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You are most open minded. I doubt that I would be so accepting of an argument such as I gave, which I think is very confronting. I think modern day Israel is a fascinating entity. I am absolutely undecided as to whether Israel should have been created. The uprooting of the Palestinian people...

Would you care to explain the fathers' love for the prodigal son?

So Jesus tells us there is a temple at which we can worship. John 2:18,19 There is a true eternal heavenly temple where Jesus now rules in the presence of God. Hebrews 9:24 Jesus sacrifice of himself, for us, did away for all time the need for ritual sacrifice. Hebrews 10:8-10 Jesus came first...

Certainly there is no mention of the temple being rebuilt, but there is an even stronger affirmation that after it's destruction, the Temple of the Lords body would would be raised. 18So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for doing these things?" 19Jesus answered them, "Destroy...

I'm off to Brisbane for 4 days. Umpiring at National Little league Championships.

I've always understood this to be Mark refering to himself by a device similar to the expression John uses (the disciple whom Jesus loved).

Did Somebody say Yehuda? :rolleyes:

Just like the question of what holds up the flat earth: It's turtles all the way down. I think this is one of the points atheists raise in opposition to the concept of creation. If God was the first cause of creation then there should be cause of God's creation. It's an argument that just...

Absolutely yes - Maybe - and Not quite. You've definitely picked up on the direction from which I understand the Bible, but there are a few points in your question which don't quite line up with scripture. I'll try to just briefly indicate point by point where I agree or not. I'm well aware...

It doesn't make any sense for people who have not accepted the Lord to be the ones spreading the message. So no, the mandate to spread God's message is to God's people.

No, nothing to do with guilt and judgment. It's all about God's mission for his chosen people which is the same today as it was since Abraham: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 he...

This is a great topic for learning about the underpinnings of different scriptural interpretations. There is usually a lot of overlap between the various areas of study you mentioned. Never the less it can be difficult to establish from statements by somebody about, say salvation, to what that...

A year or so back my small group was considering what book we would study next. It was suggested that Jonah, being a fairly short book, would fit nicely into the time frame we had available. One of our group made the rather facetious comment that Jonah is the most useless prophet of the Bible...

That seems a little far off. How about next Tuesday? But please wait till after morning tea - Tuesday is chocolate biscuit day at work.

I offer the following with much speculation (intended) just for the purpose of discussion. The description given by John of the wedding at Cana (John 2:1-10) has been a favourite focus of argument between my father in-law and I. Frank claims it to be a description of Jesus' own wedding. The...

While Neo could be regarded as a type of messiah figure, the closest the movie came to Christianity was the final episode where Neo sacrifices himself to ensure the lives and future of the remaining people on earth. That sacrifice was very different from the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, for the...

As sharp as a bowling ball. ;)

Hi Truthquest, Welcome. Your very right about the different doctrines. I'm pretty new here myself and still trying to understand the position of different posters. I keep thinking 'yes, I agree with that person', and then they throw in some comment that seems to turn theology upside down.

Hi Celeste, Greetings from Australia. It's great you can join us. By the way, 'Streetsweeper' is not my real name either. :)

And I forgot this (I just looked up the reference from Isaiah 49): 1Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you...