Recent content by ElieG12

Of course: Jesus' opinion is superior to any other one. Since he said he spoke what he was told by the Father, and we don't hear literally and directly the word of God, we must listen to Jesus and the Scriptures (the prophets, apostles and other inspired writers). I just don't understand why...

This thread is yet another effort to convince individuals that they can hold any belief they desire as long as they act accordingly. That notion is entirely misguided: a falsehood stands in stark contrast to the truth. If you choose to believe and propagate a lie, you are not aligned with the...

Perhaps what you understand as "body" is not what I understand it to mean. A body doesn't have to be solid or even visible from a human perspective. A "body", IMHO, is anything that can be distinguished independently from its surroundings because since it has a perimeter that limits its...

You can check the Scriptures by yourself. Have you never read that all of God's children are presented before him in assembly, or texts that demonstrate that all of them can literally be counted numerically? If you can't reason your own questions through the answers offered to you, why ask...

I agree that there are questions whose answers are not in the Bible, but why should the answers to all questions be in the Bible? Perhaps by analyzing the answers we do have, we can logically deduce the answers to other questions that are not directly answered, although the deductions would be a...

I could mention several texts that prove that angels have individual bodies in a different dimension than ours, but the simple fact that each of them has their own personal name I think is proof enough.

There are many texts in the Bible where the Greek word for "body" is used. That's why it's important to understand some details about what the word "body" in the Bible can mean. First, let's clarify that angels, although invisible to our eyes, also have a "body" that distinguishes each of them...

Punishment is part of justice. This is true of human laws that judge those who break them. How much more will God punish all those who ultimately decided to continue violating His righteous principles? The only ones who complain about criminals being punished, aren't the criminals themselves...

Paul never believed that good people would go to heaven before being resurrected. 1 Cor. 15:16 For if the dead are not to be raised up, neither has Christ been raised up. 17 Further, if Christ has not been raised up, your faith is useless; you remain in your sins. 18 Then also those who have...

Based on what I've gathered from various believers, this location referred to as "Abraham's bosom" is said to be the destination for all of Jehovah's faithful servants prior to our era after their passing. It's claimed that this place was vacated by Jesus Christ when he arrived there after his...

Hezekiah, a king of Judah, fell gravely ill. Jehovah sent the prophet Isaiah with the message of his impending death. Upon receiving this news, he wept bitterly and earnestly prayed to Jehovah, recounting all the righteous deeds he had accomplished throughout his life. The prophet had not yet...

Neither do I. Even so, I have come across numerous passages in the Bible that indicate that the male is the leader of the female. However, I don't know any women in my congregation who are "subservient to men," which I believe is what you're implying. All the women follow the theocratic...

That is great. I have great respect for courage that stems from genuine foundations. Then I wonder why you disagree with the biblical theocratic order that position males as head of females. Contentious topics that have emerged as significant global political matters can alarm certain...

@Bob Estey It's clear that you dismiss parts of the Bible that you think aren't from God or Jesus. However, the rest of us hold a different view. I'm curious as to why you continue to articulate a stance of yours that is already well known to everyone in the forum.

We discover that the complete Bible, encompassing the God-inspired Scriptures, which include Jewish Hebrew-Aramaic and Christian Greek texts, is regarded as "living": Heb. 4:12  For the word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the...