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    What are you trusting in?

    Kidron, 1 Thessalonians 5: 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. Matthew 6: 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 7: 24 "So then, anyone who...
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    The Relation of Names and Predicates.

    whitestone, To start I thought to add below part of 1769 King James Bible Introduction. For not long after Christ, Aquila fell in hand with a new translation, and after him Theodotion, and after him Symmachus; yea, there was a fifth and a sixth edition, the authors whereof were not known...
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    God Doesn't Show Favortism and in Bibles is Shown "the disciple whom Jesus loved"

    People, G25 a̓γaπáω agapaō Thayer Definition: 1) of persons 1a) to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly 2) of things 2a) to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: perhaps from agan (much) [or compare...
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    aspen2, It's sensible of me to let your answer be as it is.
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    aspen2, It looks like it is not certain that you were obeying God in your explanation.
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    aspen2, Is that your complete explanation of why you posted what you posted ?
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    aspen2, What do you think [b]Is that your complete explanation ? means ?
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    Son of Man, To me that looked like what I've thought about before which you may look at below. Matthew 18: 12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13...
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    aspen2, Why did you post that ?
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    aspen2, Have you ever looked at 2 John 1:6 ? 2 John 1:6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. ____________________________________________________________________________________ People...
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    Is it Love or Serve or Obeying ?

    People, You may look below and compare 2 translations. Romans 13: 9 The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as...
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    Parts of Parts.

    People, You may think of the word parts and similar and then look at part of the bible below and not be completely ignorant of how the bible and the world may be understood partly. 1 Corinthians 12: 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 Now if the foot should say...
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    God Doesn't Show Favortism and in Bibles is Shown "the disciple whom Jesus loved"

    People, I didn't state I knew the truth of John 13:23. I put the words only.
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    God Doesn't Show Favortism and in Bibles is Shown "the disciple whom Jesus loved"

    People, You may compare the translations below. John 13:23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. James 2:1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Below a translation with the word served and not the...
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    Love Your Enemies

    People, I reason some people believe serving is doing or saying whatever pleases themselves and not obeying one of God's commands and the command of which is shown in Matthew 7:12 which you may look at below. 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums...
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    Love Your Enemies

    People, I'm not sure what has been stated about religion and worldly government and you may look at what I've added below. In it you may look at “let every soul be subject unto the higher powers,” if thou be an Apostle even, or an Evangelist, or a Prophet, or anything whatsoever, inasmuch as...
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    The Relation of Names and Predicates.

    People, CHAP. XIV. ----They who wish to rightly understand the Divine Scriptures must of necessity be acquainted with the logical principles adapted to their use; without these they cannot conceive the exact meaning of the thoughts expressed, as they should do. From Volume III. of the...
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    Some Parts of the Old Testament Written to Try Us. Try may have same meaning as test.

    People, THE PHILOCALIA OF ORIGEN CHAP. I. ----Of the inspiration of the Divine Scripture; how it is to be read and understood; why it is obscure; and what is the reason of the obscurity in it, and of what is impossible in some cases, or unreasonable, when it is taken literally. From the work...
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    Discussion vs. Debate

    aspen2, Thanks. You may look at parts of documents below of one known as a Church Father of ancient time and known as St John Chrysostom for reasons such similar actions happened. Parts of Homily XXIII. John ii. 11 “This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee.” [2.] Another...