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Charlie, That is certainly the way that time-bound people are likely to see it, but as it is written "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"--meaning there is no chronology of time with God or Paradise. God is "the same yesterday, today, and forever" and the confusion here...

You are struggling with the transition of the times of this world with eternity. That's completely understandable, as it has eluded all people of all time until now--however must come to pass, just as it is written. Thank you for being thorough, as it has all been thoroughly misunderstood for...

That is not what I said. What I said was that it all occurs during Jesus' time (past tense)--meaning, even the dissolving of this world and earth. It is at that time that "old things have passed away, old things have become new"...just as it is also true that "we were crucified with Christ."...

But what is your point?

Yes, this is what happens in the heavens when Jesus returns coming "but each one in his own order" (each one in their of time in history), which has occurred "in Christ"...in the same way as "we were crucified with Christ." Which is to say, that salvation being of God who is "the same yesterday...

There is only one factor to consider--that is: Only one truth to believe as it is written...which Paul explained as "but each one in his own order." 1 Corinthians 15:23

You have quoted well, but explained poorly. If I asked you to explain when the last day is...you have given no answer. So I will answer: First of all, it should be understood that there is a chronology of time in the world, but not with God (as He is "the same yesterday, today, and forever")...

I am not going to keep repeating what you are not hearing. The fact remains that God has revealed Himself as 1) Himself, as 2) God with us, and 3) His spirit...separately, each having the power of life and death as only God can. But, hey, if you want to speak against (blaspheme) two-thirds of...

That is different than what I thought you meant--I think. But that is also different than Paul explained it, which was that "no one is justified by the law." Galatians 3:11

Wow--it's worse with you than I thought! You don't even know what it is to be born again! News flash--it is to be born from above, to be born of the spirit of God--not to "restart your Factory settings." As it is written, "First the natural, and afterward the spiritual." As I said before, this...

Congratulations on having a son! However, though there is nothing wrong with positive reinforcement and expressing love to the level of perfection, you should know better than to present the world as only being that way to a child. Your choice (of course)...and that is the point: The world is...

You speak the things of men. I was quoting Peter, not Jesus. But that is another matter and you are mixing things up. And it is you who does not have a clear understanding of creation and of God. God is spirit and perfect already, and the creation of speaking life into matter was not...

Who is it that you are addressing? Because I was quoting Christ. Oneness is the prayer of Christ fulfilled. But to say it that way, to ask you as I have, is just me being nice to you. In reality, you speak against Christ (and there is a biblical name for that too).

:) Yes, that is the problem here. All language has been [intentionally] confused by God--which means "twisted", and must be spiritually discerned. Nonetheless, I was quoting the scriptures that explain the truth of these things, and untwisting it. Maybe this will be easier: The first...

Be careful, there is a lot of speculation and conjecture going on here. Paul spoke of the first and second resurrections when he said, "And the dead in Christ will rise first." Which Jesus stated would come as, "So the last will be first, and the first last." Which is to say, the first...

I am not sure just what it is you are trying to say here, but it would appear to be a great example of a would-be prooftext for salvation not being forever but can be lost, without reconciling "all truth." Which it is not. It doesn't even apply. If you will notice, it says "have tasted"--not...

Sorry I have missed this tread, there have been so many on this topic. The issue here is not denying the scriptures or cherry-picking them so much as it is not reconciling them. Both sides of these arguments do not put both sets of scripture (those for or against salvation being forever)...

The passage is not so much about Israel, but about the times of the gentiles, to whom Paul was made an apostle. The point is that a major transition was occurring in their times between Israel and the gentiles and the salvation of each, which Jesus referred to in being "finished" with Israel...

The "oil and the wine" just refers to the flesh and the spirit, represented allegorically as the olive tree, and the wine as the Holy Spirit following Pentecost (of which Christ is firstfruits).

It is good that you do not like the way things have gone, but you have missed the mark on where the blame falls. It is not with Paul, but with the "false teachers" foretold by both Peter and Paul. I have explained this--that Jesus set before the early church the same "life and death" choice God...