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Yes, Acts 17: My guess is that Adam and Eve started their lives 15,000 years ago. Adam's genome contained the potential variations of all the human features that we observe today. God destroyed all men except Noah's family, Genesis 8: Now, these eight people constituted the Homosapien gene...

Jesus fulfilled the atonement law. No one was allowed to enter the Most Holy Place except once a year, on the Day of Atonement. The high priest Leviticus 16: Fast-forward to the moment Jesus died on the cross, Matthew 27: Jesus fulfilled the atonement law/ritual. The Law generally demanded...

John 1: Strong's Greek: 2300. θεάομαι (theaomai) — 23 Occurrences BDAG θεάομαι: ① to have an intent look at someth., to take someth. in with one’s eyes, with implication that one is esp. impressed, see, look at, behold ③ to perceive someth. above and beyond what is merely seen with the eye...

Not recently. I did some years ago, but it didn't work :)

Let's stay specific. What is wrong with this one?

Moses said in Deuteronomy 6: Jesus said in Luke 10: Did Jesus add to Moses? Ellicott explained: Did Jesus add the word "mind" to Moses? No, not in the semantic sense. Jesus brought out the meanings in the original Hebrew. In any case, the idea is that we should love God with all of our being.

Matthew 17: Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers: The disciples knew it was proverbial hyperbole. Gill mentions a few extrabiblical references to this proverb: "A grain of mustard seed" is proverbial for smallness. The "moving mountain" hyperbole follows it. You can move the mountain...

Can you be more specific? I prefer to argue with precision.

Pascal's wager: I.e., a Christian believer will receive infinite gains iff God exists. Given the options of God and no God, it's a safer bet to believe in God than not. Why shouldn't one instead turn to Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, etc.? Pascal's wager does not answer this question. Should...

What is the death of Jesus in our body? The key to understanding this verse is through contrast as a literary device. 2 Corinthians 4: Jars of clay symbolize our frail bodies. These are examples of the sufferings of Jesus or the death of Jesus. Paul carried or experienced these in his body...

Who can perform baptism? Any disciples of Jesus, John 4 Matthew 28: Disciples baptize believers. They become disciples. Now they, in turn, are qualified to make other disciples. Today, baptisms are usually performed by ordained pastors.

Mark 3: English Standard Version, Revelation 21: Our earthly defective familial relationships will be replaced. Our earthly sons and daughters will become our brothers in heaven, which is better for everyone. We will love one another as sons of God.

It is a bad habit to make accusations but refuse to support what you said. Can you quote my words and contradict them? This is the 2nd time I have asked.

A person's volition faculty uniquely identifies him. See What is the human soul technically? and follow up there.

Can you quote my words and contradict them? I prefer to argue with people who can think logically and write precisely. Try not to overgeneralize in your next reply.

The Hebrew word "nephesh" (soul), the Greek words "psyche" (soul) and "pneumatic" (spirit), and the English word 'soul" are polysemantic. Their lexical meanings overlap. For precision and argumentation, I define spirit as a non-baryonic (invisible) substance that houses a person's conscience. I...

No, see What is the human soul technically? and follow up there

Good point. I changed the title. See also Initial parties to receive the Paraclete/Spirit

Gal 3: I.e., the Paraclete indwelling Holy Spirit promised by Jesus. The expression "receive the Spirit" referred to the Paraclete. After the resurrection, Jesus appeared in the disciples' hiding place in John 20: i.e., the Paraclete. Thomas was absent from this first set of people who...

John 5: The Son is in charge of the final judgment instead of the Father. John 12: i.e., in person The Father uses the Son as his mouthpiece to speak words of judgment. Jesus does not judge the wicked in person himself, but his word (Logos) will judge the wicked directly. There is a fine...