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no, thats not what Paul is saying. He says 'except on the ground of fornication' which means if a man (or woman) divorces their mate for any reason 'other then' fornication, then if they remarry they are comitting adultery because God still views the marriage as current. He only accepts...

Good is a standard of perfection that originates with God....this is why there is no perfectly good person because we all have flaws. We cannot perfectly reflect Gods goodness, but we can strive toward it by our conduct & attitudes. Some people have developed this quality better then others...

I think you've pretty much hit the nail on the head. The Greek word for disciple is 'mathetes' it means 'one who directs his mind to something'...ie a student. And Apostle is 'apostolos' and means simply to “sent forth” or "sent off" So your right, the Apostles were given the commission to...

Hi Tree, It sounds like you are having a crisis of conscience at the moment and its easy to see why. On one hand your conscience tells you one thing about what you think God and religion should be like. But the reality of what you are experiencing is entirely opposite. this says a lot about...

cheers for that Selene, i understand where you are coming from. I guess its Pauls and the other OT traditions that i am most intersted in...any additions to these I am perhaps not viewing in the same way as you are. Goodluck in your studies and im sure we'll cross posts again soon :)

the law of the spirit revolves around the Holy Spirit and its fruits. Jesus was annointed with holy spirit and his life course was a perfect reflection of that spirit. Jesus told people to come to him and he would refresh them with something new at Matthew 11:28-30 ....the new thing that he...

when you say 'all the law' are you refering to the 600 Law's Moses laid down that is called the 'Mosaic Law' ? If thats the law you are talking about then can you list the laws that you continue to apply? If you keep reading thru Romans you come to Romans 8:2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Romans 6:14 the...

im certainly not saying that we should throw it out...if it wasnt beneficial for us to know, God would not have kept it in the hebrew scriptures for us to see but what i'm saying is that our worship of God is not dependent upon our keeping of the regulations set out in the 'mosaic law'...these...

Im sorry if i've misunderstood you, but you appeared to me to be saying that the sacraments are miraculously changed into Jesus actual body and blood every time you partake of them. This is what i'm objecting to. I certainly believe, like you, that the sacraments are taken to commemorate christs...

it seems to me that Galatians 3:10 is saying that those who continue to "rely on works of law" are under a curse becaues the mosaic law states "cursed is the one who does not perform works of law" The christians had been set free from that curse of law....yet some christians thought they should...

Wow, that was an eye opener. I always knew that zionism was bad, but i never realised exactly how bad. How the christian zionists justify it is beyond me. They claim to be in support of Isreal, yet this is only because they want to see Isreal (except 144000 jews) put to death by God when they...

Ok, no problem. Firstly, we need to know why we get sick, what causes it. Isaiah 33:24 links sickness with our 'error'....this is our 'sin'. But it doesnt mean if i do something wrong today i'll get sick tomorrow. Rather its mankinds fall into sin that has introduced sickness into the world...

I agree that the eating of the bread and drinking of the wine should be done as a memorial of Christs death, this is what Jesus requested at Luke 22:19 However, it seem that the eucharist is in fact considered a 'sacrifice' by the church as these references show: The Documents of Vatican II...

Its very unfortunate that this happens. I think it really depends on their preachers to be honest. If a preacher presents his teachings in a well balanced manner, then his listerners are bound to be well balanced about such things. But if a preacher is pointing the finger and condemning in his...

thanks for the warm welcome all :D

yes i got that point cheers Im still not convinced any bible writers actually discussed this miracle. I think the scriptures used to explain it are very dubious.

bingo! Its a crazy idea....im not saying its the only crazy idea out there, but its certainly wayyyy out there. :lol:

Im glad you say that because I had never made a connection between the rapture and Isreal I've never supported Isreals conflict with palestine and i dont believe in the rapture either... how true that beliefs are dangerous no matter which religion you are from.

Anything that we do that falls below the perfect standard of God is sin. As said above by guestman, sin is missing the mark of perfection. Perfection is a standard set by God himself, but whenever we do something that falls below that perfect standard, we are sinning (missing the mark) The...

I dont beleive one could be 'predestined' and still have free will. to be predestined as Augustine and Calvine taught means that God fixed every individual’s destiny, including yours, before the first man was created. How could have free choice to choose 'life or death, malediction or curse'...