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Nope…..salvation can never come by works alone. The reward is there clearly stated in Scripture. We need faith along with works as James said…..”faith without works is dead”. (James 2:18-26) But faith must be motivated by love…….not fear…..and not for reward. If it is “a scam perpetrated by the...

I am saying that God designed us to be incentive oriented, so unless we understand that, we have a reason to question why we need the reward as an incentive to go behind normal human behavior. What motivated the martyrs? How could Christians face the lions in the Roman areas, if it were not for...

What a lovely thought provoking thread….. So true….but understanding why our lives are so difficult helps to see where God is taking the human race down this road, and why it was necessary. It is actually natural for us to feel “sympathy” for the plight of others who are in distress….it...

So many scriptures are coming to mind right now…… Abraham e.g……when God asked him to sacrifice his son….a completely unthinkable thing for a parent to do, but he unhesitatingly attempted to carry out God’s command…..why? The original account doesn’t say except that it was a test of Abraham’s...

What was God’s purpose for those kings and priests? Why did Israel have a temple and a priesthood? Go back to the beginning and tell me why God made his promise to Abraham in the first place….? Just for clarity…..what did Paul say about literal Israel after the execution of Jesus and the...

Can I ask you if you believe that “not all Israel are really Israel”? Do you understand that only a remnant of fleshly Israel were to be saved and the number of spiritual “Israel” (Gal 6:16 whom Paul identified as “the Israel of God”) were made up by Gentiles? All of spiritual Israel will be...

I have no problem with the “saints” being “saints”, chosen by God for a specific purpose…..but I am suggesting to you that not all Christians are “saints”. Just as not all Israel were kings or priests. “The people of the saints of the Most High” is a very interesting term…..what “people” are...

I agree…but what I disagree with is that all Christians are “saints”. They are “the chosen ones”, who are “firstfruits from among mankind”….they are “resurrected first” and they alone will be kings and priests. Kings need subjects and priests need sinners for whom to carry out their priestly...

I can only refer you back to my previous post…. If I recall correctly, on the “Prayer” thread, wasn’t it you who prayed to ‘find someone like you’ here? Tell me honestly…have you found anyone anywhere who believes what you do? That’s how you tell if the devil is having a lend of you….if he has...

What is also important is very small word in Greek in that statement. “ἐπὶ” which has more than one meaning….it can be rendered “on” “for” or “over”. So if it is misinterpreted, it changes the whole meaning of the sentence.…….”and they shall reign over the earth” can also be correct. Other...

I’d need to write a book to address all of this, so I will just respond to the parts that I disagree with…. If the “saints“ are not a separate group specially “chosen” for a role in the heavenly kingdom as Kings and Priests……who will be ruled by them, and for whom do they perform their priestly...

I’m sure of your sincerity, and I can somewhat understand your reasoning, but being devoid of Scripture leaves me nowhere to go……I do not accept you as my instructor nor trust that your words are inspired by God…..so you have nothing to teach me. We have God’s word for a reason….as Paul said…2...

Yes, I agree again, but as to the the identity of the “saints” we may differ. As “kings and priests” they will need those over whom they have authority to rule (not each other) and for whom they will serve as priests, so it is apparent to me that these “saints” have an assignment that involves...

You can use any translation you wish…the truth isn’t just in my preferred Bible translation. This is part of John‘s Revelation, and so it was presented in signs (or symbols) from God to Jesus and from the angel to John.…so four participants in this vision. (Rev 1:1) Jesus is speaking to the...

Animals were not designed to be spiritual creatures…they are mortal creatures, driven by instinct, not knowledge. I am not sure what you mean by this….how is God speaking to you? If it’s audibly, then I am sorry to tell you that this is not the way he communicates with his people. Study will...

I have studied the Bible for many years…all of the information I have shared with you is from God’s word or what science teaches us about the creatures he created. Research is key to understanding all things…having a clear mental picture of your subject means that you can not only understand it...

Thank you Hiddenthings… There is a lot to address here, so to do this subject justice please allow me some time….:Thumbsup:

Patients……I was born into the church system and raised by my parents with church theology. But as I grew up my own curiosity got the better of me and I began to ask questions…..the problem was, these were questions that my church, and I later found out, that most of Christendom’s churches had...

Sorry…I was talking to someone else and was going to address your points next, but you are so self focused that you didn’t give me time to respond before hitting me with more accusations. You are an ill informed bully…..so perhaps you need to climb down off your high horse and listen for a change.

Actually it is “the knowledge” of these things that God was leaving in his his own jurisdiction. He has equal opposites in all aspects of his creation….”up, down…in, out…with, without…..light, dark..above, below….but none that are detrimental…we take most of them for granted because they are...