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It is indeed wise to admit you don't know something when you don't. However, we should not be content to remain in that ignorance if we can do something about it. I think a better response would be to say: I don't know right now, but I will attempt to find out and get back to you. 1Pe 3:13...

That is correct. I'm glad we agree. Scripture clearly teaches that our obedience could never be a prerequisite for God's love for us. Therefore, God's love is not conditional. Eph 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, Eph 2:5 even when we were...

The way one translates 1 John 5:3 makes all the difference in the world. One way points us toward the product or fruit of salvation, while the other is soul damning. Keeping God's commandments as an expression of our love for Him is far different than keeping God's commandments in order that He...

That's exactly what the Bereans did and they were commended for it. Act 17:10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Act 17:11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received...

Actually, faith is something we receive first, then it's something we do. Php 1:27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side...

This is not a literal discussion here? So the discussion recorded by Mark never took place? Did he fabricate the whole thing? In any case, historical knowledge of the Valley of Hinnom is not required to grasp Jesus' use of metaphor to make a very real, very literal point about final judgment...

Yes, you're a brave man Tex. I expected you to be under a pig pile of hostlile posts by this morning. Don't worry, there's still time. :D Nice post, btw. ;)

I think there's a misunderstanding here about the phrase "the love of God." The word 'God' in the text of 1 John 5:3 is in the genitive case, or more specifically, an objective genitive. To beak it down, this simply means that God is the object of the love expressed. In other words, our love for...

Count me in. :)

Exactly.

Many times that is the case, but when it comes to Hebrew and Greek, the differences between Hebrew and Greek alphabets, scripts, and grammar make it unworkable. Just try to imagine what it would be like to carry over the Yeshua, in Hebrew script, into English. If that were done constantly with...

No, the name 'Jesus' is not derived from 'Zeus,' rather it is a transliteration of a transliteration. I know that sounds strange, but I'll explain. Hebrew and Greek obviously have different alphabets. The rules of grammar are different in many cases as well. The first letter of the Hebrew...

The word 'forever' is the appropriate rendering of 'olam' in Jonah 2:6. The entire second chapter is a poetic expression of Jonah's experience of being cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish. Jonah, in verse 6, feels that he is in a hopeless state and represents himself as a prisoner...

You're welcome. I couldn't resist sharing it.

That's right. There isn't "an accurate English word" for 'olam.' There are many accurate English words for 'olam.' Like I said before, words have semantic range. It's rare to find any word that means only one thing without variation. Context and grammatical considerations determine which...

Tom used the appendix to the Companion Bible and the entry presented is accurate and representative of the uses of the words listed. Now, no one who has even a basic knowledge of Greek and Hebrew is going to argue that 'olam' and 'aion' always mean eternal or everlasting. This doesn't apply to...

Heb 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. . . Why don't you go ahead and tell me all about these Hebrew and Greek words? There's no need to deal with 'olam' and 'aion' separately since they basically have the same semantic range. Maybe you...

The practice of which you speak most likely has it's origin in Genesis. It wouldn't surprise me, but I wasn't aware that the practice was carried into early Christianity. Gen 24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy...

Like I said, I hope I misunderstand your statement. You could have avoided any confusion by certain qualifications. You could have pointed to the continued validity of the moral Law versus the temporary nature of the ceremonial and civil Law of Israel's Old Covenant theocracy. A little...

Then you like to think contrary to your professed Roman Catholic faith. Shall I quote the Catholic Catechism for you? Or maybe you could show everyone where either Scripture or 'tradition' lends support for your idea of the Trinity.