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While I agree that there is only one "heavenly" heaven--the place where God dwells, it is important to note that the ancients believed that there were three kinds of heaven (including, apparently, the Apostle Paul). Paul said he was "caught up to the third heaven"--that is, where God dwells...

1) The Lord Jesus did NOT abolish circumcision (recall that Paul circumcised Timothy himself, well after the Resurrection). Physical Jews still live on the earth today--they are the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob/Israel. 2) I never said that the children of Jacob are a race...

The Acts 11:18 passage is referring to a whole group of people (the Gentiles) and I think we need to be careful about applying to an individual what God intended for a people group. Surely you don't believe that what is mentioned about a people group applies to every individual within that...

1) The Jews are only a part of Israel. In the Book of Ezekiel, we see them rejoined with the lost tribes before all the tribes of Israel are granted their earthly Kingdom. 2) I believe that the "tree" in the passage represents the tree of life--of faith and obedience. Israel was carefully...

How can you possibly know that "only those elected will repent"? One presumes that those who prophesied, drove out demons, and did miracles in Jesus' name understood the importance of repentance. Yet Jesus said that He may say that He never knew them--that only those who do God's will are the...

In fact, a number of Christians believe that the "Whore of Babylon" will primarily be Islam (but also combined with other false world religions and what is left of "Christendom" after the Rapture). Once the Church is Raptured, that will leave Islam in the driver's seat (1.4 billion of the...

If you are going to believe in "unconditional election" (as well as "limited atonement" and "irresistible grace"), your theology is going to have to account for this: "Then He said, 'When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and...

With one exception, this is unfortunately true. If it is to be believed, about 90 per cent of the Russian people today identify as Russian Orthodox. Now, that doesn't mean that the majority of those identifying as R.O. are actually real Christians. "Even so, come Lord Jesus."

There are many Jews in Israel today who are coming to faith in Yeshua ha Maschiach (Jesus, the Messiah). Of the estimated 250,000 Messianic Jews in Europe, prior to the Holocaust, only a handful remained, to make aliyah to Israel, at the end of WWII. The devil hates the Jewish people but...

We are NOT replacing Jesus with the Jews (your antisemitism is showing, by the way). Your accusation is absurd. Jesus was and is the Messiah of Israel in addition to being the Savior of the whole world. It will be a blessed day throughout heaven and earth when they finally recognize "Him whom...

Yes--totally agree. At no place in the New Testament is there even a hint that the Church--the Body of the Christ/Messiah, has replaced Israel. Paul notes that Israel has been temporarily set aside while God is taking a people for Himself from among the Gentiles. (Romans 11:11) He even...

Yes--the gospel of Matthew is generally considered to be the gospel to the Jews as it features information that would be very important to a Jewish audience.

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"...and even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure." James 4:3 Yes--the Scripture is informative on the point of supplication (asking and subsequent receiving). But, I think that prayer is meant to bring us closer to God as...

What is odd about that is, if you wait till the next day, you can see all the errors in your work. At least that is the way it works for me. Good thing you can edit indefinitely. Some sites only let you edit within 15 minutes or so from the original posting.

Yes--prayer doesn't change God--He never changes. Prayer changes us and brings us more in line with God's will.

Yes. God has already declared who will not be admitted into His Kingdom. Unless they repent, leave their wicked ways, humble themselves, pray and seek His face, their fate is to go to the Lake of Fire--where their bodies and souls will be destroyed. God will not have anyone in heaven who is...

I think that one of "Vince's" problems is that he doesn't understand the maxim, "Orthodoxy (right belief) produces orthopraxy (right behavior)". As a Biblical counselor, I have come across so many who don't understand who the God of the Bible is, and have created a god which they prefer. Vince...

There is a difference between holy fire and the fire of judgment. The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a descending dove of fire. It does bring judgment but not a physical judgment--just a judgment on sin--placing it on the Cross of Christ. The fire of judgment comes from God as well but it...

That's what I figured. I have him on "ignore" so I don't see his posts, as I might be tempted to answer him. He just takes you in circles--apparently by design. Don't know why he is angry with God (there's likely a story there) but I really find his constant harping, "I don't have enough...