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It has to be complicated if so many fail to concur with the interpretation of others….who can say “I know the truth” when so many others are saying the same thing? How did Jesus tell us to judge the difference? He said “by their fruits” we would know his true disciples….these would be standing...

Since only “few” are going to be found on the road to life, (Matt 7:13-14) according to Jesus….what the majority believe is no indicator of truth….just the opposite in fact. JW’s do believe that Christ paid for our sins…please don’t believe the liars in these threads who are just fulfilling...

A few questions here…since this is a parable based upon what his Jewish audience knew about common agriculture.…..Jesus said….. ”Matthew 13:27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ 28 “‘An enemy did this,’...

Let me just correct you there….we have no “Sunday sacredness” at all. Sunday is the first day of the week so not what Jews would have observed as a Sabbath. That is entirely a Catholic invention and follows the pagan Romans in sun worship….a day dedicated to their god…..with Pontifex Maximus...

Some interesting points raised here….. The question raised with this line of thinking is….can we trust that what we accept today as God’s word…actually is? Can the average person discern what is “theocratic” from what is called “theology”….especially if they are claiming to be one and the same...

This is your personal testimony Brakelite…..one of hundreds that I have heard…and yet to whom did this experience lead you?.….”To Christ”….I guess would be your obvious answer, but when he was on earth, where did Jesus direct the people who listened to him? He was there correcting the corrupted...

Post 238 was not a response to me…..I am none the wiser…. Please tell me what you meant…….?

If you say so…..whatever floats your boat QT….. Again, you prove nothing, and you say nothing, and I wonder why you even bother to post as I have not seen anyone interact with you on the enlightened level that you see yourself enjoying. Only you seem to know your truth…..so what’s wrong with...

And by the complete ambiguity of your responses you reveal an inability to convey what you think is the truth……how does that benefit anyone but you? “Objective reality”….”paradigms”…what the heck do those things mean to truth seekers? If the only person who understands your posts is you…of...

The “sheep and the goats” are another separation that Christ makes at the end of the age…..are the “wheat and the weeds” the same as the “sheep and the goats”? Who are the goats? The devil is the cause of sin, and it is sin that leads to death. (Rom 5:12) All who sin willfully are of the devil...

Just reading the exchanges here, some things apparently need clarification….. First of all…what is the “Kingdom” that some are said to “see” or to “enter”? Unless we have a clear picture of what God’s Kingdom is, and what it’s purpose is, nothing will make sense. The tares (weeds) are...

As usual you assume that people can either read your mind, or are somehow privy to the meaning of your ambiguous responses….I assure you I am not the only one who fails to understand what you say. Can you never just answer a question directly? :ummm:

As usual, you didn’t answer the question…..what you quoted above is just one part of the big picture…. Why does God permit evil when he could have easily stopped the thief at the beginning?

The poster didn’t really convey the true meaning of something God said earlier in giving the nation of Israel his law….. Exodus 20:4-6….RSV… “You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the...

Me? A leader in Israel? What on earth are you talking about? I know what I believe being “born again” means, but I’d like to hear from those who claim it, what it means to them… What does it mean to Brakelite?

Yes!…..can mere humans kill God? The fact that he was 100% human meant that he could offer his life in exchange for ours….a sinless life was lost for Adam’s children….a sinless life was offered to cancel that debt and give us back what God offered all humankind in Eden. Mere humans cannot kill...

No…..but he does not prevent them either, because he is allowing sinful mankind to experience the consequences of Adam’s disobedience first hand, so that no one in the future will ever be able to challenge God’s Sovereignty again. What other reason could you possibly think of for God’s...

Earthquakes under water cause tsunamis. There is no such thing as a water quake….as far as I know…. I have no idea why you balk at the mention of earthquakes…why does it have to mean “turmoil”? I have no idea what difference you think it makes? The rest of that passage seems to favor an...

What is confusing? “The wages sin pays is death”…..Jesus came to reverse the situation that causes death….to “undo the works of the devil”.……his death pays for our sins. He is our redeemer, who paid the price for our sins because we were born in sin through no fault on our part. And as far as...

Yes, sometimes sin (tendencies toward bad behavior) takes time to manifest itself in some people. Personalities vary so much and we are, after all, just products of our gene pool. We carry the genes from many generations and sometimes we can see traits in our children that show us who they take...