twodoggzz,Good post and welcome, I read your other post on searching for truth and just want to encourage you to stick around. There is much dis-agreement at times, but I have grown more here in 2 years then in the 20 before. When your posting it forces you to determine what you believe and why. There are some here only interested in tradition or…[Read more]

Congratulation DK,Glad to hear the great news, enjoyWm

David,You can be frustrating brother, I never argued any of the scriptures on the name of “Jehovah” usage in the OT. With the NT I believe our relationship changed, three times I've asked you for your opinion on the Spirit of sonship.Wm

David,In the following 38 verses from Matthew, Jesus addressed Jehovah as Father, None as Jehovah. Most, if not all, of the verses you could use Jehovah, instead of Father. Why didn't He?Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your…[Read more]

Quote (david @ July 17 2008,07:29)Quote First time I've been considered “liberal”! lolRight, I wouldn't say you're liberal, Seeking.  I was merely pointing out that that translation was quite liberal with there translation, as you yourself state:Quote I agree that the words are “people for His name” instead of “himself”Seeking, the scripture I…[Read more]

David,Jesus use of “Lord” in Matthew. If you eliminate from Matthew where Lord is used either as, a title for a person in charge, quotes from the OT, or uses where addressing Jesus (unless you believe they were calling Him Jehovah).I found three uses not falling under the above:1 – And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried,…[Read more]

Georg,Nice post, the times truly are perilous, in the world, good is bad and bad is good. Praise God that you don't have to be a genius to find truth, seek and you will find with the Holy Spirit to guide us. Wm

Quote (david @ July 16 2008,02:03)Quote As to the NT scripture you referenced “to take out of them a people for his name.” to me it reads much as translated by the NIV 14Simom has described to us how God at first showed his concern by taking from the Gentiles a people for himself.Yes, some more liberal less literal translations translate it this w…[Read more]

David,Did you read my post above where I answered your question?Per BibleGateway, Jehovah is used 5822 times in the OT, 0 times in the NT, Why is that?Just a reminder you were going to answer my question on your thoughts on the Spirit of sonship.Thanks – Wm

Ztheberean,Welcome, you bought up a lot of good points. Look forward to more of your posts.Wm

Adam,No way, I was addressing me. I proved myself wrong so was poking fun at me, sorry you mistook my remarks.Wm

Quote (seekingtruth @ July 13 2008,11:03)Adam,I've wondered if demons are souls with neither body or spirit giving them no means to interface to either the corporeal or spiritual realm which is why they possess both animals and humans to have some means of interfacing with reality. Don't stone me yet, this is just speculation on my part.WmThis guy…[Read more]

Theologian-and-Apologist,Welcome, look forward to hearing what you have to say. Wm

Thank you all, words of encouragement are always appreciated. Wm

By seeing some of what and who He isWm

Nick, While I agree we recieve a heavenly body I believe if Adam had eaten of the tree of life he would have had this same heavenly body. Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”If we…[Read more]

Adam,I've wondered if demons are souls with neither body or spirit giving them no means to interface to either the corporeal or spiritual realm which is why they possess both animals and humans to have some means of interfacing with reality. Don't stone me yet, this is just speculation on my part.Wm

Adam, Quote But you seem to say that soul is attached to the spirit, I don't see any scriptural proof for that.The scripture I have based that on is: Quote For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; To me if its being divided then it must be…[Read more]

Nick,I assume that the verse your referring to is 7 For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.Once again I assume the statement “the spirit will return to God” that you interpret it to mean we lose our spirit never to return but that same logic would dictate our dust will return to earth never to…[Read more]

Quote (gollamudi @ July 12 2008,21:21)Hi brother Seeking,Do you believe the immortality of souls of men?I guess I do.Jesus told this story Quote The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. I know many try to say it's allegorical but I see no reason to believe this (unless you need it to be that way to fit your…[Read more]