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Hello, hope you are well! I hope you can follow my reasoning… Is it “the will of God”, that nations fight each other? No, I’m sure you would not think that. Such actions are diametrically opposed to the Prince of Peace. Matthew 5:44 So, if “we let the heart of God rule in our hearts”, would...

You are now implying the Bible contradicts itself? (Both of us know better.) Or is there a way to correlate the two statements? No one is ever away from God’s purview, even if they’re “sleeping in death.” Are they? Ezekiel 18:4 tells us that God says “All the souls, TO ME they belong” — even...

What did Paul say at 1 Corinthians 15:6, about those of the “more than 500” who had died? They had “fallen asleep in death.”

“Unbelievers”? According to Ecclesiastes 9:10, everyone (who reads that verse, hence it applies to everyone) goes to Hell (Sheol in Hebrew, Hades in Greek) at their death. Even Jacob said he was going there! He thought Joseph was already there! Genesis 37:35… “35And all his children being...

The Greek word Jesus used there isn’t the word for “Hell” (or Hades). It’s the word for “Gehenna” (or Ge’enna).. Look it up. Completely different meaning.

But “God is love.” - 1 John 4:8. What you’re promoting, this understanding, isn’t love. Revelation 20:13,14 says… “13And the sea gave up the dead that were in it: and death and hell gave up their dead that were in them. And they were judged, every one according to their works. 14And hell and...

Really? You resort to such speech, and claim to follow Christ? Something’s wrong with that.

What do the Scriptures reveal? (Our thinking should be based on reasoning & agree with what the Bible says, right?) The Bible indicates the planet earth is here forever (Eccl.1:4; Isaiah 45:18) Heavens, according to Ephesians 3:10, can refer to government, rulerships. And Earth, according to...

Good question! It seems to have been called that, because it represented God’s right to determine what was “good” and what was “bad (evil).” God is the only one who has the right to determine those standards of good & bad. No one else. So, symbolically, the fruit ‘belonged’ to Him…. No one else.

I say they did…. That’s why they only had 1 prohibition. If they had had no conscience, they would have needed more than 600 laws…”don’t slap the animals”; “Adam, don’t be mean to your wife”; “Eve, don’t murder Adam while he’s sleeping”; etc etc. To the innocent, there is nothing shameful about...

You answered it… “God’s Law of human conscience”. But that was built-in at their creation. That is why they only had 1 prohibitive law. Their conscience worked perfectly, and was no doubt a stronger influence, before they sinned. Adam really had to force himself, to go against Jehovah’s law...

Huh? You didn’t answer my question.

Did you know the Bible says you are going to hell? “Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening.” Have fun!

And when they do that, ie., read / understand it their own way, it will invariably contradict other Scripture. In doing that, in a sense they “make the Word of God invalid.” — Mark 7:13; Matthew 15:6 This is one reason why atheism is on the rise…. Such interpretations turn the Bible into a...

My thoughts? Why would I want to disagree with Jesus’ description of it? Do the other two gospel accounts, Luke 9 & Mark 9, record Jesus saying something else? No. So why not accept Jesus’ words at Matthew 17:9 for what they are -truth? Besides, saying it was a vision, doesn’t contradict any...

In Genesis, isn’t that what you read? A & E only had one prohibitive law! 3 in total…. Why? They were perfect…. They didn’t need much guidance. OTOH, the Mosaic Law (law given to the Israelites) consisted of over 600! Why? Because of imperfection (lots of selfishness). Christians are not...

The “sexually immoral….will not inherit God’s Kingdom” (1Cor.6:9), right? So the important question is, what acts are sexually immoral in God’s eyes? What it is to us, doesn’t really matter. What it is to God, matters! Here’s where the Mosaic Law is important… why? Because God doesn’t...

Remember, what did Jesus tell His disciples afterward? “Tell the vision to no one.” — Matthew 17:9

No. (I don’t think so. I didn’t mean it to be.) You are so laid-back, & easygoing. Have you ever had a regular weekly Bible discussion / study with Jehovah’s Witnesses? It could be only 10 to 15 minutes each week (or 1 hour, or whatever’s convenient). It could even be over the phone, if...

Yes, I agree with you on this. The Bible states @ Ecclesiastes 9:5, “the dead know nothing at all.” So if demons can imposter the dead, pretend to be them….. why couldn’t they pretend to be Jesus? Remember Jesus’ prophecy at Matthew 7:21-23…. These ones saying “Lord, Lord” to Jesus, what were...