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Nobody rejects James 2:24 (or any other part of Scripture for that matter). James says, "You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." Right, so he's clearly saying that if you have faith but there are no works produced by it ~ if faith does not result in the person...

Well, I don't have to, but I will, sure. In that passage, Jesus is talking about both the now and the not yet of the kingdom of God. NOW It is now (since the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost) in the sense that the kingdom of God is in the midst of us (as He says in Luke 17:21); as He...

LOL! No such "difficulty," Earburner. There are not "three comings" of the Lord, the second Person of the triune Jehovah (the third being the Holy Spirit). Jesus (the aforementioned second Person) never was without the glory He had with the Father before the world existed (John 17:5), but...

As for OSAS and this continuing ranting and raving... :) Those who believe that someone who has been given eternal life ~ and thus saved ~ either intentionally or inadvertently believe in self-justification and ~ again, either intentionally or inadvertently ~ reject the eternalness of God...

It has to do with the two time periods (before and after Christ's first coming), but the two witnesses referred to symbolically in Revelation 11 are the one Gospel of God, manifest differently in the two time periods. We can correlate it closely with Hebrews 1:1-2, which says, "Long ago, at...

"The 'word was God' is figurative language, referring to God's words not his chosen suffering servant." Hard to make that jump, considering what John says just a few verses later (verse 14), that "the Word became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as...

The prophet Isaiah prophesies of John the Baptist thusly: "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD (Jehovah, God); make straight in the desert a highway for our God." [Isaiah 40:3] And in the apostle John's gospel, we see that John the Baptist is the fulfillment of this...

Yes, and in various ways, every other writer of any part of the Bible. And Jesus said it of Himself many times and in different ways, too. But it's crystal clear in what John the Baptist says of himself, referring directly back to Isaiah 40. John the Baptist was the forerunner for Christ, the...

Ah, Zechariah 4, which I referred to earlier. This is apocalyptic literature, Earburner. Zechariah gives us an apocalyptic vision that points us to the end of days... while also alluding to realities that occur throughout the history of God's people., which is going on now, and will until...

Again, I'll point this out: The prophet Isaiah, in Isaiah 40, prophesies of John the Baptist in verse three of that chapter: "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD (Jehovah, NWT); make straight in the desert a highway for our God." (Isaiah 40:3) And in the apostle...

I'll just point this out: The prophet Isaiah, in Isaiah 40, prophesies of John the Baptist in verse three of that chapter: "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD (Jehovah, NWT); make straight in the desert a highway for our God." And in the apostle John's gospel, we...

No idea what prompted you to say that... See above. Grace and peace to you, Earburner.

But a pluralistic entity is not itself plural but singular. Such is the Godhead. Not the case at all. And actually quite the reverse, as that label is properly applied to Jehovah's Witnesses and other like-minded folks. The Watchtower organization was formed in the early 1830s. There were...

Matthew, I know God's Word quite well, thanks. The question itself was not really the problem, but you seemed to be referencing Scripture but gave no references. If there is a specific passage you want to talk about, then fire away. Present it, and then state your conclusions and/or ask for...

Jesus, Earburner, is Who all this witnessing is about. And John the Baptist is not living now, nor is he somehow going to be reincarnated 2000-plus years after he died. I've heard a lot of things in all my years as a Christian and a theologian, but never have I heard someone say that they...

Why don't you be more specific, Matthew. That would be good. Thanks. Grace and peace to you.

Disagree. Have you ever witnessed, Earburner? Are you a witness for Christ and the Gospel? If so, then that makes you an agent of the second witness, which, again, is not to say that the second witness is actually a person, past present or future. Generally, I agree, but certainly some have...

Okay, so he says it's absolutely certain, but acknowledges the possibility that he may be wrong? Hey, does he claim to be the second coming of Harold Camping? :) Grace and peace to you.

So that makes it authoritative? :) Was what they said inspired by God? :) Just, um, hackin' at ya. :) Grace and peace, Matthias.