Recent content by lforrest

There is a secret place described in the Psalms. It is alluded to in a few places, most prominently when Jesus met the woman at the well. It is like a slice of heaven within our soul. Other biblical references involving streams of water and trees beside the water I believe refer to this place.

Why does love cover a multitude of sins? If we look to the parable of the unforgiving servant, we see the opposite. Had that servant forgiven the other servant, it would have been the charitable thing to do and would have been approved of by the king. So I think love covering a multitude of...

I believe Christ is present within the deepest part of our soul. The soul being multiple layers, like the temple or tabernacle. Within what is functionally the Holy of Holies is an intimate connection with the Father and his Son Jesus through the Holy Spirit. And due to God's supremacy over all...

Perhaps it would be more precise to state that we await his return. As that is made evident in the scriptures, we and the whole world await that day. It may not be entirely wrong to state that God can await something, even if we disregard Jesus' perspective from the incarnation. But it would...

It's not that the Trinity doctrine is closed for discussion. We have standards now for those professing to be Christian on this forum. And we put those in the statement of faith. So the details can be discussed, but not from a position of denial.

Hamas, the Palestinians, their sympathizers on the left, the unbelieving Jews as well. Everyone who rejects Jesus is playing along with the devil. And they hate one-another because they are blind to the true enemy.

It is a presumptuous and leading question. Like: have you stopped beating your wife? As I've said before I reserve judgement against Israel so long as the world uses unbalanced scales against her.

I see no evidence for physical objects possessing consciousness. And even if there were evidence how would we know it not the work of unseen spiritual entities.

That verse I understand to be helping someone to return to the right path. To do so is an expression of love, and love likewise covers a multitude of sins. The soul, I've heard compared to two wolves. A dark one associated with destruction, greed, envy. And a light wolf associated with fruits...

Jerusalem has also come to my mind, the city of peace. I pray it be true to its name.

I would not generally recommend new believers to the forum. It is better to join a church to start with, because being anonymous makes for a lack of accountability. Pastors can't tend the sheep when they are spread out all over the place. I have a concern that without traditional guidance, it...

Let's get to the crux of the issue... If there is someone who speaks by the Holy Spirit and another person accused them of speaking falsely or as the teachers of the law essentially said, through an evil spirit, are they committing blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? Is the accusation against the...

Mat 1:25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus........

My mother brought me to church. The kids would go to children's church where we would sing the traditional christian children's songs that were on poster boards. We would then do Sunday school and make crafts. I remember seeing groups of people get baptized, and worrying about my own salvation...

Who has asked why blasphemy against the Holy Spirit in particular is unforgivable? While blasphemy against the Father and Son is forgivable? The common answer is a cop-out in my opinion. It doesn't address the eminent blasphemy by the teachers of the law that Jesus was warning against. They had...