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He certainly didnt preach to any of mankind who have died because as an Isrealite he beleived the hebrew scriptures which clearly show that when we die, we are unconcious Eccl 9:5 tells us the 'dead are conscious of nothing' So what good would Jesus have accomplished in preaching to such ones?

thats a nice point we should do the things he asks but it would be wrong of us to view those things only as 'works' and only do them because God told us to do them...we should do them as a matter of faith and out of love because God wants us to be like him.

Yes thats quite right, you've got the idea. Jacob had his name changed because of the incident where he wrestled with an angel all night long Genesis 32:26,27,28 It was due to Jacobs persistence in trying to obtain Gods blessing that God eventually did bless him because Jacob showed to God how...

Paul, an isrealite by birth, was aware that the promise was made to the 'house of Isreal' and he spoke to gentile christians about this in Romans chpt 9. However, in Romans 9:6,7,8 he stresses the fact that "not all who spring from Isreal are trully Isreal" but the 'seed' are the 'children of...

that is not a good scripture if you are trying to prove Jesus is God for a few reasons. The scripture doesnt say Jesus is God, it says he is the Messiah. 'Christ' means 'Messiah' which means 'annointed one' People didnt annoint themselves, they were annointed by someone with higher authority...

ok so what was wrong with that WT quote you gave...they said the same thing, that we have to be obedient And can you still provide a scirpture stating that the 'unsaved do not need to be obedient for salvation'

this sounds like fear mongering 'prepare for the worst' :lol: Its pretty clear from the scriptures that the ancient hebrews did not have the same concept of an afterlife as did the later jews. The only way to really know exactly what hell/sheol/hades mean is to go back to the original words...

can you show me the scriptures which say that the 'unsaved have no requirement to be saved' and they can live a debauched life and still be saved?

We know what it is in todays language and religions teach it to be a place inhabited by demons and where the wicked, are punished . But we really need to know what it was back in the first century when Jesus spoke of it what did HE mean. Jesus spoke in hebrew therefore when he mentioned 'hell'...

i couldnt read past page 2 of that article. I always think of the fact that the eyes of God are upon all of us, including the unborn Psalm 139:16 Life begins at conception in Gods eyes because God has put life into it.... lets face it, if its not alive the womans body will naturally abort it...

So are you saying that christians have no requirement to obey Gods laws? If you are then i am quite surprised. We are to become imitators of Christ 1 Corinthians 11:1 are we not? Christ was obedient to God Phillipians 2:8 was he not? Jesus told us to obey Gods commands did he not? John 15:10...

God has the same standards for gentiles as he does for the jews.... the gentiles were made into one body along with the believing jews And the laws of God were to be written on the hearts of 'all' mankind...not only jews.

[Fivesense wrote: "I am sorry Pegg, I thought you had read the Scriptures thoroughly. If you could show me where these secrets were revealed by the other Apostles, I would take sides with you gladly to affirm God's word. But as it is, I could not find any other New Testament writer that revealed...

those verses are quite clear that mankind are 'mortal' The promise made to jesus apostles was that they would be given something which they never had....immortality. Otherwise, if we always had it then it isnt really a reward is it. Those who recieve immortality are the ones spoken of in...

I dont claim to have all the answers, but surely you dont doubt that the bible has them? If i cannot backup a statment with scripture, then i dont make the claim. Yet in this instance I am able to provide the scirptures which show that the spirit is in fact the life within us. Ecclesiates...

Im from Australia and grew up in Sydney. If some are struggling with ongoing addictions, but are actually 'trying' to overcome them, then I dont believe they are willfully sinning. Even the aposlte Paul acknowledged that he had traits which he had not fully got control of, yet he was still...

Hi again, i agree with you that jesus baptism is performed also in the name of holy spirit and therefore it signifies that the person will be living according to that spirit. but it still is different to Johns baptism which is the only point I was trying to make. We are not baptised in Johns...

i guess to understand this, you need to understand what the 'spirit' is. The Greek word is pneu′ma (spirit) and comes means “breathe or blow” While we are alive, we breath...if we have breath we have life. When adam was created, God breathed into his nostrils the 'breath of life' the hebrew...

These were the rebellious angels otherwise known as demons. They are not human spirits because the scriptures tell us that mankind are in a sleeplike condition when they die....they know nothing for their consciousness has ceased. So these spirits are those spirits who are conscious...that...

Im sorry, i dont understand what you mean that these things were not revealed by the apostles or Christ when you are clearly quoting from the writings of the NT. It would seem to me that if the apostles were writing about such things, then they were also teaching such things to the...