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You did well. I understood because it's not the first time I've read this argument. As for your efforts, it's hard to straighten out a bowl of cooked spaghetti. I understand how you came to the conclusion. As I've said, I have read it all before (on this forum, by the way). I simply am not...

Well, God is not the author of confusion, is he? Yes, it. Is confusing. What makes it confusing isn't how it's hard to untangle (it is, but it's not impossible) but rather where they came up with some of their assertions. They did not get them all from the Bible, so where then? They (like...

Never read the book but saw the movie. I don't read mech nonfiction, but CS is one author I have read. Movies rarely are better than books, so maybe I will add it to me reading list. Best part of the film is when the child turned away from the sacrifice lion and heard the alter break with a...

Love that book, even though I only read half of it! I'm going to have to pick it back up. Funny, insightful and causes a lot of self reflecting. I am sure there is some history of the church ages I don't understand there too.

I do believe that Jesus paid for the sins of the whole world. It's enough for everyone, including those that died before his payment. But, you still have to go to the store to pick it up. Everyone in the world has that invitation. But grace comes through faith. It's equally a acceptable to...

Because they don't prove your point. These junk references don't say that James was a cousin of Jesus. They prove a different point which never really needed to be proved. They appear to be there simply to pad the reference list. That's right! Even your own references don't fully agree with...

Again, you are making the same mistake in not understanding how this works. Any fault of logic is yours; not mine. I may be at fault in my explanation of what I thought was pretty simple (but I doubt it). In any sense, I won't explain it a third time as you seem set in your ways...

Well that's a pretty good show! I agree. But this is not a man whose understanding was opened. Did he ever refute this? No. He didn't. John did. Peter did. Jude did. Paul did. Peter still hung on to the doctrine of faith with works. I do not believe this man was an Apostle.

That is a misuse of my logic. I said it was rare. I did not say always. With that, you are assuming the were cousins. It could be that they were siblings, but even I doubt that. They could also be mere close friends and fellow believers in Christ. "Sister" can mean that too. No, there...

I did read it, and thus I responded. I do not find it as indisputable proof for the reasons I mentioned, which I will again address shortly. Well, no there isn't evidence that they were sister in laws. While rarely is it the case, it is true that "sister" doesn't always mean sibling. When...

There are several problems with your theory, but it doesn't mean it's totally implausible. 1. In Matthew 13:55-56 several men (including James) are called brethren. In Mark 6:3 they were called brothers. While it is true that brethren can refer to countrymen, close or semi close relatives...

Good point Jim... and it goes beyond that. The Kingdom of God is [now] within us. He hath made us [now] to sit in heavenly places.Christ, is [now] in us, so we see him face to face. We are [now] the body of Christ. We are still trapped in this earth body, so I see Davy's point. But we are...

Hi JimB. What version is that from? I like it!!!

This is a reboot of a post a few months back. My answer today is the same as back then: the phrase, "and not of yourselves" refers to how we are saved, which is by [his] grace. The faith is ours. While it was delivered to us, it's not the faith someone else has in Christ. Eph 1:15, 1 Peter...

Folks, I am bowing out of this conversation. Let me offer my conclusion. I abhor violence on all levels and I understand the outlash some may have. I want to say whe I have owned a gun, I do not currently own one. I haven't owned one in 30+ years and have no plans to buy one. I owned one...

Romans 12:18 KJV If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. It is. I am successfully showing that they did have swords and you are unsuccessfully claiming they didn't. And I'm not going on your "maybe". I'm not going on what you meant. I am going on what you...

Perhaps I am missing sarcasm here... but they did. We can talk about Jamestown and Plymouth, but these are the first English settlements. St. Augustine was founded by the Spainish in 1565. Furthermore, it's not the first time Europeans were here. Lief may have been the first. But there were...

Jude 1:3 KJV Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. You are correct and incorrect according to this verse. It...

It is a moot point because I am not debating whether Jesus taught non violence. He did. As I have stated several times, I am concerned with the statement made in the OP: Not just guns; weapons! I haveclearly shown that Jesus told the disciples to buy swords, and some of them already had...

Your issues are a moot point as they pertain to the point I am making. The point is that they had them, Jesus at one point told them to obtain them and thus, Jesus was never bothered that they had weapons. He was bothered that Peter did use it, not not for having it. As to your second point...