1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends…

That is true. Love for one and another and even to love our enemies as the Lord Jesus instructed.  Love has fruit that we can all see.

We are judged by our fruit as that shows the root. Good fruit means a good tree.

Obviously there has to exist a place that is untouched by the fire.

What is it if the wicked are taken to that place and cast into the fire upon the guilty verdict.

t8,

Philo is actually stating that it is qualitative. In short he claims the Logos has the qualities of God but is not God. Philo did teach the Logos was the Christ.

Yes, the mention of theos in John 1:1c doesn’t have a definite article and logos does.

Philo was not of the Spirit of God or he would not have tried to mix the pure with the ungodly wisdom of men.

Not sure about Philo. He could be right, maybe not. But I do know that those who do not love are not of God.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not…[Read more]

t8,

If you take to “came in the flesh” in its literal sense then it means “he came wearing flesh”; for example she came in the blue gown.

I suppose you are attempting to use it metaphorically.

No he actually existed in the form of God, emptied himself, and came in the flesh. I believe it as it is written.

But you seem to assert that all messages in scripture about being saved is written to the saved. So how do we determine the message to the unsaved if that is true?

Nick, Jesus answered a question that was given to him. It actually says in the text: JESUS ANSWERED.

You won’t talk me out of this.

 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”  Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am

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By this scripture the Apostle Paul is teaching the church about humility and referring to the “mind of Jesus Christ”, and the scripture states “who being in the form of God…”. It is speaking of him as Jesus Christ not as pre-existent being. “Who being” is present tense.
It does not say “who having been in the form of God…” or “who u…

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By this scripture the Apostle Paul is teaching the church about humility and referring to the “mind of Jesus Christ”, and the scripture states “who being in the form of God…”. It is speaking of him as Jesus Christ not as pre-existent being. “Who being” is present tense.
It does not say “who having been in the form of God…” or “who used to be in…

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Hi t8,

Before Abraham was I am.

Was this from Jesus or the Spirit?

48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, tru…[Read more]

Hi t8,

Before Abraham was I am.

Was this from Jesus or the Spirit?

48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, tru…[Read more]

I did so here. But I thought it also deserved to get a mention in this topic too.

Archaeologists find Biblical-Era seal from King Hezekiah

I did so here. But I think it deserved to get a mention in this topic too.

Archaeologists find Biblical-Era seal from King Hezekiah

Hi KW,

The context is entry to the kingdom of water and the Spirit.

God does the rest.

The evidence of that new birth is love. If we do not love, then neither are we born of God.

Hi t8,

So you say the words were not from the Spirit but the man?

You are double minded it seems.

Not double minded Nick, rather you have misconstrued what I said. You should have thought the latter yourself and read my post again before saying I was double minded.

Jesus certainly spoke, but he chose to speak what the Father speaks. He was not…[Read more]

Hi t8,

So you say the words were not from the Spirit but the man?

You are double minded it seems.

Not double minded Nick, rather you have misconstrued what I said. You should have thought the latter yourself and red again.

Jesus certainly spoke, but he chose to speak what the Father speaks. He was not a robot shell that the Father took control…[Read more]

There seems to be a manuscript difference and different translation have have different orders of words so this is not a great proof passage.

So you choose the AKJV because that agrees with your theoology and ignore all other translations and research?

Jude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus…[Read more]

@t8,

Revelations is a book of symbology

And blesses is he who understands the prophecy in that book.

 Just less violence and better health and mortality on the whole.

I read headlines like these every day.

Christianity ‘close to extinction’ in Middle East
Will today’s children die earlier than their parents?
Increasing Violence: A Concern for Schools
Huge increase in domestic violence cases
Robberies increasing in Baltimore
Fivefold…[Read more]