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[bbyrd009]

John 14:2-3
My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

"God's creation is full of nesting places. But that is not good enough for logicians, who love religion/politics, and seek a literal, determined, perfect king like they did with Me, so it will be written that I am going 'there' to contrast the vv that assure you that I am going nowhere and will never leave you nor forsake you, and that there is no word 'there' in the original anyway, for a further progression of this scribing just read the NLT or something--pure fiction iow--and then get hip and read the original, wherein you will see that i will take you emoutou, that is, unto Myself,
Word Origin
gen. reflex. pronoun from emou and autos
Definition
of myself
NASB Translation
myself (24), own (2), own initiative (6), own sake (1),
and I already came back long time ago, and you may also be where I am, right now, but of course being written dialectically we had to allow for people to read what they believe, so that a logical point of view could not make sense of the text. Tell the wise to go see if they can find a verse that says something like 'you cannot come where I am going,' and then see, or don't see. There is no fear in love."

the verse that contests "give no thought for the morrow," who can find it?

 

[bbyrd009]

1 Thess. 4:17
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

same deal, just understand the symbolic nature of air and clouds and even caught up, recognizing that Scripture was written in such a way so as to "divide" or expose ppl for viewing.

"After" what? After the light dawns, put all flowery, like, 16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,af, agwith the archangel’sah voice, and with the trumpet of God .

What is with the "we who are still alive and left?" a carefully crafted phrase that was written specifically to be misunderstood, if you want to, even downplays "being alive" which is likely the point

So in the last example we were being taken to a nest, room, or mansion, and here we are told that we will meet the Lord in the air, "and so we will be with the Lord forever." no transition phrase or anything, see, the "transition" is again added in by scribes, and read in by people with a desire, but all this v is doing is restating the previous one in different terms such that a logical reading will contradict other vv, as this one does, and force the logical/Romans to "fill in the gaps" from their imagination, and from posterity, as they already had a rich belief system filled with Pagan Paradises in an Afterlife that one had to die to attain, Mt Olympus, Asgaard, a hundred different names, a thousand, Nirvana, yadayada

i mean, the whole passage is a set-up lol, read the opening;
13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are •asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

Christians still grieve and wring their hands as much as anyone, right. But we read literally enough when it suits us, see

 

[bbyrd009]

trust me, you will see Him come down in the same way you saw Him go up, ok, that is 100% guaranteed.
now you might reflect upon how you saw Him go up, or you might start interpreting that verse with imagination, or you might also go argue about it with some people, and you might even get into some wars over the translation, all basically to avoid doing the first thing imo

"You will see Him come down the same way you saw Him go up" now did Peter or whoever just lie to them ppl standing there or what?

 

[BreadOfLife]

Those who don't repent, they don't have the sanctification of the Holy Spirit working in their lives (nonbelievers who haven't come to faith in Jesus Christ). Believers however are sealed until death. Only believers obtain (agape love) after coming to faith, Rom 8:33, 38-39.

God Bless.

I wasn't talking about those who don't repent. As a Catholic, I understand that repentance is crucial for salvation. I'm talking about the fact that Scripture is adamantly clear that born again Christians can fall away and be lost. As I have presented on numerous posts on this thread - "Epignosis" means having a "full, experiential knowledge" of Christ.

The normal Greek word for knowledge is "Oida" - but that is NOT the word used in these verses.

Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

2 Co 1:22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

2 Co 5:5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

Eph 1:13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

And I agree.
We absolutely DO have guarantees - but they are conditional.

When you buy a car, you have guarantees that it won't break down for a certain period of time - provided that you do the normal auto maintenance (oil changes, etc.). The same is true for a born again Christian. We have a guarantee of salvation - provided we are obedient in doing the will of the Father and endure to the end.

We don't get a guarantee that we can live whatever kind of lifestyle we want to.
We ALSO don't have a guarantee that we will never stumble or fall away.

 

[BreadOfLife]

same deal, just understand the symbolic nature of air and clouds and even caught up, recognizing that Scripture was written in such a way so as to "divide" or expose ppl for viewing.

"After" what? After the light dawns, put all flowery, like, 16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,af, agwith the archangel’sah voice, and with the trumpet of God .

What is with the "we who are still alive and left?" a carefully crafted phrase that was written specifically to be misunderstood, if you want to, even downplays "being alive" which is likely the point

So in the last example we were being taken to a nest, room, or mansion, and here we are told that we will meet the Lord in the air, "and so we will be with the Lord forever." no transition phrase or anything, see, the "transition" is again added in by scribes, and read in by people with a desire, but all this v is doing is restating the previous one in different terms such that a logical reading will contradict other vv, as this one does, and force the logical/Romans to "fill in the gaps" from their imagination, and from posterity, as they already had a rich belief system filled with Pagan Paradises in an Afterlife that one had to die to attain, Mt Olympus, Asgaard, a hundred different names, a thousand, Nirvana, yadayada

i mean, the whole passage is a set-up lol, read the opening;
13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are •asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

Christians still grieve and wring their hands as much as anyone, right. But we read literally enough when it suits us, see

You're missing the point.

Christians DO grieve when a loved one dies - so did Jesus. The difference is that Christians have a HOPE for their deceased loved one that they are with the Lord in Heaven - just as Scripture tells us. What do YOU think happens to a faithful servant who dies?

As for 1 Thess. 4:17 - this is no "set up" - it's reality. It's not based in any "pagan" belief - but in the Word of God.
It's about the return of Jesus - as Scripture predicted - as HE Himself predicted.

What is it about this passage that you have trouble believing??

 

[BreadOfLife]

ah, i never even looked at them, tbh. What would be the point? ok, brb

Humor me.
Just address them and give me YOUR interpretation.

 

[BreadOfLife]

Bully tactics.

And another impotent post from our friend, Taken . . .

 

[BreadOfLife]

The only people that will be with God in the rapture are those under his blood, born again believers. The veil is over your eyes.

And the veil is over yours if you believe in a Pre-Tribulation "Rapture".

This myth was concocted by men like John Nelson Darby in the 1830s.
This has never been a teaching OR a belief of the historic Christian faith.

None of your Protestant Fathers believed in this nonsense because it is nonexistent in Scripture - so, why do YOU?

 

[bbyrd009]

What do YOU think happens to a faithful servant who dies?

the exact same thing that happens to an unfaithful one, as Samuel plainly informed Saul through the Witch of Endor.
have a nice day BoL

 

[BreadOfLife]

Perfect indicates perfect.
Gen 6:9
Had generations Noe Noe vie Justus atque
PERFETUS fruit in generationibus suis cum Deo ambulcuit.
Scripture is not subject to your understanding, but rather Born Again men are subject to Gods understanding.

Scripture disagrees with you, and so do I.
Thanks for sharing your thought process....
LOL, LOL, LOL
No need. You have earned the right to remain ignorant.
I said nothing about destruction of the earth according to logic.
Again, Scriptural understanding is according to God, not you.
You claim "they did nothing wrong"....

You should try trusting God, instead of yourself.
Gen 6
And God SAW that the WICKEDNESS of men was GREAT in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was EVIL continually.

Nothing new - destruction then, destruction will commence again - for mans wicked and evil and imperfect Hearts thoughts.

I can't wait until you start reading Scripture and believing God, instead of Blaming and Calling everyone else names, for your own ignorance.

Thanks for another cowardly non-answer.

You have not addressed my questions because you stuck your foot in your mouth regarding your position that there was NO sin prior to the Law. God destroyed the world with the flood because of sin. But, according to YOU - there was NO sin yet because the Law hadn't yet been written.

Drunkenness wasn't a sin.
Sexual licentiousness wasn't a sin.
Murder wasn't a sin
Stealing wasn't a sin.

What a comically-ignorant position - that NO reputable Protestant scholar agrees with . . .

 

[BreadOfLife]

the exact same thing that happens to an unfaithful one, as Samuel plainly informed Saul through the Witch of Endor.
have a nice day BoL

Nice dodge but you didn't answer the question.

Where does a faithful soul go after the body dies?

 

[BreadOfLife]

"God's creation is full of nesting places. But that is not good enough for logicians, who love religion/politics, and seek a literal, determined, perfect king like they did with Me, so it will be written that I am going 'there' to contrast the vv that assure you that I am going nowhere and will never leave you nor forsake you, and that there is no word 'there' in the original anyway, for a further progression of this scribing just read the NLT or something--pure fiction iow--and then get hip and read the original, wherein you will see that i will take you emoutou, that is, unto Myself,
Word Origin
gen. reflex. pronoun from emou and autos
Definition
of myself
NASB Translation
myself (24), own (2), own initiative (6), own sake (1),
and I already came back long time ago, and you may also be where I am, right now, but of course being written dialectically we had to allow for people to read what they believe, so that a logical point of view could not make sense of the text. Tell the wise to go see if they can find a verse that says something like 'you cannot come where I am going,' and then see, or don't see. There is no fear in love."

the verse that contests "give no thought for the morrow," who can find it?

NONSENSE.

John 14:28
"You heard me say, 'I am GOING AWAY and I am COMING BACK to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am GOING TO the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

Jesus LEFT and returned to the Father - and will com BACK for us.
The Holy Spirit stays with us as does Christ's presence in the Eucharist.

Now - if Jesus LEFT to RETURN to the Father - WHERE did ascend to?

 

[bbyrd009]

Nice dodge but you didn't answer the question.

Where does a faithful soul go after the body dies?

you need a -mancer for that BoL, Scripture tells us that we do not know where we came from nor where we are going, many different ways

 

[bbyrd009]

Jesus LEFT and returned to the Father - and will com BACK for us.

either they saw Him return the same way they saw Him leave, or they did not and Peter lied to them, BoL.
i have already allowed that you will see Him come back the same way you saw Him go up, just like Scripture says
why not read that literally?

 

[BreadOfLife]

you need a -mancer for that BoL, Scripture tells us that we do not know where we came from nor where we are going, many different ways

Really?
WHERE does Scripture make this claim??

Why are you afraid to answer the question??

 

[bbyrd009]

Really?
WHERE does Scripture make this claim??

Why are you afraid to answer the question??

goodbye BoL, have a good day ok

 

[Heb 13:8]

Apparently, some people don't believe Jesus when he said "it is finished" on the cross. The word "finished" means something else other than "complete" or "done" to these people. Apparently, there is more work to be done on our part......

.

"Apparently, some people don't believe Jesus when he said "it is finished" on the cross. The word "finished" means something else other than "complete" or "done" to these people. Apparently, there is more work to be done on our part......" - Dcopymope

 

[Taken]

Thanks for another cowardly non-answer.

Perhaps you should stick with asking and answering your own questions without pretending you are addressing other.

You have not addressed my questions

because

Blah, blah, blah....your irrelevant nonsense.

God destroyed the world with the flood because of sin.

But, according to YOU -

Blah, blah, blah....your irrelevant nonsense.

Drunkenness

wasn't a sin.
Sexual licentiousness wasn't a sin.
Murder wasn't a sin
Stealing wasn't a sin.

So you say.

What a comically-ignorant position - that NO reputable Protestant scholar agrees with . . .

Your words, then your bashing of your words.
Funny.

Educated in Catholic schools?

 

[bbyrd009]

Apparently, there is more work to be done on our part...

apparently these ppl have not yet gotten to "pick up your cross and follow Me"

 

[Taken]

"Apparently, some people don't believe Jesus when he said "it is finished" on the cross. The word "finished" means something else other than "complete" or "done" to these people. Apparently, there is more work to be done on our part......" - Dcopymope

Jesus "finished" what He came to accomplish.

Isaiah 55:11
...my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth shall not return to me void, but shall accomplish that which I please...

John 19:28
...Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished...

John 19:30
...he said it is finished.

More work by Jesus...

Rev 21:6
...It is done...