Search results

I do object to your conclusions. It is just that your "conclusions" are based on nonsense. You readily admit to rejecting logic and now you are doing nothing but spouting ridiculous propaganda. Im not interested in debating your conspiracy theories. Find another sucker.

Well, Saul's "Bible" was spending 3 years in the desert learning directly from Jesus....so yeah, that's kinda a "certificate." SO I guess if you get to have three years of direct revelation from Jesus, you don't need your Bible. Otherwise, you point is invalid.

I don't know what you are talking about. Its a translation from one language, Koine Greek. That has no bearing on what I was talking about. In fact, the Greek explicitly indicates that not all have the gift of tongues. The question demands a negative response given Greek grammatical principles.

No, there is a big difference. Jesus spoke of new birth to Nicodemus and that same message is repeated in the Gospel for all. Moreover, Jesus goes on to teach Nicodemus that God so loved "the world" that he gave his one and only Son that "whosoever believes".... you know the verse...

I will take that as a concession...even though you may not mean it. I mean, after all, I am free to make your words mean whatever I want...I mean, if I am to be illogical. 1. Marriage is a privilege, not a right. That is like saying everyone has the "right" to drive a car. No they don't...

Thats a nonsensical statement. Ok, so I will just leave you to live happily in the grey where you can make your own rules. Im sure if one of your loved ones was in the Twin Towers when they were ruthlessly attacked, you'd have a different perspective on things. Just remember that the freedom...

H Richard, Hmm, I don't buy that. Last I checked, kindergarteners are not teaching kindergarten class. Universities require PhDs from professors for a reason. How much more should a person be qualified and knowledgeable in the Word of God before becoming a teacher!? The requirement for being...

yes and yes. Again, Im searching for your point.

Well, first, I try to regularly expose myself to Scripture and prayer so that I might see areas in my life where I need to change or repent. I know because I believe the Bible is God's word and if it says something is a sin, then I believe it and try to repent of it and get it out of my life...

H Richard. I agree with you here. I am not saying sin in a person's life condemn them. I am not saying we are saved by living perfect lives. If that is how I came across, I apologize. I do not believe that. I don't think that is what my response indicated in any way. No, that is not what I...

So I guess there are two options here. 1). Jesus uses teachers (seems to be a lot of biblical texts that say God appoints teachers, preachers, etc.) 2) Jesus doesn't use teachers and therefore no one should listen to you or anyone who claims to be a teacher. I guess. my point is...if you are...

Well, I would say that because it had meaning for Nicodemus, it has meaning to all of us. Those words were recorded for a purpose. Not only did Jesus have an audience in Nicodemus when he spoke those words, but John had an audience when he penned them and had a reason for doing so....which I...

Well that is your faulty interpretation of what I am saying, but I think I know my own mind and what I am saying and what I am not saying. Again, if a 21st century person is drawing conclusions or trying to answer questions that would have been foreign to the thinking of the early writer or...

Well, again, looks to me like you are trying to overcomplicate things. When the Bible says it is an abomination for a man to lie with another man as with a woman....well, I just don't see much symbolism. Also, I think you continually overstate your case by trying to turn a simple discussion...

Hmmm...seems to me that if we could have all the gifts ourselves by just asking...Paul would have just said as much and the letter to the Corinthians would be much shorter.

Well, I agree that ancient readers approached texts very different from how many read them today. However, the Bible is filled with many genres. A didactic passage (say, on two men laying together being an abomination to God and He command we not do that) is not the same as God using a...

What are you talking about? Who ever said I believed my efforts were my means of salvation? the Bible clearly teaches, as I have pointed out, that persistent sin should be confronted. I never said this was our means of salvation. Lets not twist things to set up straw men. If your child is...

Yes, us "men" listen to the Bible. I know you envision yourself as some sort of heavenly being, but my guess is you too are a "man." So, I'll follow your advice and not listen to you, but to what the Bible teaches. You have claimed church leaders should not confront persistent sin but the...

I didnt say the Scriptures wouldn't have made sense to the original audience. I was saying if the hermeneutical method or interpretation would not have made sense to the original audience then it probably isn't right. I highly doubt the ancient Israelites were pondering the exact age of the...

I don't think I am following you. Can you clarify for me?