OF God is not the God he is the Lamb OF.Nor has a sacrificial lamb ever been the EQUAL of the one who sacrificed him.Mike B.You are avoiding evidence given.You say the lamb is seperate to God. But HE is also worshipped as God is…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 11 2014,13:01)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 12 2014,00:24)Quote (kerwin @ May 10 2014,23:07)T,Yes, after all it was Israelites that Jesus called the children of the Devil even though God said they were to be his children instead.Pierre and Kerwin,It was also those stubborn, stiff-necked rebels who Jehovah Himself called “children of…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 11 2014,12:55)Quote (mikeboll64 @ May 12 2014,00:21)Quote (kerwin @ May 10 2014,18:32)Wakeup,Human being come before God quite commonly because even in the AV of the KJB it is written that the Israelites under Joshua presented themselves before God, Joshua 24:1.Games.  Nothing but games.Mike,You do not have a better answer…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 11 2014,12:53)Mike,Quote What SCRIPTURE teaches you that Cain's offspring were “sired by man”, while Seth's offspring were “sired by the word of God”?Cain was cursed from the ground while Seth was not.Genesis 4:12Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)12 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 11 2014,12:43)More context would be the best choice but with the limited choices available just saying messengers mated with humans would have got the message through more clearly.  But you understand from context (namely: Satan) that the “sons of God” in Job 1 and 2 were angels.Why then would you NOT understand from context…[Read more]

Quote (carmel @ May 11 2014,01:01)WAS JESUS IN THE SAME STATE OF A MAN, WHEN HE ENTERED THROUGH WALLS AND SAT IN THE MIDST OF HIS APOSTLES?Yes.Just like he and Peter were both in the state of a man when they walked on water.The fact that God can cause Jesus to enter a locked room doesn't prove he wasn't a man at that time, Charles. God has caused…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ May 10 2014,22:31)Wakeup,John is saying that believers should have confidence they will be like Jesus because the will see him as he is at that time. It sounds like the very sight of Jesus will transform them.Many commentators also understand it that way, Kerwin. They think that the action of seeing Jesus as he is is what will…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ May 10 2014,19:01)Quote (kerwin @ May 11 2014,00:32)Mike,I continuously try to show you but you are not yet ready to see.  I do not have the power to open the eyes of those who are blind.  I can only give warning.  You seem to have certain mental blocks to changing established ideas, perhaps because your feeling of peace and se…[Read more]