Quote (Pastry @ Sep. 19 2011,23:07)The following two verses are the ones that raise the questions concerning the difference between “spirit and soul”:”May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  “The word of God is living and…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 20 2011,06:39)Quote (t8 @ Sep. 19 2011,16:05)The I am false doctrine is easily exposed.Hi T8,        I AM is the false god of religion.That false doctrine is easily exposed, because  'I AM'  cannot be translated into Hebrew to mean God, YHVH, or anything for that matter, HEBREW HAS NO SUCH CONSTRUCT! (Link) אֶהְיֶה means “I WI…[Read more]

Quote (Is 1:18 @ Sep. 20 2011,06:18)Do you know what a predicate is t8?Yes Is. If Jesus says “I am the bread of life”, then the I am is not meant to be taken as the I AM in the Old Testament.If someone says, “Are you Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus says, “I am”, that too is not to be confused with I AM of the Old Testament.You are confused on this Is…[Read more]

I strongly agree with this one.“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Many blunders of science and religion can be boiled down to ignoring the other.There are plenty of examples.Ignoring belief in a creator for example leaves you with the foolish proposition that everything either came from nothing (impossible) or…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ Sep. 19 2011,18:16)T8,Quote Spirit and soul are 2 different words,I am going to make the same statement in two different ways by using two different words to mean the same thing.I own a husky.I own a dog.Now consider that spirit and soul are used in the same way.I have a soul.I have a spirit.Both can be speaking of the same thing…[Read more]

The I Am argument is easily refuted on many fronts.Let's go with the I AM theory for a moment. Now watch as it falls apart.Why would false witnesses be sought in Jesus trial if they had true witnesses in attendance? The arresting officers heard Jesus say “Ego eimi.” They could have stoned him right there in the garden for blasphemy, but they…[Read more]

We need to also remember that “I AM” in the Old Testament is a different set of words from different languages to the New Testament instances. It would be like saying that “I am” in English is equating one with God for it is the word used by God in Hebrew. That is simply not true. Many say “I am” in the New Testament just as they say those words…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 19 2011,13:36)t8,Can you see the point I'm trying to make to Kathi that if “I AM” is the Name of God, then even in the Trinitarian's imagination, Jesus saying the words “I am” in John 8:58 would only amount to Jesus SAYING GOD'S NAME.  It would never amount to Jesus saying HE IS the one to whom that name belongs, would…[Read more]

Wrong Lightenup. He never claimed to be the I AM of the Old Testament. He never blasphemed.Show me one scripture and I will show you why you are reading it wrongly.

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 19 2011,12:27)That's why I'm confused that you now seem to be linking the spirit with the soul, as if they are one thing.Spirit and soul are 2 different words, but I was looking at the possibility that it might be possible that the spirit of man is the soul and the spirit of God is obviously the spirit/breath of God. I…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 19 2011,12:27)Our spirit is like a USB/Power cable plugged into us.This is the pneuma that makes our soul live.This is why I agree with your assessment. The breath of God is what makes us live.Pneuma is breath which has these uses in the KJV:Spirit, Holy Ghost, Spirit (of God), Spirit (of the Lord), (My) Spirit, Spirit (of…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 19 2011,10:30)Wait a minute.  I thought t8 and Pierre agreed that spirit, soul, and body were THREE different things.  Now it seems as if they think they are only TWO different things, with the spirit BEING the soul.I stand convinced that they are indeed THREE separate and distinct things.Still three things.Flesh, s…[Read more]

Good point Pierre.

Princess have you gone over to the dark side.Bing is owned by the Microsoft Empire.Thankfully Google is winning the war.

Many names in scripture have the name of God in them.Emanuel like those other names references God and doesn't make the one who has that name to be God.Many names contain Ya, theo, and El and we may not recognise that from reading an English translation.But here are a few names you might recognise.Theodore, Theodora, Theo, Joshua, Eliyah,…[Read more]

Quote (Lightenup @ Sep. 17 2011,02:14)Mike,Your substituting the name 'Jehovah' for the 'I AM' is not an equivalent substitution and does not fit. It would not fit in Exodus 3:14 either, see here…God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'”Now with your substitution of…[Read more]

Who did Jesus claim to be?He claimed to be the son of God and the Messiah.It is amazing that this should even be contested among believers, but some men in the past who came from among us have spread false doctrine that make their followers imagine all kinds of vain things about who and what Jesus is.This kind of activity is especially popular…[Read more]

This is a hard one to vote for because it didn't have enough options IMO. Jesus is the Word and was the Word that was with God.Of course he could well be the angel of the LORD too, as angel means messenger.We know that he existed in the FORM of God (Not God himself) or with divine nature.So I would vote Angel of those 3 options, but that could be…[Read more]

It's a good verse Ed because it says both:he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.I think it is absolutely possible that the Kingdom of God is in us and among us. Other references to the Kingdom as being among us is not necessarily contradictory if Jesus says, the Kingdom is within us. The only other time on record when Jesus said “entos” was…[Read more]

Quote (Pastry @ Sep. 15 2011,09:33)t8 All is possible with God…. But reading all again, it goes both ways at times… Some Scriptures plainly state it is the Spirit in man, and other times it is the Soul….Georg believes it is used interchangeably…. IreneI agree it us used interchangeably too.Here is one way I reckon it.We have a spirit/soul…[Read more]