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Thank you, RF. I really appreciate it. I do make a concerted effort at that any time I post. You know, I kind of suspected that, actually... St. John's, maybe? Or New Hampshire... Cornell? You can see from my profile I'm in Nashville... my blood runs orange. <smile> I am a Tennessee...

Yes... Well, just quoting the Nazareth townsfolk themselves in Matthew 13:54-55... "Where did this man... " ~ 'this man' obviously meaning Jesus "...get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this..." ~ again, 'this' obviously referring to Jesus "...the carpenter’s..." ~ Joseph's...

How do you get any inkling that I somehow said or implied that? The Father wills, the Son accomplishes according to the Father's will, and the Spirit works in the individual, also according to the Father's will. So God ~ all three Persons of the triune God ~ are always involved. <eye roll>...

Puzzling response... I agree with ~ or I should say that in so saying, you seem to be agreeing with me ~ this: "I see ἀδελφοὶ and ἀδελφαὶ either as brothers and sisters in the biological sense, or as kinsfolk..." Yes, the Greek supports either definition ~ as I acknowledged before ~ but the...

But the context of Matthew 13 and Mark 6 is very clear, BOL. <smile> Respectively: "...when Jesus had finished these parables, He went away from there, and coming to His hometown He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, 'Where did this man get this wisdom and...

This is our participation in His carrying out of His purposes. He uses us, yes, in carrying out His plans, but the power is His, worked through us by the Holy Spirit. We assist the church by using our spiritual gifts, the gifts of the Spirit that we each are given ~ but even these are...

You know, it's not important that we resolve this difference between us on this, especially because we agree that God is one and because God is three distinct Persons. Right? Hmmm... Orally by whom, BOL? See, I think that's possibly the disconnect between us. As you know, I'm sure, the...

Is it not possible, O2Q, to desire something but then... ...for good reason... in the case of "desiring all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" to not overlooking sin or allowing it to go without consequence (even the one He himself sets as death) and thereby...

@RedFan In Matthew 13:53-56, we read: "And when Jesus had finished these parables, He went away from there, and coming to his hometown (Nazareth) he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this...

Again... Jesus had siblings. Mary had not yet known a man ~ in the same sense as, for example, Genesis 4, where Adam knew his wife Eve and she conceived ~ at the time of Gabriel's visitation in Matthew 1. Adam certainly knew who Eve was prior to this knowing of Eve in Genesis 4; this...

No, they believe on their own, but when their hearts are regenerated... born again of the Spirit of God. No, that because ~ in this regenerative act ~ they are then spiritually alive, are healed of this spiritual blindness, and they then know their sinfulness and their need for Christ...

<smile> Hmm, okay, fine, but this is explicitly shown in Scripture. As you agree, I think. Is there really any argument or debate here? I mean... my goodness... <smile> You know, against my better judgment... <smile> What exactly do you mean, BreadOfLife, by "sacred tradition"? As you...

It is amazing, though (as the hymn goes). And very often really far more amazing than we realize... If you're getting at the concept John Calvin called "irresistible grace," you should read what Calvin actually said regarding that concept. John Calvin never denied ~ and Calvinists like me do...

Great! Vacations are good, indeed. Relax and enjoy it! Fair enough. Ahhhh, now. That's a big part of the problem here; people view these things as some fierce competition, presumably because they take things so personally and so feel as if they are being personally attacked. It's just not...

Jesus's brothers James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, and some number of unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark's and Matthew's gospels. Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3, to be specific. See directly above. Grace and peace to you, RedFan.

Absolutely true. Absolutely true. Absolutely true. Ahhhhh... I would disagree with this. The word 'trinity' is not found, but God existing in three Persons... and both Jesus and subsequently the Holy Spirit being sent ~ which carries far greater meaning than, say, throwing a baseball :) ~ by...

Ah, well, I agree... somewhat, anyway. Yes, as Isaiah says, "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My Word be that goes out from My mouth; it...

LOL! Not attacking anything, JT. That you perceive it that way is troubling, and... Well, yes, troubling. Nope. Only her seed... Jesus. Nothing like that is ever said of Mary, or anyone but Jesus. He and He alone accomplished our redemption and is thus our Savior. I didn't suggest that...

Just a few things... Mary is not in any way a co-Redeemer or co-Savior with Jesus. I'm well aware of that. <smile> Ah, well, in Ephesians 2:20, Christ is called the cornerstone, which is the foundation of the foundation, if you will. So yes, Jesus is the true foundation, the cornerstone...