Thank you Nick and Ed for your kind welcome and comments. Yes, you both nailed supporting scriptures to my quote.
I use this quote on all my articles and postings on my website: Biblesafety.com One thing I am really trying to get through to others is the importance of finding multiple supporting scriptures taken in context and that are applicable when establishing what you believe as well as any doctrine or practice one follows. The world is full of religious organizations whose main doctrines, beliefs, and practices are based on only one verse or even a part of one verse often taken out of context or even worse (if that were possible) totally based on tradition without any scriptural support. Don’t take me wrong. Traditions can be just fine, except when they go against the truth of God’s Word. (Mark 7: 6-9)
I really like what I have read so far from the contributors, members, and the website’s ‘Admin’, programmer, editor, or whoever he is (also guessing he is a he but cannot rule out it may be a she, and by the way that would not bother me as “Truth is based on its own merit and is not dependent on who presents it.” another one of my quotes.)
When I first started reading posts and discussions there were somethings that caused me concern. However, I was just speed reading and did not fully grasp what was being presented. I will have to go back over those posts.
I am not going to take anyone’s ideas, concepts, or information at face value. If I am interested in pursuing a subject I will begin to search out scriptures presented and those that ‘pop’ into my mind until I feel I understand what God wants me to know. I do not expect I will agree with everything another person presents but may agree with a considerable amount. Somethings we can disagree about. That does not negate those things we agree about.
Again, thanks to all and I look forward to learning a lot from you all.
So at his baptism he was NOT anointed by the Spirit for ministry in your OPINION?
If you think the angel that declared that this day the messiah was born, he is the Lord, and that somehow negates what happened at his baptism, then it is you who has a conflict in his beliefs.
I believe both. He was born the messiah and he was baptised by John at the Jordan at which time the spirit became visible to John who then confirmed that Jesus was the messiah. He didn’t declare that he became the messiah there and then, but that he was the messiah.
You have some apparent conflicts to work through with your view. Regardless, we already have a number of topics dedicated to this and related subjects, so should discuss there rather than sidetrack this one.
