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While it may be rare for some to see, there are those who have left a church because "the church leaders" require those who want to serve God must first believe all of the doctrines that the church has in their "Statement of Faith." - even the ones that the same "the church leaders" cannot prove...

But, I am very happy that there is not a chasm between me and Yahweh or between me and Yeshua. The word Lord was used for so many people back when the manuscripts were written. The interlinear bibles show that God's name Yahweh was used. It was man who chose to hide His name from bible readers...

Just two days before the shooting of President Trump, PM Fico had also written on attacks against populists: “We operate in an atmosphere that when it is impossible to democratically defeat us, we need to be illegally locked up. If it doesn’t work, some activist needs to be provoked to [attempt...

My dear Sister, I expect bias from every opinion I see. That is a human trait that few can escape. I see bias in translator's word choices, and I see bias in Strong's Dictionary as it focuses on how the KJV translators defined the source words rather than how the words were used by the...

So, my dependence on Yahweh to provide understanding and truth is "pride?" I think our disconnect is larger than the Grand Canyon.

This! Our world is now full of those who act as bible lawyers who defend their denominations statements of faith regardless of what scripture might contain that contradicts those statements. I can understand how that happens. People like checklists that prove to themselves how correct or how...

Two different topics here. I do believe scripture - as much as we can discern that has not been modified by man. Scripture and spirituality. They are not the same. I think I can see why it bothers people who place their translated scriptures at the pinnacle of knowing God's will above...

Dear Jane, I don't have an issue considering perspectives on scriptures given by those who study them - even if they don't believe Yeshua was the Son of God. Their opinions simply show how passages can be seen. Back to my other questions... When was Yeshua ever called the Everlasting Father...

From your many words and your capital letters, I see that the whole idea of discussing scripture with brothers and sisters, sharing ideas and entertaining other thoughts before letting God give me truth is not understandable for you. Man has gone to great lengths to make scripture conform to...

I cannot ignore this verse as it has specific problems. As the time the Assyrians were invading and the people of Israel were in fear, Isaiah gave a prophecy. A king can be known as a counselor, and typically the title of god was used for those in power. Jesus was never called "eternal...

I like your posts, my sister, and keep notes with them. However, you reference Isaiah 9:6 as a prophecy of Yeshua, but evidence shows that it does not necessarily refer to the Son of God. Since I believe that Yeshua was the "only begotten Son," I can't see that He was the transfigured...

And I find that those who cannot defend the things that they have been indoctrinated with get hostile.

You have completely missed what I wrote, and then made unfounded accusations. I suspect that you may not be aware of the history of how the scriptures in our language came to be and why we must examine them with the resources available. It is in small communities of believers that we discuss...

Simply put, the body of Christ is the community of believers who gather together and live out His teachings. I see the numerous buildings that we call churches as tribalism. Each denomination has a "statement of faith" or something along those lines that announce their beliefs. According to...

I can say that, after so many years of having questions and being provided answers by "experts" in denominations, I discovered that man cannot be trusted to know much truth. Most men learn from other men (and women), rather than from God. I have my own diplomas, but they do not bequeath me...

Well, Cyd, from the day we are justified, we are to work on becoming sanctified. If we fail to do that, then we fail to follow Christ in our lives. Searching for truth is important. It can be done if one seriously spends time in the entirety of scripture, but we all have minds that function...

I have never found a case where two opposing views are "both biblical." What I HAVE found is that one side or both side skip over passages that show that a different conclusion should be seen. Color that result with the translation of source manuscripts by those who pre-established doctrines who...

Our current culture is so far removed from taking a life - even if it is simply killing a fish for supper - that the whole idea of firing a gun to protect livestock seems too horrid to think about. Today's youth would not be able to fight for independence from England to create a United...

Your response simply shows that you have placed all your faith in a translation of scripture and ignore the original context. Before the last 30 years, man had very few resources to study scripture. Because of that, many bodies of believers divided and warred between themselves. The lies about...

I'd like to offer a view on this. I spent years with "issues" from my childhood that I did not understand. Very bad temper, feelings of worthlessness, insecurity that drove many of my character flaws, etc. I had no idea of why. In fact, I felt "normal" and wondered why everyone else was...