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Taking a break from the forum...hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

Thank you. Some excessively clever person painted it, their name escapes me (I'm so terrible at remembering names).

Poor old Esau. I sort of feel he gets a bad rap. Sure, his offspring have caused no end of trouble, and he was a total tool in giving up his birthright for a bowl of soup, but in the end he greeted his brother with warmth. But yes, I do agree with you, I'm not entirely sure how anyone justifies...

Thank you for your caution, and I do assure I am aware of the need to be so. On the topic on why investigating such things would be a waste of time or not...well, I would put forth a few ideas. Firstly I would suggest that regardless of whether or not this stuff hinges the 'big' doctrines, it's...

I think we must say that Christ already has his glorified body. 1 Cor 15:20 tells us that Christ is the 'firstfuits' of that which we hope for, and then goes on to explain what that is; our resurrection bodies. If Christ is the firstfruits, and we see this idea elsewhere, that Christ has been...

Goodness, no! Why would it cause me to question my faith!? I don't think it fundamentally changes a single thing about God and his plan of salvation. It just seems like it fleshes it all in a little more. Actually, Michael Heiser touches on the Gilgamesh tale. But more, he simply points to...

Thanks for your input! I've listened to some of his other 'fringe' stuff, and yes, he does cover some real 'out there' topics. However, I have noted that when he moves outside of those areas he does preface his speculations with the warning that it IS just speculation. It's speculation based on...

Honestly, I have not dug into that. But, I think when it comes down to bloodlines and tribes, we may trust God to know such things. For my part, I see Romans 9-11 as not only a promise to draw national Israel to Christ, the Olive Tree Paul is speaking of, the one that unbelieving Jews have been...

Ah...I'm not sure I see your point, sorry. The question of the OP, I thought, was why so many 'Christians' hated Israel. I took that to be National Israel. If we're talking about the Church, which scripture also calls true spiritual Israel, then the OP wouldn't make much sense, would it, because...

Well, I can't speak for all Christendom, but for my own part: don't hate Israel at all, in fact, I root for them. I'm often accused of hating them as I'm an Amillennialist, so I often get thrown the "replacement theology" tag, but in my experience not many people actually know, or care to find...

I don't post on Facebook. I dislike the fake-ness of it. Every post, every picture, every story uploaded to it shows others only what people have carefully snap-shot. The perfect family pic. The perfectly worded 'i'm so down on my luck' passive aggressive post, the incredibly angled selfie or...

Thank you Helen. I think, perhaps also, his 'muver' mustn't have taught him the difference between sarcasm and trolling. He seems to see a troll under every bridge and every disagreement. :p

Just wondering, has anyone heard of Michael Heiser or read his books? "Unseen Realm", "Supernatural"..? He covers the Divine Council, the Nephilim, the rebellion at Babel, that sort of thing. I've been reading some of his stuff and have found it quite interesting. Just wondering if there are any...

Brother; you can't even get straight what you're trying to say, let alone what I'm saying. But, you know....it's real nice of you to tell me that you know better than I what it is I'm 'trying' to say. I've said it quite clearly, there is no confusion there, I assure you. But, do go on. You...

First I am being to 'cryptic and simplistic' with my statement of the gospel, now I'm not being relevant enough, despite it being the very topic we were discussing. Do you know what I think? That probably nothing that hasn't come from your mouth will please you. :rolleyes::D Thank you for...

Two thoughts on this: firstly, unless one plans to compose a dissertation for all to read, a sentence or two on the subject must, by necessity, be simple. Which leads me to the second thought: I'm on a Christian forum on a Christian thread; I would expect that the vast majority of people I'm...

Well...I think calling it simple may be overreaching a little. There's nothing simple about the reality of sin and exactly what it is in the face of a Holy God. I think people tend to overlook the fact that sin is cosmic treason. Sin, in any of us, causes us to be incapable to stand before God...

Hi Helen, hope you've had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! If I may ask a question about this? It seems to me that you are suggesting that God will, in fact, end up redeeming all mankind. And, while the doctrine of hell is hard, it is not unbiblical. C.S. Lewis said of hell, “There...

:rolleyes: Sure. Let's ignore the fact that the bible itself presents an a 'timeline', or that God himself placed us within that time, space and bodies. That God can and does dwell outside of time isn't the point; he created us to be human: dwelling withing time 'then there was morning and...

I. Don't even know what to say to the above. I don't really see it needs replying to. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. -Luke 24:2–3 Body MISSING. So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great...