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Hello again Grailhunter, no, there are the "secret things" of God that the Bible speaks of, knowledge that we are not privy to (at least not now anyway), so I'm more comfortable leaving the mysteries that we find in the Bible as such (IOW, going with what we know rather than endlessly musing...

Hello Grailhunter, you are correct, the grammatical gender of rūaḥ in the OT is mostly, but not always, feminine. However, as you also mentioned above, grammatical gender (especially in Hebrew) does not imply physical gender. This was hardly a church-wide discussion, nor was it a commonly-held...

Hello again Devin, the only reason that I brought up the idea of a "heavenly mother" is because you did (twice now in this thread). Also, since neither the Bible, nor the entirety of historic Christianity (Orthodox, Catholic and/or Protestant), nor Judaism teaches us that there is such a thing...

Hello Devin, while I often refer to the 1st Person of the Trinitarian Godhead as "God the Father", I don't believe that you'll find that particular title for Him in the Bible (just FYI). As far as God the Holy Spirit (the 3rd Person of the Trinity) goes, are you saying that "He" is our...

Hello again @MonoBiblical, I noticed that a 10-part teaching series on the Atonement (by R C Sproul) is available to listen to now for free (online), and I thought it might want to consider what it has to say. I believe each part of the series is between 21-22 minutes long because it was...

I agree with you, though the difference between forgiving someone and pardoning them is slight (as @Wick Stick already mentioned). That said, the answer that you gave me (in Post #67) does not answer the question that I asked you, so I'll try to restate it in another way. You seem to be saying...

What? So, it's your belief that God chose to come here as a man and die on the Cross for us, NOT because He chose to love us and (mercifully/graciously) chose to save us, but because He, 1. caused us to sin, and then 2. felt guilty for doing so? :oops: If this is true, then what you are...

Hello MonoBiblical, I'm confused. On the one hand you seem to be saying that we must atone for our own sins now, but on the other, that Jesus does this for us. So, which is it (or do you mean something else perhaps) :IDK: Thanks :clmSmlx --Papa Smurf p.s. - one last minor point and question...

Hello again MonoBiblical, I meant to ask you about this earlier, what you meant by "He [Jesus] wanted to cause our sins", that is. So, what do you mean :IDK: Thanks! God bless you!! --Papa Smurf

That's true. Of course, the opposite is just as true (as others have already pointed out here). Here's a short, well-written article that discusses them both. Enjoy :) What is more important, the death of Christ or His resurrection? The death and resurrection of Christ are equally important...

Hello yet again MonoBiblical, if we must atone for our own sins (assuming for the moment that such a thing is possible), then why the Incarnation, and why the Cross :IDK: Also, why does the Bible refer to the Lord Jesus as "the Lamb of God", and why are we told that we are "justified by His...

Hello again MonoBiblical, you said that Jesus died "above" our sins, not "for" our sins. Please explain what it means for Him to die "above" our sins (because I'm not sure what you mean by that). Thanks!! --Papa Smurf

Hello MonoBiblical, if the Lord Jesus did not die for the Gentiles, on what basis, then, can Gentile believers be both redeemed and forgiven by God? You also said that instead of dying for them (Gentile believers), He (the Lord Jesus) lived for them. Please tell us a bit more/what you mean by...

Hello again Riven, here's another practical resource that I think you will both enjoy and find useful concerning prayer. It's a 6-part teaching series by Dr. R. C. Sproul (1939-2018 .. he was a Presbyterian theologian and pastor), who takes a close look at various aspects of prayer, which...

I understand. Thank you for telling me. I would like to add one of the links that explains the ACTS prayer model back in because I believe that it is very helpful. Would that be ok for me to do? (I'll make it the shortest one). Or I could just add the link to the word ACTS that's still there in...

Hello again @Riven, one last thing to consider too (on the topic of prayer and thanksgiving) is this, Romans 8 28 We know that God causes ~all things~ to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. IOW, in short order (or perhaps...

Hello Riven, here is a four-part teaching series that may interest you, because it's specifically made to help new believers with their new lives in Christ/their new "walk" as Christians. It's called, Spiritual Boot Camp, and it's free to listen to and/or read online. This series takes a close...

None. God bless you!! --Papa Smurf p.s. - thanks too, for the Know the Bible link. Interesting :Hnds

Hello RepentingChristian, even though we, who are in Christ, have been given a new nature with new desires by God .. e.g. Ezekiel 36:26-27; John 3:3; Ephesians 2:1-3, 4-5, 10; 2 Corinthians 5:17, our old nature, though subdued and pushed into the background now, continues to rear its ugly head...

Hello @newnature, thank you, that was all very nicely done/very well-written :thumbsupx1 You quoted Scripture throughout most of it (which I loved) and you did a great job of weaving it into the story too (so to speak) :clmSmlx My one suggestion would be to include all of the Scripture...