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I hear a lot about the status of Isreal on this forum, but im sorry to say i dont agree with the idea that Isreal and Gentile separate and the Jews are still the chosen ones. jesus spelt it out black and white that the days of Isreal's special position before God were coming to a close when he...

I voted no to getting a tattoo because it was a practice stemming from pagan religions. I know it has become a fad in todays world, but it was banned by God in the mosaic law because it was a symbol of false religion. I also dont think encouraging a christian to get a tattoo is in their best...

i think its simply the nature of the beast Even the friendliest dogs can and do bite. Its just part of their instincts.

Amen to that! :)

anyone who thinks that the 144,000 are the only ones who recieve salvation are terribly mistaken. Revelation 7:3-4 tells us that 144,000 will be sealed and the purpose of sealing these ones is so because they have been specially chosen to be rulers with Christ Revelation 14:1-3 they will rule...

Ah you got me there then didnt you lol. I sadly havent committed the entire bible to memory :D But still, I dont think you realise that this scripture in no way supports your argument that we do not need knowledge of the scriptures to recieve holy spirit. In fact it shows the very opposite...

The knowledge that I speak of is the knowledge of God as revealed to us in the pages of his inspired word. It is the knowledge of his purpose, his plans, his dealings with the nations, his moral standards, his justice, wisdom and power. The bible is the only source of this knowledge. I do know...

yes thats a good point. You might also recall the event in Jesus life when, as a 12 yr old, he went missing for 3 days when the family were returning home from the passover in jerusalem. Luke 2:46-47 He was found sitting with the teachers in the temple questioning them and giving his own...

the point that Jesus was making was that the steward made friends by means of 'unrighteous riches' in order to have somewhere to go to when his master fired him. In this way christians are told that they too should make friends with God by means of their 'unrighteous riches' so that they are...

The way back to God (back to his image) is thru imitation of Jesus Christ, imitation of his great love, his ministry, his way of life... he lived a life approved by God and thus he could say that he was just like his father. That, i believe, should be the goal that christians attain toward, to...

what do you consider a spiritual experience? Perhaps we have different ideas on how the spirit interacts with us. This is how i view it. We were created in Gods image, yet we do not perfectly reflect that image. We fail to think the way God thinks due to our imperfection. If we want the holy...

Paul was clearly speaking about miracles and prophecy as being only 'partial'....he then also says that he 'knows' only partially. This cannot mean anything except what he says it means...that what he knew and what he prophecied was only a 'partial knowledge' ....it wasnt complete. The reason...

i agree traditions not rooted in scripture are dangerous. But this particular tradition is based on scripture in the fact that the pentateuch is a collection of writings based on Moses writings....both copied from and embellished on. And lets face it, even Jesus acknowledged that the...

i do learn from him :)

love the sentiment but unfortunately I dont have Jesus standing in my room giving me personal instruction :lol: I've come to know him thru the pages of the bible and by striving to live the life he lived. If it werent for the gospels, i'd know very little of how he dealt with people, his...

The Greek and hebrew alphabet are similar because the greeks adopted the 8th century bce hebrew alphabet and modified it in such a way to include vowels sounds (a,e,i,o,u) But as i mentioned earlier, the hebrews didnt have an alphabet until the 9th century bce ...before that time they used...

hi fivesense, i think you may have misunderstood me. What you've stated here is exactly what I was saying regarding those who dont have the capability of learning about God either because they are too young or to handicapped. I dont believe in eternal torment, im aware that hell is simply the...

I think what needs to be taken into consideration is that not all who saw Pauls miracles became believers and were converted. And we dont have hordes of christians going around performing miracles today in order to convince people of the reality of Christ....so what do we have by which to become...

i can see that you are speaking in terms of how our conduct and lifecourse should reflect a christlike personality and when it does people take notice. I completely agree with you on that. However, how will a person with no knowledge of christ come to know how he lived and loved in order to...

I also just had one other thought on why the bible is very important for us If I am teaching someone my christian beliefs, I need to be able to show that my beliefs have a basis in the bible. This requires that i provide the scriptures and the only way to do that is if I have a bible with with...