Quote (Nick Hassan @ Dec. 10 2004,16:32)Hi , I love this scripture in Ecclesiastes 12.6f” Remember him before the silver cord is brokenand the golden bowl is crushed,the pitcher by the well is shatteredAnd the wheel at the cistern is crushed;then the dust will return to the earth as it was and the spirit will return to God who gave it”There is a…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 26 2005,03:16)Hi t8 and MM,Jesus, clearly, is not The Spirit.The Spirit of God was sent by the Father and filled Jesus.So, as you say, this verse can only refer to the Father, who IS Spirit.I agree with your view.

Modem Mouth you are way of track with your words.I started a post and put in something like 3 letters (if I remember the letters were “asd”. Then I edited the post to say what I wanted to say.Why?Simply because I wanted the post to follow the previous one as I was answering the question that you asked there. Sure I could have quoted you, but I was…[Read more]

But did the Holy Spirit take on the form of a donkey? No. God spoke through that animal to the prophet.I think the difference is that God can speak through anyone or anything. But the scripture in question is read by many to say that the Spirit came down in the form of a dove. A dove is an animal. So did the Spirit take on a form of a created…[Read more]

I will continue to read and see where it goes.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 22 2005,17:20)Hi , Rev 11.9″ And those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for 3 days and a half, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb”Why not just say ” all the nations”?Why are they not permitted by all these groups in agreement to be laid in a tomb?…[Read more]

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17, ESV)I would have thought that it was referring to God (Yahweh) in this case. We know that we can be forgiven for words against Christ, but blasphemy against the Spirit cannot. So is the Spirit greater than Christ? Well if the Spirit is God's…[Read more]

You could say that and people do, but that is incorrect English if you are referring to hearing something. If you see/hear something and in your mind or understand the picture then the word 'see' is appropriate (that is true). Similarly we can say I saw this or that in my dream last night. All sight is actually compiled in the brain. The eyes are…[Read more]

The term Lord is applicable to those who have authority. For there are many lords, but for us there is one Lord the Lord Jesus Christ. Likewise there are many gods, but for us there is one God the Father who is over all (even Christ).There are landlords (authority over the land you live on) warlords even in the royal family of England there are…[Read more]

Throwing stones was reference to destroying things in our own strength and passing judgement and retribution for ourselves. But there is a stone that was cut out withut human hands that strikes the statue and destroys it. The stone then filled the whole earth.We are also told to seek the Kingdom first.Jesus said to a crowd, “let him who is without…[Read more]

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17, ESV)

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 21 2005,16:54)Hi Paul, Mothering is only necessary for created beings. The Son of God was begotten so he derived directly from the Father without any other influence. The rest is surely human conjecture?The head of the woman is the man, the head of the man is Christ and the head of Christ is God.So we are the bride of…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2005,13:50)in bodily form like a dove” can still mean like the body of a doveOf course it can mean that too and that is the excepted view today. This is the point of this discussion. Scriptures that can mean something else. In other words showing an equal rendition of the text that is not the traditional view.I am not…[Read more]

Hi poisson_1,Quote (poisson_1 @ Mar. 25 2005,05:36)Thank you so much, Nick, all this advice is priceless. Maybe I just need to be patient now, then. Let him think about everything I've already pointed out to him while we're still on good terms. Let the seed grow and that.Cheers.That could be what God wants. If you have already planted good seeds,…[Read more]

To poisson_1,I read once (in a Catholic encyclopaedia I think), about the concern over the Reformation/Protestant Churches and rebellion against the Roman Church and her authority. But there was a comment that was made in a postive way (by them) and that was that at least they still baptized with our baptism. (Our = Catholic.) If history has been…[Read more]

Hi poisson_1, welcome.Maybe you could ask him to tell you what the foundation of Jesus church and our faith is. If he answers correctly, then ask him why nearly all denominations have a different foundation.From there you could show him scriptures where Paul warned the believers of a great falling away and deception after he died. Then ask him…[Read more]

I would have thought that all things that we do in obedience to God are works. Works are not bad, it's just that they are not the basis of our salvation. In fact we can have a lack of works and still be saved.Our works are tested on judgement day to see if they withstand the fire of judgement. If they burn down we can still be saved if we are on…[Read more]

This is todays scripture (on the homepage).Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17, ESV)The Word 'Lord used here is 'kurios'. It means:Supreme in authority, God, Lord, master.Are the following 2 answers correct?What is the Lord? He is the Spirit.Who is the Lord? He is the Father.

Having explored this area to a degree and read some of the posts here, I offer my opinion.The disciples baptized in water even after some received the Holy Spirit. This raises 2 points to me.That some had the Spirit (and surely salvation) without water baptism. But they were baptized afterward anyway.I think that anyone with the Spirit of God…[Read more]

Yeah stick around Paul. I am open minded here, so I pray that God would reveal the truth to our hearts and minds.