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There are doctrine with which I have disagreed, but the sum of all the issues with most of those doctrines was nil. Not truly understanding the why's of certain ones did not negate their growth as Christians. Then I finally learned from God that there is one doctrine that caused me to fail God...

If killing the enemy is sinful, then Yahweh instructed His people to sin many times. Nehemiah 4:14 When I saw their fear, I rose and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your...

No, Jesus told them when the had "enough." But then, Peter used it when he should not because the action was in contradiction to God's plan for that event. Swords are meant for killing. There is no other reason to buy one, and Jesus had them buy one.

That is a good example, but there is an expected difference. As a conservative Christian, I would simply find another florist.

No, the bible is where we start. God is the final authority. He must be because man has translated the Bible from a foreign language and has induced many errors by word choices and punctuation. Then, since so many do not understand the Hebrew culture at the time of the original writings, some...

Hmmmm, and Jesus instructed His disciples to buy a sword. Must have been just for adornment then.

This verse is a reference to the Father, not to Christ. A study of the context reveals that this section opens in verse 6 by telling us, “There came a man who was sent by God.” We are told, “God is light,” and that God’s light shown through Jesus Christ and made him “the light of the world.”...

Clearly, Jesus says that He got the authority from His Father, That does not make Him God, but one who serves God. It is important to take these passages in context: Re 1:4–8 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and...

While it is not the title of this thread, there is also the situation where she is not romantic enough. Men are wired differently and have needs that the woman may not feel. What happens then? Men want not only to be respected, but may also need to be desired. Do women want to be desired as...

"This picture" should also ask "Do you gossip?" "Do you lie?" "Do you covet." "Do you fail to love your fellow man?"

I think the first reason should be worded that the Jews thought he was claiming to be God. Yeshua never claimed to be God.

I'll put it this way: mankind took the path of Yeshua beginning in the first century AD as announced by the Apostles, but was not happy with those teachings. Immediately they interpreted and manipulated those passages. Out of those actions came sects who redefined those letters and added their...

Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 23:9 Matthew 7:6 Romans 1:22 Isaiah 44:20 Jeremiah 8:8 1 Corinthians 1:20 We each, individually, are responsible to Yahweh to seek out the truth from Him and not from some teacher who claims to know. Compare their teachings with the entirety of scripture (not...

Yes, if you are already convinced that you know "the truth" and are not willing to consider other views; there is no reason to continue. At one time, I held the same "truth" that you do. I learned differently later.

Well, sir, there is the original savior - the one who initially established the New Covenant plan: Yahweh. Then, He sent his Only Begotten Son who also is called the savior. If an Army General gives the order to his Colonel to send troops in to rescue hostages, the General is their Savior, but...

At some point, those who wish to discuss scripture must realize that they are discussing only their translations in English - translated from the perspective of the translator. Those who choose to NOT do it word for word end up creating a different understanding than the writer intended. 1 Peter...

The original writings by the authors were inspired by God. At that point problems arose. I know that God knew it would happen as those manuscripts passed through human hands. I also know that God knew how these writings would be manipulated and amended by those seeking power and authority...

I was freed as well, just not from JWs. It upset my apple cart and has required adjustment on my part. However, when God gives conviction, it is not optional for me to deny it.

If you are determined to believe all that you are saying, then you somehow have found the passage that Yahweh said that His several statements in the Old Testament that He ALONE is God and their is NO OTHER is rescinded. I'd like to know where to find that scripture passage. Yahweh also said...

I know of many who claim to believe things stated in "creeds" and "statement of faith" pages of denominations - until I ask them "why?" They get a blank look in their faces and provide responses along the line of "I have to take it on faith." The next question is "faith in what?" At this...