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Probably explains why the consensus is that Luke wrote Acts and the gospel of Luke. Luke is not an original apostle, but Luke wrote Acts not John and Peter. Acts 1 1In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

That's true. Paul did teach that the Lordship of Jesus is temporary 1 Corinthians 15. I hope we all discover who the real Jesus is in this thread.

And only God cannot be tempted with sin (James 1:13) yet the Bible says Jesus can be tempted in every way as we are. (Hebrews 4:15)

Well, the fascinating thing about the Bible is that the authors were highly skilled at putting a lot of highly nuanced information into small areas. It's so nuanced that it requires a careful eye to really pick up on the context. So, while it's true that Hebrews 1:3 says what it says, it is also...

Absolutely, but like I said in my previous posts, the Bible says a lot more things about the same subject, but it's all scattered around the Bible. While those verses seem to suggest a particular theology when they stand alone, there are additional verses that expand on them. I also believe we...

I admit I am a bit of a Biblical literalist and tend to believe what it says mostly at face value unless a theological or non-literal explanation is required. I am not saying you’re wrong, but I just don’t agree with what you said at the beginning of your comment. The reason is because the Old...

I do absolutely agree with the rest of what you said, but I admit I have a highly nuanced understanding of Jesus, and this will tie into my previous comment. In John 3:16-17, it's totally true that Jesus promised eternal life to those who believe in him. Amen! But now I will tie a point into my...

I like to think we all believe that we believe in the real Jesus, but one of the things about the Bible in general is that it's easy to read a few verses here and there and not get a complete picture. There is a narrative and a story to all of it and the things that seem like they should have...

Sorry, i don't know what you believe exactly aside from that babies are not born sinners and that's great I agree.

Thanks. So spiritual death happens after someone sins, just like Adam, and yet Adam was not born spiritually dead. He died that day he chose to disobey God's command and thus died spiritually. See how no one is literally born a sinner? The need for the rebirth and regeneration comes later after...

I don't think that's accurate. Let me put it this way and see if I can get clarification. If someone needs to be born "again" then when was their first spiritual death?

According to Romans 2:6-11, God is not showing favoritism based on any conditions. It simply says that "God will repay each one according to their deeds"..."trouble and every distress for every human who does evil"..."glory and honor for everyone who does good." Paul described salvation as...

The final judgement is works-based. Rewards are given, whether they be good or bad. What do you think the bad rewards are for someone who already has eternal security? Paul suggested it's a loss of eternal life because eternal life is only finally granted after the judgement based on someone's...

No that's wrong.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the way the wording of the Greek in John 10:36 reads to me is that Jesus was claiming to be [a] son of The God. Where I got that is there doesn't seem to be any definite article attached to son, but there is a definite article attached to God. I think Jesus was...

Yes, Jesus did call them gods. I believe Jesus was trying to disarm the situation because it could have potentially escalated into another incident that ended with Jesus almost getting stoned. His point was, contrary to their accusations that Jesus had claimed to be God, which is something he...

Heresy can be subtle and I think sometimes we may not even realize we're doing it. For example, you suggested we should ask Jesus for forgiveness in prayer and then quoted Jesus' only teaching about prayer that explicitly directed his disciples to pray only to the Father. So technically your...

The "early church" went off the rails fast as the gospel went around to different cultures. It went from strict monotheism to something that resembles paganism and it has survived to the present day.

If that were the case then you must be a universalist. The other side of the coin is Calvinism.

Unfortunately it's not faith alone. Faith in what? Is God making anyone open their mouth and confess that Jesus is lord and that He raised him from the dead?